Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-04-28
Synopsis of Previou' Chapters.
PART !.


The story is told BY the. heroine. Virginia
HARLAN. it opens in Boston, where virginia
has passed her childh cd; under the Eu'u9"Oo
of her father and two maiden aunts.
CHAPTER 2.-Virrinia on going into society
receives S1Oo,ON in securit 8 70 hand IN her
own wny' and hei ia her tells her thai al ms
death no will leave her a fortune OF So,oooV"V'
CaAPrgR g. Roger Dale. young man en- en-
cared in the WOO business, APP ears on the
scene and Virginia resolves to invest some OF
her $4,000 in way to help him on IN 'he
world.
CHAPTER 4.-Dale responds TO Virgn'a's
buppess proposal by making matrilnohlN
ono a nd she is stunned and mortified ny IL
She declines "A trip to Europe with Aunt AZ
nes, and srranges to pass the season AT ,h i,a-
kelr Reach, expecting to meet lnle there'
whom, she ia com PEELED to confess she loves.
CHAPTER 5.-Ihe meeting of the lovers at
Tinker's Reach ends in de larstlon OF il4ye
by Dae and an engagement of hama Mr
Harlaud arrives suddenly ana calls ilaIe 10
account dslnssing his romantic daughter
from the Interview.
CHAPTER 8. AFTER frank tsl, with Dale,
Mr. Harlan cpeats his altimatun to virginia.
threatening to disin merit her if she persists in
the match. he alls Dale fortune hunter.
In a passion, Virginia flings her box of securi-
ties int the sea. On learning this Dale can
cells the engagement.
PART IL
CHAPTER LIN her humiliation over Dale's
perfdy Virginia thinks OF running away to
become shop girl. w lille waiting Tor some
snoe of Miss ngsley OF The sunday Mer-
cury who prevails o. her to attend her We'd
nesday evenings and meet a new phi osopher,
charles Liversage Spence, whose fad" is
moderation.
CHAPTER 2.-virginia goes to Miss Kings
ley's tea Mr.. Spence II ustrates his princi-
piles, A poet and artist, Paul Barr, becomes
attentive to Virginia. and Miss Kings ey
made Jealous by reason Of Mr.. Spence's inter
est in the romantic young Ialy.
CHApTEH 3.-Virginit applies to MIR Syencc
for instruction and receives call from htu
and from Paul Barr. Mr. Harlan and Auu
Helen are shocked at these bohemian asso
Ct ttes, but Aunt Agnes is benefdct)r OF
Spence and of the society for the Practice o.
Moderation.
CHAPTER 4.-Nirginia trains with the B
herman set for year. On Chrietmas evs
Barr invites her to his studio to see his master
piece. which he declares is the portrait OF tn
woman hs a1ores. II 10 a portrait Of hersel
from which she is rescued by the sudden ar
rival of Spence.
CHAPTER 5-Nirginta has an offer of mar
riage from Spence. but after "A ferVent app a
from her IA her she declines. aud gives u
"fads" aud 'isms." Mr. liHr IN dies sudde =
PART IL
CHAPTER I.-Virglnia becomes woman q
business to control err own fortune she os
tablshes a business Office, aId AUNT lieIeJ
takes the place OF com panion and housekeepo!
III the Harlan mans on.
CHAPTER 2-One day, while sitting in hel
office, Virginia overhtarS IA conversation b
Ween her legal adviser. Mr.. Chcim. and ap
plicant for employment The applicant, Fran
Cis Prime, Is gentlemen whose culture debar,
him froiu ordinary employment. in the time OF
reverses. The romantic young lady empow ers
Mr. Chelm to oHer Prime s!5J,00J to start Il
bank,