The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-09-12
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER Phillip Rossiter. . young
cellege-bred man. through lack of deter
mination and will-power. had descended
to the level Of a common tramp; III. ne
by chance gets OF at Illica. a town well
known to him in his college days.
CHAPTER II.-While Longing on the
river bank next dayahe hears cry for
help and saves young man, Joe Becraft,
from drowning. The latter seeing what
Rossiter Is and wishing to help him asks
Philip to accompany him to the hop
fields where he Is going to work. Philip
CHAPTER III.-They 20 to barber In
town who improves Philips appearance
and later. in company with Joe's mother.
sister and brother. they leave for Mr.
CHAPTER Won the way Philip rec
ognizes many scenes familiar to him in
his college days. and the contrast be-
tween his bright ambitions Of those days
him and makes him despise himself.
CHAPTER Vat the hop-nelds Ros-
sitter meets Miss Merton and her cousin
Miss Sylvia Densmcre. Of Illica. He is
the latter but tries not to let her know
It. He has resolved to- reform and 10
happy to know he 10 again q man. While
Nv hiskers." tramp Of the lowest order
he had once known. Philip knows his
presence means no good.
CHAPTER VI.-Miss Merton and Miss
Densmore. who are WORKING. in the hop
IL we'll educated and are consequently
mystified to find him working in hop
CHAPTER vII.-Rossiter, the follow
ing Sunday, saves Miss Densmore from
an attack BY "Whiskers," the tramp.
CHAPTER villa hop-dance is to be
given and although Philip decides not to
60, ne changes his decision at the solicit
Af hA
enjoyable evening with Miss Densmore.
3 CHAPTER Ix.-6ylvia finds Philip an
unsolvable mystery. He tells her OF his
travel; and she. nothing more e. mas mas
manly qualities she has observed in him.
"Whiskers" is caught and is given Sc
we're flashing.
CHAPTER x.-..whiskers" sets fire to
the hop-kiln one night but It Is extin-
guished before much damage Is done.
CHAPTER XI-As hop-picking draws
to close Sylvia becomes aware of Ros-
siter's interest In her. Mr.. Merton. while
Sylvia is attacked by "Whiskers," but
Philip learns Of the intended attack and
arrives In time to save them, but is
badly hurt in doing co.
CHAPTER XIL--With Sylvia's nuro-
ing he RECEIVERS and has about deter
mined to declare his love for her re-
gardless Of consequences. when he over
lover, tell her Of his love. His hopes are
dashed as he does not know Of her re-
fusal.
CHAPTER xIIIs-Rossiter leaves imme-
diately without saying good-by to Sylvia.
He wanders on Hamlessly and awakens
to the fact that he 10 once more a COM
mon tramp and vagabond. with his re-
cent experiences more like dream than
q reality. Darkness finds him near q
straw stack and he makes for 1t, hop
ing to sleep under 1t. but finds the de-
testable 'Whiskers" sleeping there and
he realizes what he had gone back to- He
leaves the place and resolves to over
come his weakness Next morning he
learns that the straw stack had burned
during the night and 'Whiskers" had
been cremated.
CHAPTER XIv.-Rossiter reforms. OBJ
tains a position on the STAFF Of the Hin
tonville Star and is once more a re-
spectacle member of the community. At
a dance at the old college one eveNing
Philip accidentally meets Sylvia and they
discuss old times. He learns that she
is not married and he tells her of his
old and continued love for her with
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