The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-21
synop.I. Of Previous Chapters.


CHAPTER Eugene Dantry. Ca
naan (ind.l young man. who has beet
east 90 college. returned home ant
aatounjs tho natives by tho gorgeous
moss OF hts raimcnt. Ills stophrothcr
Joe aged male gossip WAC daily as
sombie at tho National House fol
argument as the good for nothing M
nociate Of doubtful characters. IL
EuKane'n appearance has a pronounced
effec. upon Mamie Pike. whose father
Judge Pike. 10 tho weaithiest ant
most prominent citizen Of Canaan
Joe worahips Mamie from afr
Eugene interferoa In n snow fight be-
tween Joe ami his hoidonish and yefs
poor girl friend. Ariel Tabor, who u
worsted Ariel hotly resents the inter-
ference and Biapa Eugene. who sends
her home. iIi--Ariel. unbecomingly
attired, attends Mamie Piko's ball
iv--Joe, concealed behind nomo plants
on tho Pike varanda, watches bungrlr
iy for a glimpse OF Mamie. Ariel ~
ignored by most OF tho guests, Ariel
discovers Joe, but shortly afterwards.
learning that her uncle. Jonas Tabor.
has died suddenly leaves. V-1Thc
Daily Tocsin OF the next day tells OF
Joe'n discovery on the Pike voranda
and OF his puraui, and escape there
from. I. also refers TO wounds In the
head OF himself and OF Norbert Fit
croft. who detected him. Joe retircs
20 Tho Beach" low resort kept by
his friend. Mike shoehnn. who jros'
acs his wound. Vi-~Jou leaves Mikes
place. lie visits Ariel Tabor, who BY
the death OF her Uncle Jonas has be-
coma ricn, Bha wishes JOG 10 accom-
pany her and her grandfather TO Paris.
Joe refuses and leaves Canaan 10 avoid
arrest for tho trouble al Judge Pikes
yII--Joe is heard from two years
ipter az ticket seller for aide show
Eugene Bantry also meets him soVon
years later In low resort IN New
York. but wisely rofralns from adyor-
tising Il. vIfi~~Joc returns 10 Canaan
a full fedgaj lawyer. Even his father
ignores him. and he In refused accom-
modatlons at the National House. TX
Joe IN welcomed at tho 'neaoh." and
Happy Fear" one OF Joo's admirers,
seriously assaults Nashville Corey.
dotractor AZ the end OF Happy'a Ierm
In prison ne visits joa. who now has
law once on the square. with q living
room adjoining Joe has u large prac-
tioe. principally among the lower
classes, and IL frequently attacked by
the Tocsin. Joe begins, in his loncli-
moss, TO yield 20 the seduction OF the
bottle nantry's engagement TO Mamie
Pike II announced. Bantry In now as
sociato editor Of tho Tocsin. owned by
Judge pike, x~~Joe awnkens after a.
"bad night" with the words, 'Rcmem-
ber. across the Maln-Atreet bridge NJ
noon" ringing In his ears, He goes
there and Is presently Joined by the
most beautiful And most bcautifniiy
girl no has ever socn. %I-She turns
out 10 ho Ariel Tabor. arrived In Ca
mann the night before from nor long
soIourn In Paris. She has seen Joe as
she nllghtei from the train and, realiS-
Ing his condition, had escorted him
nome after oxaeting from him n prom
iso TO meet hor the next day Sunday
across the Mnin-s street bridge AT noon
Joe ioarns that Ariel In stopping nj
Judge Pixies home. the Judge having
entire charge of her money, etc, XII
Eugene Bantry. although engaged tol
Mamie, is much smltten with Aricrs
charms. Judge Pike tries his usual
clustering tactics with Ariel, but sub
sides when she tells him that he shall
ask him TO turn over the care OF her
estnte TO Joe Louden. XIII--Aricl holds
a sort of informal reception at Judge
Pixies and learns that the "tough ele'
ment" Is talking of running Joe for
mayor. XIV Happy Fear and Nashville
Cory have more trouble. Joe corners
Happy and sends Clauilne Mrs Fearl
TO meet him. XV--Ariel visits Joe's af'
fairs in his bands. While there Happy
Fear rushes In and announces that he
has killed Nashville Cory in self de.
iense. Joe makes Happy give himself
UP. XvI--Mame Pike admits to Ariel
that she, too has begun to believe in Joe
Louden. XvII--The Tocsin makes yiru-
lent attacks on Joe Louden and Happy
Fear Mike Sheehan hints that he may
shortly have some interesting secrets
TO divulge In connection with Judge
Pixies affairs. XVllG--The Tocsin con-
tinues It's attacks. Judge Pike informs
Ariel that her supposed fortune con"
sits Of valueless securities.