Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-11
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Canaan
ByBooTH TARKiNGTON
Author of "Monsieur eeaueaire" Etc.
COPYRIGHT 1905. HARPER BROTHERS
Bv BOOTH TARKfNGTON,
Synopsis.
Author Of "cherry" "Monsear Beaueare' Etc.

Synopsis. p
Chapter Eugene Bantry, Canaan
Qnd). young man, who has been east
to college, returns home and astouhos
the natives by the gorgeousness or ms
raiment. His stepbrother, Joe l1oudeii,
is characterized by the group OF aseu
male gossips who daily assemble at ..ie
National House for argument as .he
good for nothing associate or douo.iul
charters. 2-Eugenes appearance ia )
pronounced effect upon. Mamie flhe'
whose father, Judge Pike, is the veal
thiest and most prominent citizen VI
Canaan. Joe worships Mamie from
afar. Eugene interferes in sno" nght
between Joe and his hoidenish ana
very poor girl friend. Aeriel Tabor, VINO
is worsted. Aerlel hotly resents the
interference and slaps Eugene, VINO
sends her home 3-Ariel, unbecom-
ingly attired attends Mamie PlKe
ball. 4-Joe, concealed behind some
plants on the Pike veranda. watches
hungrily for a glimpse of Mamie. Arlei
is ignored by most of the guests. Arlei
discovers Joe, but shortly afterWaro'
learning that her uncle Jonas TABOR.
has died suddenly, leaves. V.-Ine
Daily Tocsin of the next day tells OF
Joe's discovery on the Pike veranua
and OF his pursuit and escape there
from. 1t also refers to wounds In the
head of himself and of Norbert FIT
croft. who detected him. Joe retires
to the Beach," low resort kept by
his friend, Mike Sheehan, who dresses
III: 1aaVpc Mike g
place. He visits Ariel Tabor, who by
the death of her Uncle Jonas has be-
come rich She wishes Joe to ac-
company her and her grandfather to
Paris. Joe refuses and leaves Canaan
to avoid arrest for the trouble at Judge
Pixies VII-Joe is heard from two
years later as ticket seller for sloe
show Eugene Bantry also meets him
seven years later in a low resort IN
New York, but wisely refrains from
advertising it. VIII-Joe returns to
Canaan full fledged lawyer. Even
his fas or ignores him, and he is re-
fused Communications at the National
House IX-Joe is welcomed at the
"Beacl and Happy Fear" one OF
Joa's admirers, seriously assaults
Nashville Cory, a detractor. AT the
end of Happy's term In prison he WIS.,
its Joe, who has a law office on the
square, with a large practice, prln-
cipally among the lower classes and
is frequently attacked by the Tocsin.
Joe begins in his loneliness, to yield to
the seductions Of the bottle. Bantry's
engagement to Mamie Pike is an
nounced. Bantry is now associate edi-
tor of the Tocsin, owned by Judge
Pike. X-Joe awakens after bad
night with the Words Remember
across the Main street bridge at noon,
ringing in his ears. He goes there and
is presently joined by the most beauti-
full and most beautifully dressed girl
he has ever seen. NI.-She turns out
to be Ariel Tabor, arrived in Canaan
the night before from her long ssojourn
in Paris. She has seen Joe as she
alighted from the train and. realizing
| his condition, had escorted him home
after exacting from him promise to
meet her the next day QSunday) across
| the Main street bridge at noon. Joe
learns that Ariel is stopping at Judge
Pixies home, the judge having entire
charge of her money, etc. XII-Eugene
Bantry, altho engaged to Mamie, is
much smitten with Ariers charms
Judge Pike tries his usual clustering
tactics with Ariel, but subsidies when
she tells him that she shall ask him
to turn over the care of her estate to
Joe Louden. XIII-Ariel holds a sort
of informal reception at Judge Pixies
peTs learns that the tough element
| is taln,.-... of running Joe for mayor
lXIV-Happy Fear and Nashville Cory
have more trouble. Joe corners Happy
and sends Claudine (Mrs. Fear) to meet
him.