Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-26
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP



TIERS.
CHAPTER I-Returning from Manila,
Captain Philip Selwyn formerly of the
army is welcomed home by his sister,
Nina Gerard, her wealthy husband, Aus
tin, and their numerous children. Eileen
Enroll, ward of Nina and Austin, is part
of their household. Selwyn has been
divorced, without guilt on his part by
his wife, Alike who is now the wife of
Jack Ruthven, with whom she ran
CHAPTER U.-Eileen, who is very
fond of her brother Gerald, despite
the young mans neglect of her. makes |
friends with Selwyn.
CHAPTER III-Gerard is worried
about young Errolfs minglinS in the
fast set Gerald is employed by julius
Neergara, real estate operator in a
large way. Selwyn promises Eileen he
will look after her, brother. He tells
chum in Manila, who is coming to
New York. In the park Eileen and
selwyn ,n,1s ride past Alike; Tf;,o,s sooooo,
father was an archaeologist, and she
has inherited some of his scholarly
gambling debt and determines to un-
dertake his reformation.
CHAPTER V.--Alixe and Selwyn meet
and discuss their altered relations. He
is introduced TO Mrs. Rosamund Fame,
leader of the fast set and Alixe's clos
est friend. He appeals TO Alike to help
him keep Gerald from gambling.
CHAPTER VI. - The friendship of
Eileen and Selwyn progresses.
CHAPTER VII.-Gerald promises Sell
wyn he will stop gambling. Neergard
discloses to Selwyn, who is interested
in his office, plan to control the Slo-
witha Country club by buying up farms
essential to the clubs existence. The
plan does not appeal to Selwyn, and he
consults Austin, who denounces Neer-
gard and his methods.
CHAPTER VIII.-At night in his
room Selwyn answers knock at his
door.
CHAPTER IX.-The caller is Alike.
who is very unhappy with Ruthven and
wants to talk with Selwyn. For mo-
ment their old love flashes up, but at
the mention of Eileen he knows that it
is past resurrection.
CHAPTER X-Rosamund distresses
Eileen by telling her society is gossip
= ing about Alike and Selwyn. Alike gets
from Gerald, who has again lost heav-
lily, promise not to play again at her
CHAPTER XI-Alixe and Ruthven
quarrel over the gaming by which he
lives, and he reveals his knowledge of
her visit at night to her ex-husband's
room.
CHAPTER XII-Gerald's increasing
intimacy with Neergard displeases Sell
wyn, who breaks with the real estate
man over the Siomitha matter. Neer-
CHAPTER Kill = Lansing invites
Selwyn to make his home with him in
the modest house he has bought Sell
wyn declares he will no longer let the
past mar his chance of happiness, and
Nina declares her belief that Eileen has
faIlen IN love Win MIN. NINA IetlrS
that Alike, restless and disgusted with
Ruthven, viii make mischief Selwyn
Is experimenting with chaosite, his
discovery I'm explosives.
CHAPTER XiV.-Eileen asks Selwyn
to remove Gerald from Neergards in
fiuence.
and the Fanes, Neergard forces him
self little way into society and tries
to compel the Siowitha to elect him.
Gerald loses more and more at cards,
sinking Eileen's money as well as his
own. Trying to save him, Selwyn quar-
rels with him and then appeals in vain
to Neergard, Rosamund and Ruthven.
He almost kills Ruthven, whose heart
IS weak, when the latter hints at pos
sible divorce suit, with Selwyn as CO.
CHAPTER RXvL-Correspondenc be-
q tween Alike and Selwyn seems to con-
firm Nina's belief that Seiwyn's eX-
wife is, as her late father was mental
ly unsound. Selwyn makes up with
Gerald and helps him out financially
CHAPTER XVII.-At Silverside, the
Gerards' country, place, Eileen DECLARES
say that she will marry him Her
brother is now turning over new
CHAPTER XvIIL-Eneen and selwyr
make lifelong an anti-sentimenta
CHAPTER XIX.-Gerald renews hi.
friendship with Neergard. Selwyns eX-
periments with chaosite are very prom
ising. The younger set of girls be
comes devoted to Philip, and Eileer
has touch of jealousy.
CHAPTER XX.-The reckless behav
ior of Alike, who has left Ruthyen ant
is cruising with the Fanes and other:
{ on Neergard's yacht, furnishes GOSSIP
for society Nina and her brother arr
now convinced of Alixes Irresponsible
ty. Selwyn proposes to Eileen, but tn,
girl is not sufficiently sure of hersel
to give him her promise They agre
to remain friends.
CHAPTER XXI. = Geralds appear
ance in public with the fast set amonI
whom is Alike ,angers his own people
Selwyn takes the boy away from then
Neergard. to whom he owes mucl
money, and with Ruthven, who has ac
cused him unjustly with undue friend
helping Alike, abandoned financially b.
Ruthven, with money borrowed from
Neergard and is in desperate straits
Selwyn aids him again, leaving him al
most without money.
CHAPTER XXIL-Alixe is in a san
and is in the elTteRs
that Alike for whom Selwyn assume
responsibility. is mentally very Ill, hav
ing become childish. and thaetens
xiii Ruthven If he tries to cast her off
CHAPTER XIII = Selwyn. payin
Alixe's bills is in hard financial straits
Selwyn sees his own people very sci
CHAPTER XxIy., Lansing rescue
Selwyn from squalid lodgings, compel
ing him to share his own home.
CHAPTER XXV.-Selwyn sends a re
volver to Alxe's nurse, their retres
being in lonely place. Alike may liy
many years. her general health bein
good. but her mind is permanent
clonded. selwyn tel, tells Eileen cen .1G, who
Alike declaring he feels himself boun
to the woman who once bore his nam
The two agree to part;