Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-17
| Younger Set |
By ROBERT w. CHAMBERS. g
Author Of Fighting Chance"
By ROBERT. w. CHAMBERS
OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS
Author Of The Fighting Chance" Etc.

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
his wife, Alike, who is now the wife of
Jack Ruthven, with whom she ran
away from Selwyn.
CHAPTER II.-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 Errolls mingling in the
fast set Gerald is employed by Julius
large way. Selwyn promises Eileen he
her about Boots Lansing, his. army
chum in Manila, who is coming to
New York. In the park Eileen and
CHAPTER w. Eileen's deceased
father was archaeologist, and she
has. inherited some of his scholarly
qualities. Selwyn helps Gerald settle
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,
est friend. He appeals to Alike to help
him keep Gerald from gambling;
L. L
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 Sfo-
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 V1I1.-At night in his
room Selwyn answers a knock at his
door.
who is very unhappy with Ruthven and
wants to talk with Selwyn. For a mo-
ment their old love flashes up, but at
the mention oE Eileen he knows that it
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
CHAPTER XIL-Gerald's increasing
intimacy with Neergard displeases Sell
iwyn, who breaks with the real estate
man over the Siomitha matter. Neer-
gard is trying to break into society,
CHAPTER XIII II. !, Lansing invites
the modest house he has bought. Sell
wynn declares he will no longer let the
past mar his chance of happiness, and
fallen in love with him. Nina fears
that Alike, restless and disguised with
Ruthven, will make mischief. Selwyn
is experimenting with chaosite. his
CHAPTER XiV.-Eileen asks Selwyr
to remove Gerald from Neergard's in
CHAPTER XIV. Through Ruthver
and the Fanes, Neergard forces him.
to compel the Siowitha to elect him
Gerald loses more and more at cards
Sinking Eileen's money as well as hi:
own. Trying to save him, Selwyn quar-
rels with him and then appeals in vaiI
to Neergard, Rosamund and Ruthven
He almost kills Ruthven. whose hear
is weak. when the latter hints at a pos
sible divorce suit, with Selwyn as CO.
respondents.
CHAPTER XvI-Correspondenc be
tween Alike and Selwyn seems to con
firm Nina's belief that Selwyn's ex
wife is, as her late father was, mental
ly unsound. Selwyn makes, up witt
Gerald and helps him out financially
seriously impairing his own resources,
CHAPTER XVII:-At Silverside, tn
Gerards' country place Eileen dec. DECLARE re
say that she will marry him. He
brother is now turning over neI
leaf.
CHAPTER XvIIL-Eileen and Selwy
make lifelong an anti-sentimenta
compact"
friendship with Neergard. Selwyns ex
periments with chaosite are very prom
Using. The younger set of girls be
comes devoted to Philip, and Eilee
has a touch of jealousy.
CHAPTER XX.-The reckless behaV
Tor of Alike, who has left Ruthven an
is cruising with the Fanes and other
on Neergard's yacht, furnishes goSsi
for society. Nina and her brother al
now convinced of Alixe'S irresponsible
ty Selwyn proposes to Eileen, but tn
girl is not sufficiently sure of herse
to give him her promise. They agrt
to remain friends.
CHAPTER XXI. Gerald'S appear
ance in public with the fast set, anon
whom is Alike ,angers his own peopl
Selwyn takes the boy away from the
and learns that he has quarreled wit
Neergard, to whom he owes muc
money, and with Ruthven, who has az
cused him unjustly with undue FRIEND
ship with Alike. The boy has bee
helping Alike, abandoned financially /
Ruthven, with money borrowed fro
Neergard and is in desperate strait
Selwyn aids him again, leaving him a
most without money.
CHAPTER XXII.-Alixe is in sai
itarium, and Ruthven is in the clutch'
of Neergard Selwyn informs Ruthvt
that Alike for whom Selwyn ASSUME
responsibility, is mentally very i'll, ha'
ing become childish, and thaetens
kill Ruthven if he tries to cast her off
CHAPTER XIII Selwyn, payir
Alixe's bills is in hard financial strait
There is no hope of AliXe's recover
Selwyn sees his own people very sc
dom.