Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-01
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
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
away from Selwyn
fond of her brother, Gerald. despite
the young mans neglect of her. makes
friends with Selwyn.
CHAPTER III-Gerard is worried
about young Errolfs mingling in the
fast set Gerald is employed by Julius
Neergard, a real estate operator in a
will look after her brother. He tells
her about Boots Lansing, his. army
New York. In the park Eileen and
Selwyn ride past Alike.
CHAPTER W. Eileen's deceased
father was an Archaeological, and she
has Inherited some of his scholarly
qualities. Selwyn helps Gerald settle a
gambling debt and determines to I'M
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 Alxe's clos
est friend. He appeals to Alike to help
him keep Gerald from gambling.
CHAPTER VI. = The friendship of
CHAPTER PIE se VffnG Gefsp promises Sell
wyn he will stop gambling. Neergard
diseloses to Selwyn, who is interested
witha Country club by buying up farms
essential to the clubs existence The
plan does not appeal to Selwyn, and he
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 5
room.
CHAPTER XII.-Gerald's increasing
intimacy with Neergard displeases Sell
wyn, who breaks with the real estate
man over the Siomitha matter. Neer-
gard is trying to break into society.
CHAPTER XIII. Lansing invites
Selwyn to make his home with him in
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
discovery in explosives
CHAPTER XIV.-Eileen asks Selwyn
to remove Gerald from Neergard's in
f1uence.
CHAPTER XIV Through Ruthven
and the Fanes, Neergard forces him.
self a little way into society and tries
IS 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.
respondents.
CHAPTER XVL-Corresponden be-
tween Alike and Selwyn seems TO con-
firm Nina's belief that Selwyn's ex-
wife is, as her late father was, mental
1y unsound Selwyn makes up witt
Gerald and helps him out financially
seriously impairing his own resources.