Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-24
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS.
CHAPTER Returning from Manila,
Captain Philip Selwyn. formerly of the
army. is welcomed home by his sister,
Nina Gerard, her wealthy husband, Aus
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.
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 Erroll's mingling in the
fast set Gerald is employed by Julius
Neergard, real estate operator in a
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 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
CHAPTER vi. The friendship of
Eileen and Selwyn progresses.
CHAPTER vII-Gerald promises Sell
discloses to selwyn, Who IS Interested
in his Office, plan to control the Sfo-
witha Country club by buying up farms
plan does not appeal to Selwyn, and he
consults Austin, who denounces Neer-
gard and his methods.
CHAPTER VIII.-At night in his
room knock
door.
CHAPTER IX.-The caller is Alike.
wants to talk with Selwyn. For mo-
ment their old love flashes up. but at
the mention of Eileen he knows that it
CHAPTER X.-Rosamund distrcsses
Eileen by telling her society is gossip
ing about Alike and Selwyn. Alike gets
from Gerald, who has again lost heav-
house.
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-husbands
room.
CHAPTER XII.-Geralds increasing
intimacy with Neergard displeases Sell
wyn, who breaks with the real estate
man over the siomitha matter. Neer-
CHAPTER Kill Il Lansing invites
Selwyn to make his home with him in
the modest house he has bought: Sell
past mar his chance of happiness, and
Nina declares her belief that Eileen has
fallen in love with him. Nina fears
that Alike. restless and disgusted will
Ruthven, will make mischief. Selwyn
is experimenting with chaosite, his
diss9yePT II e XIWiieen asks selvvr
to remove Gerald from Neergard's in
fluence.
CHAPTER XIV. Through Ruthver
and the Fanes, Neergard forces him
n
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 vair
to Neergard, Rosamund and Ruthven
He almost kills Ruthven, whose hear
is weak, when the latter hints at n pos
sible divorce suit, with Selwyn as CO.
CHAPTER xvL-correspondence be
tween Alike and Selwyn seems to con
firm Ninas belief that Selwyn's eX
wife is. as her late father was. mental
ly unsound. Selwyn makes up will
seriously impairing his own resources
CHAPTER XVII.-At Silverside, thu
Gerards' country place, hlleen declares
she cares for Selwyn, but she will no
say that she will marry him. He
brother is now turning over new
leaf.
CHAPTER XvIII.-Eileen and selwyi
make a lifelong an anti-sentimenta
CHAPTER xlA.-Gerald renewS nj
friendship with Neergard. Selwyn's ex
periments with chaosite are very prom
fsing The younger set of girls be
comes devoted to Philip, and Eileel
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 ar
now convinced of Alixe's Irresponsible
ty. Selwyn proposes to Eileen; but tn
to give him her promise. They agre
to remain friends,
CHAPTER XXI : Geralds appear
ance in public with the fast set, anon
whom is Alike ,angers his own people
Selwyn takes the boy away from theI
and learns that he has quarrcled wit
money, and with Ruthven, who has &C
cused him unjustly with undue friend
ship. with Alike. The boy has bee
helping Alike, abandoned financially b
Ruthven, with money borrowed frol
Neergard and is in desperate strait
Selwyn aids him again, leaving him al
CHAPTER XXIL-Alixe is in a sar
itarium, and Ruthven is in the elutche
of Neergard; Selwyn informs Ruthve
responsibility, is mentally very i'll, ha,
ing become childish, and thaetens I
kill Ruthven IL he tries to cast her off
CHAPTER XIII - Selwyn, payin
AHxe's bills is in hard financial strait
There is no hope of Alixe's recover
Selwyn sees his own people very Sc
dom.
CHAPTER XIV. = Lansing rescue
Selwyn from squalid lodgings, compel
ing him to share his own home.
CHAPTER XXy.-Selwyn sends a RI
voiver to Alxe'S nurse, their retire;
being in a lonely place. Alike may liz
mary years, her general health bein
good. but her mind is permanent
clouded SeIwyn tells Eileen who
beginning to love him. the full story {
Alike, declaring he feels himself boun
to the woman who once bore his nam
The two agree to part.
CHAPTER XXVI.--Neergard is car
out by society, his plans being upset b
the elopement of Gladys Orchil. who's
he had hoped to marry, with Gerald.