Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-22
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
CHAPTER L-Returning from Manila,
Captain Philip Selwyn, formerly of the
army, is welcomed home by his sister,
Nina Gerard. her wealthy husband, Aus
TN, 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
MS wife. Alike, who is now the wife of
away from Selwyn.
CHAPTER II-Eileen, who Is very
fond of her brother, Gerald, despite
friends with Selwyn.
CHAPTER III.-Gerard is worried
about young Errolls mingling in the
fast set. Gerald is employed by Julius
Neergara. a real estate operator in a
large. way. Selwyn promises Eileen he
VIII look after her brother He tells
chum in Manila, who is coming to
New York. In the park Eileen and
CHAPTER ~ Eileen's deceased
father was an archaeologist, and she
has Inherited some of his scholarly
qualities. SeIwyn helps Gerald settle
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 Alixe's clos
est friend He appeals to Alike to help
CHAPTER vi. : The friendship of
Eileen and Selwyn progresses.
CHAPTER VII-Gerald promises Sci,
wyn, he will stop gambling. .Neersard
discloses to Selwyn. who is interested
in his Office, plan to control the Sio-
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 a knock at his
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
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-
ily a 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
room.
CHAPTER XII.-Geralds 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 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
Nina declares her belief that Eileen has
fallen in love with him. Nina fears
that Alike, restless and disguised with
Ruthven, viii make mischief. Selwyn
is experimenting. with chaosite, his
discovery in explosives
CHAPTER XIV.-Eileen asks Selwyr
to remove Gerald from Neergard's in
CHAPTER Through Ruthver
and the Fanes, Neergard forces him.
self little way into society and tries
SiOwithn
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 vair
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 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 will
Gerald and helps him out financially
seriously impairing his own resources.
CHAPTER XVII-At Silverside, TIN
Gerards' country, place; Eileen DECLARES
say that she will marry him. He
brother is now turning over new
CHAPTER XvIII-Eileen and Selwyl
make lifelong an anti-sentimenta
CHAPTER XIx.-Gerald renews hi
friendship with Neergard. seiwyn's ex
periments with chaosite are very prom
ising; The younger NJ h set OF n girl T,,e DE
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 ar
now convinced of Alixes Irresponsible
girl is not sufficiently sure of hersel
to give him her promise. They agre
to remain friends.
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 quarreled wit
Neergard to whom he owes niue
!, money, and with Ruthven, who has &C
cused him untustly with undue friend
helping Alike, abandoned financially b
Ruthven. with money borrowed froi
Neergard. and is in desperate strait
Selwyn aids him again, leaving him a.
most without money.
CHAPTER XXII-Alixe is in sar
itarium. and Ruthven is in the clutche
of Neergard. Selwyn informs Ruthve
that Alike for whom Selwyn assume
responsibility, is mentally very i'll, hay
ing become childish. and thaetens
kill Rhthven If he tries to cast her off
CHAPTER XIII. = Selwyn. payin
Alixes bills is In hard financial strait
There is no hope of Alixe's recover,
Selwyn sees his own people very Sc
CHAPTER XIV. - Lansing rescue
Selwyn from squalid lodgings, compel
ing him to share his own home.
CHAPTER XXV.-Se1wyn sends a ~
volver to Alixe's nurse, their retres
being in lonely place. Alike may liz
many years. her general health bein
good, but her mind is permanent
cIouded. Selwyn 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.