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

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS.
CHAPTER I.-Returning from Manila,
Captain Philip Selwyn, formerly of the
army. Is. welcomed home by his sister,
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.
CHAPTER 1I.-Eileen. who Is very
fond of her brother, Gerald despite
the young mans neglect of her. makes
friends with Selwyn.
CHAPTER HI.-Gerard is worried
about young Errolls mingling in the
fast set. Gerald is employed by Julius
Neergard. real estate operator in
large way. Selwyn promises Eileen he
viii look after her. brother. He tells
her about Boots Lansing, his army
S Snat y in Manila who is I e1mlng to
CHAPTER w. Eileen's deceased
father was an archaeologist, and she
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 Alixes clos
him keep Gerald from gambling.
CHAPTER VI. The friendship of
Eileen ENDS and selTyn progresses.
wyn he will stop gambling. Neergard
diseloses 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-
CHAPTER VIII.-At night in his
room Selwyn answers a knock at his
door.
CHAPTER IX-The caller is Alike.
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 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 KILL Lansing invites
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
fallen in love with him. Nina fears
that Alike, restless and Disguised with
Ruthven. will make mischief. Seiwgyn
is experimenting with chaosite, his
discovery in explosives.
CHAPTER XIV-Eileen asks Selwyn
to remove Gerald from Neergard's in
CHAPTER XIV. Through Ruthven
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 a pos
sible divorce suit, with Selwyn as CO.
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
1y unsound. Selwyn makes UP witt
Gerald and helps him out financially
seriously impairing his own resources;
Gerards' country place Eileen declare!
she cares fer Selwyn, but she will no
say that She will marry him. He
leaf.
CHAPTER xvIII.-Eileen and Selwyl
make lifelong an anti-sentimenta
CHAPTER XIx-Gerald renews hi
friendship with Neergard. Selwyn's ex
periments with chaosite are very prom
Using. The younger set of girls be
comes devoted to Philip, and Eileel
has 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
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. = Gerald's appear
anee in public with the fast set, anon
whom is Alike .angers his own peopl
Selwyn takes the boy away from theI
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 b
Ruthven, with money borrowed frol
Neergard, and is in desperate strait
Selwyn aids him again. leaving him a
most without money. ..