Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-08


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
divorced, without guilt on his part, by
his wife, Alike, who is now the wife of
Jack Ruthyen, with whom she ran
CHAPTER II.-Eileen, who is very
fond of her brother, Gerald, despite
the young mans neglect of her. makes
CHAPTER III.-Gerard is worried
about young Errolls mingling in the
fast set. Gerald is employed by Julius
Neergard, real estate operator in a
large way. Selwyn promises Eileen he
will look after her brother. He tells
her about Boots Lansing. his. army
Selwyn ride past Alike.
father was an archaeologist, and, she
has inherited some of his scholarly
qualities. Selwyn helps Gerald settle a
dertake his reformation.
CHAPTER V.-Alixe and Selwyn meet
and discuss their altered relations. he
leader of the fast set and Alixe's clos
est friend. He appeals to Alike to help
him keep Gerald from gambling;
Eileen and Selwyn progresses.
CHAPTER VII-Gerald promises Sell
wyn he will stop gambling. .Neergard
discloses to Selwyn, who is interested
I'm his office a 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
door.
CHAPTER IX.-The caller is Alike,
wants to talk with Selwyn. For a mo-
ment their old love flashes up, but at
the mention of Eileen he knows that il
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
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-husband's
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 NIL - 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
Nina declares her belief that Eileen has
III lONt WIN hin. Nliid ltsltS
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 Neergards in
huence.
CHAPTER XIV. Through Ruthven
and the Fanes, Neergard forces him
self a little way into society and tries
to compel the Sowitha 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.
respondents.
CHAPTER XVI-Correspondence 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 with
Gerald and helps him out financially
seriously impairing his own resources.
CHAPTER XVII.-At Silverside. the
Gerards' country place, Eileen declares
say that she will marry him. Hell
brother is now turning over a new
leaf.
CHAPTER XVIII.-Eileen and Selwyr
make lifelong an anti-sentimenta
compact"
CHAPTER XIX.-Gerald renews his
friendship with Neergard Selwyn'S eX.
periments with chaosite are very prom
Using. The younger set of girls be.
comes devoted to Philip, and EileeI
has a touch of jealousy.