The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-17
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS

CHAP. l-Returning from Manila, Captain
3slwyn. formerly Of the army Is welcomed
home by his sister, Nina Gerard. her wealthy
rem. Eileen Erroli, ward OF Nina and Austin.
is part of their household. Selwin 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. II-Eileen, who is very fond OF her
brother, Gerald, despite the, young mans
IH-Gerald Is worried about young Erroll's
mingling in the fast set Gerald Is employ
ed by julius Neergard reale state operator
will look after her brother. He tells her
about Boots Lansing, his army chqm IN In
Manila, who is coming to New YORK; IN the
-Eileen's deceased father. was an archacol-
ogist, and she, has Inherited some Of his
C saambns deSf Sf%h SSd Ps
undertake his reformation: V-Allxe ana
gelwyn meet and discuss their altered rela,,
Fame, leader Of the fast set and Alixe,s clos
keep Gerald from gambling. vI-The friend
Gerald promises seIwyn he Will stop gembl-
Ing. Neergard discloses to Selwyn, who Is
interested In his office, q plan to control the
essential to the clubs existence; The plan
does not appeal to Selwyn, and he consults
Austin wh9 MeSeETgapd aSd MS
answers knock at his door. IX-The caller
10 Alike, who is very unhappy with Ruthven
and wants to talk with Selwpn. For mo-
mention Of Eileen he knows that it is past
resurrection. X-Rosamund distresses HI.
zen by telling her society is gossipng about
who has again lost heavily, promise not 9 to
be Ves he reTees bis her
visit at night to her ex-husband's room.
Xu,Gerald s increasing intimacy with Neer- e :
real estate man over the Siowitha matter.
Meegard is. trying to break into society.
XIII-Lansing invites Selwyn to make his
bought. Selwyn declares he will no longer
iet the past mar his chance OF happiness, and
Nina declares her belief that Eileen has fallen
restless and disgusted with Ruthyen, will
make mischief. Selwyn is experimenting
with ch.osite. his discovery is explosive;
from Neergard's influence, XV-Through
Ruthven and the Fanes, Neergard forces
himself little way into society and tries 70
compel the SiOwitha to elect him, Gerald
loses more and more at cards, sinking Eileen
money as well as his own. Trying to save
him. Selwyn quarrels with him and then ap,
Ruthven. He almost kills Ruthven, whose
heart is weak, when the latter hints at pos
sible diyorce snit, with hSelwypascorrespoynnd-
and Selwyn seems to confirm Nlna's belief
that Selwyn's ex-wife is, as her late father
was. mentally unSOu1lQ. SclWyU makes up
with Gerald and helps him out financially.
seriously impairing his own resources. XVII
AT Silverside, the. GerardS country place,
Eileen, declares she cares for , SelWyn, put
she will not Say that she will marry him.
Her brother is now turning over a new leaf.
XVIII-Eileen and Selwyn make lifelong
and anti-sentimental compact" XlA-Ger-
AID renews his friendship with Neergard.
Selwyns experiments with chaosiie are very
promising. The younger set OF girls becomes
devoted to Philip. and Eileen has touch OF
jealously. XX-The reckless behavior OF
Alike, who has left Ruthven and is cruising
with the Fanes and others on Neergard' $
yacht, furnishes gossipfOr society. Nina ana
her brother are now convinced OF Alike lr-
reSistablity. Selwln proposes to Eileen, but
the girl is not sufficiently sure of herself to
give him her promise. They agree to remain
friends. dS.--NXI-Gerald'sa s appearance in public
with the fast set, among whom is Alike.
angers his own people. Selwyn takes the boy
away from them and learns that he has quar-
relied with Neergard, to whom he owes much
money, and with Ruthven, who has accused
him unjustly of undue friendship Alike,
The boy has been helping Alike abandoned
ed from Neergard and is in desperate straits.
Sewyn aids him again, leaving himself al
most without money. XNII-AliXe is in a
sanitarium, and Ruthven is in the clutches
OF Neergard. Selwyn informs Ruthven that
Alike, for whom Selwyn assumes response
bllity, is mentally very i'll, having become
childish. and threatens TO kill Ruthven II he
tries to cast her off. XIIIt-Selwyn paying
AliXe'S bills Is in hard financial straits. There
is no hone of AliXe's recovery. Selwyn sees
his own people very seldom.