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

CuAp Returning from Manila, Captain
seiwvn. formerly of the army. Is welcomed
home by his sister, Nina Gerard, ner Weaiiiihy ahiiS
husband Austin; ano d Lheir et NINA and Austin.
is part of their household. SEWN haS u1J,, III
divorced. without guilt on his part, oY MS nls
Ruthven, with whom she ran awaY AWAY q, Lr1m 1nr
Selwyn. II-Eileen. who Is very y iomd nIamT o, neT
brother, Gerald, despite the young yIth 1Hn,s man
IifTfNGerald is worried about young ErrolTs
mingling in the fast set Gerald Is eLpntyS- eiiip,toS
ed by Julius NeeTgard praises pTaIS st' Eileen he
viii look after her brother. He tells tells her
about Boots Lansing, his a army Yrk cnTn In the ~,
Manila who Is eemng Sgn 70 ride GeT mast Alike. "
EEileen's deceased father was ana an arcnaG4It ds hIs
ogist, and she has Inherited In some arnIS 81 nj
to settle gambling debt and deter,m,ines sb3 to
undertake his reformation: H.ih,1Sd ihad.ad aini ahu
selwyn meet and discuss ~ theiT rs aRer Rasamund @
FSne, leader OF the fast set and Alike Gl2s, ,s,
est friend He appeals to AiXe 70 neIp frp;andl m,l
keep Gerald from gamDIng, g,rosresaes VII
ine' Seergard discloses to Selwyn, WI, who is Is
interested In his ofiGei h pbhT hnvins VI % mp farms
essential to the clubs existence; Inc 'its p,in,l
does not appeal to Selwyn, ana ny eDd e0dsI1is his
methods. VII-At night in his room m Selwiyn inn
answers knock at his door !Mnippe ,ti,o,, vs,e
is Alike who is very unhappy WIFI ~ nu.hn " NJ
mention e % OF Eileen he knows that It Is past 81;
resurrection X-Rosamu,nd n d1ss,n;ns 1lsh5sseb ab6nt
Alike and Selwyn, Alike gets from HeralH err o.
who has again lost heavily, pTomlse not n3 10
play again at her house t1Is oon,ing Mmh by which
he lives, and he reveals his kn0wie1ge , Oh ner
visit at night to her ex-hIus6anais r2oml Tonr.
XIi-Gerald's increasing intimacy WIN Neer, s,o
20 rS1 disnlpa SOS SelWyn, who breaks with tine
real estate man over the Siowitha maidtIr maitter
Neegard is. trying to break INTO soc s9ciebby bS:
home with him in the modest house Sc ne ,,aas mas
bought. Selwyn declares he will no longer tI
let the past mar his ehafe Se II eeh has fallen
in love with him, Nina fears that Alike;
restless and disguised with Ruthyen; Wiii
make c6dssts bs SsTye s Is eexposV
XiV-Eifeen asks Selwyn to remove Gerald
from Neergard's influence; NN.IhTrougn TosnaS
compel the siowitha to elect him, Gerald iIadd
loses more and more at cards sinking hiieen ueen
him. HIM., SeIwym 1 % auarrels with him and then ap;
Ruthven. He almost kills Rqthyen;. whose hose
sible divorce s;nit, with Selwyn as correspond
ent. XVI-Correspondence betWeen hai;ef hiIHs
and SsiWyn seems fG Sr s her FIAT late father
was WA. Mentally unsound Selwyn, makes up
with Gerald and helps him out flnancNlaIillffii w !
seriously impairing his own resources. NNll
@At siiyerside, the Gerards' country place, nee
Eileen declares she cares for SelwSn' put
she win not say that she will marry him.
Her brother is NOW turning oyer neW IiSeleag Ienf
and anti-sentimental compact" \lAnGer,-
Snivvns SiH eTneriments with chaosiie are very
Eet0 set Of bas gisls ef
ieal0usly. XX-The reck ess behavior OF
Alike. Who has left Ruthyen and Is cruising
yacht furnishes gossip for society T Ras Mna ana iTi
resistabiity. Selwin proposes to Eileen, put
the girl is not sufficiently sure OF hersen 10 10
appes5Tanse IN IN p%IIG{lie p%I{Ie
nsnrs %s siG Ills own peopie. Seiwyn takes the boy
from them and Learns that IT, ne e1ss Res meh aTalh
money, and with Ruthven. who mas accused
him uniustly OF undue friendship Wltn banddned Axe
financially by Ruthven, with money b9rr3w- trnitS
ed from Neergard and is in desperate strails >
Selwyn aids him again, leaving himself al
most without money.