Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-08-18
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER Warrington. an American
adventurer, and James, his servant. with
a Gagged parrot, the trio known up and
down, the 1rrawaddy as Parrot & Co.
bound for Rangoon to cash a draft for
3OO,OOO rupees.
CHAPTER II-Elsa Chetwood. rich
American girl tourist, sees Warrington
come aboard the boat at the landing and,
amazed at his likeness to her fance,
Arthur Ellison, asks the purser to intro
duce her. Conservative English passeng-
ers are shocked at her breach Of the con-
Ventionalittes.
that Warrington. the outcast adventurer,
has beaten a syndicate and sold his Oil
claims for 10000. Warrington puts
Esa and enS her AGAINST nc nee
fact.
CHAPTER Iv-Warrington and Elsa
pass two golden days together on the
river. Martha, Elsa's companion. warns
her that there Is gossip.
CHAPTER YIN Rangoon Warrington
banks his draft, pays old debts, and while
settling with James in his old lodgings
overhears and interferes in row over
cards in the next room
CHAPTER vI-warrington finds that
the row in the next room Is caused by an
enemy, Newell Craig, and threatens TO
shoot him unless he leaves town. Elsa
goes for walk with Martha. is annoyed
BY Craig and ,stabs him with hatpin.
Warrington bids Elsa good-by. She does
not tell him that she is to sail on the
same ship for Singapore.
CHAPTER vII-Martha writes to Ar
thur Ellison of the rapidly growing
friendship between Elsa and the outcast
American adventurer. Warrington dis
realizes his hopeless love and his duty to
protect her against himself. Elsa tells
him Of her engagement.
CHAPTER VIII Warrington avoids
Elsa, who thinks he may be i'll and makes
inquiries, regardless Of the m1s1nterpreta-
ton of her concern. Craig IS aboard Is
Paul, so letting him know that his ch1v-
airy and loyalty of ten years before have
gone for nothing.
CHAPTER IX-Warrington ceases to
avoid Elsa. Craig stirs up evil gossip.
Elsa tells Warrington of the hatpin Incl
dent and he hunts up Craig, on murder
on deck.
hose on Craig. He tells Elsa that he is
a man under cloud and to be avoided,
but Elsa refuses. She gets the cut direct
from society passengers
CHAPTER XI-At Penang Mallow, who
drove Warrington from his plantation
Warrington tells Elsa that Malolw and
Craig both will tell that he spent money
that did not belong to him over the gam
bling table to Craig, and asks her not to
speak to him again.
CHAPTER xII-MalIow bats Craig,
who keeps his temper. At Singapore Elsa
calls on her fathers old friend the Aneri-
can consul general. Mallow also calls
and relates the steamer gossip about Elsa
CHAPTER XIIT-Warrington calls on
the consul general and sends a cable to
the Andes Construction company, offering
lift the ban Elsa defends Warrington to
the consul general. who Is dubious.
CHAPTER xIv-Elsa dimes at the con-
sui generals and meets the old English
colonel who cut her on the ship. He apol-
og1zes, talks with her about conventional
society rules and tells her that Warning
tons real name is Paul Ellison.
CHAPTER xv-Bribed by Mallow and
Craig. a Chinaman robs Warrington of
his letter Of credit at the hotel
CHAPTER XvI-Awake and brooding
over the astounding knowledge that Paul
Ellison is her f1ance's brother, Elsa hears
the struggle in Warrtngton's room and
going into the hall. finds the letter of
credit where the thief in his flight has
dropped It.
CHAPTER XvII-Warrington, or ELL
son. is cabled that he can come home. He
| looks up Ma1low and Craig and soundly
| whips them both. -
CHAPTER xvIII-Elsa writes a letter
| to her hance, telling him what she has
| discovered, and one to Ellison, calling him
| to her, but finds that he has gone away
| She goes in search Of him.
| CHAPTER XIx-Pauf Ellison wauders
| back to New York, Is re-engegs5 es cen.
| struction engineer by the Andes Construc.
ton company, and goes home to his moth.
and hrothar