The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-03-10
SYNOPSI5.
By
J. HARTLEY MANNERS

Frank O'Connell. young Irish patriot.
is shot and wounded by British soldiers
while making a home rule speech. He
is aided by Angela Kingsnorth. an Eng
lish society girl. who defends him.
Angela takes O'Connell to her brothers
home and helps to nurse him. He RECEIVERS.
and he end the girl become fast friends.
o'Connell when we'll Is sent to Jail for
disturbing the peace. He finally writes
Angela that he has finished his sentence
O'Connell and Angela wed. She has
espousel the Irish cause. Her brother.
member Of parliament. is very angry.
The happy couple come TO America to
live. A daughter is born TO them An.
gela's brother refuses to help the couple
In any way. Angela dies.
O'Connell names his daughter Margaret
and calls her Peg" OConnell receives
q most important letter from England
which perpleZes him.
OConneIl allows Peg to visit England
at her uncle's request. The elder Kings
aorth's heart had finally softened toward
his dead sisters little girl.
Peg goes 10 the home Of the Chichester
family in England at the direction OF Mr.
Hawkes., Kingsnorth'S attorney. as kings
north suddenly dies.
She first meets Ethel Chichester and
Brent. a married man In love with Ethel
She interrupts them by accident III q
secret meeting
Ethel Is enraged at Peg and hauShtily
ismisses her from the drawing room.
lending her to the servants quarters. The
chichesters have lost their money In
hank failure.
Hawkes. arrives and reads the Kings
north will. 1t leaves most Ut the fortune
10 Peg and offers liberal pay TO any one
who will undertake her euucatlon and So
cial training.
Mrs. Chichester finally agnaes TO bring
up Peg IN return for tine money prom
lsed. although she openly despiseS the
shabby young girl.
Peg is heartbroken at the cold recep-
ton given her by the Chichester FANNY
She is much Impressed. however, by the
luxury of her surroundings.
Peg meets Jerry Adair. who takes a
lively interest in her. She finds In MIN a
real friend She tells him about her ia
ther He's a farmer. he says.
Pc: decides To return home. but on
JerrN's plea she decides 10 remain IN
England month. Brent and Ethel nave
another meeting. Both are unhappy.
Ethel and Peg have violent disagree
mcnt AID Ereut's attentions to the for
mer nrc the cause of the dispute. which
IS interrupted by Jerry.
Jerry takes Peg to a fashionable dance
without Mrs. Chichester's EnowledGe. Peg
haIts Ethel In n mad esca pade 0h Brent.
Peg prevents Ethel from eloplng with
Brent. but falls downstairs at midnight.
ala rming the house. Mrs. Chichester
abuses Peg for going to the dance
Mrs. Chichester endeavors to persuade
Alaric to propose marriage to Peg in or
der to keep the girls fortune in the pow
erty stricken family. Peg refuses him.
Mr.. Hawkes. also proposes to Peg snd
Is refused. She asks for money to buy
q passage back to America to her father.
Peg learns that she Is an heiress and
that her income until she becomes twen-
ty-one years old is G5.0O0 a year. which
must be spent on education and general
training. Jerry Is really Sir Gerald Adair.
Peg returns to her father in New York.
Sir Gerald later follows her, and they
marry after O'Connell gives his consent