The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-03-17
copyrieht, 1918, by Dodd, Mead & Company
SYNOPSIS.

Frank OConnell. 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 OConnell to her brothers
home and helps to nurse him. He RECEIVERS,
and he and the girl become fast friends.
oconnen when we'll is sent to jail for
disturbing the peace. He finally writes
Angela that he has finished his sentence
O'ConneII and Angela wed. She has
espoused 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
OConnell names his daughter Margaret
and calls her peg" OConnel receives
q most important letter from England.
which perplexes him
OConnell allows Peg to visit England
at her uncle's request The elder Kings
north's heart had finally softened toward
his dead sisters little girl.
Peg goes TO 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 In a
secret meeting
Ethel Is enraged at Peg and haughtily
aismisses her from the drawing room,
!ending her to the servants quarters. Inc
Chichesters have lost their money In q
bank failure.
Hawkes. arrives and reads the Kings
north will. 1t leaves most OF the fortune
to Peg and offers liberal pay to any one
who will undertake her education and So
cial training.
Mrs. Chichester finally agrees to bring
up Peg in return for the money prom
tsed, although she openly despises the
shabby young girl.
Peg is heartbroken at the cold recep-
ton given her by the Chichester family.
She is much impressed, however, by the
luxury of her surroundings.
Peg meets Jerry Adair. who takes
lively interest in her. She finds IN him
real friend. She tells him about her IA
ther. He's farmer, he says.
PEG decides to return home. but on
England a month. Brent and Ethel have
another meeting. Both are unhappy.
Ethel and Peg have violent disagree
ment. and Brent's attentions to the for
mer are the cause Of the dispute. which
is interrupted by Jerry.
Jerry takes Peg to fashionable dance
without Mrs. Chichesters knowledge. Peg
halts Ethel in a mad escapade Yah Brent
Peg prevents Ethel from clipping with
Brent, but falls downstairs at midnight,
alarming 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 and
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 G5.00O 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 OConnel gives his consent.