The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-03-24
copyrieht. 1913. by Dodd. Mead & Company
SYNOPSIS.

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 and the girl become fast friends.
Oconnell 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
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" OConnell receives
a 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.
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.
lending her to the servants quarters. The
Chichesters have lost their money In
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 30
cial training.
Mrs. Chichester finally agrees to bring
up Peg in return for the money prom
ised, 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 a
lively interest in her. She finds In him a
real friend. She tells him about her IA
ther. He's farmer, he says.
J Pes decides to return home. but on
Jerry's plea she decides to remain IN
England a month. Brent and Ethel have
another meeting. Both are unhappy.
Ethel and Peg have a 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. Chichester's knowledge. Peg
halts Ethel in a mad escapade Yah Brent
Peg prevents Ethel from eloping 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 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 G5.0OO 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'Connel gives his consent.