Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-08
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER ALAN Wayne is sent
away from Red Hill, his home, by MS
uncle, ]. Y. as a moral failure. Cleni
runs after him in a tangle OF snort
skirts to bid him good-by.
CHAPTER II-Captain Wayne tells
Alan of the falling of the Waynes.
Clem drinks Alan's health on MS
CHAPTER III-Judge Healey buys
a picture for Alix Lansing. The ludse
defends Alan In his business with MS
CHAPTER IV-Alan and Alix meet
at sea, homeward bound. and start q
Irritation. which becomes serious.
CHAPTER V-At home, Nance Ster'
ling asks Alan to go away from AlX.
AK is taken to task by Gerry, her
husband. for her conduct with Alan
and defies him.
CHAPTER VI--Gerry, as he thinks,
sees Alix and Alan eloping, drops
everything. and goes to Pernambuco.
CHAPTER VII-AliX leaves Alan
on the train and goes home to hnd
that Gerry has disappeared.
CHAPTER VIII-Gerry leaves Per-
nambuco and goes to Piranhas. On
a canoe trip he meets native girl.
CHAPTER IX-The judge fails TO
trace Gerry. A baby is born to Alix-
CHAPTER X-The native girl takes
Gerry to her home and shows MIN
of. Gerry marries her.
CHAPTER XI - At Maple house
Collingeford tells how he met Alan
"Ten Per Cent. Wayne"-building q
bridge in Africa.
CHAPTER XII-Collingeford meets
Alix and her baby and he gives hei
encouragement about Gerry.
CHAPTER XIII-Alan comes back
to town but does not go home. He
makes several calls in the city.
! CHAPTER XIV--Gerry begins tc
improve Margarita's plantation and
builds an irrigating ditch.
! CHAPTER XV-In Africa Alar
reads Clem's letters and dreams oi
home.
CHAPTER NVI-Gerry pasture:
Lieber's cattle during the drought A
baby comes to Gerry and Margarita.
CHAPTER XVII - Collingford
meets AliX in the city and finds hel
changed
CHAPTER XVIII-Alan meets AliX
womanhood, in the city and realizes
that he has sold his birthright for {
mess of pottage.
When AliN got nome she sat down
and wrote a note TO Alan-iust a line
to tell him that she vas ready and
wished to see him. He came the fol
lowing afternoon. AT first he was q
little awkward, straining Just the least
too much not to betray his nervous
ness. But the sight of Alix put him
at his ease. She had become true
woman-true in the sense of honor
and she was tempered as Steel but
soft with the softness of motherhood
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inner shrine. She drew him into it un
hesitatingly and he suddenly felt un
clean just as he had felt unworthy OF
that other day when he had recOilet
from Nance's loving arms around his
neck.
You're not looking very well, Alan,'
said AliX when he was seated.
mo, I'm not on the top of the wave
just now" replied Alan. Touch o.
river fever. It's like memory-a hare
thing to shake
I'm not trying to shake mine" sait
Alix calmly. My memories have mad'
me-"
mo wonder you don't quarrel witt
them," said Alan in frank admira
ton.
ALAN, when are you going to COM
, back? Don't you ever tire of life as
: variety show? Wouldn't you rathe
have one real steady star in life thai
whole lot of tarnished tinsel ones?
Alan jumped to his feet, stuck hi
hands in his coat pockets and starte'
walking up and down the sombe
room. They were in the library. 81
steady STAR" he repeated. what
: find that would be! I've raised man
5 a star on my horizon. Allx, but tn
longer / look at 'em the more the
, twinkle back. It's easier to down COL
r science than to down blood"
"In the end" said Alix, "a ma
] must down blood or it downs him
downs him irretrievably. Blood III
checked is Just common beast"
do you think | don't know it?
: flashed Alan. Each day | find n
: old haunt denied to me. am i'll q
e ease. My world has left yours behinC
There is pale. Behind it lies Re
!. Hill. Do you know | haven't been
!, the Hill for three years? Behind
Y lies Nance, the faithfullest, most trus
: ing foster-sister a waster ever hat
c And now you. You lie behind it an
e toy with my soul through the bars"
h Alix sprang to her feet and lai
strong, nervous hands on Alan's shou
ders. She shook him and turned hill
so that he faced the light Alan di
not laugh. There was fire in Ali,
eyes. you little thing" she sal
tensely, mot to see that the bars al
down"
He turned under her hands and 81
let him go. He stood looking out {
the window at tie bare trees. All
watched him. ALAN, You can come
the Hill tonight. They-we-are a
going to be together here. It's Glen
birthday II you can feel the pal
that's enough for me. l want you I
be with us"
"Alix, believe me or not, it's b
cause feel the pale that won't com
II there's ship sailing. for the enc
F.: of the earth before night it shall carr
Q me. This big city isn't big enough
/ hold all the Hill and leave me roo
0 to wander outside"
, "Then why-why-"
!; "I'll tell you. The last time sa
W ha said tO me- among 0fb