Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-28
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SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER ALAN Wayne is sent
away from Red Hill, his home, by his
uncle. j. Y. as q moral failure. Clem
runs after him in q tangle of short
skirts to bid him good-by.
CHAPTER II-Captain Wayne tells
Alan of the failing of the Waynes,
Glenn drinks Alan's health on his
birthday.
CHAPTER III-Judge Healey buys
picture for Alix Lansing. The Judge
defends Alan In his business with MS
employers
CHAPTER IV-Alan and Alix meet
at sea, homeward bound. and start a
filtration, which becomes serious.
CHAPTER V-At home, Nance Ster'
ling asks Alan to go away from AIlx.
AliX Is taken to task by Gerry ner
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 Pernamouco2: 2.r
CHAPTER VII--AliX leaves Alan
on the train and goes home to hnd
that Gerry has disappeared.
CHAPTER N1II-Gerry leaves FER
nambuco and goes to Piranhas. On
canoe trip he meets native glfl.
CHAPTER IX-The judge fails 10
trace Gerry. A baby is born to AllA'
CHAPTER N-The native girl takes
Gerry to her home and shows Nun
the ruined plantation she is mistress
OF. Gerry marrieS her.
CHAPTER XI - At Maple house
Collingeford tells how he met Alan
Ten Per Cent. Wayne"-~buildlng
bridge IN Africa.
CHAPTER RXII-Collingeford meets
AliX and her baby and he gives her
encouragement about Gerry
CHAPTER NIII-Alan comes back
to town but does not so home. lie
makes several calls in the city.
CHAPTER \IV-Gerry begins to
improve Margarita's plantation and
builds an irrigating ditch.
CHAPTER NN-ln Africa Alan
reads Clem's letters and dreams of
home.
CHAPTER NvI-Gerry pastures
Lieber's cattle during the drought
baby comes to Gerry and Margarita
CHAPTER XVII - Collingford
meets Alix in the city and finds her
CHAPTER XVIIT-Alan meets Ain
j. Y. and Glenn, grown to beautiful.
womanhood, IN the city and realizes
that he has sold his birthright for a
Ihess of pottage.
CHAPTER NIX-Kemp and Gerry
become friends.
CHAPTER XX-Kemp and Gerry visit
Lieber and the three exiles are drawn to-
Rether by common tie.
CHAPTER xxI-Lieber tells his story.
Home is the anchor of mans soul. I
want to go home"
CHAPTER xXII-In South America
Alan gets fever and his foreman prepares
to send him TO the coast.
CHAPTER xXI1I-Alan is carried to
Jiebers fazenda. almost dead, and Gerry
sees him.
CHAPTER XXTV-Alan tells Gerry the
truth about Alix and Gerry tells him of
MgTRaTitp M
and is dsgustUd.
CHAPTER XXV-A food carries away
MarEarita and her baby. despite Gerry's
attempt at rescue.
CHAPTER XXvI-Fever follows Ger
rvs exposure. He send a note TO AliN
hy Alan when Alan and Kemp go home.
He tells Lieber he can't go home.
CHAPTER XXvII-Alan gets back to
the city and sends Gerry's note to Red
Hill. Alix calls on Alan, but he refuses
TO tell her Gsrry's story. Alan goes home
to Red HUI.
Alan's eyes cleaned with amuse.
ment at the ripping words Alix was
certainly well. Then suddenly she col
lapsed in chair. Three years." she
gasped. Her hands went up to hold
her head and she began to cry in a
way Alan had never heard a woman
cry before. The gasping sobs racked
his nerves. He felt as though the sobs
were tearing their way up from his
own breast He gripped the arms of
the chair in which he sat. His body
telephoned to his brain that he was
going to faint and at such astounding
news Ten Percent Wayne woke up and
took charge. "AliX" the word snapped
out like the crack of a whip. "You
stop crying or I'll slap you. and when
l slap slap hard"
Alix choked, swallowed and looked
at him, outraged and unbeieving.
Alan's eyes were blazing. You listen
to me-" he commanded, "listen to every
word 1 say. You've gone through lot
in three years, but just fasten your
mind on to this: so has Gerry. That
note Is colorless because Gerry made
it colorless. 1t doesn't tell anything,
because Gerry isn't a coward and be-
cause there are things he must tell
you face to face to get your answer
clear in his own mind. I'm making
you curious with every word. All right, !
be curious. But you can be sure of |