The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-08
SYNOPSIS.
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SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I-On trip through the
English Cumberla: country the
breakdown Of her automobile forces
Louise Maurel, f;.;:uus London &C
tress, to spend the night at the farm
home of John and Stephen Strange
Wey.
CHAPTER II-At dinner Louise di
covers that the brothers are woman
hating recluses.
CHAPTER III-Next morning she
discovers that John, the younger
brother, has recently come into a
large fortune. In company with him
she explores the farm.
CHAPTER IV--7ln a talk with him
she is disturbed by his rigid moral
principles and finds that his wealth
has created no desire for any other
life than the simple one he is leading
She tells him her name and that she
is the friend Of the prince of Seyre. o
rich and disreputable neighbor.
CHAPTER V-Three months later,
unable to rid himself of the memory
OF the actress and in spite of his
brothers protests, John goes to Lon
don.
CHAPTER Vile finds Louise en-
gagged in the rehearsal of new play,
meets her friends and is entertained
at luncheon with her by the prince
CHAPTER VIl-JOhn drives Sophy
home and gives him friendly advice
about love and life n London. The
prince and Louise postpone a little
journey they had arranged for.
CHAPTER IX-The prince takes
John under his social care. Graillot,
the playwright, warns Louise that
that the prince will he a dangerous
enemy to his rival.
CHAPTER X-The prince intro.
duces ralative, Lady Hllda, to John,
limiting that she may be Of use to him
in his "education" of John.
CHAPTER Xl-At Seyre House
John is introduced to a celebrated
dancer, CHlavera, who at once starts
violent Irritation with him. At sup
per the prince tells Calavera that ell
nifty for John has caused him to en-
ploy her to ruin him.
CHAPTER XII-Calavera dances
for the supper party and afterward
entices John to her, but he leaves her
and the house.
CHAPTER XII1-John tells Louise
chat he came to London for her and
for her alone Louise pleads for time.
CHAPTER XIV-Graillot inadvert-
emily plants suspicion in Johns mind.
Lady Hilda calls upon. him in his
rooms and attempts Irritation with
him, her talk of Louise and the prince
further increasing his awakened jeal-
Ousy.
CHAPTER XV-Dining with Sophy,
Louise and the prince appear in the
restaurant, to the surprise of John,
whom Louise had told she would be
out of town for the weekend. He at
tends the first night of the new play
and at the climax is so shocked that
he leaves the house. Sophy follows
and brings him back to the after-the-
ater supper.
CHAPTER XVI-Stephen STANCE
wey comes to London to see the new
play
CHAPTER XVII-Stephen calls on
Louise and offers to buy his brothers
freedom from her influence. John per-
suades the prince to withdraw an invi-
tation to Seyre House he has given to
Louise, on the plea that it will COM
promise her
CHAPTER XVIII-Louis acknowl.
edges to John that she loves him. The
prince proposes marriage to her and
she tells him he is too late.
CHAPTER XIX--JOhn asks Sophy
if Louise has ever cared for the prince,
and she advises him to ask Louise
herself the question.
CHAPTER XX-JOhn hears that
Louise has been very close to the
prince. He asks Graillot about it and
the playwright begs the question His
brain in whirl he meets Sophy at a
supper club and while she is lodging
his questions the prince comes in.
John defiantly announces his engage
ment to Louise The prince says that
the night is the anniversary of the one
when Louise consented to become his.
John throws him over the table.
CHAPTER XXI-John repeats the
princes words to Louise. She tells
him they are true.