Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-11-27
SYNOPSIS.

DAUGHTER, married young WILDER MinaferE
the %neighbors predicted that as Isabel
george H Mmbe Ga1g % She a en'if but n his up.
nIangln ss ana a mis m1s youthful mahfr w aceo anEfa N
keeping with the most pessimistic predic-
lions.
CHAPTER III.-By the time George
went away to college he did not attempt
to conceal his belief that the Ambersons
the world. At a bali given in his hin'li honor
when he returned from college, George
monopolized Lucy Morgan, a stranger and
rne u RlEs's Wiz FER Eer P pntif he f iearnss Si f TN ia a
.'queer looking duck'' at whom he had
been poking much fun, was the young
former resident Of Bigburg, and he was
returning there to erect a factory and to
build horseless carriages of his own in
vention.
CHATTER 1y.-Eugene was an old adj
gagged when Isabel threw him over be.
cause Of some youthful indiscretion and
married Wilbur Minafer.
progress in his courtship Of Lucy.
CHAPTER vI:-while driving with
to get beyond control. and the animal
Gy vert rs the he cutter lneE sp 3nh15grt George : a1ESo AND
George is greatly annoyed.
CHAPTER vII.-George reveals intense
dislike Of Morgan, whom he suspects of
financial designs on his uncle or grand
father. His aunt. Fanny .Minafer, to his
great establishment, sharply rebukes him.
CHAPTER vIII.-Home" on vacation.
George has a heart-to-heart talk with his
mother, in which the state Of the family
nance and his fathers failing health,
Doth.
serning Lucy n her suitors-in p!articu-
lar Fred Kinney-George urges her to
consent to a formal engagement of mar
riage, but Lucy refuses.
CHAPTER x.-George becomes annoyed
name with Eugene Morgan, and rightfully
rebukes his Aunt Amelia for her remarks
on the subject. Aunt Fanny IS sympa'
thetic but somewhat bewildering.
r'anny d1sda1ned a reply in words.
She made a kissing sound of utter con-
tempt and snapped her fingers. Then
she asked scornfully: whats the
other thing you wanted to know?"
Georges pallor increased. whether
it mightn't be better, under the cir
cumstances," he said, "if this family
were not SO intimate with the Morgan
family-at. least for a time. 1t might
be better"
Fanny stared at him incredulously.
$'You mean you'd quit seeing Lucy?"
II hadn't thought of that side Of it,
but If such a thing were necessary on
account Of talk about my mother, L
T." He hesitated %unhappily. 81 sug-
gested that if all Of us-for a time
perhaps only for a time-it might be
better if"
"See here,' she interrupted. "Well
settle this nonsense right now. If Eu-
gene Morgan comes to this house, for
instance, to see me, your mother can't
get up and leave the place the minute
he gets here, can she? What do you
want her to do: insult him? Or per-
haps you'd prefer she'd insult Lucy?
That would do just as well. What is
it you're up to, anyhow? Do you really
love your Aunt Amelia so much that
You want to please her? Or do you
really hate your Aunt Fanny so much
that you want to-that you want to"
She choked and sought for her hand
kerchief; suddenly she began to cry.
"Oh, see here" George said. 81 don't
hate you, Aunt Fanny. That's silly. I
don't"
"You do! You do! You want to-
you want to destroy the only thing
that THAT I ever" And, unable to
continue, she became inaudible in her
handkerchief.
George felt remorseful, and his own
troubles were lightened: all at once it
became clear to him that he had been
worrying about nothing. He perceived
that his Aunt Amelia was indeed an
old cat, and that to give her scandal
III meanderings another thought
would be the height Of folly. BY no
means insusceptible to such pathos as
that now exposed before him, he did
not lack pity for Fanny, whose almost
spoken confession was lamentable;
and he was granted the vision to I'M
derstand that his mother also pitied
Fanny infinitely more than he did.
This seemed to explain everything.
he patted the unhappy lady awk-
wardly upon her shoulder. 'TherA
'there!" he said. 81 didn't mean any
thing. Of course the only thing to do
about Aunt Amelia is to pay no atten-
tion to her. It's all right Aunt Fanny.
Don't cry. I feel a lot better now, my
self. Come on; I'll drive back there
with you. It's all over, and nothing's
the matter. Can't you cheer up?"
Fanny cheered up; and presently the
customarily. hostile aunt and nephew
were driving out ANDERSON boulevard
amiably together in the hot sunshine.
CHAPTER XII.