Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-11-06
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I.-Major ANDERSON had
MADE a fortune In 1873 when other people
of the Ambersons began then. Major Am
person. laid out a 2N-acre development"
w %'t = roads roads an and st ststaary. and in the centre
built for himself the most magnificent
mansion the Midland City had ever seen.
II-When the majors
the %neighbors predicted that as Isabel
love would be bestowed upon the children.
G Ge g yas 9n5y % Sne ehilq hut h Sys e nn.
ments as a mischief maker were quite in
keeping with the most pessimistic predic-
CHAPTER 1II;-By. the time George
went away to college he did not attempt
were about the most Important family in
the tn world. At a ball given in his honor
w moaona hi rsf T5es M f19mn college 9 s e George
mously WIN her Until he learned that : a
n negeer no Locking g,' d1ck f',n at ", whom n, he had
lady's father. He was Eugene Morgan, a
former resident Of Bigburg, and he was
returning there to erect a factory and to
build horseless carriages Of his own in
vention.
CHAPTER, 1V.-Eugene was an old adj
mirer of 1sabels and they had been en-
gagged when Isabel threw him over be-
cause Of some youthful indiscretion and
married Wilbur Minafer.
CHAPTER v.-George makes rapid
progress in his courtship. Of lucy.
CHAPTER vI:-while driving with
to get beyond control, and the animal
.overturns the cutter. spilling George. and
Lucy in the snow, unhurt. although
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.
nut presently, at the thought Of the
Notwithstanding widower's daugh-
ter, his grimness returned, and he re-
solved upon a line of conduct for the
evening. He would nod to her care
lessly when he first saw her; and
after that he would notice her no
more: he would not dance with her;
he would not favor her in the cotil-
Homie would not go near her!
. He descended to dinner upon
the third urgent summons of the col
,ored butler, having spent two hours
dressing-and rehearsing.
n X X 4 y
The Hon. George Anderson was a
congressman who led cotillions-the
sort of congressman an Anderson
would be. He did it negligently to-
night, yet with infallible dexterity,
now and then glancing humorously at
the spectators. people of his W age.
George had carried out his re-
haarsed projects with precision. He
had given Miss Morgan a nod studied
into perfection during his lengthy tot
let before dinner. ooh, yes, l do
seem to remember that curious little
outsider!" this nod seemed to say.
Thereafter all c%ognizance of her evap-
GRATED: the curious little outsider was
permitted no further existence worth
the struggle. Nevertheless she flashed
in the corner of his eyes too often.
She seemed to be having a "wonder-
fiji timer
An unbearable soreness accumulat-
ed in his chest: his dislike Of the girl
and her conduct increased until he
thought of leaving this sickening AS
.ssmbly and going home to bed. That
wsuld show her! But just then he
heard her laughing and decided that
it wouldn't show her. So he remained.
When the young couples seated
themselves in chairs against the walls
rcund three sides of the room for the
cotillion George joined a brazen-faced
group clustering about the doorway
youths with nc partners, yet eligible
to be "called out" and favored. He
marked that his uncle placed the in
fernal Kinney and Miss Morgan, as
the leading couple, in the first chairs
at the head of the line upon the lead
er's right; and This d~isloyalty on the
part of Uncle George was i~nexcusable,
for in the family circle the nephew
had often expressed his opinion of
%Fred Kinney. In his bitterness George
uttered q. significant m~onosyllable.
The music tlourished, whereupon
nv. Kinney, Miss Morgan and six of
their %neighborS rose and waltZed
knowingly. Mr.. Amberson's whistle
blew; then the eight young people
went to the favor table and were
given toys and trinkets wherewith to
delight the new partners it was now.
their privilege to select.
George strolled with a bored air to
the tropical grove, whore sat his cid
ers, and seated himself beside his
Uncle Sydney. His mother leaned
across Miss Fanny, raising her voice
over the music to speak to him.
George, nobody will be able to see
You here. You'll not be favored. You
ought to be where you can dance"
Don't care to-" he returned.
"BOre! !"