River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-01-01

CHAPTER I.-Major ANDERSON had
made fortune in 1878 when other people
were losing fortunes, and the magnincence
Of the Am6ersons began then. Major Am,
| with roads and statuary. and in the centre
| OF Q f0ur-acre tract, on ANDERSON avenue,
| built for himself the most magnificent
CHAPTER II.-when the majors
could never really love Wilbur all her
love love would be bestowed upon the children
| bringing and his youthful accomplish
mentS as mischief maker were quite in
keeping with tho most pessimistic predic-
tons.
| CHAPTER III.-By the time George
went away to college he did not attempt
were about the most Important family in
the world. AT ball given In his honor
when he returned from college. George
the prettiest girl present. and got on ia
queer looking duck.' at whom he had
sdys Hfahsr Ms wa 1sh eugene Moran
former resident of Bigburg. and ne was
returning there to erect factory and to
build horseless carriages of his own In
vention.
CHAPTER Iy.-Eugene was an old ad-
gagged when Isabel threw him over be-
cause OF some youthful tndiscretion and
married Wilbur Minafer.
CHAPTER v.-George makes rapid
progress in his courtship of Lucy.
CHAPTER vI.-While driving with
Lucy, next day. George allows the horse
to get beyond control. and the animal
overturns the cutter splitting George and
Lucy In the snow. unhurt. although
lsAcSKa In grsssiS 49,
CHAPTER vII-George reveals intense
dislike of Morgan, whom he. suspects OF
financial designs on his uncle or grand
great establishment. sharply rebukes him.
CHAPTER vIII-Home on vacation.
mother, in which the state OF the family
both figure. George IS optimistic as to
hcs..
CHAPTER Ix.--Hearing rumors con-
lar Fred Kinney-George urges her to
consent to q formal engagement of mar
riage. but Lucy refuses.
CHAPTER x.-George becomes annoyed
at gossip which connects his mothers
name with Eugene Morgan. and rightfuliy
on the subject. Aunt Fanny is sympa-
thetic but somewhat bewildering.
CHAPTER XI-The sudden death of his
father. following graduation. recalls
George from college.
CHAPTER xII-Lucy and George talk
OF ideals of life, which they find surpris-
ingly different and part in something
which very nearly approaches a ouarrs'
CHAPTER xIII-At a dinner given by
Major ANDERSON, at which Eugene Nor
luminosity to his mothers old friend.
CHAPTER xIv;-About q year after his
fathers death George became furious
when his Aunt Fanny told him people
were talking" about Eugene and his
mother.
Continued from last week.
ranny gulped. mo. Because l
don't know that I'd have accepted
him." She had ceased to weep. and
now she sat up stiffly. ~ certainly
didn't care enough about him to mar
ry him; wouldn't have let myself
care that much until he showed that
he wished to marry me. I'm not that
sort Of person. The poor lady paid
her vanity this piteous little tribute.
"What mean is. IL Wilbur hadn't died
people wouldn't have had 1t proved
before their very eyes that what
they'd been talking about was true =
"You say-you say that people be-
lieve-" George shuddered, then
forced himself to continue, In a sick
voice: "They believe my mother is
Is in love with that man?"
"Of course"
"And because, he comes here-and
they see her with him driving-and all
that-they think they were right when
they said she was in-in love with him
before-before my father diedf"
She looked at him gravely with her
eyes now dry between their Redeemed
lids. "Why. George" she said. gently.
''don't you know that's what they sayf
You must know that everybody In
town thinks they're going to be mar
rted very soon."
George uttered an incoherent cry:
and sections Of him appeared to
writhe. He was upon the verge OF
actual nausea.
"You know |" Fanny cried, getting
up. "You don't think I'd have spoken
Of 1t to you unless / was sure you
knew it," Her voice was wholly
genuine, as 1t had been throughout, the
wretched interview. Somebody must
have told your"
''who told your" he said.
"what?"
'sWho told you there was talk?
Where is this talk? Where does 1t
come from? Who does it?"
"Why, I suppose pretty much every