River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-02-12


with roads and statuary, and in the centre
of four-acre tract, on ANDERSON avenue,
built for himself the most magnificent
mansion the Midland City had ever seen.
CHAPTER II.-When the majors
daughter. married young WILDER Minafer
the neighborS predicted that as Isabel
could never really love Wilbur all her
love would be bestowed upon the children.
There was only one child, however
bringing and his youthful accomplish
ments as a mischief maker were quite In
Keeping with the most pessimistic predic-
TONS
CHAPTER III-By the time George
went away to college he did not attempt
30 conceal his belief that the Ambersons
the world. At a ball given in his honor
when he returned from college, George
monopolized Lucy Morgan, stranger and
mously with her until he learned that 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
yention.
CHAPTER Iv-Eugene was an old adj
rnirer of Isabels 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
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
tsexrEs il grss1::s
CHAPTER yII.--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 heart-to-heart talk with his
mother in which the. state of the family
finances and his fathers failing health,
ecssz-
CHAPTER Ix-Hearing rumors con-
corning Lucy and her suitors-in particu-
lar Fred Kinney-George urges her to
consent to a formal engagement of mar
riage, but Lucy refuses.
CHAPTER x.-George becomes annoyed
at gossip which connects his mothers
name with Eugene Morgan, and rightfully
rebukes his Aunt Amelia for her remarks
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-
fngly different and part in something
which very nearly approaches ouarra'
CHAPTER xIII-At a dinner given by
Major Anderson. at which Eugene MOI
gan is a guest, George plainly SHOWS MS
luminosity to his mothers old friend.
CHAPTER XIv.-About a year after his
fathers death George became furious
when his Aunt Fanny told him peoPie
We're talking" about Eugene ana MS
mother.
CHAPTER xy-George makes a
scene" when he visits Mrs. Johnson,
gossipy old neighbor, and IL ordered from
her house. His uncle George tells him ne
has acted foolishly and his modification is
complete.
CHAPTER xvI.-Gecrge learns that
auto ride, and being by this time half in
sane through worry over the false !situa-
ton in which he imagines his mother is
placing herself. he orders Eugene from
the house when he calls.
CHAPTER xvII.-Isabers only thought
is for the happiness of George and she
shows him Eugenes letter-a manly ex-
preston of affection and plea that she
come to him. George vehementiy de-
Isabel consents to sacrifice herself and
part from Eugene.
CHAPTER XVIII-George tells Lucy he
and his mother are going abroad for
good" Lucy has not heard of her fathers
treatment at Georges hands, and feels the
coming separation keenly. returning
home she finds Fanny Minafer waiting to
give her full account of what took place,
and famingly angry. Lucy destroyed. all
the little keepsakes and letters George had
sent her; but her heart was heavy indeed
when George and his mother LETT Bigpurg
for a trip around the world. The town
has a tremendous boom and everything is
very much changed.
CHAPTER xIx.-IsabeI and George
came back only when Isabel's weak heart
warned that they was little time. Two
warned that there was little time Two
died. A disastrous investment in new
automobile headlight swept away Fanny,s
little fortune and with 1t considerable
sum advanced to George ANDERSON by
was found that the estate was hopelesssF
involved.
CHAPTER XX.-When his uncle went
abroad to fill consular post at 81, 800 a
year and he himself became clerk in old
lars a week. George was lonely. indeed.
The prospect of his future life with silly
Aunt Fanny is appalling, and he realizes.
also. the full measure of his unthlnklng
cruelty to his mother
CHAPTER XXI-Seeing the impossible
ity of the two of them living on his IS a
week. George goes to work for a big
chemical company and is put in charge
OF the nitro-glycerin department.
CHAPTER XXII.-The industrial growth
of the town completely wipes out the
Anderson Addition" the very name dis
appearing from the archives Georges
heart is broken In mt OF abstraction
George is run over by an auto, having
both his legs broken. and suffering inter-
nal injuries. He as taken to the City
hospital
Continued from last week.
He was gratified to see that Eugene
was surprised, if not, indeed, a little
startled.
"He's what?"
ssHes an expert on nitro-glycerin.
Doesn't that beat the deviil Yes, sir +!
Young Akers told Fred that this
George AIinafer had worked like a
houn dog ever since he got started
out at the works. They have a special
plant for nitro-glycerin, way off from
the main plant, O. cOurse-in the
woods somewhere-and George Nina
fer's been working there, and lately