Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-02-05
SYNOPSIS.


with roads and statuary, and in the centre
Of a 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 Mnafe.
the neighbors predicted that as Isab1
could never really love Wilbur all her
love would be bestowed upon the children.
There was only one child, however,
George Anderson Minafer, but his up
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
to conceal his belief that the AmbersOns
were about the most important family in
the world. AT ball given in his honor
when he returned from college, George
monopolized Lucy Morgan, a stranger and
the prettiest girl present, and got on ia
queer looking duck at whom he had
been poking much fun was the young
ladys 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 IY.-Eugene was an old ad-
mirer of Isabel's and they had been en-
gagged when Isabel threw him over be-
cause Of some youthful indiscretion and
w AAONA
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
9yerturns the cutter. spillng George and
Lucy In the snow, unhurt, although
George is greatly annoyed.
CHAPTER VII.-George reveals intense
Morgan w 10 a1Ic nf
financial designs on his uncle or grand
father. His aunt, Fanny Minafer, to his
great establishment, sharply rebukes him
CHAPTER vIIL-Home on vacation.
George has a heart-to-heart talk with his
mother, in which the state Of the family
finances and his fathers failing health,
both.
CHAPTER IX.-Hearing rumors con-
corning Lucy and her suitors-in particu-
lar Fred Kinney-George urges her to
consent to formal engagement of mar
Tiage, but Lucy refuses
CHAPTER X.-George becomes annoyed
At gossip which connects his mothers
name with Eugene Morgan and rightfully
Tebukes 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-
ingly different and part in something
which very nearly approaches a quarrel.
CHAPTER XIII.-At dinner given by
Major Anderson, at which Eugene Nor
gan is a guest, George plainly shows his
anlmosity to his mothers old friend.
CHAPTER XIv.--About year after his
fathers death George became furious
were talking about Eugene and his
mother.
scene" when he visits Mrs. Johnson,
cosby old neighbor, and is ordered from
her house. His uncle George tells him he
has acted foolishly and his modification is
complete.
CHAPTER XVI.-George learns that
Morgan has planned to take Isabel on an
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-Isabels only thought
is for the happiness OF George and she
shows him Eugene's letter-a manly ex-
preston OF affection and a plea that she
come to him. George vehemently de-
nounces the writer and his plan. and
part from Eugene.
CHAPTER XVIII.-George tells Lucy he
and his mother are going abroad i'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
NH GnnFva and fa - Lee ,l,,-
for trip around the world The town
has tremendous boom and everything Is
very much changed.
Major ANDERSON remained dry-eyed
through the time that followed; he
knew that this separation from his
daughter would be short; that the
separation which had preceded it was
the long one. He worked at his
ledgers no more under his old gas
drOp-light, but would sit all evening
staring into the fire, in his bedroom,
and not speaking unless someone ask
ed him a question. He seemed almost
unaware of what went on around him,
and those who were with him thought
him dazed by Isabel's death, guessing
that he was lost in "reminiscences and
vague dreams. probably his mind is
full of pictures of his youth, or the
Civil war, and the days when he and |
mother were young married people |
and all of us children were jolly little |
things-and the city was a small town |
with one cObbled street and the others
Just dirt roads with board sidewalks"
This was George AmbersOn's conjec-
1ure, and the others agreed; but they |
we're mistaken. The Major was en-
ragged in the prOfOundest thinking of
Ms life. No business plans which had
yer absorbed him could compare in
nOmentousness with the plans that
,bsorbed him now, for he had to plan
-ow TO enter the unknown country
there he was not even sure Of being
as an Amberson-not sure