Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-01-22
SYNOPSIS.

= SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I.-Major ANDERSON had
made fortune in 1873 when other people
were losing fortunes, and the magnihcence
OF the Ambersons began then. Major Am.
berson laid out a 20O-acre development,
with roads and statuary, and in the centre
of q four-acre tract, on ANDERSON avenue,
built for himself the most magnificent
mansion the Midland City had ever seem
CHAPTER II.-When the majors
daughter married young WILDER Minafer
the neighbors predicted that as Isabel
S To r6 nsEeF be reaS upon tHo c5den
There was only one child, however,
George Anderson Minafer, but his up
bringing and his youthful accomplish b,
keeping with the most pessimistic predic-
uonS.
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, stranger and
the prettiest girl present, and got on Ia
mously with her until he learned that
''Queer looking duck at whom he had
been poking much fun, was the young
lady's father, He was Eugene Morgan,
former resident of Bigburg, and he was
build horseless carriages of his own in
Vention.
CHAPTER IV.-Eugene was an old ad-
mirer 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
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.
CHATTER vIII.-Home on vacation,
George has a heart-to-heart talk with his
mother in which the state of the family
finances and his fathers falling health,
both figure. George is optimistic as to
both.
CHAPTER IX.-Hearing rumors con-
corning Lucy and her suitorsmin particu-
lar Fred Kinney-George urges her to
consent to 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-
1ngly different and part in something
which very nearly approaches quarrel.
CHAPTER XIII-At a dinner given by
Major Anderson, at which Eugene Nor
gan is a guest, George plainly elbows his
animoslty to his mothers old friend.
CHAPTER XIV.-About year after his
fathers death George became furious
when his Aunt Fanny told him people
were talking about Eugene and his
mother.
CHAPTER XV.-George makes a
"scene" when he visits Mrs. Johnson, a
gosslpy old neighbor, and is ordered from
has acted foolishly and his modification Is
complete.
CHAPTER XVI-George learns that
auto ride, and being by this time half in
sane through worry over the false situa-
ton in which he magines 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 Eugene's letter-a manly eN-
come to him. George vehementlY de-
nounees the writer and his plan, and
Isabel consents to sacrifice herself and
part from Eugene.