Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-02-19
SYNOPSIS.

AoA0 Jul d Nu"dCT6 O0V0lODm0nC.'
with roads and statoary, AM in the centre
OF O four-acre tract, on Amberson ayenue.
built for himself the most magnificent
CHAPTER n.-when the majors
aushte married young WILDER Minafer
could never really Hiy'' love Wilbur VIII r. ali hSH her
a 10y would be bestowed upon the children.
?Gsa nereo vas only n child, however.
bringing and his youthful accomplish
ments as a mischief maker were quite In
xieeping with the most pessimistic predic-
CHAPTER 111-By, the time George
went away to college he dig not attempt
were about the most important A family IN
the world. At a ball given in his honor
when he returned from college, George
the pTettiest Firil present. and got on ia
queer looking duck" at whom he had
l!ady's father. He was Eugene Morgan. .
former resident Of Bigburg, and he was
Eeturning there to erect a factory and to
D0ld horseless carriages Of his own in
vent1on.
nairer Of .Isabel's and they had been en-
gaged when Isabel threw him over be-
s msrTieG o., w SGns y %inhaifae1l indiscretion and
4 CHAPTER v.-George makes rapid
progress In his courtship OF Lucy.
CHAPTER W.-while driving with
Lucy. next day. George allows, the horse
syefturns The cutter. sp;il in George ss' ana
Lucy IN the snow. unhurt, although
George is greatly annoyed.
CHAPTER v11.-George reveals intense
dislike OF Morgan. whom he suspects Of
father. His aunt. Fanny .Minafer. to his
great establishment, sharply rebukes him.
CHAPTER ,v11I:-Home. on vacation.
George has q heart-to-heart talk with his
mother: In which the state Of the family
beth figure. George is optimistic as to
Ix:..Hear1ng rumcrs CON-
serning 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
al gossip which onnects his mothers
name with Eugene Morgan. and rightfully
theto but somewhat bewiderinR.
OF ideals Of life. which they find surpris-
angly different and part in something
which very nearly approaches a quarrel.
CHAPTER xI1I.-At a dinner given by
Major Anderson at which Eugene Nor
snimosity s to his 1 mother R'A Old fr sanas A''
CHAPTER x1v.-About a year after his
fathers death George became furious
when his Aunt Fanny told him people
were talking about Eugene and his
CHAPTER ,xv.-George makes "a
gossipy old neighbor, and is ordered from
her house. His uncle George tells him he
has acted foolishly and his modification Is
complete.
MJsgan 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
is for the happiness Of George and She
shows him Eugene's letter-a manly ex-
preston of affection and a plea hat she
nounces the writer and his plan, and
Isabel consents to sacrifice herself n
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CHAPTER XVIII.-George tells Lucy he
AID his mother are going abroad for
good" Lucy has not heard Of her fathers
coming. separation keenly. Returning
home she finds Fanny Minafer waiting to
give her a full account of what took place,
the little keepsaKes n letters George had
when George and his mother left Bigburg
has a tremendous boom and everything is
very much changed.
CHAPTER ,xIx.-Isabel 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 a new
automobile headlight swept away Fanny's
little fortune and with 1t a considerable
sum SUI advance Mht to G &C. agTa Amberson by
was found that the estate was hopelessly
involved.
CHAPTER xX.-When his uncle went
abroad to fill a consular post at 81, 800 a
year and he himself became a clerk in old
Frank Bronson's law office at eight dol
lars a week, George was lonely, indeed.
The prospect Of his future life with silly
Aunt Fanny, is appalling. and he realizes.
cruelty to his mother.
Old Frank got a little red. '"Let's s..
down." he said. whats the trouble?"
George told him.
The old gentleman listened sympa-
thetically, only murmuring: swell,
well" from time to time, and nodding
acquiescence.
"You see she's set her mind on this
apartment" George explained. "She's
got some old cronies there, and I guess
she's been looking forward to the
games of bridge and the kind Of harm
less gossip that goes on in such places.
Really, it's a life she'd like better than
anything else-better than that she's
lived at home, I really believe. It
struck me she's just about got to have
1t, and after all she could hardly have
anything less"
"This comes pretty heavily upon me,
you know" said old Frank. II got her
into that headlight company, and she
fooled me about her u as much
as she did your Uncle George. l was
never your fathers adviser, IL you re-
member, and when the Insurance was
turned over to her some other lawyer
arranged it-probably your fathers.
But II comes pretty heavily on me, and
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