Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-02-19
SYNOPSIS.

NOT SASs
CHAPTER I.-Major Anderson had
made fortune In 1873 when other people
were losing fortunes, and the magnihcencO
OF the Ambersons began then. Major AM
berson laid out a 200-acre development"
Of four-acre tract, on Anderson avenue,
built for himself the most magnificent
mansion the Midland City had ever seen.
CHAPTER II.-When the majora
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
George Anderson Minafer, but his up
bringing and his youthful accomplish
keeping with the most pessimlstic predic-
tons.
CHAPTER III.-By the time George
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
mously with her. until he learned that
been poking much fun, was the young
lady's father. He was Eugene Morgan, a
former resident of Bigburg, and he was
returning there to erect factory and to
build horseless carriages of his own in
Fention.
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
ylpV naVt lgV (4nOrRP allows the horse
to get beyond control, and the animal
0verturns the cutter, spilling 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
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,
both figure. George is optimistic as to
both.
CHAPTER IX.-,Hoaring rumors con-
cerning Lucy and her suitors-in aparticu-
bar Fred Kinney-George urges her to
consent to a formal engagement of mar
Eiage, but Lucy refuses
CHAPTER X.-George becomes annoyed
at gossip which connects lis mothers
name with Eugene Morgan, and rightfully
Tebukes his Aunt Amelia for her remalss
on the subject Aunt Fanny is sympa-
Ahetic but somewhat bewildering.
CHAPTER XI.-The sudden death of his
father following graduation. recalls
George from college.
CHAPTER XII.-Lucy and George talk
Of deals Of life, which they find surpris-
fngly 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
luminosity to his mothers old friend.
CHAPTER XIV.-About a 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
gosspy old nelghbor. and is ordered from
3, 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 10
placing herself, he orders Eugene from
The house when he calls
CHAPTER xvII.-Isabel's 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
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 father 8
: Treatment at George s hands, and feels the
coming separation keenly Returning
home She finds Fanny Minafer waiting to
give her q full account of what took place,
and fiamingly angry, Lucy destroyed all
the little keepsakes and letters George had
sent her; but her heart was heavy indeed
when George and his mother left Bigburg
for a trip around the world. The town
has a tremendous boom and everything Is
very much changed.
CHAPTER XIX.-Isabel and George
came back only when Isabers weak heart
warned that there was little time. Two
days after their arrival at Bigburg she
died A disastrous investment in o new
automobile headlight swept away Fanny 8
little fortune and with 1t considerable
sum advanced to George ANDERSON by
his father. When the old major died II
was found that the estate was hopeiessiy
Involved.