The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-22

Win ,uu ~; your N'iHa IL IL.
Jane Street OF Gopher Prairie
\ New NOrN jIi.i%acr offers an anus
.nc jA-,d, 0: Man .lrc";.' entitled
'Ilnc SIRE; o: ,iopnr- l'ra.r:". ny the
author Of "Anu:urr Three Weeks" ~
wh,rh tn" au'ho~ relrrses Sinclair
Lows Idea The heroine marr:es 4
,.,,.. or AID conc - New York 10 I've.
hut soon ares .: Manhattan and returns
- Gopher P:a.:.". We haven't read -
la: furrsy, OF I vuEu" NJ. !~'~'E
deg was ,nfr, gently good 10 warrant
All amusing r'r"dy.
Alice Adams
In Ala, =. .re." published by
poub. clay. tgr : .''rnany, NJ. Taxi
:rx:on ,.,r.; i..-- ;'r 'lcmc !" NhiCh
Hc has :.,!drcsS"d h.Es,.f IN !. last
.rr"r ".,r,>. 'n.. Nmc"iran 'hmi'!'
u.:a.ns, '.,Y ha her"uad e Ia" AHrricAA
ety. The AdamsrH, however. dHer
from the isrnt,c"I:~:: -: Ia mon
u'd ''Thc MaEDinrcn: Amhc.~on~. ih"E
40 mo-. NJ the ncY rich md tney nave
:uue Of nc hcAr;cn:ng traditions vi pas
g.crl".. e. fall back upon unless sheE
f.,, - A,ice's lively im"g ination. III
lie r:Os-css Of the town tncy nave
jagged behind :h~'r H. EhborS. com
mcr,,4Iiy Hnd Sur.H..s. and he history
Of Alice Ada ANS - ne story ~ me-
desperate. efforts 70 catcA Up.
Henry Adams has reached mi!i!' ago
,natcn - remain n the employ Of he
'.Jn.3 Ir:uT company, hnt MS VILE ana
daughter rer%uadc him 70 60 into buS .
ness for himsc'r and Ne starts E!Ge
factory, using Il formula with which ".d
Mr.. Lamb had ;~.<;cd him IN the early
days OF h!s employ NJ. Lamb mas .on';
since abandoned IN" idea OF himSeif.
rclrrr !. ri"S, h" regards Adams Us" OF
tho formula ms a piece o: disloya!'y. RS
docs Adams h.nS,if II il through hId
affection for his daughter thai ne -
made - cOnsen' 10 the venture, IL -
his wi:cs pride IN Alec tAa. an'ma'es
her gallant strIcGl" against un,o"ard
circumstances. and Il 20 this same lam
vv Affection uhit fnaIiy brings about
:he defeat o, A!ic"s efforts.
How AHoo Lost
n IS A losing struE6. c--:aat In which
. A,h,s and her NO; ier enray" although
each fkh:s in A different way. Ahee
,onduc,s what may hc ;ermrd Guer'
rills warfare. The Pile 81 WAY IS
Arthur Russell. me extremely "tiEioIe
cousin auL near -'ian," %: me altogether
correct Mildred Palmer. Arthur likes
.ic. H.. p:chS n.r out p. a dance as
-
dance VIII. He kes IN 81; on hrr 'front.'
,.-,,, IA a" summer evenings. "hl nc
finds lar conversation piouan: con-
t-as, % that 81 Mildred ard her Tx.
So 4. rr sk.rmisheS win Arthur ana
seems IN a fair way 10 win. hut Mrs
! Adams coming 10 her aid with the 'unr6
lani;or:.ed wcanOns ~ another genera
IAN ,u-ns .hr tide 80 hatt.' 20 d".cai.
Mrs. Adams thinks ( - r"al!y too bad
ma , yaunE rIu Sh1A.d ca on h"r
,,aurh'c- =, Frequently. and never Or
entertained ia TO- home. and SO she
asks Rvs&c:i 20 dinner and he accepts.
Tho dinner - ne turning point N
PIC; whose a~,;or - rs sure and fated
,s tha, Of a ,;-cc;s tragedy. II happens
IN, Arthur ,un.hcS with his rria lives
the Pa!mrrs. that day. and he hears
;n.res which are ca !ruiatcd 20 shattcr
he airy illusions which Alice has been
50 sk!lfulIy weaving. The launching o.
III" gluc factory 40 rccou1:ed by the
palners appears 4 defalcation OF trust;
Alic. herself Is presented in a very
lung.amurous light. and the poor youns
y,ac - unable Ia rally from the sue
-cssl.n o. shocks When ne takes his
leave shortly after dinner, the reader
rro;!z.- and so does AliCr-that he IL
gore on, OF the Adams life. The loss
OF Russcll however. becomes a minor
-aec,ly among the host Of misfortunes
whiri shortly descend upon the luckless
family.
~ the crash Of .heir fortunes each
member Of the family plays a part.