Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-08-20
SYNOPSIS

PRoLOdUE.-Kenneth awynne was
ave years old in the spring of 1s12
syes1 wnsn his ,tf father a,rna ran away from Ken
They took with them Minda Carter.
MAchsrs baby daughter. In the fall
ksnnsths mother died Of broken
up to hate the name of Rachel Carter
IAN evil woman"
CHAPTER I-Kenneth, now q young
lawyer, seeks lodging for the night at
the farm of Phinsas Striker, near
fah:yr S .S r.S:nty aPDi1rs asS and 'a mat
on his way to take possession of ex-
Eenaive lands he has inherited. The
strikers bought their farm of Ksn's
thsr's widow-ths Rachel Carter. A
beautiful ninsteen-ysar-old Rirl, who
Gays she knew his father well and
the strikers. Ken 10 much Interested
in her.
CHAPTER II.--In tns morning the
girl 10 gone. Striker tells Ken she was
planning to elops with Barry Lapeils
and her mother came IN the night mt ano INC
way Striker tells him: That girl was
Viola OWN an she's your half-sistsr." ;"
CHAPTER 1u.-A handsome, dash
nSs. nS y9SHing i}iSw r riSss a.. up n.,1. and intro
We'll. said Cornell, shaking mis-
head, II don't believe you will catch
her asking any favors Of you. She has
laid down her arms, so to speak, but
that doesn't mean she intends to be
friendly. She considers herself cheat
ed, and that's all there Is to 1t. doubt
very much whether she will even speak
to you, Mr.. Gwynne. She Is a strange
woman, and q hard one to understand.
Ghe fought desperately against your
coming here at all. One of her propo-
sitions was that she should be allowed
to buy your share Of the estate, ii such
transaction could be arranged. you
will remember. You declined to cs-n.
slider IT. Az regards her present atti-
tude, ! think she'll let you alone II yol
Let her alone"
MY sister has asked me to cone
up to the house to see her this aftei-
noOn," said Kenneth.
The lawyer looked surprised. SIS
that SO? Well" with a puzzled frown,
Il don't quite understand how she
came to do that. I was under the i'm
preston that she felt about as bitterly
toward you as her mother does. In
fact, she has said some rather nasty
things about you. / think you will be
quite safe in going up there today, so
tar as Mrs. Gwyn is concerned. She
will not appear on the scene.I am con-
6dent. You will not come In contact
with her. You say that she has put
some Of her furniture at your disposal,
but she doubtless did so on the advice
Of her lawyer. You must not forget
that your father, in his will, left half
of his personal effects to you. She is
just smart enough to select in advance
the part that she In willing for you to
have, feeling that you will not be cap
tious about it."
II have no desire to exact any
thing Of"
Quite so, quite So" broke in the
lawyer. "But she could not be expect
ed to know that. / suspect she Ii con-
Dfderably worried about Viola. Your
half-sister is being rather assiduously
courted by q young man named La
pelle. Mrs. Gwyn does not approve Of
aim. She IL strait-laced and-er-pu-
ritanical."
"Puritanical, eh2" said Kenneth,
with a short laugh that Mr.. Cornell to-
tally mislnterpreted
Barry isn't exactly what you would
call sanctimonious," admitted the law
yer. with dry smile. "The worst Of
II Is, I'm afraid Viola is In love with
aim"
His client was silent for q moment.
rejecting Then he arose abruptly and
announced:
II agree with you. Mr.. Cornell. /
will 60 up to see her this afternoon. /
bear her NO grudge-and after all, she
ID my sister. Good-day, sir. l shall
give myself the pleasure Of calling in
to zee you tomorrow"