The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-23
THE STORY

CHAPTER Lovely. Independent Autumn
Dean, returning home TO British Columbia
from from abroad without her fathers knowledge.
old family friend. He tells her that she
should not have come home, that things
have changed; Arriving home at the Castle
Of the Norns. she Is greeted lovingly by
her father, Jarvis Dean. who gives her to
understand that she is welcome-for short
visit Her mother. former belle named Mill.
cent Odell. has been dead for years. Autumn
cannot understand her fathers. attitude.
though gives him to understand that she Is
home for good; She has grown tired of life
In England, where she lived with an aunt.
CHAPTER H-Riding around the estate
with her father Autumn realizes that he has
changed. Between them they decide, how
ever, to give a welcoming dance at the
castle. When the night of the dance arrives,
Autumn meets Florian Parr, dashing, well.
Late In the evening Autumn leaves the
dance, rides horseback to the neighboring
ranch where she meets Bruce Landor, friend
and champion Of her childhood. days: He
takes her to see his mother, an invalid. His
father Is dead. thought to have killed him.
self. As soon as his mother. sees Autumn
she commands Bruce to take her away, that
death follows in the wake of the Odells.
Autumn is both saddened and perplexed
by the invalid's TRADE. Bruce, apologetic.
can offer no reason for his mothers attitude.
Hector Cardigan-this time to find out the
reason for Mrs. Landor's outburst. From
his conversation she inferred that Godfrey
Landor killed himself because. he loved
Millicent Dean, her mother. Meanwhile
Bruce Landor rides to the spot where his
fathers body was found years before. There
ne meets Autumn, who leaving Hector. was
searching for a lost child. Bruce had found
the child and there Autumn and he talk of
their families. They agree that her mother
and his father loved each other deeply-and
that their love is the cause OF present
antagonism.
CHAPTER IV-Florian Parr, at the Castle
fuses him. The next day Autumn rides to-
IN ai heTders T r0os cabin There they % deelare
their love for each other. and determine TO
stand together against everyone who might
come between them.
CHAPTER v-Autumn tells her father
that she is going to marry Bruce. She is
to hear him whisper that Godfrey Landor
did not take his own life. He tells her
the story. Miliicent. his wife. and Geoffrey
But cent would not break her ornsr msr
riage vows Meeting Landor one day in a
secluded spot, Jarvis Dean was forced to
fight with him. Landor is accidentally killed
by his own gun.
CHAPTER VI-Autumn knows then that
everything Is ended between cen Bruce and
where she meets Elinor and Linda, Florian' S
sisters. Florian again tells her how much
he b loves es her but she she Bays e attention end
ing Florian, but cannot help comparing the
polo-playing. light-hearted youth TO Bruce
Ss see, 9Ean rei s eson ood T b
realizes that, and tells her she win change.
Linda. Florian's sister. is in love with
Bruce. but to no avail. He pays little at
tention to her
CHAPTER vu-Bruce attends party
that night given BY the PARIS, Autumn
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cannot understand. Following an accident.
he carries her to the garden. where she
was merely a game. that she was not her.
self In this way, she believes, she can
forget-and make Bruce forget-their love.
knows she cannot have changed overnight
but is forced to believe that she is not the
same girl who called on him at his cabin.