The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-30
THE STORY

CHAPTER Lovely. Independent Autumn
Dean. returning home to British Columbia
from abroad without her fathers knowledge.
oG o ias e ena es 4 HsHs ss Ssl tEs .Se s
should not have come home, that things
have changed, Arriving home at the Castle
O. Of TIE ,s.t tNorns." she Is greeted lovingly ey
understand that she is welcome-for q short
visit. Her mother, former belle named Milli-
0d hss sssp dead SsS for Autumn Aun
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 u-Riding around the estate
with her father, Autumn realizes that he has
rya shs nsy It nqS tSe
castle. When the night Of the dance arrives,
Autumn meets Florian Parr, dashing. we'll
Late n the evening" Autumn ieaves tSe
dance, rides horseback to the neighboring
ranch where she meets Bruce Landor. friend
takes her to see his mother, an invalid. His
father Is dead. thought to have killed him.
sell. 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 invalids TRADE. Bruce, apologize.
can offer no reason for his mothers attitude.
CHAPTER III-Autlmn calls again on
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
MilIicent Dean, her mother. Meanwhile,
Bruce Landor rides to the spot where his
fathers body was found years before. There
he meets Autumn, who, leaving Hector. was
the child and there Autumn and he talk OF
their families. They agree that her mother
and his father loved each other deeply-and
antagonism.
CHAPTER Iv-Florian Parr, at the Castle
f,ses% m shin him. RepDssat Rhe next day Autumn Autumn rides to-
n ma a herder's her s'ca Cabin. There ere they declare
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 ,,l'ns his own n. life He a tells her
But Millicent would not break her mar
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 Bruce and
herself. She goes to call on the Parr family
where she meets Elinor and Linda, Flortan $
sisters. Florian again tells her how much
to him. She likes the Parr family. includ-
ing Florian, but cannot help comparing the
f.andor, Florian is good company" put
she feels little real affection for him. He
realizes that, and tells her she win change.
Linda Florians sister. is in love with
Bruce. but to no avail. He pays little at
tention to her.
CHAPTER vH-Bruce attends a party
that night given by the PARIS, Autumn
purposely ignores Bruce. Bewildered, he
cannot understand. Following an accident.
he carries her to the garden. where she
tells him the episode in the herder's cabin
was merely game. that she was not her.
self. In this way. she believes, she can
forget-and make Bruce forget-their love.
Bruce is stunned by Autumn's actions. He
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.
CHAPTER vIII-Months pass. and neither
Bruce nor Autumn can forget each other.
Watching a card game one day, Bruce
overhears q scurrilous remark made about
Autumn. He administers . beating to the
speaker, one Curly Belfort. He Is warned
that Belfort win try to even the score.