The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-12-07

CHAPTER LOVELY. Independent Autumn
Dean. returning home to British Columbia
rom rom abroad without her fathers knowledge.
old family friend. He tells her that she
have changed, Arriving home at the Castle
q tne 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 Milli-
cent OdeIl. has been dead for years. Autumn
cannot understand her fathers attitude.
though gives him TO understand that she Is
nome Tor good; She has grown tired OF life
m 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 welcoming dance at the
castle When the night of the dance arrives,
Autumn meets Florian Parr, dashing. we'll
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, apologize,
CHAPTER nI-Aushmn caIls again on
Hector Cardigan-this time to find out the
reason for Mrs. Landors 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
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-Fiorian Parr, at the Castle
fuses m n him. Repnss Rhep next day autumn Autumn rides to-
se eab rhsrs ne thes deeaTe
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 Geoffrey Landor
the the story. r MiIlicent.. his wife. and Geoffrey
hns Mcant hse so MOua oye Sreak m her 0r
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
ss She Is soe snaed Dc cab bewe e pTT BTpfs y
where she meets Elinor and Linda, Florian's 8
sisters Florian again tells her how much
ne loves ner, Dut Sne pays little attenllOn
to him She likes the Parr family. includ-
ing Florian, but cannot help comparing the
polo-p playing, light-hearted youth to Bruce
t.andor. Florian Is good company" but
she feels little real affection for him. He
realizes that, and tells her she viii change.
Linda. FIorian's sister. is in love with
Bruce. but to no avail He pays little at
tention to her.
CHAPTER vII-Bruce attends a party
that night given by the Parrs; 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.
forEet-and make Bruce forEet--iheir love.
Bruce is. stunned by Autumn's actions. He
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 q card game one day, Bruce
overhears a scurrilous remark made about
Autumn. He administers q beating to the
speaker, one Curly Belfort. He Is warned
that Belfort win try to even the score.