The old merchant had plenty of money, but did not care for style; his wife more than made up for it, however, as she had social aspirations and dreamed some day of being the mother-in-law ... See full summary
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The old merchant had plenty of money, but did not care for style; his wife more than made up for it, however, as she had social aspirations and dreamed some day of being the mother-in-law of a nobleman. Their daughter was loved by both parents, but her head had been turned by the attentions paid her by a foreign Count who had a wonderful title and an amazing array of creditors. The father hoped that his daughter would marry his junior partner, a young man with sterling qualities, and one the old merchant relied upon. The junior partner did love the girl, and when her engagement in the foreigner was announced he was brokenhearted. A year after the girl and her husband had gone abroad the father was forced to believe that all was not well with his daughter. He received numerous letters from her, but each and every one was an appeal for money, and he finally reached the conclusion that clever forgeries had been perpetrated in her name. Too old to undertake the trip abroad to investigate ...
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 | James Durkin | - | The Junior Partner |
 | Florence La Badie | - | The Twice-Married Girl |
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