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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1898
Page
5
Fannie McLane, a young widow, visits Fort Sedgwick to see the Graftons. Random Merriam, jilted by Fannie, appears with his bride. Merriam falls ill during a government survey and is nursed by Mrs. Tremaine and Florence. A dying message to Parry triggers Merriam’s swoon and Florence’s recall.
In Fort Sedgwick rumors confirm Merriam’s engagement to 18 year old Floy Tremaine. The 28 year old officer’s past faults are noted, but colleagues differ on fit, while Floy’s friends press on amid village whispers. Florence herself expresses overwhelming joy.
Florence Merriam and Randolph Merriam prepare for a Sedgwick wedding after Merriam seeks his commander Tremaine’s blessing. Florence’s joy clashes with public doubt, while Merriam writes daily letters and plans a California honeymoon, amid family visitors and a dramatic post wedding confrontation at the station.
Merriam hurries to join another car to collect his thoughts as Mrs. McLane pursues a confrontation. Florence and Fanny react with mixed relief and triumph while Merriam prepares to present his wife to Mr. McLane amid the uneasy wedding trip.
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune anecdote recalls a Quaker trader in Hoosterdam who cheats buyers and lies about horses. His dying sister rebukes him, but he dismissively calls her outburst madness, insisting the family heed their mother’s advice.
The young French painter Girard carried a letter to Lanjuinais then in Napoleon’s council. Shabbily dressed, he faced a cold reception, yet Lanjuinais saw talent and character. On departure Lanjuinais rose to accompany him, remarking that they judge strangers by merit, not dress.
In a Cleveland Leader item, Arabella is pressed by Billyuns to deliver a message to her young man Mr Whatshisname. The bluff millionaire says he does not object to the young man staying and using gas but objects to him taking the morning papers when he leaves.
A quotation extols the virtue of a stout heart, noting satisfaction in doing one's best despite failure. It praises patience, integrity, and perseverance through pain as a noble stance in humble life. Published in the Detroit Free Press.
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