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Complex romance tests fortunes and fates in New York
Elinor Stafford, aged 29, falls for Barrett Colvin, an archeologist back from abroad, but her mother Lida Schemes to split them. Miss Ella Sexton leaves Barrett a fortune, prompting Elinor to confront money, loyalty, and family, while Bentwell Stafford is injured by Vance Carter. Barrett proposes a year of marriage with a future sharing of Sexton wealth, and Elinor agrees to protect her father. The pair navigate jealousy, control, and growing affection as they plan a new life together on Long Island.
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Elinor Stafford
Barrett Colvin
New York
Barrett
Elinor
Lida Stafford
Ella Sexton
Vance Carter
Bentwell Stafford
Sexton
Miss Sexton
Ella
Bessie
Bessie, That You and Uncle Jim
Uncle Jim
Jim Thrope
Saxe
Lida
Vance