Deserter Wife in New York Society
Synopsis of a fiction set in New York society where Mrs. Ransom deserts husband Roger Ransom amid wedding pomp. Substitution of a ward, secret twin Anitra Hazen, and a web of hotel intrigue unfold as wills, a detective, and a stormy river setting drive the mystery toward potential suicide and identity doubt.
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Roger Ransom
Chaap
Georgian Hazen
Harper
Mr Johnston
Ransom
Anitra Mystery Deepens as Ransom Seeks Truth
In this scene Mr. Ransom and lawyer Harper press a doorway inquiry into a missing woman’s identity. The countryman’s description of a young visitor fails to match Miss Hasen, dampening hopes that the sleeping “Anitra” is Mrs. Ransom or her sister.
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Mr. Harper
Mr. Ransom
Mr. Goodenough
Ransom
Bartain
Hasen
Darter
Mrs. Ransom
Anitra
Harper
Georgian Hazen
Georgian Is Dead A Tale Of Identities And Despair
In a dim room Mrs. Dee lies veiled as Anitra amid shifting loyalties. Lawyer and husband confront a possible swap of identities, doubting a wife’s fate while Ransom confronts a life he ruined. Georgian’s apparent death haunts him as he faces a ruinous truth.
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Mr. Harper
I Don’t Hear Chapter XVII Scene on the Veranda
Mr Ransom awaits decisive news after Harper departs for New York and a police visit. He reads New York papers in vain and, waking before dawn, seeks solitude on the veranda where he recognizes a familiar dressed woman pacing silently.
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Georgian
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