The Leading Characters of Eddie and Patsy in a Rural Tale
Eddie Forbes, a Scottdale youth with a liquor problem, faces a fatal accident due to a bootlegging truck. After a prison ordeal and a failed reconciliation with Patsy Jane, he seeks redemption on a northern land plot. Sentiment turns to public hostility, prompting a move and a struggle to regain control of his life and marriage.
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Edison Forbes
Scottdale
Forbes
Yatsy Jane
Edison
Isaiah Sealman
Eddie
Sealman
Todie
Patsy
Chicago
Patsy Jane
Long Portage
Pat
Eddie Holds Off Intruder Then Seeks Quiet Life
Eddie, armed and wary, confronts a recovering intruder in a cabin after Pat's farewell note. He orders the trespasser to leave and hide the truth about who sent him. Later Eddie takes a job with the Davenant ranch foreman while vowing to quit drinking and return home.
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Davenant Ranch
Poor Eddie vows to quit drinking after confrontation
Eddie admits fault and begs Pat to help him stay sober as they discuss his drinking habit. Pat warns of a long hard fight and refuses to involve Mr. Kinnane, while recalling past struggles with cravings and urging immediate action to stay clean.
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Forbes
Eddie
Jaddie
Sealman
Long Pine
Pat
Ano
Miles
Chanpi
Culley
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Altho
H. P. Davenant
Davenant
Davenant’s
Kinnane
Nobaude
Sian
Treaspass
Milo Bull
Bull
BUICK
Buick Motor Company
Flint, Michigan
General Motors Corporation
Flint
Mich
G.M.A.C
Wile Bay
Webster County Buick CO
North 9Th St
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Pocahontas
Kaiser Auto Co
Laurens
Whittemore—Poiret
Emmetsburg—Motor Inn
Humboldt—Humboldt
Buick Co. & Schattschnenler
W. W. Beam
First National Bank Bldg
S. E. Higgins Osteopathic Physics
O. River Sts
Rolfe
Robert Bruce
Abe M. Devaul
Bert J. Kent
State Savings Out
W. R. Bates, M. D
Glasse
Carver
L. M. Graham
Foe
Kent
Amy Ireland
J. M. Bush
H. H. Grove
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