Alan Wayne and Alix Lansing Endure a Sea Bound Passion
The novel follows Alan Wayne and Alix Lansing on a voyage home where their affair deepens amid moral conflict. Both acknowledge a consuming love that transcends playacting and risks honor, money, and future happiness as they confront guilt and desire.
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Alan Wayne
Red Hill
J. Y
Clem
Captain Wayne
Alan
Waynes
Judge Healey
Alix Lansing
Alix
Hidden Desires Challenge Locked Traditions and Loyalties
Alan, Alix, Gerry, and Nance confront modern desires clashing with Puritan roots in a town torn by scandal. Alan plans to flee with Alix as Gerry exerts pressure, while Nance and Alix challenge each man’s values, revealing fragile loyalties and a dangerous love triangle.
Exile and Reckoning Across Atlantic to Brazil
Gerry abandons his life in New York after an adulterous rift with Alix. He pursues escape by fleeing aboard the Gun ter to Pernambuco, abandoning his bankers and home. On ship and shore he contemplates American life and his own failings before reaching a colorful Brazilian harbor.
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Gerry
Alix
George
Montreal Express
Alan
Alan’s
Lansing
Gunter
Brazil
Pernambuco
Bank of England
Brooklyn
Furman Street
America
Boya
Alex
Mora
Hotel d‘Europe
The Kiss Sparks a Flight from the Train
Alix, triggered by Gerry's insult, confronts Alan and impulsively kisses him before fleeing as the train doors close. On the platform the baggage porter nearly saves her as Alan's pale face watches from the window. The porter jokes about knowing where she jumped.
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Alan
Alex
Alix
Embrace Work or Face Unhappiness Says Roosevelt
The Columbus Evening Dispatch quotes Colonel Roosevelt critiquing those who avoid toil and endurance. He argues work shapes character and condemns unwillingness to labor, urging people to choose work they love and to fix unpleasant conditions when possible.
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Colonel Roosevelt
Columbus Evening Dispatch
Verdite Mine in Transvaal Produces Gold in Black Talc
A Transvaal verdite mine in Jamestown Barbeton area yields greenstone called the lucky green stone of South Africa. Black talc within the rock contains pure gold, with slimes from extraction used for soap grease paint paper and other daily products.
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Kaap
Jamestown
Barberton
Transvaal
South Africa
Reading of Books Highlights Youth Reading Challenge
The Indianapolis Star notes that despite schooling and exposure to literature today’s youth rarely read serious books after leaving school. The automobile and the lure of entertainment like movies dances and theater distract youths from pursuing reading as a habit.
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Indianapolis Star
Spider Lariat Web Used by Triangle Spider
A North American spider hunts in evergreen trees using a triangular web with four longitudinal lines and many cross fibers. Two corners anchor to twigs while the third ends in a thread held by the spider on a neighboring twig. When a fly hits the web the spider releases and the elastic threads trap the prey.
Vision of the Flounder Eye Adaptation in Light
Flounders simulate ground vision with one eye but fail to do so when both eyes are removed. In strong overhead light they appear white on all grounds, showing adaptation to the ground is driven by eye input and not skin exposure.
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Alix
Alan
Gerry
Nance
McDale & McDale
McDale
Walton
Montreal Express
Africa
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the Century CO
Hke
Alen
Verdite
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