Social intrigue unfolds around Griswold theft caper
In a tangled tale Ken Griswold, an alleged socialist writer, plans a daring $100,000 cash heist from Bayou State Security president Andrew Galbraith and escapes aboard the Belle Julie as a deckhand. Charlotte Farnham identifies him, and a web of blackmail and treachery ensues as Margery Grierson plots to entangle Edward Raymer in a financial scheme.
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Kenneth Griswold
Andrew Galbraith
Bayou State Security
Hue and Cry
Belle Julie
Charlotte Farnham
Slaska
Minn
Albraith
Charlotte
Griswold
Galbraith
St. Louis
Slaska, Minn
Argery Grierson
Jasper Grierson
Wahaska
Trown
Margery
Broffin
Edward Raymer
Raymer
New Orleans
Farmers’ and
Mereside
Gertrude
Manufacturers’ Club
Loss and Gain Amid a West town Convalescence
Griswold recovers from injury at Mereside with Margery Grierson's care and Jasper Grierson's uneasy generosity. He forms new bonds with Margery, learns of Doctor Farnham, and plans to rewrite his manuscript. Raymer helps find lodging and offers workers’ insights as Griswold contends with debt, obligation, and a hopeful future.
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Griswold
Chouteau
Griersons
Miss Grierson
Margery
Bay
Wahaska
Grierson
Mereside
Jasper Grierson
Nazareth
West
Wabaska
Aspasia
Charlotte Farnham
Saint Cecilia
Axiochus
Derstand
Raymer
Mrs. Holco
Chase on the Belle Julie Aboard Vicksburg Run
Broffin presses Maurice for details about a bank robbery suspect aboard the Belle Julie. Maurice recalls a past contact with Gavitt and a late evening conversation with a mysterious young woman on the guards. The pair seek more clues as the drama continues aboard the river steamer.
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Maurice
Broffin
Vicksburg Landing
Vicksburg
River Front
Texas
John Gavitt
Gavitt
Buck McGrath
McGrath
Incid
Clarence
Matt
Chapter Bill The Convalescent
A fragment from a Mor ris chatr-days scene shows a patient in a hospital setting idly contented when Margery is present and vaguely dissatisfied otherwise. The text focuses on internal mood during recovery and social companionship.
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Morris Chatr
Margery
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John Raymer
Howard Raymer
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
TAAGS
Bertie
Herbert C. Farnham
Doctor Farnham
Char
Miss Farnham
Adam
Wabaska Public Library
Milennium
Miss Margery
Bill
the Convalescent