Wealthy Heiress Learns Love Beyond Riches Anecdote
Arden Besley, a driver and school principal, ferries Elvira Dutton, a millionaire heiress, on a day’s ride to a scenic bluff near Vinton. She seeks escape from luxury and confesses a plan to vanish, delivering a sealed note to John Moore. Moore discovers Elvira’s wish to abandon her heiress life, ending with Arden leaving his chauffeur post to return to teaching and Elvira becoming a teacher’s bride.
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Elvira Dutton
Heirese
Arden Besley
Miss Dutton
John Moore
Vinton
Arden
Mr. Moore
Bortonville
Leila
Bluffs
Moore
Lelia
Dramatic Family Estate Plan Ends in Old Friends Reunion
In 1919 a lawyer arranges a transfer of the family homestead and bonds to Naomi Elson as femme sole, prompting mixed feelings. Naomi regroups with her brothers Mark and Paul as memories of Bertha Drake Wanda Drake and Wilbur Drake revive old ties and friendships. The trio’s: Naomi, Mark, and Paul, work toward a joyful reunion culminating in a double wedding and renewed happiness for the sextette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Tarbell
Mark
Paul Elson
Paul
Naomi
San
Mark Elston
Bertha Drake
Pam
Uke
Wanda Drake
Bertha
Wanda
Wilbur
Lacon
Drakes
Wilbur Drake
Rome
They Were Seven They Were Seven Drright
A Brompton native shares seven clues of fate leading to Celia Darlow and Marsh, a former circus gymnast, as they wed, face disapproval, and endure seven years apart before family peace at Sevenoaks with seven adopted children and reconciliation with Celia’s father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sevenoaks
Attle Place
John Darlow
Darlow
Brompton
Wylie Marsh
Darlow Place
Marsh
Celia Darlow
Celia
Schenoaks
Harmony
Cella
Wylie
Dare
Wyllie
Mystery of Father and Forged Note Drives a Looming Reveal
Luella Morse, driven by a dread over a past extortion, seeks to uncover a dark family secret tied to her late father and lawyer Anson Ladd. In Springfield, Luella bonds with Robert Ladd, son of the accused, who reveals the forged-note cover story and confesses his love as the truth unravels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton Brill
Luella Morse
Rome
Luella
Thive
Father
Anson Ladd
Brooks
Springfield
Lucila Rse
Acton
Anson Lord
Robert Ladd
Mr. Ladd
Verona Tresham
Providence
Ladd
Miss Tresham
Samuel Morse
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Genevieve Almar
Wester Newspaper Union
Western Newspaper Union
Drright
Evelyn Lee
Yalca
Samuel Ater
Castoria
Lalley
Rudolph Geselius
Valley City, N. D
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