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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1918
Page
11
A steel mill worker who unexpectedly inherits a fortune travels by train to Freshfield Vermont to meet the Simms family at Meadowland farm. He befriends Jessie Simms, discovers Peter Simms dreaming of engines, and imagines a shared future in a quiet arcady setting.
Jessie, flushed with excitement, recounts a bull scare after a field stumble. Robert West, a young artist, chased away the bull and carried her to safety, earning her lingering praise and a romantic memory. John hints Jessie could improve with a skilled master.
Jessie Simms is rescued from an abusive farm household after her brother Peter publicly opposes his father Farmer Simms. John Burton helps the pair flee, supports education and art for Jessie, and arranges lodging and work prospects while uncovering a web of deceit around artist Robert West. The episode ends with a dramatic confrontation and a warning that harm may still follow.
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