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Miltiades spends his money fast. "If I have money I think I ought to do beautiful things with it. He opens a department store, buys an estate. He proposes marriage to Drusilla Crowninshield. an old flame of his, marries her daughter Sydna instead. Drusilla knows him of old: "You really are an outrageous man. . . . You appear to people who don't know you as a most conventional man. but you really stick at nothing and regret little...
When the Civil War began the Vaidens, like their neighbors, were surprised but immediately set about to make short work of the Yankees. Before the young men went to the army there was to be a double wedding: Miltiades Vaiden and Drusilla Lacefield, A. Gray Lacefield and Marcia Vaiden. But the night before the wedding Drusilla eloped with Major Crowninshield, and Marcia was not sorry her wedding was postponed, because she too was really in love with the Major. Miltiades went grimly off to war and took orders from the man who had stolen his bride, until Crowninshield was killed...
...Drusilla with a Million is a big baby picture. Drusilla was an elderly female with gray hair and a collector's passion for infants. Her impecunious position as a member of an old ladies' home had hampered her desires these many years. Somebody far away died, and an idle million dollars dropped abruptly into Drusilla's lap. She began to collect babies. An attempt to break the will and prove her incompetent was launched by attorneys of a disinherited son. The plaintive appeal of Mary Carr makes her a good Drusilla; Most of the babies are good...
Then when he is in New York he discovers that his sister-who must have been more unhappy than he realized-has been having an affair with the irresponsible Vannya and that it, too, is threatening to become serious. To end this he tells Drusilla and Vannya-who has by this time become a great friend of the older Mr. Eyre- of the condition of his father. This has the desired effect...
...nasty problem, it is also the salvation of Gulian. His father is too old, so he must take charge of the situation. With rare skill he keeps the disgrace from coming into the open. He frees Drusilla from Perry, leaves her disengaged for Vannya. And he himself marries Lael...