The Maternal Spark

Brought from a small town to the big city as the protégé of a railroad president, Howard Helm proves himself too weak for the town. His rapid advancement leads to stock gambling and, of cour... Read allBrought from a small town to the big city as the protégé of a railroad president, Howard Helm proves himself too weak for the town. His rapid advancement leads to stock gambling and, of course, the other woman. The railroad president checks the gambling by the simple process of b... Read allBrought from a small town to the big city as the protégé of a railroad president, Howard Helm proves himself too weak for the town. His rapid advancement leads to stock gambling and, of course, the other woman. The railroad president checks the gambling by the simple process of breaking and firing Helm; Mary looks after the other woman and they go back to Pepperell to... Read all