The Argosy, Vol. 36

This installment of "Winifred Power" by Joyce Darrell (Chapter XXXIV: "At Elmsleigh Once More") resolves several plot threads from the serialized novel. Lord Mercer borrows money from his sister Mrs. Dallas under false pretenses before departing for London. Mary Russell, humiliated, returns to Provence. Mark Hatherley learns from Gertrude about Ralph's mysterious journey to find Mary following Martha Freake's letter. Gertrude indicates her intention to return to the Grahams. Mark and Winifred share an emotional conversation where he reveals his father's financial ruin and defrauding of relatives; he accepts a bank manager position in northern England to earn funds for restitution, and they silently pledge to wait for each other. Richard Dallas receives American job summons; he and Dolly arrange an immediate wedding at Elmsleigh. The narrative follows their departure from Paris—Gertrude accompaniting them—and Winifred's reunion with her parents at the vicarage, where Mark subtly indicates Mrs. Burton's coldness toward him owing to his changed circumstances.