Summary
Willie Robbins, a tender‑hearted youth of San Augustine, becomes infatuated with Myra Allison, the town’s most radiant and effervescent maiden. Myra’s coquettish laughter and relentless teasing crush his nascent hopes, leaving him bruised but not broken. When the Spanish‑American War erupts, Willie enlists with a reckless vigor, plunging into the crucible of combat. His daring capture of a Spanish general earns him a captain’s commission and a heroic reputation that reverberates back home. Upon his triumphant return, the mayor, a brass band, and a chorus of schoolgirls greet him as a living legend. Yet the true climax unfolds at the modest white cottage of Joe Cranberry, Myra’s husband. There, Myra—now disheveled, weary, and stripped of her former allure—stands on the porch. Willie approaches, his stride confident, and the tables turn: the once‑mocked lover now holds the power to deliver poetic justice.
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Willie Robbins loses his heart to Myra Allison, the prettiest and liveliest girl in San Augustine, but she laughs at him and taunts him. Soon after the Spanish-American War starts, Willie volunteers and plunges madly into danger, and wins a captaincy by capturing a Spanish general. Myra marries Joe Cranberry, but when Willie hears of this, he seems indifferent. After the war Willie returns to San Augustine and is met by the Mayor, a brass band, and schoolgirls. He is the hero of the occasion. After the welcome, Willie makes for the little white cottage of Joe Cranberry. Myra is on the porch, untidy and unattractive. Willie waltzes up to her and the joke is on Myra.
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