Summary
In a poignant exploration of Southern honor confronting modern financial exigency, Colonel Dabney Mills, a scion of a mortgaged plantation, embarks on a desperate pilgrimage to New York. His quest: to secure a loan from his granddaughter Anna Belle's affluent husband, James Adams. Upon arrival, Mills discovers Adams's capital inextricably bound in a high-stakes stock market maneuver, rendering him momentarily impotent to assist. A twist of fate, or perhaps a cruel irony, sees one of Adams's business associates entrust the Colonel with a substantial sum—$5,000—intended for Adams. Overwhelmed by the imminent ruin of his ancestral lands and the crushing weight of his legacy, Mills succumbs to a whispered 'insider' tip from an old acquaintance, recklessly plunging the entrusted funds into a cotton speculation that swiftly evaporates. Conscience-stricken and facing utter disgrace, the shattered Colonel retreats to his beloved, beleaguered plantation, resolved to end his life. Yet, in a climactic moment of serendipitous intervention, Adams, having triumphed in his colossal stock deal, arrives precisely as the tragic deed is about to unfold, preventing the ultimate despair and offering a lifeline of unexpected salvation.
Synopsis
Colonel Dabney Mills, whose Southern plantation is heavily mortgaged, makes a trip to New York hoping to borrow money from James Adams, his granddaughter Anna Belle's husband. When the colonel arrives, he learns that Adams's entire capital is tied up in a big stock deal, and that he is therefore unable to lend the colonel any assistance. While Adams is away, one of his business partners entrusts the colonel with $5,000 to retain for his grandson-in-law. Desperate, the colonel speculates in cotton on the tip of an old friend and loses the money. Conscience-stricken, the colonel returns to his plantation determined to take his life, but Adams, successful in his deal, arrives just in time to prevent the tragedy.
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