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The narrative follows a self-made man's accumulation of great wealth and the ripple effects on his extended family and community, tracing generational bonds, romantic attachments, and a damaging scandal that culminates in courtroom proceedings. Alongside domestic scenes and rural episodes, a young man's moral struggles and a prominent figure's fall and repentance are explored, leading to legal reckonings, personal confessions, and eventual forgiveness. The plot interweaves family history, public controversy, and individual reform, concluding with the settlement of grievances and the redistribution of fortunes among the survivors.

THREE MILLIONS!

OR

THE WAY OF THE WORLD

BY
WILLIAM T. ADAMS
(OLIVER OPTIC)
AUTHOR OF “LIVING TOO FAST,” “IN DOORS AND OUT,” “TAKEN BY THE ENEMY,”
“WITHIN THE ENEMY’S LINES,” “ON THE BLOCKADE,” ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

BOSTON MDCCCXCI
LEE AND SHEPARD PUBLISHERS

10 MILK STREET NEXT “THE OLD SOUTH MEETING HOUSE”