The Argosy, Vol. 28

# Catalog Note

Called to the Rescue (serialized, Chapter XXII). This domestic novel episode, set in the English Lake District, depicts Mrs. Raymond's recovery holiday at Grasmere. Her attendant Bennet discovers that young Emily Stormount, under the guardianship of Miss Adela Granard, is staying nearby with Sir Marcus Combermere. Emily, recovering from previous illness and family troubles involving her stepfather, has flourished under careful education emphasizing kind action over academic routine. Ernest Archdale, Mrs. Raymond's grandson, arrives unexpectedly after receiving a cryptic invitation; he has obtained early leave from his employer by working intensively, obtaining stimulating substances from a chemist named Mr. Cloud to sustain his effort. The narrative hints at romantic prospects between Ernest and Adela, while suggesting complications involving a lost dowry and family obligations to the Bournes at Folkestone.