Charles K. Spencer is a well-to-do young American mining engineer. Drinking his water in a hotel in London one day, he overhears a conversation between two young women, one of whom is to go to Switzerland. He decides to play "fairy godfather" and send the other girl there as well, also to further her career as a writer for a scientific journal. However, the girl is shadowed on her journey by the mysterious Mr. Bower. Convinced that Bower is a rogue, Mr. Spencer decides to follow them to protect the girl... (Summary by Carolin)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
01 - The Wish
28:57 - Chapter 2
02 - The Fulfillment of the Wish
34:07 - Chapter 3
03 - Wherein Two People Become Better Acquainted
34:56 - Chapter 4
04 - How Helen Came to Maloja
32:22 - Chapter 5
05 - An Interlude
30:51 - Chapter 6
06 - The Battlefield
29:23 - Chapter 7
07 - Some Skirmishing
33:38 - Chapter 8
08 - Shadows
36:03 - Chapter 9
09 - 'Etta's Father'
35:26 - Chapter 10
10 - On The Glacier
36:05 - Chapter 11
11 - Wherein Helen Lives a Crowded Hour
31:55 - Chapter 12
12 - The Allies
34:14 - Chapter 13
13 - The Compact
37:37 - Chapter 14
14 - Wherein Millicent Arms for the Fray
36:56 - Chapter 15
15 - A Coward's Victory
36:20 - Chapter 16
16 - Spencer Explains
25:45 - Chapter 17
17 - The Settlement
21:15