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In this sequel to Katharine Lauderdale, Katharine has married Jack Ralston secretly and hoped to force her rich uncle's hand in assisting him to find a career. After his refusal, she couldn't face her new husband to break the news, and a series of mishaps led everyone - Katharine included - to believe Jack had fallen victim to the demon he had been fighting: drink.

Originally published in two volumes, Katharine Lauderdale tells the tale of a would-be New York society belle, if it were not for her miserly father. Her older sister has escaped the unhappy parental home by marrying and Katharine plans to do the same, but her father has already refused to sanction her nuptials with her cousin and childhood sweetheart, Jack Ralston. Desperate measures are needed and what role will rich Uncle Robert play in the future of the young people? How will the young couple's defiance of family and society affect their future life together?