Love's Tender Flame: Recent Episodes
Mardell Shares Stories
Beautiful stories of romance from times past. Fashions may change, but boy meets girl and the thrill of romance will always remain the same. Let Gene Stratton Porter, Kathleen Norris, Edna Ferber, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Booth Tarkington and many more provide an escape from modern worries with romantic stories of gentle passion.
With all the servants being dismissed, Jane-Ellen is forced to serve at dinner, against her principles
With all the servants being dismissed, Jane-Ellen is forced to serve at dinner, against her principles Source
Crane escapes a luncheon party to return home and be with Jane-Ellen and gets a rude shock
Crane escapes a luncheon party to return home and be with Jane-Ellen and gets a rude shock Source
Lily is accused of stealing Cora’s expensive French hat. She makes use of the opportunity to tell Mrs. Falkener what she really thinks of her!
Lily is accused of stealing Cora’s expensive French hat. She makes use of the opportunity to tell Mrs. Falkener what she really thinks of her! Source
Chapter 8
Mrs. Falkener decides to inspect the kitchen thoroughly, sure that she can find fault with Jane-Ellen
Chapter 8 Mrs. Falkener decides to inspect the kitchen thoroughly, sure that she can find fault with Jane-Ellen Source
Chapter 7
Cora confides to a confused but relieved Crane, that she is in love with Lefferts, not him.
Chapter 7 Cora confides to a confused but relieved Crane, that she is in love with Lefferts, not him. Source
Chapter 6
Crane and Cora go riding and she introduces him to Lefferts, a poet, and Brindlebury loses his temper with Tucker
Chapter 6 Crane and Cora go riding and she introduces him to Lefferts, a poet, and Brindlebury loses his temper with Tucker Source
Chapter 5 Crane questions Jane-Ellen and Mrs. Falkener demands that Lily be dismissed Source
The cook is upset when Tucker mistreats her beloved cat and he becomes even more determined to have her dismissed immediately!
Crane is sure the new servants will prove satisfactory, while Mrs. Falkener and Tucker are determined to make sure that they won’t
Burton Crane travels down South with some friends for the hunting season and tries to engage servants
After months of sobriety, Bob suddenly lets go and is reeling drunk when he gets the news Lorelei needs him
Reunited with Lorelei Bob applies himself and does well, but he proves to be a poor money manager
Digusted and angry, Lorelei leaves the house party in the middle of the night without Bob
After his father closes all doors to him, Bob manages to find gainful employment at last
Jim decides a divorce between Lorelei and Bob would profit him and begins scheming to undermine Bob’s resolve to stop drinking
Mrs. Knight descends on her daughter as soon as she receives the glad tidings of marriage
Jimmy, with the aid of Lilas, tricks Bob Wharton into proposing and a weary worn-down Lorelei finally accepts
A frustrated Jimmy agrees to cut Max Melcher in on the deal if he can contrive to get Lorelei married
Merkel tells Lorelei that her mother and brother tried a shake-down on him and she is so humiliated that she resolves to move out
Lorelei runs into the notorious Adoree Demorest while out shopping, and reluctantly accepts a luncheon date
Trying to do a favor for Lilas, Lorelei is thwarted by more unwelcome attentions from Bob Wharton
Lorelei’s mother chides her for quarreling with a drunken Bob Wharton. Jim thinks blackmail is a quick road to riches but Lorelei refuses and begins to realize the sordid truth about her family’s morals
Attending a banquet of businessmen and showgirls, Lorelei is introduced to wealthy banker John Merkle
Lorelei is successful on the stage and agrees to be interviewed but her mother is there to control the situation
We meet the Knight family, a lazy scheming bunch who decide to use their beautiful daughter to snag a millionaire and put them on easy street
Exhausted from the day before Emily Fox-Seton continues to run errands for Lady Maria and receives a devastating piece of news.
Emily Fox-Seton gains the trust and friendship of young Lady Agatha, whose impecunious family is depending on her to marry well and as soon as possible.
Upon arriving at Mallowes, Lady Maria’s country estate, Emily Fox-Seton meets the various guests and discovers that three are there in hopes that Lord Walderhurst will propose to one of them.
Emily Fox-Seton receives an invitation to Lady Maria’s country estate and is grateful to escape the punishing heat of London’s August
The Man Within Him
Jock has an inspired idea that will put him ahead, but first he runs it by Emma
Personality Plus
Jock’s determination to conquer the world of advertising makes him cocky
The changing whims of fashion put the ledgers in the red at T. A. Buck, but Emma has a daring idea that may save the company
Still weak after her illness, Emma falls into a depression upon learning she will spend another Christmas alone
Emma finds her position at T. A. Buck threatened, and Big Ed waiting in the wings to take it
Emma befriends a woman who is not so good, but not so bad either. And she possesses the secret to perfect caramel icing!
Spring fever leaves Emma McChesney feeling weary of life on the road, and in a moment of weakness she considers packing it in
by Edna Ferber
We meet Emma McChesney, traveling saleslady for T. A. Buck Featherloom Petticoats
Ruth is spoiled by city life, while The Harvester labors hard and faces the possibility of a future alone
The Harvester learns his Dream Girl's name and discovers a way to help her that she will accept
At last the Dream Girl is found, but she is ill, in trouble and too proud to take assistance
Using his knowledge of the woods,The Harvester comes up with a novel way to search for his Dream Girl
Chapter 5: When the Harvester Made Good
In a crowded train station, the Harvester thinks he sees his Dream Girl
Chapter 4: A Commission for the South Wind
The Harvester, unsure how or where to begin looking, asks the South Wind to send a message to his mate
Chapter 3: Harvesting the Forest
The Harvester, impatient to begin his search, decides he must first gather the spring crop
Chapter 2: The Effect of a Dream
The Harvester is galvanized into action after a vision of the Dream Girl
Chapter 1: Belshazzar’s Decision
The Harvester makes his yearly decision and ask’s his dog Belshazzar’s opinion.