The Sin of Saint Desmond

"The scenes of this novel are laid in California. The heroine, to please her mother and to be relieved from want, marries a man whom she does not love. She becomes infatuated with Vandell, a scoundrel, and is on the point of eloping with him when the plans are interferred with by Saint Desmond, a minister of splendid qualities. She becomes very ill and Saint Desmond takes her under his care. In order to quiet her ravings, he impersonates Vandell, for whom she constantly calls. This leads to his really caring for her. The rest of the tale tells how the heroine is freed from her husband, the stand Saint Desmond takes, and her ultimate fate. A gold mine plays a prominent part in the story"--The Bookman, Vol. 24, p. 82.