02499cam a22003733u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324500170014626400510016330000470021433600260026133700260028733800360031350000310034950501000038050802090048052011420068953400450183165300560187665300280193265300300196065300250199065300200201570000300203585600430206599900170210845528UtSlPG20260610134038.0mcr n260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aMacGrath, Harold,d1871-193214aThe Best Man 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2014  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2014-04-290 aThe best man -- Two candidates -- The advent of Mr. "Shifty" Sullivan -- The girl and the poet.  aE-text prepared by Larry B. Harrison, Ernest Schaal, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)  a"The Best Man" by Harold MacGrath is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Carrington, a determined young lawyer, who grapples with a moral dilemma when he discovers evidence of fraud committed by the powerful millionaire Henry Cavenaugh, who also happens to be the father of the woman Carrington loves. The novel explores themes of duty, integrity, and the struggles of love intertwined with social and ethical responsibilities.  The opening of the novel introduces Carrington as he reflects on his discovery of Cavenaugh's fraudulent activities, which threaten the financial security of countless investors. Carrington finds himself torn between his affection for Kate Cavenaugh and his obligation to seek justice for those wronged by her father's greed. As he prepares to confront Kate about the situation, he contemplates how to reveal the truth without destroying her trust and happiness. This initial conflict sets the stage for a deeper exploration of personal integrity versus societal obligations, and the complexities of love in the face of moral challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aUnited States -- Social life and customs -- Fiction  aShort stories, American  aMate selection -- Fiction  aCourtship -- Fiction  aLove -- Fiction1 aGrefé, Will,d1875-195740uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45528  c86367d86367