Project Gutenberg 2014-04-29 Public domain in the USA. 202 MacGrath, Harold 1871 1932 Grefé, Will 1875 1957 Grefe, Will The Best Man The best man -- Two candidates -- The advent of Mr. "Shifty" Sullivan -- The girl and the poet. E-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) "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.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45528/45528-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en United States -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Short stories, American Mate selection -- Fiction Courtship -- Fiction Love -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels 241623 2025-08-18T11:59:09.076521 text/html 233329 2024-10-24T06:38:34 text/html 643583 2025-08-18T11:59:13.625515 application/epub+zip 646154 2025-08-18T11:59:10.068541 application/epub+zip 152726 2025-08-18T11:59:09.471494 application/epub+zip 634308 2025-08-18T11:59:16.329556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 607492 2025-08-18T11:59:12.914498 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210883 2022-09-20T18:27:43.147551 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199662 2025-08-18T11:59:08.604535 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 179752 2024-10-24T06:38:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17564 2025-08-18T11:59:16.490576 application/rdf+xml 23533 2025-08-18T11:59:09.593505 image/jpeg 3956 2025-08-18T11:59:09.523482 image/jpeg 917316 2025-08-18T11:59:09.116483 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia