Project Gutenberg 2020-04-15 Public domain in the USA. 161 Osborne, William Hamilton 1873 1942 Brehm, George 1878 1966 Fisher, Harrison 1875 1934 The Running Fight E-text prepared by Val Wooff and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Running Fight" by William Hamilton Osborne is a novel written in the early 20th century. It delves into the complexities of human emotions and social intrigue during a time characterized by economic turmoil. The story centers around Giles Ilingsworth, who, after losing his fortune in a financial collapse, confronts Leslie Wilkinson, the daughter of the powerful financier Peter V. Wilkinson, as he seeks retribution and justice in a world turned upside down. The opening of this tale introduces us to Ilingsworth as he prepares to confront Leslie at her family's luxurious home, driven by desperation and a sense of betrayal following the collapse of the Tri-State Trust Company. His intention is violent; he bears a weapon and is determined to confront the source of his financial ruin. The narrative captures his conflicting emotions as he unexpectedly meets Leslie, who reveals herself not as the conspirator he expected, but as her father's innocent daughter. The tension escalates as Ilingsworth grapples with his vengeful motives while Leslie's charm and vulnerability awaken his conscience, leading to a complicated entanglement of secrets and expectations that define their evolving relationship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 522294 2025-06-24T12:34:15.592692 text/html 514588 2024-10-17T17:36:46 text/html 773744 2025-06-24T12:34:23.494665 application/epub+zip 769702 2025-06-24T12:34:16.913696 application/epub+zip 290800 2025-06-24T12:34:16.251681 application/epub+zip 906687 2025-06-24T12:34:28.148685 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 867134 2025-06-24T12:34:22.700712 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388799 2022-09-27T22:57:10.894863 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472094 2023-09-26T11:00:51.547132 text/plain 452184 2024-10-17T17:36:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16999 2025-06-24T12:34:28.297628 application/rdf+xml 22152 2025-06-24T12:34:16.358674 image/jpeg 3523 2025-06-24T12:34:16.305688 image/jpeg 709607 2025-06-24T12:34:15.648710 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 en.wikipedia