Helen was sure her father's new partner, Stein Maddison, was nothing but a fortune hunter, out for what he could get from the old man. Stein had even pursued Helen, and she could understand if he married her, he'd inherit the whole business someday. She finally ran away, so great was her disgust. But a combination of homesickness and something else she couldn't quite explain drove her back a year later, to find the situation quite changed.