His love had turned to blistering hate!

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 see why--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.

And Stein seemed determined to punish her for her past behavior.