Two men appear at the Newton home, posing as interviewers working on a national survey. Charlie's father, Joseph Newton, works at a bank, and Uncle Charlie tells him he wants to open an account and deposit $40,000 ($ Template:Inflation million today) at his bank. He gives his niece an emerald ring that has someone else's initials engraved inside. Her uncle arrives, and at first, everyone is delighted with his visit, especially young Charlie.
She receives wonderful news: Her mother's younger brother (her eponym), Charles Oakley, is arriving for a visit. One day, his landlady tells him that two men came looking for him he sees the two men waiting on the street in front of his room, and he decides to leave town.Ĭharlotte (Charlie) Newton is a bored teenage girl living in the idyllic town of Santa Rosa, California.
Charles Oakley lives alone in a rooming house.
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