▁past ▁war ▁mem ories ▁and ▁current ▁respons ib ilities . ▁Anne ▁eventually ▁finds ▁out , ▁and ▁suspect s ▁that ▁John ▁has ▁even ▁father ed ▁a ▁child ▁with ▁his ▁cousin ▁Jess am ine ▁Stevens ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁Although ▁deeply ▁hurt ▁by ▁John ' s ▁behavior , ▁Anne , ▁remember ing ▁her ▁father ' s ▁advice , ▁cho oses ▁to ▁over look ▁it ▁and ▁even ▁wel comes ▁Jess am ine ▁and ▁her ▁son ▁when ▁they ▁later ▁move ▁to ▁Way nes bor o . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Ludwig ▁becomes ▁a ▁successful ▁industrial ist ▁and ▁S ally ▁a ▁prominent ▁local ▁host ess , ▁later ▁taking ▁over ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁the ▁Club . ▁ ▁Ludwig ▁h ires ▁El iza ▁Ball ard ▁as ▁his ▁secretary ▁after ▁she ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁leave ▁her ▁previous ▁position ▁in ▁her ▁late ▁father ' s ▁former ▁law ▁firm ▁due ▁to ▁g oss ip ing ▁about ▁partner ▁Doug ▁Gard iner ' s ▁rom ance ▁with ▁an ▁Irish ▁Catholic ▁girl ▁whom ▁he ▁later ▁mar ries . ▁Despite ▁El iza ' s ▁g oss ip ▁and ▁sharp ▁tongue ▁occasionally ▁causing ▁trouble ▁in ▁the ▁town , ▁she ▁shows ▁a ▁so fter ▁side ▁by ▁car ing ▁for ▁Ari ana ▁McC une , ▁a ▁termin ally ▁ill ▁young ▁girl ▁who ▁ran ▁away ▁from ▁her ▁opp ress ively ▁religious ▁parents . ▁Miss ▁Pin ney ' s ▁la ud an um ▁add iction ▁eventually ▁becomes ▁public ▁knowledge ▁after ▁she ▁appears ▁increasing ly ▁dis he ve led ▁and ▁unable ▁to ▁control ▁her ▁primary ▁school ▁class . ▁At ▁the ▁inst ig ation ▁of