▁seems ▁to ▁reci proc ate . ▁She ▁is ▁seen ▁by ▁her ▁father ▁as ▁being ▁similar ▁to ▁his ▁dece ased ▁sister ▁Kate ▁as ▁a ▁child . ▁She ▁dies ▁in ▁her ▁early ▁te ens ▁from ▁comp lications ▁of ▁r he um atic ▁fe ver . ▁▁ ▁Louis a ▁T ucker ▁Dem ing ▁– ▁A ▁mathematics ▁teacher ▁at ▁the ▁College ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Club ' s ▁found ing , ▁she ▁is ▁beautiful , ▁but ▁also ▁cold ▁and ▁ins ens itive ▁to ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁others . ▁Origin ally ▁from ▁Boston , ▁she ▁regarded ▁Way nes bor o ▁as ▁an ▁un c ivil ized ▁place ▁when ▁she ▁first ▁arrived . ▁She ▁mar ries ▁General ▁Dem ing , ▁a ▁former ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁who ▁became ▁the ▁local ▁Cong r essional ▁representative , ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁daughter , ▁Julia . ▁▁ ▁† General ▁Dem ing ▁– ▁A ▁former ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁in ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁he ▁is ▁Way nes bor o ' s ▁elected ▁representative ▁in ▁Congress . ▁He ▁speak s ▁at ▁Anne ▁Alexander ▁and ▁S ally ▁C och ran ' s ▁gradu ation ▁from ▁the ▁Fem ale ▁Academy , ▁and ▁later ▁mar ries ▁their ▁teacher ▁Louis a ▁T ucker . ▁He ▁later ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁leave ▁office ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁Cr éd it ▁M obil ier ▁b ri ber y ▁sc andal ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁▁ ▁Julia ▁Dem ing ▁Gordon ▁– ▁The ▁daughter ▁of ▁General ▁Dem ing ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Louis a , ▁she ▁is