Felix o'day is a quixotic irishman who offers up his title and cash to save his father from dishonor. then he ought to travel to new york on the lookout for his silly young wife, who has fled and is inflicting havoc along the street. the scene is set in new york. while felix has the reader's full compassion, and the exquisite characters are sincerely rendered, the unconventional lacks the flicker of many previous masterpieces. felix o'day, an irish baronet, travels to new york city in pursuit of his spouse, barbara, who left him for a guy named dalton greater than a yr before. dalton became also liable for o'day's loss of cash. o'day methods a neighborhood priest for help in finding barbara in order that he can help her. barbara is located by way of martha, her former nurse, and martha's brother stephen, who attempted to assist o'day in finding barbara. however, after they determined barbara, they had no concept in which to locate o'day. barbara now is living at martha's condo to protect herself from dalton, who abuses her.