“THE GILDED AGE”: AND THE FUTURE LOOKED AS BRIGHT AND AS CLEAN AS THE BLACK TARMACADAM: Next section of the current short story, a.k.a. The Fall of the House of Being. Margaret’s friend, Lachlan’s grief, Alexander’s trial. Here for story so far; here for this episode. As always, this is a rough draft, so your comments and criticisms are more than welcome.