At twenty-eight, Buchanan is engaged to twenty-three-year-old Ann Coleman, a wealthy black-haired beauty born the daughter of an iron magnate. Soon, Buchanan’s busy law practice and rumors that he is overly flirtatious with other young women lead her to break it off. This deeply wounds Buchanan. Yet before the couple can discuss reconciliation, Ann dies suddenly. Some suspect she killed herself. Buchanan’s letters of condolence to her family are returned unopened.
