, 1881-09-04

She uses oil = wonilus artiiices to make hitn
love ior her, to bis pity for her forl,r1 costslt-
ton, md 1T last reveals to him tue fact ttt hcf
pretensc that .jo't,t is her nephew ls !Re ~ tno
| son. She explains To him how she has Kept tn1s
buried fn her brcnst all her lite. aLd makes ~
most powerful appeal to his generosity ana !ot s.
bcnrance~ III Cdxat1,n1c's mind the strMEGsc IS
I'LL intense one. He hns oNIy t. reveal faicta y
identity to hase her INSTANTLY turneu on1 ~ sne
house, the match between Jo'it! anu t,mosts =, q
broken OIL, aud perhaps, TT no dIst'tnt 'hx, ns
nwn hopes with rcvarI to uEc. tl'tIHy rcailzet!.
IL this conrse he Is also inpced hy II ccrta!.
his friend Mor'my. On the other hand. !; nis
heart is touched BY. the sight OF 1pn d's
trlcted woman sTove1ing ut ms 1eet ahu =.
crying put TO him in hrr agony 70 suve her
sou and by the thought of the two Soiils
hearts sure 10 be bightca forever II he sl'ehss:
While this scene is icing cnacicd the Voices III
Presently tho ipyers appear ui,ufl the balcony.
joyous In their new relslton TO each other: CaS-
saynac instantly determines tt',lt no word ol Ills
shall ever crush their young lives;
Tho eyes and cars Ht -u"}ls FtfFt' -hoF'atus
lawyer and. great friend, have: however, hoth
been open: lfc suspects that I.. D.nt n;ts 1,ss
some secret which MUrHftH ought to khow. ana tue
next day is appointed us tho titnc Tor tne s1:s'-
ing Of the nurriuyc settlements between herself
and adviser Vi bpth. by course of legal CROSS
questioning niost admirably tn:t1ia.ed, III re-
gard to .In'sns iuheritinc his fortune from 'ac
Ditsntnt's - sister,. he cuntrlVes 10 $" confuse
tho wrc1chctl woman that her lies urc i'll fair
way Of being ull cyposra when shs abruptly
and under plea of illness Dogs tor u pf'stp"nt;-
1nel,t Of the matter until the 1lext day fts!is
suspicious are more than confirmed hy her
manner. ana Is she lIus rcllr: he cnu-
municascs them to uofH1N: GaSasdH1c ut lhis
moment calls, aud FtrFi c'idcAttrs, but utlsut-
ceSsfuiay. to cxtort from hin the information
hc seeks. As Ct1>s,y'nlc rctircs Fsffcin enters:
, and him hin a,vether. Illus h. told thc awyer tho
truth: Fcrfi, hya. clover ruse, working; upon
her suspicion nl tusa'I'slc, Trans her ihtn IN
admission nf the whole truth She is then told
that the 1nnrriaYe is rendered inpoSsie, and
that her son must l,c informed III the causc.
At her request tho revelation il LETT tu her and
the strongest scene i'll the py cil$t1e;. John IS.
Of course. III first staggered and then hum1
lated, but itllly hts gratitude for tho years OF
care u,ld lavish love that have been spent upon
him triumph over all other feelings, md, clasp
inS Efiiciu i'll his arms, he fnrEivcs her. nccArin,
that whatever she may hare been she is still his
mother.
In the early part Of the fourth and last act.
which takes place Oil the following day. Johis
comes tell Do;ortS thnt they Eitst bc parted.
y" on'' has naturally rctlturv'i TO tell Ih,'orfs
the stui1tcfu truth, and jain liHtt!y seeks T.t1t
nll the blaine un himself u1il his aunt. alleging
that some question Of money Wis the sol.: inl
t,t.,lincnt. Ttof$. with beautiful trust il. her
LNers nature. refuses to believe. his words.
Her quick perceptions jump to tho fact that
SONG secret is being concealed from her. Shc
dtarcs that. whatever be tho obstacle, she will
overcome it. u1,ti that nothing shall rnrt them
This interview ended, fttcit appears determined
To make Il final appeal 10 ~ MoFndn. the oil
eSt}H[iE{1t1t}. WHO aDNttt 1Htc5 @GtNt4
deputies CdS<tlJhuc tu he his representative, hut
Ftliciu insists seeing th0 fnther. aud finally
the interview takes pluce in tho presence of I'LL
the chief characters. cxccpt Do'"rcS ana J"l'H.
All Ftiicit1's arguments and cntrcAties proving
futile she produces letter, addressed to ". MH
,,ny, which proves that Johns father had been
.I"s,luu's own brother The letter contains IL
strong appeal to Morndu to assist ttiicia II ever
she should stand i1l need Of help. AforluU Is un
abic TO resist tho now overwhelming pressure,
and the last nbstacic belns removed by FE'ic<s'*
statement tnat she hhd given all her money to
religious order which she is Immediately going
to enter, he gives his cnnScMt- The Young people
are called in 1snd natlc happy, Felicia takes sln
affecting farewell. anu tho curtain falls she is
summoned by sister to begin her lohy unu
last atouelncut.