The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-12
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"The Woman That's Good" by Harold
Richard Vynne. Rand, McNalIy & Co.,
Chicago and New York,
Harold Richard Vynne, g. clever news
paper man, has written an interesting
story around THE Woman That's Good"
1t is essentially a human nature story,
depicting in a striking way human af-
fections and passions, virtues and vices,
and the wisdom and unwisdom Of its peo-
pie in dealing with the responsibilities of
life.
Eustace Gaunt, one Of the leading char
acters and a journalist, is a young mar
ried man who has cooled little in love-
like attentions to his good wife. He is
rushed with a pretty warm variety Of
platonic love for a young damsel whom
he MEETS at the Worlds Fair, Chicago.
After several meetings the affection be-
comes mutual, is acknowledged by both
parties, and so far controls them that
they kiss and call one another dear" and
darling damsel knowing that
Gaunt is married man. She feels wick
ed but decides that she cannot help it.
He has many compunctions of conscience
when he thinks of his true wife and their
little boy, but still seeks the company Of
the fascinating maiden. Imogen Leal.
In course Of time Imogen is called home
to Washington by the Illness Of her sister.
There is correspondence between her and
Gaunt and, finally, a telegram leads him
to take trip to Washington. He finds
Imogen very responsive to his affection,
they have an ideal lovers visit-such as
would have been perfectly innocent and
proper had he not been a married man.
On parting. meaning to comfort Gaunt,
Imogen says, "I'll wait"
This has the effect of chilling her lover;
1T opens his eyes to the fact that this
strictly convential girl IS cody figuring on
the possibility of death or divorce soon
opening the way for their lawful union.
In leaving Washington Gaunt lows that
he will never again look on the face of
Imogen LeaL Her proposal to visit has
taught him that his deepest heart is true
to his wife.
Elaine Gaunt, the leading female char
acter in the cast, is '"The Woma D That's
Good" During her husbands absence
in Washington she finds one u Imogen
Leafs gushing loveletters TO him. Aided
by her father she has Gaunt Swallowed
in Washington, and gets a full account
Of his visit to Imogen. On his return
he finds that divorce proceedings have
already been begun.
The story of the divorce is very pa
thetlc-shOwing how Elaine loved her
husband as she had always done, but
believing him guilty In the last degree.
could not bring herself to continue In
married intimacy with him; and how
Eustace once convinced that she would
not relent, facilitated the procuring of
divorce in a way to cause the least dis
tress to his wife, and to keep the name
of Imogen Leal from the public.
Then follows a period IN Gaunts life
that measures to him all the retribu-
ton mertted by his temporary and par
ua4 lapse from the loyalty due to his
wife. He falls into the hands Of Major
Plum, proprietor of a New York So
ciety paper called THE Fang He
commits couviviaI excuses that grad
tally undermine his nervous strength.
He broods hopelessly and endIessiy
over the loss of THE Woman That's
Good, and his golden haired little boy
once he Is on the verge Of committing
suicide by jumping into the sea- but it
rescued by a blessed Old commodere-
one of the taking characters in the cast.
Finally he Is gobbled up and married
by Agnes Plum, the majors daughter
In little time Gaunt finds that In THE
Fang" the major and Agnes, he has
got linked up with the world, the
flesh and the devil
For the rest of this fascinating story,
read the book-it's worth the price and
the time.
Beside the romance of the leading char
acters there are several accessories who
are Judiciously used in creating a Der.
1ectly natural atmosphere for the urin.
cIpaI line Of action. McLaren, the edi
Tor; Rodney, the lawyer; Mrs St Judas.
4hOgen Leafs bad sister; Capt. CIaDban,
ana the COMMONWEALTH play irnDortan+
Parts and add richly to the hurnor anJ
the pathos Of the story