The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-08

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Yet with all this skill, Miss sedgwick's
story is weak at twosvital points. 1t is
the story, of four. people--Felicia, Angela
Maurice and Godfrey. Felicia is In many
respects charming girl: girl who, one
feels, would have become a rare woman
indeed in a, different envi rOnment. Maui
rice has fine traits, but is weak, uncertain
and craven. Angela is a hypocrlte~ self
deceived. Geoffrey is, good deal Of
man, astute, energetic, generous: Geof-
frey and Maurice who are intimate
friends, love Felicia; and Felicia pledges.
her hand to Maurice, Geoffrey however.
being, ignorant of the fact Marriage at
once is Impossible, Esas maurice. an artist,
not only has nothing but is burdened with
debt, and Felicia has next to nothing OF
course, like all youth, they can wait. But
waiting: brings Maurice no brighter pros
poets; he must live we'll, and instead OF
progressing in his art and paying off his
debts under theaspur Of his loNe for Fe-f
licia, he gets more deeply in debt, and
at last, 2despairing, writes tosF'elicia, sre sss
leasing himself rather than her Geofffevs
discovers the situations Maurice's love for
Felicia and her lpye f9S fhin Kegar st ing
mines TO secare, for I Felicia the hap
piness she seems about to BE- denied. He
goes to Maurice and agrees to pay his
debts and assures him of a fixed income
until he can get on his feet and, return
the money advanced. Maurice accepts the
offer, pledging secrecy; and saying moth:
| ing of an. Understanding he has JUST
reached with Angela whom he had de-
| cided to marry for her money and the life
| of ease 1t would bring him. His acceptance
| of Geoffrey's offer, of course, necessitaties
another broken pledge. But the'splan. IS
trouble arises, as out of deception in the
| intimate relations Of life trouble always
! must arise ." x 4 -
It is in Geoffrey's plan to secure Fell.
cia's happiness even thru her loss to, MIN =
| self that Miss Sedgwicks skill mas IN
measure failed. How could Geoffrey the
far-seeing, clear headed, astute man that
| he was, seeing Maurice ssfailure to accom-
| plish something under the inspiration. or
| his new born love for Felicia and her ioVe
for him, miss seeing that no lasting hap
piness for the girl could be secured as
Maurice's wife? The ''hero's' wit Is
questioned by the reader, and the story $
weakness at the points measured oy just
the weight of the question:: -
! Again the story is weak in its denoue-
ment A moral victory with love tran
scending matrimony, which would nave
made a fine climax, is spoiled by atrageoy
! lacking in the truly traglcal. y. 20
Despite these defects, the book is OF
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/ You can't do much for other people unless you
have done great deal for Yourself You are OF OF
no use to them unless you have mucn personal
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probably do your best for others: So ST
A dissatisfa elton that was hardly a pain was
the purposelessness of their lives; it was life
LOT appreciation 1nerely-.appreciation OF them
selves, their friends, books, music pictures.
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4 What do you mean by happiness? w.
y Are you satisfied? Is your life growing! SIS
q lit glad? go @sgt 8
I think am happy, but happiness is not a
thing one can look at. It's a bird singing In q
tree; one parts the branches to see II ana II Is
silent. +. E.
) These are such things as one, who. con.
fronts life demanding to know what 1t Is
4 and trying to show others what he finds
: it to be, puts into a book or a picture o.
! any other work he sets his hand TO-
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