Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-03

pretty little half-breed Ojibway girl
a good girl, a communicate of the
church; more French than Indian,
child who had all the simplicity of her
Indian mother, while she had the
teachings of the good Christian faith
ers of the remote parish. Mcdonald
constituencies, had courted her, WOE
her confidence, betrayed her, then left
her to bear her shame. And she had
not been able to bear it. She had
wandered half crazed with grief and
ss+1Sse into a blizzard and she had
dte1 in the swirling snow, Her half
| brother, Jules Beaubien, splendid
young FTench-Canadian, only learned
| OF Annette's existence when her father
was on his deathbed, The young man
is left heir to big fortune and imme-
diately starts IN search of his little
/ sister with the idea of educating her
/ and surrounding her life with Injuries.
! He traces the child to her home only
to discover the frightful death which
| She had suffered because of McDou-
AIDS treachery. He meets Batiste lie
Grand. the girls clean-hearted lover,
who was to have married her, but It
north working for the Hudson Bay
company that Mcdonald appeared and
with his suavities and worldliness mis-
led the simple girl into believing that
his love was honest and that he meant
to marry her. Jules and Batiste have
been hunting this man for two years.
Jules by artful talk in which he causes
Mcdonald to believe that he, also, is
libertine, has got from McDonald's
own lips the pitiful story of Annette.
There is further situation that makes
Jules anger against Mcdonald rise
even to the white heat that it has al
ways been. Jules is In love with
Hilda, and it is plain that Mcdonald
is seeking to injure this girl-woman
as he did little Annette. He has filed
her head with fascinating stories of
the beauty OF life in the great cities
the operas. theaters, handsome gowns,
glittering jewels. This is the situa-
ton, and how it all works out forms
theme of human interest from which
the attention of the audience cannot
be diverted while it works before their
eyes to it's tragic end; and this end
furnishes, so it is said, one Of the most
scented. ''The Wolf is a big, vital,
thrilling play. 1t has not cheap line
IN it. Neither has it a hackneyed sit
uation. "The Wolf is sure to meet
with a hearty reception on its presen-
tation here. It's long runs in New
York and Chicago argue well for it's
drawing powers.
Mrs. Carter in Moline This Evening.
Mrs. Leslie Carter Is to present her
new play, "Vasta Herne,'' at the Barry
more, in Moline, this evening. A week
ago Mrs Carter was at the Grand, in
Davenport On that occasion she was
greeted by a capacity house. Judging
by the advance sale Of seats that re-
ception will be duplicated at the Barry
more this evening.
Luders Separate-Chicago friends
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gustav Luders ex-
pressed great surprise yesterday at the
news that the couple had separated
and that the wife had gone to Reno,
New, TO establish a residence for the
purpose Of taking action for divorce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luders were in Chicago
three weeks ago. They seemed to De
on the best of terms at that time.
Shortly afterward Mr.. Luders went
abroad, leaving his wife behind.
Luders, whose tuneful music has
helped make successes of "The Burgo-
MASTER" '"The Prince of Pilsen,"
king Dodo' and The Old Town." and
his wife were married in 1901 and
spent their honeymoon abroad. A
few months before he gained consid-
cradle notoriety when he was named
in a suit for divorce brought by Byron
E. Shear, millionaire Colorado min
ing man.
Duncan Dance Called ViIe.-St.
Louis, Mo-, Nov. 1.-The dance OF Isa-
dora Duncan to the accompaniment Of
Walter Damrosch's orchestra prompt
ed the Methodist Episcopal ministers
OF st. Louis and East St Louis to
adopt unanimously today the follow
ing resolution: Resolved, that 1t ia
TO US a matter of exceeding regret
that IN the name of charity and be-
fore an audience of character and Gull
ture ct the Coliseum, the peoples
building, and excused only by being
high art, woman clad only in skirt
let, slit to the belt. of a fabric SO
diaphanous that in certain changing
phases of stage light she was virtually