The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-12

Only one q the rooms IS rented, ard
that 70 Ar, oseouTne. Who IS 81
author from New YORK. Ssesfng local
color for novel which he Is wrssans
and vhich Is 70 deal with life In s
small New EnglaRd town Rath Aas
passed ont Of their lives Sl5osethe--
II TACT 70 then she is dead
Il soo1s develops that Mr.. OsAoaras
taxes more than s friendly s17e-sS.
n Kathleen. Who N turn Is ve-y much
n lore with yoaRg Alfred Carer.
However. Kathleen Is BATTERED By Os-
hol-ne's ettentioas and dos rot
altogether avoid them into The mves
OF the little fauily comes serss-
tioa when Nine. Pauiiaa, The famous
grand opera singer from Paris, Lot
don and NeE York. arrives II South
bridge 70 seek the rest and quiet
which her own world denies her. To
the Laurie home she comes. inquirias
for rooms, but John IS loath 70 re
csive her. recalling his aversion to
opera singers since the night he drove
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suadss him 10 receive the LADY Who
arrives 70 look 81 the rooms. They
ali start when they arst see her, but
her beauty. her clothes and her man
ner baEle them, and all OF them fail
20 recognize in Nine Paulina, Ruth
Laurie Through suffering and stug-
gle. through heartsores. starvation
and Eo-s. Ruth hiss became 5 famous
p-ina donna and now after ten years
she returns 10 her home 10 win back.
Il possible. her fathers lore. and If
not 10 90 away and leave him with
vhatsvs- peace and happiness may be
his Should she win back his love.
then and only then. VII she disclose
herself 70 them
She las only been IN her old home
short while Ehsn she meets o.
bourne and II him she recognizes the
nan Who was responsible for her
shame ten yea-s before He recog-
niEes her but neither lets on to the
Others that they know one another
osboule's reason for silence is the
fact that he knows he viii be driven
from SouthbTidge and thus lose his
little game zJfth Kathleen il the truth
Is Known about him. while Nine Paul
ina realizes that 70 betray osbourne
VII wreck Ill Of her plans.
Osbourne, realizing thar he has but
little time LETT IN which 10 play upon
the affections OF Kathleen, finally
brings matters 70 q point By Undue
ing the innocent, trusting girl TO go
away with him TO New YORK He VIII
provide for her. he tells her, and he
paints some very wonderful pictures
Of the life that VIII lay before her If
she viii go with him Fascinated, the
girl consents She is 10 meet him
At the yestry door OF the church al e
certain hour on the night that Nine
Paulina IS 10 giye 4. concert in the
church. Ben IS also 10 be on the
program being down for q hymn and
for his old songs Kathleen comes 10
the little door TO await osbourne.
Finally she sees him coming and is
about 10 go TO meet him, when, from
the church comes the rich, full, swee.
notes OF the organ and out onto the
night air floats Ben's voice, powerful
though tender in the notes Of the
beautiful hymn. abide With Ne"
Tie girl hesitates, then turns toward
the church Uncle Ben's voice seems
20 be calling 10 her, telling her not
70 20 With Osbourne The hymn gets
into her blood and brings TO her
mind and her heart the truth Of what
she Is about 70 do, and with a fright
eaed cry she runs up the steps of the
church. pulls the door open and calls
70 Nine. Psuiina, who is Just in the
act q coming from the church. Mme
Paulina takes the sobbing girl in her
arms md then Kathleen breaks down
completely and contesses 10 the old
- woman what she was about 70 do
Terror stricken 81 the thought Of What
Eathieen's fate might be At Ogbourne'z
hands, Nine. Paulina svea-s to the
girl 70 pro-ect her Osbourne comes
seeking Kathleen. and Re is met By
Nine. PAULINE With the information
that Kathleen Is going home With her
osbou-ze demands that n 6. Pauline
gre ne girl up 70 him This she re
tuges 70 do.
Osbo1rue threatens 70 expose he,
0sbo1-rs demands thar Nine. Pauline
de1es lin Uncle Ben comes fror
tie church 70 tell Nine. Paulina thai
he- number Il the next On the pro
gran He sees the situation and de
nands II explanation Nine. PAULINE
Railing thst Osbourne Kill betra5
then ard tel Who che really is- in
te-ee1-s his plan bY telling Ben and
Kathleen herself She danouncea her
zelf q Path Laurie in tremendously
6raasie se@ne When Inc otherI
realize TIE sacrifice she IS making II
ovdeg q ssYe her own sister from
ostcu-ne Instead of turning from hel
tier Eeoeive her With open arms.
III TIE Lsst act re find the LITTLE
.snfIy tcze-her half an hour later Al
k-ow. ~-ith ~ exception of John whc
vss ro- p-ese1t Il the church festi
I'll IND G-ne. Pezlinz has insisted
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