The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-05


OF the play IL not wholesome. There can
be nothing wholesome in the picture OF
All unnatural mother. and that is all this
woman was"
She admitted that the desertion of the
children was an evil thing, but she main
tanned the proyocation was sufficient TOT
even that
Being a gentleman. the lady's travelling
companion did not press the point. but
sought refuge behind the walls winch ne
had bullded with what he undoubtedly
conceived To be his indisputable argu-
ment.
Now. tell me about 'The White Sis.
ter" urged the gentleman. But 1irs'
give me q synopsis OF the tragedy so
that may see as TO whether or not
we agree upon the basis OF our opinions
''The White Sister,
"The story of The White Sister brief.
~. as l recall IT, is something lilSe TINS
lady are IN love. They WORSHIP eaeh
other and plight their troth They re-
peatedly swear their undyinS latih an1
trust. Then the man is compelled 20
no to the wars. He remains AWAY man!
wears. and every. one, including the Hlri,
thinks him dead. The girl seeks solace
In Il convent and becomes 'Whltc SIS
ter But the soldier is not killed In inc
wars and he returns after long years.
expecting to find the woman whom nc
had loved dcvotedly all the while stl'i
waiiing for him. You can imarlne ms
grief when he was told that she mad
taken the veil.
'The returned soldier saw his beloved
IN tho convent All of his efforts 10 WIN
hcr from her vows. however we're tru't-
less, one night he had resort to
ruse Learning that lis white Sister
had heen sent out from the convent on
sick call, re bribed the cabman TO
bring her TO his apartments. There nc
blended and prayed with the woman 10
forsGke the life OF a nun and return to
him. She steadfastly refused A, length
he drew revolver and threatened TO
kill himself then and there IL she did not
sign an application directed 10 tho ponllT
for her release from the VOWS. which.
under the rules of the church. she was
privileged to do. The White Sister was
Finally she promised 10 sign the paper
TO prevent the count from killing him
self which she firmly believed he would
do If she refused her assent. Ii was only
subter!uGe. however.
''At this point another woman apoea~s
upon the scene, who is n love with the
count. and in the exciting events that
follow. the revolver is discharged by MIN
self and The count receives n mcvial
wound. His death. OF course. cleared
the situation
Devotion to Duty
Now. tell me what is the lesson Won
draw from that?' suggested the gentle
man.
In the first place" said the i,,dy ''tHe
woman's conduct was an example OF de-
votlon to duty which one probarIv never
sees and rarely hears OF. In declining
to give up her vows for the man she
that perfect faith in God is a balm for
aching and bleeding hearts. and thai.
holding such faith. a woman can still
conquer il shows that the spiritual is
greater than the heart To tie woman
who sees The White Sister anu its les
son of sublime devotion TO duty. comes
feeling that she is better prepared To
meet any tragedy that might come into
her life. and 10 the woman VINO has
had her tragedy. il makes her burden
the more easy TO bear. Now. what do
you think?'
Shocking Inconstancy"
II think it shocking example OF In
eons,lnncy: replied the gentleman; with
much earnestness. There is only one
way I'm which the conduct OF the woman
can be accounted for and that is that
she never loved the man in tho first
place or ever. What she felt for him
was malie-believe love. an infatuation.
When this affection was brought To the
test il was found 10 be full of flaws
and faults, and 1t broke and crumblcd
like the false thing IL was.
Everyone must admit that the de-
volion TO duty which so charms YOU is
an element that challenges admiration.
yet IL seems TO me that this woman's
had led into an undying love OF her.
who loved her truly and steadfastly
through all the years of separation. who
pondercd the situation and ar last came
to the conclusion that he could not live
without her Death was preferable 30
a life that would be nothing more than
O mockery and travesty. a monumental
prctensc and colossal void. She was
the only ore who could have saved this
man, his soul and MS body. The church
was amply equipped and sufficiently able
to get along without her: he was not.
IL may be harsh 10 say ii. but the death
OF that man. had il been by his own
hand, would have been murder. and not
suicide aud she would have been
would have been the murderess.
Was She Inconsistent?
not wholly consistent in your views. In
a devotion 10 duty. which I regard as a
warped conception. and in The DOLLS
House YOU ignore a devotion 10 duty
which is manIfesty essential--,a mothers
devotion of duty TO her children-an ce-
mcnt which is wholly lacking in the lbseu
play and which thereby renders that
play repulsive instead OF beautiful. How
| ever, ] suppose IL is woman's nature
anG certainly won1an's privilege TO be-
liovc what She likes. even though those
| beliefs bc diametrica!ly opposed one 10
the other
The lady emphalicaly declined 10 ac-
cept the masculine view. ard they were
| still discussing the subject when the
| train arrived at ogden.