The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-10
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country haunts. 1t is NOT difficult
TO identify the admirable Miss
I,awtou with a spinster who has
done much to ennoble one OF the
best known names in America, The
fictional philanthropist has east her
life among unattached girls who
have come from smaller cities TO
the great metropolis, here to strug-
gle for a footing in one or other
Of the Arts. She meets and learns
to love girl from Syracuse, whose
voice more or less justItcs ber am
bitlon for an operatic career. but
when Frances Lawton first discoY-
ers Myra Dimslcy emily Stevens)
she is convalcscing in maternity
hospital, her baby having died
within an hour of its birth. The
girls musical ambition has been
stronger than the love and home
offered by childhood friend, who
still wants her for bis wife: but,
alone in New York. she had sue
cumbed TO the ickle fascinations
of wealthy waster, who presently
deserted her All this occurred sew
eral months before the beginning
of the drama, at which point Frau
ces has just induced Myra to come
and hive with ber. But no sooner
is the vocal student Installed in
the hospital apartment than she en-
counters Frances s brother. discov-
erine him to be her faithleSs lover.
lie is about to marry a suitable
friend of his sister; but wheu be
learns Of the baby, he insists ou
fulfilling his promise Of trip to
Paris with Myra, but this time as
her husband. However. as soon as
she realizes that his proposal is i"-
spired only BY sense Of duty
that he does not love her and never
really did-shc rejects it scornful-
ly. Her one remaining thought is
to Keep all knowledge of the
painful situation from her henefac-
tTess. She runs away and hides.
Stephen Wright (Robert Kelly,
her faithful suitor from Syracuse,
is touchingly attentive to her, and,
presently. Frances Lawtop discov-
ers her lair and comes TO her. She
insists on an explanation OF her
flight; Myra is as determined not
to Grieve Frances with the knowl
edge Of Robert Lswton 5 peridy.
Finally Frances ferrets out the
fact that Myra mas seen and talked
with the father Of her dead baby;
and, when a caller is announced,
Myra, expecting it to be Stephen
Wright, clutches at the coincidence
as the best way out to let Frances
believe him to be the man. She
has, in fact, concluded to marry
him, before this climax, he know
ing something Of her experience and
loving her in spite of it, But when
the door opens, il is Robert Lawtou
who appears. His sister sees the
true situation at glance. Robert
(Howard Estabrook) is determined
to "Dlake Amends At this juno
ture the other man arrives. 1den~
tifying Robert as the scoundrel in
the case. Stephen makes for him
to throttle him. But that young
man is as resolute as ever to do
his duty, as he conceives it, by
marrying Myrs. At which point
that resourceful female, distracted
by a situation that you must allow
is trying, puts them all TO rout by
crying: "But what makes You
think Robert Lawton was the hrst7
How about the others''' This as
founding expedient puts the Law
tons to fight; but the solid citizen
of Syracuse remains and, seeing in
his honest eyes that he did not
swallow her Camille-like subteT"
fuge, Myra sinks into his arms.
sobbing: 81 thought you d under
standi'