The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-18
A NOVEL or BURNING INTEREST.

grIta- g. So,cl D. Up,on Sinclair TA- John
W'lrt0s lompauf. Fublshcr5. Phllndslphia,
the heroine Of this story sylvia CAS-
t'"uuu. i- depicted with a vigor, q char
acteL and au intensity worthy OF tnis
reasoned ,uthDr The took ~ divided
into three main sections sylvia Loves.
sylvia LiuECIs and sylvia Loses. "
Zach b. an appropriate and natural divi-
sion of the story as planned and the
separation b. logical and artistic.
When Mr. Sinclair writes, "a Is always
fair 30 assume. and ln fact the necessary
assumption is. that he has something
fo write about. Decidedly Ia this story
u" haa something Of immense Importance
fur his theme. That theme II not OBJ
ls properly Ncilcd. being q subject that
until recently was practically uumention-
able ln public print.
We have hero the story 81 a young
sra who loves. and loves rnsdiy and
drvotcdly. She ig brought 20 a Halt by
an occurrence which. narrated with rome
perversion. makes her lover appear in a
shocking and dcplavcd light Immense
prrssur. Dr. brought 80 bear upon her
tn marry tHc rich vouuS van Tulver. who
is supposed 10 ne immaculate socially
81" finally gives nay 20 the pressure.
hut honestly tells van Tuiycr that she
nar loved aud sull loves another. and
cannot love rifu. Pending tho marriage.
sdc g. brought into contact through con-
tcrsttlou with a woman who has been
made the victim of that dreadful shock
Ing contaEiou. the red plague" The
husband % this friend 1f hers was sup
posrd TO hs SOCIALLY immaculate. aud
sylvia begins 20 fear and dread. She
wants 20 fird out about van TulECr her
utcna'd hphlahd- shd hnaliy gsis a
r.guarc dlsglaimsr from him or any pos
siolhty ~ infection And yet az the
marriage there is a fearful shadow made
20 impcud. and tho woman Claire deliv-
rrs sentence which Is OF dreadful
weight. and fear this being a sugges-
lion 81 the utter fihsity ~ van Tuiyer's
aruiBl
It is a story az wonderful Intensity and
.1.se % purpose tlst cannot be doubted.
Sinclair ~ writer is SJNafs intense
fierlF 1llcd sith hs subject, and fully
lrfuTcd ~ tho Importance % a. IL this
ease there O. no sort 20 doubt abou; the
7lruffsuer - that subject. nor OF the
'ra-ons that Young women may have 10
suda, and the effect e., that cuutagion
.s rcffrrcf 20 in This book with SUCH d.
frFt1rtr. Win such furlr. and rxempll-
fcd so Nitidiy. that the hrTrlre Tss just D.
F appalled, and her desire 10 assure her
eeif against such au evl can hardly he
tufflfrff AZ Tire corruption u blood
tEr absolute and vicious talut which at
.srHcs fc uut r9utagion make TIE sub
l'et - marriage Uhcrr there u any
douHt upou Toe point one % friEhtful
apprehension
Those vho sr- working 70 head OF
tl' roeahilitics % new contssiou % this
ktnu. sud ere doing What !r possible for
Tee rret 20 those already infected - n
Hut D. tnr much commended. and Nj
sinclair lu writing "a hook ~ Iiis Kind.
uniCc IN iu effect a sensational and loud
alarm on that question. r. doing good
rFfsiCr - the pchlic r. is a nogoi %
tHr dv~post human Interest and We do
So ioart that thc societies engaged in
lt. publication of Humanity. and og TIE
rtsrf n ttr rare. VII be glad fn sAke
Rp tHlp unVcI sud push It's circulation
among peHrts every Wnerr. and rspsciaIfl
where ~ LESSONS are zup-ors.i 10 - the
uir-st needed r0r Lou here ciae Wlu thsy
Ani TIE warning - earnestly and fuIv
srt forth. A. story ig In ane. az
lsssor % is great