The Detroit times., 1913-02-24

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For the best answer-best com
posed. neatest, written on one side
OF the paper. only-The Times VIII
give a prize Of box OF six seats IN
the Garrick theater for any night or
the week beginning March 3, when
the attraction will be, "A Butterfly
On the Wheel"
For the 10 next best answers, The
Times Will give two seats each 10 the
winners. for any performance OF the
week
The story of "A Butterfly On the
Wheel" will help you frame your an
swer.
Here II is;
The Butterfly" is charming woman
absorbed in the pursuit or pleasure;
The wheel" is the cruelest or all
courts, the divorce court. The play, \
Butterfly on the Wheel" is the story or
the "Butterfly's" flight 10 escape the
wheel and redeem her mistake.
The butterfly Is Peggy Admission.
alluring wistfClness which arous2s In
every man the natural desire 10 exifnd
protection. Before she left school hor
father, man or position and analrs'
decided that one George Admaston.
member of parliament and man or
great premise, would be JUST the nus
band for Peggy, And when the iIght
Honorable Mr.. Admission looked upon
Peggy. he quite agreed with her father.
There was nothing he wanted more
than. TO marry this exquisite. little
creature with the mystery OF the world
In her big brown eyes.
And Peggy. ignorant ot the world
and its ways untutored in It's strange
tricks said Yes" believing herself the
flcated on her fathers arm 10 the chan
Gel OF "a fashionable London church
and 10 her strong, grave-looklng bride
groom.
Three years later. Peggy, still girl
ish. sylph-like wife. has learned muet
OF life and love. She mas discovered
thaS marrying a coming mar. IN Ems,
lish politics has Its drawbacks.
coming man IL busy man. Because
lie Is winning fame for himself and hi'
party. lie has few hours TO speai with
his Wife. lie has not forgotten her, n
al lis dreams OF greatness he sees
success as a rich mantle which he VIII
throw over has child wife, and how
well she viii carry IL! quite unfortu-
natcly. however. he does not tell thes,
dreams 10 Peggy. He does not give cN'
preston TO the love which every wo-
man thinks she is born TO gain anc
10 fold. And Peggy, thinking that he
has tired OF the toy which he won Sc
easily, makes fine pretense at MOI
Gazing and fiutters along In her cease
less, rnsatisfying quest for happiness
With her most OF the time are La d.
Atwill, a clever, but unscrupulou
widow who has always loved and cne'
hoped to marry Peggy's husband, Lort
hanger-on Of the beautiful Lady Atwlll
and Roderick Collingwood, who FOL
several years has been desperately II
love with Peggy.
with all the depths OF her nature
Neither does she love ollin6wood. 1lut
because sl.s cannot look TO her hus-
band for the little attentions 40 sooth-
ing to some women, so essential &C
others. she accepts them at the hands
of Collingwood.
collingwood's motor is always AZ her
command, HIS Violets never fdH her
He Is never too busy 10 follow her "a
country houses, there TO Danish the
gloom OF rainy days or TO relieve her
OF the tedium Of stupid fellow guests
but IL was as brother and loyal
friend that Peggy regarded him. lie
nlled In so many ways the void her
husband left in her life that she I'm
posed on his friendship AMI either
through Innocence or recklessness FED
his dangerous and growtng love for
her. Peggy never dreamed that back
OF his selt-control burned a fire that
would soon overleap all bounds. which
IL did one evening when he asked her
to divorce her husband and marry him,
Then the poor little butterfly wings
began 20 ache.
Il only wanted you 20 be a com
panion, good friend!" she cried.
Then the deluge from the man who
loves her
You wanted someone 10 pet YOU
someone to satisfy all your vanities
your yeaTnings for devotion, adulation
You wanted all the Joys and none OF
the risks, Women like YOU drive men
mad, make drunkards gamblers swim
oilers out OF them. But I'll not let YOU
drive me mad. mean you TO be
mine"
As is usually the case Peggv's hus-
pand receives an ANONYMOUS letter
telling him or the state OF afairs aud
crazed by Jealousy and rage vii not
listen 10 an explanation, out fings the
poor Quivering butterfly on the wheel
OF the law, and round and round n
turns until we see her on me witness
stand, face to face with the cle,ys.sst
and most cruel divorce counsel Of tIe
United Kingdom.
The names OF the prize winners
will be published in The Times an
Saturday, March /.
Answers, address TO The Drama,io
Editor" must be In The Times oegce
not later than 10 a m. on that data