The Washington herald., 1914-09-16
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II woman is forced by circumstances
and the weaknesses Of a relative to
marry her employer against her wishes
although she Is in love with another, Is
this action on her part and this self
sacrifice worthy Of happiness or should
she receive her just deserts by acting
contrary to her conscience? Oftentimes
a girl in the business world has tempta-
ton thrust upon her, but, on the other
hand. a great many men have found In
their employees wives suitable to grace
the most luxurious home and happiness
often greater than their fondest hopes.
II Is a question whether a woman, who
sacrifices herself because Of the wrong
doing Of some other member Of her fam
lily Is doing right as she only brings upon
herself a life OF privation and hardship
and naturally causes unhappiness for the
man whom she marries unless she can
reciprocate his love. Oftentimes this
problem is brought home only too strong
and Is prompted by the idea that the girl
Will eventually learn to love the man
whom she marries under these condi-
tions. No truer example Of this condi-
tion can be shown than in the play, 'As
the Wind Blows. released September q.
Anna Little Is a stenographer in the
Office OF William Wharton CwTliam
Worthington), a broker, who also en-
ploys her old grandfather CDoc Crane)
as clerk. The grandfather has an ad-
diction to drink and loves John Barley
corn more than anything in the world.
Anna is secretly engaged to Tom Mason
CHerbert Rawlinson). young civil en-
gineer, who is at present engaged in the
building OF a railroad out West. Whar-
ton, her employer, does not know OF this
engagement, and one day he finds the old
grandfather stealing money from his
desk. The grandfather, thinking Whar-
ton will send him to prison. appeals to
the granddaughter to save him. and
Wharton in a moment Of weakness,
thinking that he could make the girl love
him, lets the old man think that he will
send him, to jail unless Anna will marry
him. A vision of the poor, wrinkled old
face behind the bars Is too much for
Anna and she consents
Wharton, after they are married, no
tees that his wife is cold to him. but
does not press his love, as he thinks to
win her with kindness and consideration.
He Is unsuccessful, however. and Anna
has returned her tiny engagement ring.
with a brief note, stating that the en-
gagement is on. She is seated in the
garden Of her home when Wharton slips
up behind her and clasps a string Of
pearls around her neck. She pulls them
from her violently and casts them on
the ground, but after Wharton leaves
she gathers them up. While seated in
her sitting room. gazing at the picture
Of Tom in his grading camp, Wharton
suddenly enters and discovers that his
wife loves another and he Immediately
decides to give her a chance to free her
self. He makes a bargain with noto-
rious actress to play a part with him.
and a scandal about the two is soon
started
Tom. in the interim, has returned to
the city. successful. and Is an OnloOker
at the trials aid tribulations that con-
front his former sweetheart. Wharton
even pretends drunkenness to shock his
wife, and when she objects. he asks her
why she doesn't get a divorce IL she
doesn't like II. Wharton, in order 10
fully disgust his wife, takes the actress
to his own home and announces to his
horror-stricken wife that the girl has
come to yisit them. The shock Of the
visit is too much for Anna. and she
succumbs to the nervous breakdown. The
housekeeper calls at the club in order
to find the husband. but no one is
there except Tom, who. after searching
for Wharton, goes to the Wharton home.
He sits up all night with his former
sweetheart and keeps her deIirium down
Wharton returns the next day. but as
SOOn as ne enters MS VIE presence
she raves again In a while her health
improves and Wharton decides TO go
away forever, so he leaves a note telling
her the truth about his actions and that
she may be happy with the man she
loves. She awakens and finds the note,
but in the interim the old grandfather.
who has drunk himself to semi-con-
sCiOusness, sets fire TO his room. Whar-
ton. who has just left the house, re-
turns. rescues the old man and also
carries his wife into the garden She
tugs feebly at a string around her neck
and suspended thereto. in a little bag,
is a string of broken pearls. Wharton
then realizes that his wife loves him and
him alone, and he takes her to his arms,
while Tom, renouncing his hope, steals
away.