The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-18
- MARRIAGE PHILOSOPHERS OF 1.-THE STRANGE
F WOMAN" UPSETS DELPHI, IOWA

her first of all to learn tn know You
and love you, and then, when you've
won her heart. well. tell her where we
| stand on this vcxed question of mar
| rage.
| Incz--You are right. We must not
antagonizc her with our radical views,
| as they are called.
| John-lt will be difficult for her to
understand that You and I regard
union such as ours il to he u far truer
bond than the conventional marriage.
That is why ! am not telling her. j
want To- handle the situation as diplO.
matically as possible.
lnez and John leave the room. Cora
bursts in upon the gathering. The ex-
pectcd letter has arrived. In the face
OF foreign intrusion civil strife among
the Dclphians is laid aside.
Cora-She left "a husband and she
breaches free love.
Mrs. Ahhc--So that's what II is?
Clara--Do you think that we had
| better have the Rev. Or. Mcggs talk
to her? I've heard him pray for twenty
minutes and never call the Lord by the
same name twice.
Delphi takes n stand. Inez is an in
suit to every wife and mother" in
Delphi lncz comes in. observes the
frigid atmosphere. and kc"nly scenting
antagunisin, she comes down a step
with John.
lnez-Sh. You 80. Leave them To
me.
Inez with carefully tempered charms
slowly melts the ice around her by
ilattcry. AS she touches the soft point
If each. one by one they Z" over to
their rrstwhil. enemy.
Each one tries to Guido the other in
cordiality toward lnez They leave i'm
II whirl of comnotion and voices. When
they are gone Incz turns back into the
room. Her face is u study. John enters.
Jrhn-Wcll lnez. what did they do
10 you?
Inez-My God, what did do 10 them"
The second act takes place ON the
morning Of the next day. Mrs. Hem
ingway is seated in Gcr chair. darning
stockings. She and Kate arr discussing
John. and the deep motherly affection
Of the kindly old Woman seen in
everything she says. Her son. who is
abou, to leave for Chicago /" present
some plans in n competitions comes in
john did hesitate little about
bringing her here.
Mrs Hemingway Well. shes a brit
liant woman and a writer, and at course
her ways are different. liui | want YOU
to he happy. joan, and you know best.
John tries to speak of the subject
that is ON his mind. To- tell his mother
Of the relation between him ana inez,
l,ts h., lac, sll IL "A al
ncult one ana he hcsi,atcs somewhat
in talking about it. Bu, tn. simple.
kindly old soul before him agrees With
everything he says because it j. .Iohn
that says it rather than through in
i-lligcnt acceptance Of his ideas lncz
comes in after the mother leaves.
john have just been having - talk
with mother. trying to pave tn, way
for our confession.
Inez ,not approving If the wordJ-
Confession? That word implies guilt
You know. my John, we fo,l no guilt In
this.
Underlying this whole scene there has |
been a deeper current of thought in /,
Johns mind, "A deeper feeling which !
has come about him as he has talked f.
with his mother. He comes ont with
what he feels and asks Incz L. give (,
over her beliefs. to become married tn
him. He wants tn" words Of marriage /
And Inez answers him.
Incl want the man love To bc my
mate. Picture 1.-THE bondage Of mar .
rage and all that ii means.
And IneZ bursts forth into a tiradc
against the old conventions, against the
Gagged life sanctioned by law. and she /
tells John ~ her own SD experience
in her few years If married life. John
says that he wants children. that he
wants son and daughter to look to
him as he did To his parents. lnel an
swcrs by saying that 1t would bc her
pride To- give a heritage OF freedom To-
another soul.
John--Wc aren't parting with a mis-
understanding. are we?
IncZ- NJ. my John. never that
And John leaves for Chicago.
Uncle Walter comes in. His buggy |
and trottcr arr waiting outside.
Waltcr-Wcll say, you're looking
swell this morning.
IneZ--I thank YOU. and how is your |
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