The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-08-23
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Love Defeat. Ambition I'm Picture
at Leader.

at Leader.
when a woman's Forty" q two-reel
drama, VIII be at the Leader, on Ninth
street, northwest, near E street, today.
The story:
Lucille Danvers, at the age Of forty.
still reigns as queen Of her social set.
Wealthy. aristocratic supremely conf
dent OF her powers TO thrill and charm,
the first scene shows her in the re-
ception room Of her magnificent home,
surrounded by admiring friends. A
young girl just entering upon her first
social duties, magnetizes everybody
present and Lucille notes that a number
OF her heretofore faithful admirers have
left her side to enjoy the companionship
OF this young girl.
Lucille is determined to surmount the
obstacles which age has thrown in her
path She gives a magnificent fete IN
which splendor and magnificence of
royalty are mimicked by herself and
friends in a grand costume ball. At the
ball the young girl whose popularity has
aroused the EMOTIONS Of envy in Lucile's
mind, repeats her heart conquests upon
this occasion. The proud spirit of Lucille
Is almost crushed. In her luxurious
chamber, she views in visionary scenes
her past successes and conquets for a
score Of years. She again sees her manly
lover in all his pride OF youth and re-
enacts in the vision her refusal OF his
suit; his departure for India on a tiger
hunt, and her shock at the news Of his
death in the jungle. In her vision, she
locks the iron gates OF her beautiful
rose garden when she sent her lover
away. The gate has remained closed
ever since
Second reel-In a self-impossd widow
hood, and mourning for her young lover
who was reported killed by a tiger In
India, Lucille Danvers, at the age of
forty. appears among her friends with
new soul shining through her eyes. The
generous wealth which fortune bestowed
upon her is lavishinG distributed in the
homes OF the needy poor. She POUNDS a
home for young girls and helps them to
keep their feet in the straight and mar
row path. Food and clothing are dis
tributed by her in the wretched tene-
ment districts where she appears as a
ministering angel The children of the
Sums are taken In her automobile to
the green fields. The extensive grounds
which distinguish her magnificent home
become scenes of youthful rompings.
Thus the woman Of forty tolls bravely
through devious and strange paths until
she reaches a new kind of happiness
where no regrets remain save the shad-
OWb OF ITakeuN winch leIL neE no NlIes
yet a widow in spirit.
Still beautiful and graceful. Lucille DAN
vers rejects the ravages which the years
would mark as a toll upon her beauty,
while the light of a beautiful soul shines
through her eyes. Day by day. her mind
reverts to the handsome young boy Of
twenty years ago. who loved her and
whom she loved, hut who was sacrificed
TO her social ambitions. Too late she
learned the truth, and each day was COM
ing home TO her more forcIbly that her
life would never be complete unless fate
should perform some miracle and re-
turn him to her side. In the gentle
moonlight. OF a beautiful autumn even
ing, she strolls out into the gardens. her
mind filled with thoughts OF her lost love.
The barred iron gates, leading to the
little rose garden. attract her attention.
Dry and shriveled. the dead roses and
leaves cling to the rusty bars She had
ordered old Henri. the family butler who
still hobbled about the house to close and
lock the gate forever. a spirit prompted
that she should command the presence
of the old butler with the almost for
gotten rusty keys. to again throw open
the gates. As in a trance, she re-entered
the rose garden for the first time in q
score OF years.
Stephen Landers dismissed two de-
cades ago because OF the ambitions OF
Lucille Danvers. has always loved her
Cruelty torn by a tiger, he did not die,
but spent years abroad, slowly recover
ing. His return home occurred on the
same night that Lucille again entered the
rose garden gates. Old Henri thinks him
a ghost, but Is quickly treasured. The
open gate and the pointing finger Of the
old family butler tell the story to the
returned lover. And so love wins the