Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-22
ADJUSTMENTS
OPERA HOUSE.
Tess OF the Storm Country" Mon
cay, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Tessibel Skinner, wild, mother
less little elf, lives with her father III
d rude hut on the shore Of Cayuga
Lake. On account Of the sudden and
regular squalls on the lake, the vicin
ity IS called the Storm Country,
while the poor and ignorant fisher
folk thereabout are general known as
"sGuatters-" Tess is enc of these
people, and adores her uncouth faith
er, who lives by poaching and the IL
legal netting Of fish. One Gay he is
found near the body Of murdered
game keeper. with rife close by
containing one empty chamber. Skin
ner is accused OF the murder and con-
victed on circumstautial evidence
Tess is frantic with grief and anxiety,
but Frederick Graves, handsome
theological student. and his sister
Teola befriend Tess. Frederick tells
her of GOD, OF whom she has never
heard. and his written word, the
Bible, and bids her pray and have
faith. Tess steals g. Bible from the
Mission Church. painfully spells out
the lessons taught her by Frederick
and tbs untutored girls faith brings
her Il wonderful strength and hope.
Professor Young, an eminent legal
authority and al Influence in the
community, touched by her profound
faith IL Power that will aid her
father, intercedes for her and secures
q new trial for her father. Tess f.
happy over this evidence OF Gods
love for her, but gives Frederick
Graves more credit than she does the
Professor. Tess and Frederick meet
again, and one day as they stand iii
the squaiid hut, looking into each 9TH
e' eyes, Tess innocently receives her
first kiss Of love Frederick loves and
reveres the little ignorant girl for her
pure nature and strong faith, and
Tess, who hardly knows what has
come into her bleak life puts Fred
erick upon her pedestal Of faith and
almost worships him as symbol Of
the GOD she does not understand.
Elder Elias Graves. F'Tedericks faith
er, q religious but bigoted and narrow
man, the relentless enemy Of the
squattera," does his best TO secure
the conviction Of :Fess's father. Teola-
Graves is betrothed TO Dan Jordan.
Teola worse than widow. Teola does
not dare tell her proud, harsh father
OF her pitiful plight Tess hears hey
weeping one day in the woods, and
takes her TO the nut, shelte-ing her
there when her babe is born. To
Shield Teola, Tess takes the child and
cares for it. Frederick finds the baby
there on one Of his calls and cir
cumstances force him to believe il Is
Tess's child. Rather than expose
and disgrace his sister, who is now
very ILL., Tess allows him 10 believe
the child hers. and he denounces her
as q worthless woman, taking her
Bible from her. Tess. seeing his
cruel anger and unfaith, knows tha-
her Idol has fallen also but declares
that though ne has taken her Bible,
he cannot take away hey God, and,
left alone. falls on her knees in prayer.
ler life nov becomes q hard one, in
deed. Her father is still in prison,
Frederick avoids her, the other
squat e-s' comment openly on her
fall and one O1 the fishermen per
secutes and insults her but she per
sists in hey sacrifice for TeoIa and her
faith IL God. Al last, in tragically
dramatic scene. Elder Graves public
~ GeuOunces Tess and the fatherless
babe she holds 10 her breast. BIZ,
Teola4 reused hy her fathers de
nunciation Of Tess can remain silert
no Longer, and now comes forward
and il the presence OF the big as
semblace takes her baby in her arms
and claims II as her own. The proud
kias2 Graves IS overwhelmed with
shame and reIuorse, and Tess is freed
from the shadow Of disgrace. TeOla
and her sici.iy bs be both die, and the
Eide writes a pleading note to Tess
for her forgiveness, which the hunbia
Frederick bears 10 her. Tess. nobly
understanding and forgiving all, goes
To FG'ederick's waiting arms; anothe"
fisherman is found 10 be the murderer
Of the game knepnr. her father is
liberated, and Tess finds the reward
OF her faith II great love and
happiness-Adv.
d.. ~S