Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-06
Dorothy Dalton at the Colonial Today

III tne FL fTeDcn-t aHduluN IEoUtlS'
settlement Of Meaulieu in the great
North, with it's eternal ice and snoT,
lived Ailaine G. andet with her IA
ther, Paula Grandet. n sturdy though
shiftless man. Allaine. tall and beau.
tiful, is Of marriageable age and,
knowing little of the customs of civil
ization, Grandet seeks 10 dispose Ct
his daughters hand to the greatest
possible advantage for himself.
When Jules Latour. n trapper. en-.
ters the village and sees Allaine. her
beauty instantly attracts him and ne
at once begins negotiations %Ws
Crandet for her hand. and withsr.
consulting Allaine. bargain sa'E'
factory to Grandet is struck. Taf
thought Of resistance to her fathe's
will does not occur TO the girl. aF'
While she regards Latour with nt'
gled loathing and indifference. ~
consents to become his bride.
When the wedding is performed by
Father Paul. Allaine shiVers for tht
first time. Grandet celebrates tlfI
wedding with a feat at which La'Oul
imblbes freely and becomes boasttul
In an excess Of passion he seizes a
girl named Marie about the waist AMI
attempts to kiss her. Pierre, tie
sweetheart of Marie. resents this and
a battle ensues in which Latour IS
badly beaten. When Allaine goes to
bis assistance and wipes his face with
her wedding handkerchief. he repuh-
es her brutaliy.
Allaine turns in despair to Numa
an Indian lad with whom she was
wont to play in the happy days. La
tour threatens Numa. but Father
Paul interferes Muttering that he
would show his wife who is master
he orders AiIainc to pack up and ac-
company him to their new home IN
the northern woods.
In her new abiding place, Allaine
found little to charm her, and al
though Latour's cruel nature assert
ed itself on the slightest provocatinn'
the young bride accepted IL all as
matter OF course and made no com
plant. Jules was much away and his
thought often wandered to the gold
settlement where the notorious Der
mot dance hall. with it's wolneH
gamblers and many other attractions
was the irresistible lure of all who
sought to spend their money in mad
dissipation. And one day James Der
mot, overlord of the gold settlemeE
and owner of it's dance hall. enteH
upon the scene.
Alliances charms attract Derm@
and after his appraising eyes had SUI
veyed her. he hluntly offers to PR
vide a place for her in his dane
hall. Latour violently objects am
Dermot suggo sts a game ut cafoS'
After plying Latour with liquor ~
feeCes him of all he owns. Latouf
obliged TO obey Dermots commands
and Allaire accompanies her neF
owner on his long sledge journey
the north. leaving Latour TO
maudlin cups.
In her new environment OF vice ana
crime, Allaine soon establishes !"
superiority over the jaded women
who throng the place, inspiring io''
and heartburning jealousy ever
where. Her sole protector is Haris!
Dane, pianist. and the wreck q
what was once a gentleman. Der1n "
falls in love with her after his brut-
al fashion and resents the attention
bestowed upon her by other men. Al
a Christmas celebration. miner
flushed with drink, ofrers TO stake his
pile of gold dust with Dermot for Al
lainc. The offer is accepted and the
miner wins. When he goes 10 clam
his winnings, Allaine resists him
With all her strength. She succeeds in
releasing herself Dermot declares Re
Will srbdue her. she shoots ana
wounSl him with a revolver Dane
had slipped to her. The tryant fe''
which heretofore had obsessed Ee'
vanishes with the commission cf tbs
act. and the dormant courage in ne:
nature Is quickened into lie.
Dermot RECEIVERS and seeks to VIZ
Allaine's love. but she repulses hip
loathingiy. She resolves 20 return
Latour's cabin with Dane. whom 's
loves, and on their arrival there. tn9
stumble upon Latours body lying
the snow. Dane holds out his aTp'
and she falls sobbingly into his e~
brace. the light Of love and hapr''
ness in her eyes-Adv