The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-25
Miss STEWART
FEATURED IN
THE WRECK
Timely Glimpse of Railroad
Life Shown in New Film
For Popular Star

In offering to the public its pic
turc, "The Wreck" the Vitagraph
presents a film story of dramatic
power. "The Wreck" in which Anita
Stewart is star, with a supporting
cast of well known players, will be
released soon.
1t deals with the romantic side of
railroad life. 1t shows how tic chief
executives and the workers fill the
inches of their existence IN the rap
idly moving affairs of transpol tation.
But aside from the color and at
mospherc of railroading in its vari
Gus phases, "The Wreck" possesses
tremendous appeal by reason OF its
dramatic story. This is g film that
treats stroIg emotions and vital eli
MAKES
Miss Stewart, playing Tie role of
Rita Carlyle, the young and beauti-
ful wife of railroad m?gnate con-
siderably her senior in years, passes
through many emotional lights. The
husband is portrayed by Harry 7.
Morey, who is known as player Of
great renown in his owl right.
Mr.. Morey, as Sa nford Carlyle. the
railroad executive, = blessed with a
charming wife and a worthless son Of
former marriage.
The son, Herbert, is 4 student 1T
college, who becomes deeply lnYolv-
ed in debt.
Carlyle, happening to call on the
friend, Roger Hamilton, an elderly
man, T. Gets the lattcls SOL, Richard,
fine manly fellow of about Thirty.
He offers to give the younger man
a start in the railroad business This
pleases the two Hami!tcns Immense
ly, and Richard several days later
joins Carlyle at the lattee's home.
Richard meets the railroad mar
young wife, and warm friendship
grows between them Meantime,
Herbert, now distressed gravely by
his debts, writes his father for al OK
ira remittance.
Stepmother to Rescue
This appeal Anglers Carlyle who
fatty refuses to aid his son, despite
the entreaties of the young step
mother. A few days late.' Herbert
writes his stepmother with the alarm
ing confession that he has committed
forgery, and has been discovered. He
must have aid at once or be exposed.
The wife turns in her dilemma to
Richard. Carlyle has previously no.
ticed that his wife and Richard are
much in each others company. He
comes upon them suddenly reading
the letter from Herbert, and upon
seeing them hide the missive furi-
lively and shun his gaze, he fails ia
to violent suspicion.
Husband Suspicious
In the several days that follow this
suspicion is heightened. Carlyle
watches his wife closely, and one af-
ternoon sees her meet Richard secret
ly in the railroad yards. He over
hears her set o'clock on the river
bridge as an appointment.
The appointment is really one by
WHICH NlClldIu Is W HicCt IlClDSib
and give him the money he need
but Carlyle believes it is clandes-
tine meeting of his wife and Richard.
He goes to the meeting place, boiling
over with wrath.
When Richard arrives, Carlyle con-
fronts him and accuses him. A fight
ensues, in which the younger man
falls over the balustrade to death in
the river. Herbert arrives in m y
ment or two, and then the father dis
covers that he has slain a man who
was really shielding his son instead
of alternating his wife.
Slayer Suffers Anguish
Carlyle's anguish is supreme, When
his son departs, the railroad man is
confronted by John Squiers, the son
of his secretary, whom he has given
employment as railroad engineer.
This man, dissolute creature, dis
charged for drunkenness, announces
he has witnessed the tragedy.
He threatens to expose Carlyle ur-
less the latter reinstates him. Under
this pressure the railroad man con-
sents.
The events that follow bring about
a further tragedy in the form of a
head-on collision, which is inter-
woven with the destinies of all con-
cerned.