Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-13
ssHIS FREEDOM"
REVIEW By DIR. KARL r. RnTOIAz
Delivered 8 tho Ftre Methodist Church, Novenbs<,

n 1A3AAsaI ~ 4NAN ~ Il
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led in those branches OF study which
At one for q commercial career. She
determined to establish herself in the
fascinating and masculine world OF
cothmerce. although at that time, a
woman in business was uncomfortably
conspicuous.
school>days behind her. Rosalie Sc
cured q position as private secretary
to the eccentric Mr.. Simco4. This
gentleman's controlling passion was
letters. Upon retirement from active
life he had resorted to the expeGient
Of answering the Advertisements In
voluM nous correspondence III which
he delighted. Rosalie, however, evclv-
ed from this Inake-believe occupation
the dignificd and useful business Of
selling advise as to the best form OF
life insurance for any given age. ply
steal condition. and calling
OF course Resale refused to enter
tain the possibility OF marrying. She
affected to hold all Ihen IN deris.on.
She supposed that 1t was the men,
not the women. who are the cats, wild
' ~s S~NSh SNIny NHlS A0pOy
cats. Nor and not women married
for Il homo, but only, to dis:eaErd it
once they had II. On the other Rand.
women married In order 10 escape
their limitations. but marriage which
was ut the end Of the blind alley In
which girls travelled sandbagged
them and robbed them Of the chance
to express themselves. Rosalie was
sure that Of all men she most de-
spised Harry Occleve. a lawyer Of
promise whom she had met q few
times. but one night in a dark hail
way h was suddenly swept into his
arms. and her love, released from re-
preston. conquered.
House Of Children
Part three is called '.The House of
Children" Rosalie marries Harry
Deceive. Both are cultured and am.
bilious. 1t Is mutually agreed that
she shall continue her BUSINESS life.
1t is likewise stipulated Tint house
hold expenses shall be shared lro-
portionately. zach contributing ac-
cording to O Of earnings. Al
thouEh apparently c%onsenting to these
arrangements With enthusiasm. Starry
has subconscious -misgtvings.
The years come and SO. Rosalie
has become the as%tonishingly success
ful head OF an Important department
in u bank. She and Harry are tho
parents OF three crildrep. ,CompstenIs
nurses cared for the children when
they were small. and Il scientifically
minded Koverness supervised their
studies as soon as they were oil
enough to learn. Parents and chill
dren never saw one another except
when they were in companionable
mood. The. children were to connoc
nothing but pleasure with their desu!-
tory associations with their parents.
1t dawns upon the parents. first up
on Harry and later upon Rosaiie. that
their children r different from other
children. that they are hard and I'M
responsive and devoid OF. natural at
lection. When Hugo. the older son.
makes light OF Bible stories, Rosalie
Is crashed and self--condemned. Al.
though she had persistently refused
to devote her entire strength to the
making Of . home at tho repeated en-
treaty OF Harry. she now resolves to
terminate her business career and to
give herself without reserve to her
children.
THE House of Cards." (
Part four is called THE Honse Of
Since the children. now At
tending school, spend their vacations
away from home and prefer the So
ctety OF others. time. is a weight upon
the hands Of RosaNe and she finally
resumes her work at the bank, Dur
ing h war she is flushed with the
consciousness that, AS q business WON
an she has released a man for service
at the front.
\ succession of calamities befall the
couple. which In the end induce a
thoroughly subdued Rosalie' to re.
nounce her commercial career fol
good. lIusgo. Who had been expelled
from the schoorNin which his fathe,
had won honors for scholarship. en-.
listed IN the army ard sees service or
tPe continent. After the war he mar
rtes IN haste and repents IN haste. AT.
ter the birth Of the inevitable child
the little wife. whom HugSo shame,
iessly deserted. died. Hugo become.
y member Of q firm engaged in a lie.
gaily repreheneibls business. Togeth,
er with his partners he is apprehend,
ed by the police. but since he l,
only = tool in the bands of still NOR,
guilty frauds, the judge lets him Of
with a prison sentence of six months
roc the daughter. to whom Rosa
lie mas been a stranger, leads her ow1
lie. At fourteen she carries Of cor
fespondeace with soldiers at the from
n when her mother puts a stop Il
It she feels insulted and outraged
After the var Doda sees much OF
young wife not living with her hus
pand.t One night Rosalie and Harr,
are hastily summoned to the apart
ment Of this woman where they wi.
ness the death of Doda. a victim o
moral delinquency.
Benji. their last born, VII
In 4 measure occupied the plac
OF Hugo in his fathers affection,
moinentariiy beside himself with gr;e
ana ahams for his sisters bad enc
ccMmits suicide by throwing himsel
IN path Of a rapidly moving trals
h house OF cards has collapsed
Great has been the price which Ro.
allie paid for her FREEDOM. She pc
manently wtthdraws from the worl
4 commerce. the world of men. I
o<Hote herself to her little grand
daughter. Huggo's child.
Fesaihiss Ato1sed.
Has MI. Hutchinson established h
thesis upon unshAkable foundations
q It actually impossible for 4 woma
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