Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-12-07 | Page 3 | Realistic Story of Search for Happiness Told

Realistic Story tory of Se Search for Ha Happiness Told Miss Pilgrims Pilgrim's Progress II by byl Concordia Morrel Morrell Thought Provoking Novel NovelA A womans woman's struggle for Independence Independence dence denee its hopes and Its pitfalls form the tile gripping motif of Miss Pilgrims Pilgrim's Progress b by Concordia Merrel l author of ot Julia T Takes kes Her He Chance Love and Diana and Love Courageous It is a substantial substantial substantial sub sub- novel one novel one which provokes thought and hints of or a moral if it It ithe be he only this that in fighting for independence perhaps women arc are acquiring only license Hetty Carol begins her pilgrimage pilgrim pilgrim- age as a young oung thing Innocent of the worlds world's ways was simple guileless with only the one desire desire to to do doright doright doright right and and good Experiences are c I thrust upon her Temptation stalks she Rhe wrestles half blinded b by the wily devil no longer knowing what is right and good He has thrown dust In her e eyes es and Implanted the seeds of or worldly ambition in her childs child's heart ambition both for herself herself herselt her her- self and her wilful little sister Bella Bells She scales the ladder finds success meets stars In the theatrical cal al newspaper and social j worlds mingles with wilh earls and duchesses Love too conies comes her way in various guises At the end she Is Js lonely Then Then but but that's giving away the stor story In this hook Concordia Merrel has gone back somewhat to tho the Dualities qualities quail quail- ties that made her Julia Tulia Takes Her Chance so delightful She tells a atrue atrue atrue true yet enthralling swiftly movIng moving mo- mo ing story of a girl thrust into the world on her own But in this book boole depths are sounded Which Miss 1 Merrel did not touch In either her first or r second book Her earlier characters were comparatively simple simple sim alto pie to delineate Her later ones arc keen ken studies of complex motives Seltzer l r Ne New York 11 jk