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Show AT THE LYRIC ) THEATER TONIGHT . ; Beatrix Vanderdyke Is the spoiled daughter of a 'wealthy New York family. The Vanderdykes-are at the top of the social ladder and own j more of this world's goods than Ib ' well for them. As a result Beatrix a r barely knows her mother and father. Their time Ib bo completely occupied with social affairs that they have little to spare for their daughter. She Is allowed to rule her own de's-ttlntes, de's-ttlntes, the only curb put on her freedom being the companionship of a more or less weak willed English woman, Mrs. Keane. Another Tery strong factor In her life Ib the whole hearted devotion of her mother's sister,' her Aunt Honorla. Beatrix Indulges In a gay little flirtation with Sutherland Yorko, a successful portrait paloter who Is known for his unprincipled dealings with women. With a fine disregard for the conventions, sho visits his ItXVrta J.SELSNICK VrMHts m CQWTjC,yotAygAlpOE I JTn9rlMfl!iBMR?lL? handsomely appointed studio apartment apart-ment In the evenings and it Ib on one of these occasions that her disillusionment disillu-sionment Is accomplished. Yorke, believing be-lieving her to be sufficiently fascinated fascin-ated makes the mistake of attempting attempt-ing a passionate love scene, and Beatrix tacenBed at the effrontery, gathers up her wraps and sweeps from the room. ' A couple of days later she is summoned sum-moned to a family' council at the Vanderdyke country home where, an elaborate house party Is In progress. Here Beatrix learns that her visits to Yorke's studio have been found out and the family determined to avoid even a breath of scandal, havo arranged to send her West until the gossip Ib laid. Beatrix Is aghast. Her denials make no Impression. Suddenly she catches sight of Pel- ham' Franklin In the great entrance hall and a daring plan enters hor head. Franklin Is a wealthy young American whom her parents have' suggested to her as n possible husband. hus-band. With the appearance of a ( naughty child forced to disclose a carefully guarded secret, Bhe tells them that she has been to the apartment apart-ment hotiBo, but that Instead of visiting vis-iting Yorke she had been In Franklin's Frank-lin's rooms which wcro directly 'across the hall from the painter's. Furthermore sho claims her right to do so, and here perpetuates her crowning audacity. Sho asscrtH that she has been secretly married to Franklin. Sho speeds across the room to meet Krnnklln and put him on his guard. In a whisper she urges hlra to play up. Franklin on receiving the congratulations of tho family does so, but Is Inwardly Infuriated at tho role he has to play. That .night at bedtime he accompanies eBatrlx to her room and to her amazement follows her In. He locks the door and pockets the key, . then tells her that since she has declared his wlfo she must play tho game. Beatrix horrified, pits her wits against his. Ho orders her maid to prepare her for bed, and Beatrix by a ruse succeeds in summoning Mrs. Kea.no. But Franklin by sheer bruto strength puts Mra. Keane out of the room and savagely orders Beatrix Into bed. Then standing over hor ho lashes her with scorn and declares that If they two wero cast up on a desert island sho would have nothing noth-ing to fear from him. He quits the room, leaving Beatrix undeniably relived, but with food for unpleasant cogitations. Franklin goes up to town that night and in the morning receives a call from his neighbor, Sutherland Yorke. Yorke has seen tho newspaper newspa-per accounts of Franklin's supposed romantic elopement with tho daughter daugh-ter of the house of Vanderdyke, and smarting from his rebuff at tho hands of Beatrix and, furthermore, sceptical of the whole story, attempts to blackmail Franklin. Tho latter thrashes and throws .him out bodily. Yorko vows vengeance. |
