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Show Theatresl AT THE COZY. "The Marriage Speculation," which will be the attraction in the Cozy theater on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, is the remarkable lovo story of a young girl who agrees to barter herself for an education and Introduction Introduc-tion in society. Whon tho tlmo for settlement arrives sho steels herself to mako good, but is saved by tho sweetheart she left behind. Cliday haB worked twenty years in a picklo factory and saved $10,000, which he desiros to invest so as to Insure In-sure him a competenco for tho remainder re-mainder of his life. Ho has an acquaintance ac-quaintance with Clara Wilton, who works In a confoctlonory store an attractive, at-tractive, ambitious girl, and the sweetheart sweet-heart of a plodding grocery clerk. Cliday tells Clara ho will invest his $10,000 In her education and Introduction Introduc-tion Into society sho, in return to win and wed a rich man who will seo that ho (Cliday) wants for nothing the remainder re-mainder of hla llfo. Clara accepts although al-though It wrenches her heart to glvo up Bllllo Perkins, her sweetheart. In two years, Clara develops Into a beautiful and polished young woman who has mado the best of her opportunities oppor-tunities but given little thqught to hor fulfillment of the compact. She and Cliday are at a fashionable rosort whon ho tells hor thcro is enough left of his $10,000 to pay bills for one month more. Clara still loves Billy and loathes tho men who seek her hand, but she places her duty to Cliday above hor lovo, and finally accepts an Italian count. Tho wedding day arrives and also Billy, who experienced an "awak ening" with the departure of Clara, and now is partner In the store and able to pay Cliday the money he has expended on Clara. Billy unmasks the count as a waiter-adventuror. waiter-adventuror. and disguising himself to resemble him, takes his place in tho bridal party. Clara falls to recognlzo him until the ceremoney is well under way. Cliday not knowing Billy has any money, generously offers to re-leaso re-leaso Clara of any obligation and everything ev-erything turns out happily. In addition to the feature film, the Cozy also is offering a frolicsome comedy. com-edy. The bill Is one of the more attractive at-tractive of the winter and will please. nn. |