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Show ETHEL HAYII IN "1 UDY II LOVE" miHEUMH Plays the Part of a Convent Girl Who Marries Unwisely But Finds Happiness in Her Profession. Barbara Martin, a coment girl, clopos with Burton Sedgtwlck, the scamp brother of her prim guardian, George Sedgewtek. but after their marriage she discovers that her husband hus-band already has a wife and a child. The husband repudiates this first marriage, but Barbara turns from him in contempt and to avoid the detects detec-ts C6 who are after him for engaging In a crooked mining deal, he flees to parts unknown. Sacrificing herself for Anna, her child, Barbara persuades tho Sedge-wicks Sedge-wicks to acknowledge thm. At a function Barbara later meets Brent, a young lawyer, and falling in love with him, she decides to obtain a divorce. She has frequent confer-ences confer-ences with her guardian, George S'dgewlck, regarding the proposed divorce, and thus rouses the jealousy of Clara, his wife. She in turn con-siles con-siles herself with the attention of Gilbert Rhodes, her former suitor, who. by the way. Is a sih-nt partner In the (rooked schemes or Barbara , absent husband. The guardian sends for Brent to discuss the divorce, and Barbara finds in the latter the very man sho Is do-slrous do-slrous of avoiding at this time She exacts a promise from George and hij mother not to have her alone with Brent for a minute, so that he has a trlng time of it when he seeks an opportunity to avow his love for her. Clara plans to elope with Rhodes, but when Barbara learns of their design, de-sign, she places stumbling blocks In their way. To revenge himself, Rhodes comment. upon her elopement elope-ment at the supper table, and to silence si-lence him, she crashes a wine glass with her arm. Inflicting a slight gnah. Rhodes goes to the apartment where Barbara's husband is concealed, con-cealed, and Barbara follows Sho arrives ar-rives while Burton Is. lying asleep in an adjoining room Clara also r i at has the house and Barbara persuades per-suades her to return home Burbara finds her husbands pooHetbook which contains evidence establlehlng the validity of his firat inaiiiagn. Rhodes, who has meanwhile returned, tries to t ike It away from Barbara, but he is Interrupted by Brent who has been sent to escort Barbara home. Bar-borA Bar-borA drags her husband to the home of George Sedgewick where the evidence evi-dence of the Illegality of Barbaras supposed marriage Is finally discovered. discov-ered. Barbara cannot reconcile herself to the belief that she never has been married und that she is free to marry the man sho loves. oo |