The End of the Quest

A story that begins in Italy with Rosa and Pietro happy in anticipation of their coming marriage. Then it shifts to New York, whence Rosa and Giuseppe, an Americanized countryman, have flown. Pietro is in pursuit, but finds the problem of locating Rosa in New York not an easy one. They meet later, after Giuseppe has deserted Rosa. From the effects of ill-treatment she dies and her child is adopted by Pietro. Years afterward Pietro and Giuseppe meet face to face, and when the former would have revenge, the little girl intercedes. But the fright of meeting the man whom he knows has been pursuing him for years is too much for Giuseppe and he falls dead. In the tableau, a vision of Rosa appears as a fitting climax.