The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-20
CHAPTER XII,

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CHAPTER XII. FL.
Not False
DR.. Dudley went over to the Cedar
early the next morning. He felt tina
he held in his hands clue which
might lead ultimately to the detection
of what he firmly believed to be ;
gigantic fraud. and he could not res
until he had conveyed his impressions
to the Greysons.
Maude Bradburne met him in tn,
hall, in becoming suit Of white cash
mere and scarlet ribbons. Pretty, pi
quaint, warm-hearted Maude! She wen
straight up to the young physician and
laid her little hand in his.
II am glad that you have come, Dr.
Dudley" she said in her frank
straightforward manner. "for l am SC
distressed about Lesley. She scarcely
eats or sleeps, and her strength is fast
leaving her. do believe that If some
thing is not done to arouse her de-
spondent spirits and give her hope for
inc future tnat tne poor glri Will ole
And, doctor, she is one of the best girls
in the world. think my heart would
break If anything serious should befall
Lesley
Maude was true blue, and DR.. Dudley
knew it. But he could not unfold to
her the turned-doWn page in his own
history. so ne sought Mrs. Greyson
and told her MS own sad history. How,
years before, when he had been stu
dent IN Germany, he had met and
loved young French girl-ViVa Dud-
ley 1t was a romantic affair. Dud-
ley, not yet graduated from the medical
college, was poor & poverty; and the
girl was an orphan, living with an
aunt, VINO treated ner with cruel harsh
Hess Inc sequei Is pam. dudley
married the gill ana LOOK her 10 MS
nuhole nome, anu theh went BACK 10
hnisn MS coiieglate course conndent
that armed WIN MS olploma as phy-
sician ne would DC aoie 10 new MS way
through tne almcultles IN lie. Lett
Alone necessarily great deal OF the
time' viva maze the acquaintance OF
woman VINO seemed 10 her unsophistl-
cated FANCY very anger OF llght and
peauly. Her name was Lurllhe 81.
Cyr' anu she was a 1ourtn-rate actress,
singer, trapeze performer 1t was not
long pefore she optalned complete as
cendancy over WAS 1oollsh mind.
ehe imprinted upon ner Imagination
the viva scenes OF her own gay life.
one haaue the shi-"iie peheVe that she
helseii nau power ~ oecome great
ael'ess' one never fes'eu' just through
sheer io'e OIL oestructloh' untii she mad
won INC si,i ifoni her a'esiahce 10
her huspaho anu hhaLy from her
NOME.
with MS medical diploma at last In
MS hands, MOTIFS dudley sought the
little white cottage where he had left
his childish wife. All was the same.
The tall white lilies nodded their fra
grant heads at the doorway; the pur-
pie morning glories peered in at the
lattice; but Viva Dudley had fled
gone to her own ruin: and his home
was empty, deserted, dishonored. Can
you wonder that when he stood face to
face with the woman who was respon-
sible for this worse than murder. and
looked upon her, in all her bold beau |
ty enjoying the prestige Of wealth, and
an honorable name, that Morris Dud-
ley said in his heart, There is no
Cod"
He told his sad story now to Mrs.
Greyson. told it in a few words and
the kindly old lady grew grave and
sad. When he had finished she wrung
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