The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14
Clara MIaddox' Ordeal

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! his reckless folly. but what would thu
have availetl In the face of the terrible
misfortune which Threatened to over
take her and her children? She was !.
sensible, practical, far-sccing little
III her life which for time filled ici
with an engulfing fear. Homeless nn,
pennilcss, and three helpless children
on her hands! The thought was un;
bearable, and she burst into piteou'
sobs.
IT was because or this that
dreaded to tell you, Clara, he sal.
soothinglS, stealing an arm aronnt
hcr neck ana drawing her ciose &c
MIN
I ~ is NE chlldren' JACK! what VII
become OF them IL this happens. WIG
Is 10 shelter theing
ne enacaSoreu 70 CAIN nor, telilne
~ mleN i silsSsl ope 'l'at ne ii'lin. 'e
''Dr. - ~. We monty rom li'enu.
~. ~ ~, .'.''is so, NV, sur oi ea 81
ls.ooN l'e p'ace ol iier ei'iotio',s. Siie
aess .iui, MI hnees, anu soinS oNer 70
,,s,.. ..s $50 VIZ, sou ~ w
1870 " q" W Mi''e ii't iie"
..lusoa''. iesaIoeu ne, VIZ. VI s,i'
on w.. Io,, ~. un,, =, S'e .'au n,nisn
ana d,-aatad a. go ,,,.1 ~. N'i'p'
Xvhat ha., - 80, .'n,a r',a,.,, ~,
80, fa,,,a = 20 ~. ,,.s,..,,.'., -.
"t,o,. vow eal;o ,,,, for az s..hi,arar,s
| sa,ta Jacl, h,,. ,1o,, ~, : = nn,..,,.
,hout,ht ~ ,,ossi,1a sa,, A. :
have written to IrncIa Thaa ana as,,
him 70 give mo thei none, II I,a,,e
NOT asked hin, 70 Iond ~ hoco,sa 7
know we could never renav to
/, "And do Won mink he WHO, ,a
! manfred an perl,
/ "That nil denends how, no ro.ords
my apnlication ar course ,,a,,a =.
told him what reo,,ire ~ 90 !, -,
refuses II will he simnlv tor his ou,n
reasons NOT bocause no Is uro,Io Nv
Won have mnnv !, tima hard NO sna,,.
about his wealth He 10 really vow,
rich ana wonId naver ,,,i.s .,,o,, .
sum-,
4 she had stnrrod tho ,et,er aud no
fore he could sneak again lad ,eft he
room 10 90 and most n herseIf
Af,ertwo nv +,roo mouthsuis of ford
bo returned 10 tho hon, I, nov. hone
4 rIvIn., MACE 10 HE n.avious desnair.
jJy oniv rlor,,s uno,a wo,I1 lot he,.
have tho nancy, uon, aarnestIv Mad
dox yowed ~ shun al f,,t,,ra snecula J.
lion e onlv no could M ,reas from NJ .
nresent emharra seine nosition,
AZ tha ,.ar,. ao,l,est ,hero could he
M renly from I-nc,o Thee mil Mon
do, ,,orpins, .na fnr tha,, ~ hoor !,
t,en ho ,,vn,,,d hoya 70 ,rr,,a an sun-
day
Ru+ Monday ana Tnesd,r r,,sad
without any sign thht Nrs Maddox.s
Iletter had reached him Tn desnnir she
lwrote again. THURSDAY morning came
still no reply. The same on Friday.
Only twenty-four hours before the
climax. In her terror at the impend.
ing disaster she telegraphed twice tc
her uncle, but the silence was UNI
broken by him. He made no sign.
That Friday night, just as the banl
manager had finished tea. a telegram
arrived for him. 1t was from a medi-
cal man In attendance on his aged
, father, who had been very III for some
time urging MIN TO come and see nm
at once oio sir. MaddoN Eved IN I'M
iieSt to"l' ohiy Some zen OF t"els'
3 n.lies away ana MS son. ALREADY Wen
!, lleai pione, GOWN as ne was WIZ
az me o"i, .ioupiea posi,ioii
- " oe mo ou.S 70 respoiiu =
., shn,, h,rai,. ~ ho,,. ,,,,t
'i - IN g - y
TIM ,1o,ru H., e,,,c I
shall, miss tho lost h.ck If1 do M,
rat,,r., ~, +ha +in,o ~ ha,i, ono,s
von can exnlai, INV absence N Iaryi.
, (the cashier>,,
left alone with her own trouh,ou
thoughts. Mrs. MADDOX realized NOR
noirantIv Than ever tho nm meanin,
of tho crash which on the morrow wa
inevitable unless tho rapacious money
lhnder was anneased She had see,
his letters tn her husband. their Ton
was inexnrahle. thew left no ,oon-hol
of escape. Safety only was to b,
found In the DISCHARGE of the debt. an
III. time limit for Tho n,,rchas,np n
e,,c,, salvation exnircd ~ MON III
next dav n wac heart. hrea,,in,
sitra+ion for tbo nbo,. vounp wife an
,r,o,1or an +ho o,o ~ heinz t,rn !.
. IN, ~ ber NOME Win her cbi1dre,
sna r,,th - no ,uin ~ her husband,
nrnsnoct. for - ,,,as .ardl, likely tha
, ~ hon1, diroctors would rotain ~
5 sa,,,;oao 80 ,,,,r ,,ho .neorlotad :. -
aa,,i,,,.,, ,,.,t,, I've, ,onaar.
..o,, :, Ir,la ME- ,,-o,,ia on,,, q,
} ,,.o,,a a,,I,, a,,1 tta ,,,ona,,;, 81,
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eiieu "io"" iio''i i.et eiia.'' W. ~ !.
/ OF me presence Oh hei, iNeIseaf 81
( BABY girl whose usual pedtlne ha
passed unnoticed IN the upset cause