The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-12-05
CHAPTER XII.
Aftermath of Tragedy.


u throughout the night and day
that followed the scene in Mary
turner's apartment, when she had
made known the accomplishment of
her revenge on the older man by her
ensnaring of the younger
Dick had followed the others out of
her presence at her command, empha-
sized by her leaving him alone when
he would have pleaded further with
her. Since then he had striven to OBJ
tain another interview with his bride,
but she had refused him. He was de-
MED admission to the apartment. Only
the maid answered the ringing of the
telephone, and his notes were seeming
ly unheeded.
Distraught by this violent interjec-
ton Of torment into life that hither-
to had known no important suffering,
Dick Glider showed what mettle of
man lay beneath his debonair appear
ance. And that mettle was of a kind
worth while. He did not for an in
slant believe that she was guilty of the
crime with which she had been orig
inally charged and for which she had
served sentence in prison. For the
rest, he could understand in some de-
gree how the venom Of the wrong in
fiicted on her had poisoned her nature
through the years. till she had worked
out it's evil through the scheme of
which bo xvaS tho jppooopt victim Ho
cared little for the fact that recently
she had devoted herself to devious de-
vices for making money. to ingenious
schemes for legal plumber.
So. in the face of this catastrophe,
where less love must have been de-
stroyed utterly, Dick remained loyal.
His passionate regard did not falter
for moment 1t never even occurred
to him that he might cast her off.
might yield to his fathers prayers, and
abandon her.
The father suffered with the son. He
was proud man. intensely gratified
over the commanding position to which
he had achieved in the commercial
world proud Of his business integrity.
of his standing in the community as a
leader. proud of his social position.
proud most of all of the son whom he
so loved. Now. this hideous disaster
threatened his pride at every turn
worse, it threatened the one person in
the world whom he really loved.
He realized that his son loved the
woman-nor could he wonder much at
that. His keen eyes had perceived
Mary Turner's graces of form. her
loneliness of face. He had appre-
hended, too, in some measure at least,
the fineness of her mental fiber and
the capacities of her heart Deep with
in him. denied any outlet. he knew
here Iurked curious, subtle sympathy
for the girl in her scheme of revenge
against himself.
Glider. in his library this night, was
pacing impatiently to and fro. eagerly
listening for the sound of his sons re-
turn to the house. He was anxious
for the coming of Dick. to whom he
would make one more appeal. If that
should fail-well, he must use the in
fiuences at his command to secure the
forcible parting of the adventures
from his son.
Finally the son entered the room
and went at once to his father. who
was standing waiting. facing the door.
I'm awfully sorry I'm so late. dad,
he said simply.
where have you been?" the father
demanded gravely. But there was
great affection in the fash Of his gray
ewes as he scanned the young mans
face. and the touch of the hand that
he put on Dicks shoulder was very
tender. with that woman again?
NO. father. not with her. She won't
see me"
Naturally! She's got all she want
ed from you-my name"'
Its mine. too. you know. sir
Glider looked at his son with q
strange, new respect.
"Dick." he cried-"bOy, you are all l
have in the world. You will have to
free yourself from this woman some
how. You owe me that much
Il owe something to her, too. dad
What can you owe her? She trick
ed you into the marriage. Why. legal
" it's not even that. There's been
nothing more than a wedding cere-
mony. We must get you out of the
scrape."
I'm not sure that want to get out
of it, father
"You want to stay married to this
Jail bird.''