Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
Hall Gaines Serial Masterpiece in the July Issue of
HEARST'S MAGAZINE Tells Vividly How "Mary
ONei" Frendless and HalfIgnorant of Lies Greatest

and 10 her fathers lawyer. only to be told that
neither church nor state can offer any relief
from her false position. She returns next day
castle H1a md that Martin is arriving
for farewell visit. and that by Alma LieTs
deceitful scheminE the whole house party has
,on, off for a few DAYS cruise.
Duriur her three dava alone with her lover
Mary fights It grim battle with temptation. only
TO find the last night that her faith in
nunciation and the laws Of the Church is a
fragile thing compared with her overwhe Ginning
love for this pure-hearte man. With Martins
passionate words. You are my real wife ! am
forEets everything else. and with strong steps
walks across the corridor TO Martins bedroom.
This is the action which Martin has advised as
being the only open to them which is
10 bring the ono result they determined
10 attain-Mary's divorce from Lord Raa.
Mary determines after the departure of Mar
tin Conrad. to hide herself in London She is
driven by fear of Lord Raa's discovery of her
unfaithfulncss TO him. she Is equally afraid of
the venomous tongue Of Alma Lier. She is no
sooner settled in a cheap little boarding house
In London than great hue and cry is raised
by her father or all persons II is Mildred
that trucst friend Of her convent days who
ferrets her out but for Marys sake she breaks
a vow and refuses to give her up Then comes
the report of the loss Of Martins ship in tho
Antarctic. Desperate with grief and fearful
for the unborn child which she hopes shall re-
concle her to her, her empty life and typify her
great love for Martin, she fees from Mildred TO
a SIN more obscure corner OF London.
one way open to me at present-and that was
to retrench my expenses
did retrench them. Persuading myself that
had no real need Of this and that; | reduced
my weekly outlay.
This gave me immense pleasure. and even
when ! saw, after while, that was grow
ing thin and pale ! felt no sef-pity of any
sort, remembering that | had nobody to look
we'll for now and only the sweet and glorious
duty before me of providing for my child
convinced myself, too, that my altered ap.
,pa -.
that all needed was fresh air and exercise
Therefore | determined to walk every day in
the Park
did so once only.
1t was one of those lovely mornings in early
Spring when the air and the sky of London
after the long fog and CRIME of Winter, seem
to be washed by showers of sunshine
] had entered by one of the broad avenues
and was resting flor | was rather tired on a
seat, under a chestnut tree whose glistening
sheaths were swelling and breaking into flower
when | saw number of ladies and gentlemen
on horseback coming in my direction
recognized one of them instantly. Il was
Mr. Vivian, and beautiful girl was riding be-
side him My heart stood still, for l thought
he would see me- But he was too much occu-
pied with his companion to do so.
After that | took my walks in the poorer
streets behind Baychester
Later / was forced to discontinue my walks
altogether.
Then my room became my world.
l do not think / ever saw a newspaper.
And knowing nothing Of what was going on be-
yond the surge and swell of the life of London
It came to me when | opened my window,
| had now, more than ever, the sense of living
in a dungeon on a rock in the middle OF the
sea.
Having exercise, ate less and less But
| found a certain Joy in that, for was becom-
ing a miser for my child's sake, and the only
pain suffered was when | went to my drawer,
as did every day, and looked at my rapidly
diminishing store
! knew that my Welsh landlady was begin
ming to call me close, meaning mean, but that
did not trouble me in the least. because told
myself that every penny l saved out of my own
expenses was for my child, to keep her from
poverty and all the evils and injustices that
followed in its train
But | made no arrangements for myself I'M
I'll my Welsh landlady came up to my room
one day and asked II | had settled with a doc
tor. When I answered no, she held up her
hands and cried, Good gracious! Just as l
thought. Incest got to lose no time, though"
Happily there was doctor in our street
nearly every day and if wished 1t she would
call him up TO me- l agreed and the doctor
came next morning
He was a tall, elderly man with cold eyes,
compressed lips and a sour expression and
neither his manner nor his speech gave any