Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-14
Leading Woman of "Idler"
of Gracious Personality
Julia Swayne Gordon Former
Iy on Stock Company
Stage.
1.-THE Secret Marriage"

When Roger Freeman returned
from college he found, along with the
loving welcome of his parents, q
bride-to-be for him, already chosen,
Maud Maybury. Roger did not take
The matter very seriously. however,
and his indulgent parents sent him
into the country to rest from over
work. In the country Roger dis
covered what love meant, for he
found there a very winsome girl who
represented perfection to INN. When
he proposed marriage Mary hesitated,
Tut not for long, even when he ex-
planned that it must be secret until
ne had seen his parents and won them
over, for she could not think of losing
him. So they were married, and
spent q happy honeymoon in her old
home, and then Roger returned to the
city.
When he reached town he was
stricken with a fever that made him
delirious before he arrived home, and
for weeks he lay unconscious of any
thing that was or had been. His
parents lowered over him anxiously,
and through his incoherent murmur-
ings OWNED something # his secret.
mo lelleTS CdlilG 10 Mill hIAHi
husbands departure, AMI finally th's
finger of scorn began to be pointed at
her. She felt h srseif deserted, and.
full of unhappy shame, decided to
End it all. So one day she went down
to the river, but she could not an
ser its cold cwall, and she walked
9imlessly down the rad.
A man passing in IA ant mei lie
picked her up and gave her a lift lntc
the city. and there she lost herself in
the crowds, finally finding refuge in
F, hospital. Later she made meagre
living for herself and her little gil
by toilsome playing of her needle.
The girls hat found on the riVes
bank was taken as conclusive evil
dence that she had met death in is
waters. This was the report that was
made when Rogers father, having
earned of his sons marriage, went
down to her home to get her AMI
1ring her to her husband. Roger was
heartbroken, and his parents grieVeG
with him over his loSs but as the
years passed they again urged on him
he charms of Maud MnYbury, and
me day, yielding to their entrenties,
he asked her to take dinner with MN
that night at a fashionable restau.
ant.
Mary, living in one small, bare
room, denying herself food, that her
child might not suffer, and on TINS
same n ght ia nted from exhaust on.
doctor summoned by 1elghbor
pronounced the case plain starvation
and ordered food, If she would live;
The little girl heard this and slipped
out on the side street, which led to
the wide boulevard. where the sound
of music drew her to a br Chilly light
ed restaurant She went in and
moved so gu city that no one saw her
until she was in the middle of the
rom. near the table at which Maud
and Roger were seated. Then
waiter grabbed her by the shoulder,
but Maud put out her hand, stopped
him. and drew the child to her. ASK
ing what she wanted. The shabby
little girl leaning against Maud's
rich silks and laces. sobbed out the
tory Of her mothers hunger and her
hope that here she could ma some
fod.
"We'Il go and see," Maud announced
TO Roger and led the oh Id out of the
room.
They climbed the r'ckety stairs and
entered the tiny room where a frail
aglre was stretched Imply on the
bed. Maud approached to put her
hand on the forehead, while Rogers
followed behind with the child. Over
Maud's shoulder he caught a glimpse
of the woman's face, thrust her quick
~ aside, ard sank on his knees by
the bed. w tn his arms around Mary.
''My wife, he cried as she slowly
opened her eyes.
Maud Maybury drew back out of
the way and with one long look of
remuneration went out of the door