Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-02
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3rd Story, The Tangled Web
BY Mrs. Wilson Woodrow

3rd Story, The Tangled Web
BY Mrs. Wilson Woodrow
Author OF .Srhe silver BUTTERFLY" ..The
Back PEARL" "Snily Salt.n Etc.
plays of tho same nanc Released by
Pathe Exchange and shown mt the VIC
tor rheatcr.)
Copyrisht. 1915. Airs. Wilson woodrow
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
Mrs Alden had made failure OF her
scved 10 make success Of her daughters.
TO MS 70 A HssS Alden y ,wssss 1t
love And no, love aions, but love us per- Der
s sas SS cs4g GuGs h 1a
house party at the Aldens The young
RG tae s. o.h"r and sT BACK BACK oMa1d shS
house, 10 .cll Mrs Alden OF their engage
mcnt Mean%hiit. h.nIr.fH n ,,,'s n Mra, ~,
flet dash In with their news. just as Mrs.
Alden has given her consent to Hendricks
addressing her daughter. She Is horrtEed.
but Kendrick persuadcs her not to protest.
and outlines plo. tn her. Fleet gets t.
MIN to accep, an OFFER that Kendrick Will
make hin.. ,i,ndrick offers to employ hin,
provided he agrees to remain unmarried
during that time. Thinking Ruth under
Knn nd is SS
She bamcs kendrick for having tempted
Fleet; She married Kendrick to revenge
herself on him, and 10y her extravaganza
and cruelty makes him miserable. Fleet
returns. rot knowing Ruth Is married. Ken
to Ruth. They meet face to face.
Continued From Thursday)
Speeches.. deatnly pale, Rlair step
ped forward to offer his hostess his
arm. She shrnnk from him rs from
Il snake. Again kcndrick chuckled.
This was his first happy evening in
months
Into the dining-room they went.
Ruth, by dnt of heroic self-control.
seated herself and steelcd her nerves
TO go through with the ordeal
quite n jolly family reunion" gaily
commented Kendrick. Once used
to think 1t was going to be the other
way around, and that | would be n
guest at the table of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fleetwood Blair. But"
Ruth arose suddenly from the table.
The strain was greater than She could
endure. She fed blindly To the library.
Kendrick reached out to clutch her
dress as she hurried past him But
she eluded his half drunken grip. In
stantly his teasing humor changed to
anger. SprinEing up awkwardly he
lurched into the library in pursuit OF
her.
Come back TO the dining room.
YOU he snarled, Grippng her by one
white shoulder as she sought to move
away. i've had enough of your rot
Z ten highland mighty airs. i"
Take your Shiny hand off me" she
cried, recoiling in disgust.
The words and the utter loathinc In
her glance were too much for him
Scarcely realizing, in his drunken
frenzy, what he was doing, he struck
her full in the face Then, wheeling
re stumbled out Of the room and on,
OF the house.
With scream, Ruth staggered un,
der the impact Of the blow and fei
at full length on the hardwood floor
Scream and fail brought Fleetwood
Blair running in from the dining room
Kncoling beside her. he lifted her /,
her feet and half led. half carried he
TO Il couch
Presently. with n gasp. she came l,
her full senses, y shuddcr set he
whole slcndcr body a-quiver
What is the matter" asked Blair
in distress Did YOU faint? How al,
YOU hurt yourself" heard YOU or!
and"
'Hc--he struck me" she Kissed. lil;,
an angry cat; fairly splitting The word
from between hci locked teeth III.
struck me. The beast
who" FIRMLY demanded Blair, hi
eyes hot with Indignation.
"kendrick. lie struck me And
where are YOU going" she hr"l," OF
as the man stated toward the dnO:.
I'm going |" nnd him" -;r"wle,
blair. ard srca& every bone in hi
No She ordered no. You mus
no.!'
bat ihr ,ur .uay~ YOU We d.
serves"
HE deserves no more than he wi
get She Interrupted, a certain muir
derous cam .rtrlacing her wildca
rage. Keep Your hands OF him. Flee
He is my prey, and mine alone. Don
worry. ] shall know how To make hii
pay. Oh, I've learned much about men
vileness this past year, First you an
: then"
you shall not couple me- with
brute like Kcndrick ne flashed. 'Yo
have no right 10. No living woma
can accuse me of"
for a good business opening" sh
sneered
What are YOU talking about" h
demanded. as angry now as she h"i
self. III you mean my agreeing
work for Kendrick and promising M
;. to marry while I was in his employ
] did II because you told me TO An
you know It. Afterward for some rca
/. son. you prctcnded--'
g. Il told YOU to- she repeated: ir
crcdulous, yet impressed by his ster
: fervor. II" Why. l.
yes. In the note you wrote ~. thu
day We became engaged You told N
he was going 20 make me the offc
You told me TO accent IL; to work Il
him until had earned 81, 900. and the
= to come hnck and marry you. And
"l"" she said again, blankly: II Iii
nothing q the Vh,.