Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-17


Il hope you will succeed she said,
"but doubt whether YOU have the
experience for such an important post"
II dom, wonder YOU are pleased
about it," she went on. FOR. OF course,
il will bring YOU oftencr into contact
with her And that seems to be the
chief object"
Esther" he cried. indignant. How
can you say such a thing? l.
Please take me home" she broke
in, YEARLY. Such drinking bouts dis
gust me. shall have TO ask you TO
attend these orgies without me, after
this"
Billiard made as though to answer
sharply: then he checked himself and
went over to his hostess.
Mrs Billiard is ill.," he said. Il
am afraid we must go. | am sorry
Esther without g word OF farewell,
left the room with her husband. SEl-
via standing beside Mrs. Clarke. stared
after them III amused contempt.
THAT Is TIE most ill-bred. ill-tem-
pered woman ever had the bad for
tune to meet she exclaimed she
hangs like q milestone around her nus
bands neck She'll drag him down, IL
he ism, saved"
We'll my dear" philosophical placid
Mrs. Clarke. its no affair of ours TO
save him. One can't very well come
between husband and Wife
Well think I'm going to tell him
frankly what ! think OF her, ana OF
what a handicap she is 10 him. un-
de.stard II was a boy-and girl match.
He met her when she was teaching
school in some Little backwoods town
where she was born and brought up
He was young, and he mistooK ner
narrow primness for sain'iiness. He
- a hn n
TO and on, how unfit she is to be his
wife could see that tonight. I'm
going to have sensible talk with him
about IL"
Sylvia was as good as her word,
Next evening. AT g. the estate lawyer
called on her by appointment. bring
ing with him the various official pa
uers relative 70 George billiards. new
pcs!tion al the hospital. Billiard, who
had arrived a minute or two earlier,
read and signed tine documents, and
the lawyer departed TO catch tho 9 81
train back 70 ;he city
Left alone with Billiard sylvia
Sands wasted no time in opening the
subject OF his marital troubles.
"Dr. Eullard." she began. Il think
have shown. 10y choosing YOU as chiei
surgeon, that ! nave Your welfare a
heart"
Indeed YOU have" he said crate
1UhN, anu II ever Nlif!' - 'HN why
can prove
You can" she c.urh, him ur "Yol
can prove II, here and nov hy listen,
ing patiently TO what have TO sa,
and by promising rot TO get angry Of
otfendcd."
What nonsense he laughed "a:
If / could possibly get angry or of
Tended with YOU
You promise, them
Il promise" he said ga.ly Fir,
away"
Hu; she did no, echo his raie,y
les about YOU wife" she said.
Euliard irowned. Not "a, her pre-
sumption. bu, At unpleasant, memorie
awakened 10y mention of his wife
Il am going to speak very frankly,
continued sylvia. ! have watched yo
both for a long time. And long ag
came to DECISION shat dozens o
other people. haYe arrived at about yo,
She is doubtless A very good woman
and she would have made an excellen
wife for some upstate farmer Blu
YOU are not an upstate farmer. 70,
are the most brilliant and capable doc
tor IN this region. You are risin
steadily
There is no heigh, in your profes
sion. that YOU can't hope to roach
If YOU aren't dragged down But YOU
wife imps6es every forward step yo
try to take. She Is not in svmps IN
"!'h You She is wet blanket I
YOUR ambitions She is n clog 10 va,
progress. She may wreck your cares
and drag YOU back into the mass {
n1!ddie-aged failures. in another ,c
years. II you live with her Tin
- not pleasant talk But !, is ,ru,
And probably YOU know i, is true
Ito Be Continued To Morrow