Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-19
1.-THE NEGLECTED WIFE"
a dread fear tempering her leapinE
CHAPTER ADMINISTRATION.
(Novelized from the pathe Serial OF the same n
famous novels OF Mabel Herbert Urner)
nv JOSEpTJ nI,HN
BY JOSEPH DUNN.

A dread fear tempering her leapinE
hope, Mary approached the general
delivery" window.
Anything for Mrs. II. K. Kennedy"
her voice betrayins intent. HunErily
her eyes followed the clerk as he took
a bunch of letters from a partition
marked "k" and thumbed through
them carelessly.
Nothing
With sick detection. she left the post
office and made her way back to the
hotel. He had not written! Was he
relieved at his freedom? Had he no
intention OF writing?
Every word OF the note she had left
even to the blot in the corner, was
indelibly photographed in her mind.
Should you ever put this woman out
OF your life. you may write me care
Of general delivery"
But the three long days In desc
late hotel room had corroded her
courage II he only would write her,
she would go back on any terms.
Again in the barren loneliness OF
her hotel room. she tried TO face the
future. What could she do? a middle
aged woman with no other interests
except her home and her husband.
would life hold for her?
How strangely out OF place on the
cheap hotel dresser seemed the ia
miliar trinkcts from her travelling bag
her silver backed brushes and Hor-
aces picture. that had always been
on her dressing table.
With tightening at her throat. she
took up the leather framed photo
graph. She had always been sure
OF his love. Even now IL seemed in
credible that any other woman could
have come between them. Yet it was
true-that last night he had even ad-
mitted it!
Az with caught sob she replaced
the photograph. her glance fell on the
morning paper she had thrown down
unread. Her hypnotizcd gaze was
riveted on the conspicuous headlines:
NOMINEE KENNEDY NEAR RUIN.
Result of Stock Speculation.
Deeply Involved in Sensational Drop Of
II. & R.-kennedy Out of City
on Campaigning Tour.
Mary's first coherent thought was
that she must save him-she must
avert this pending ruin. The next mo-
ment she had his broker on the tele-
phone. Posing as Kennedy's secretary.
she found that his margin was within
"A point Of being wiped out-and they
| had not been able to reach him.
In the hour that followed Mary was
swept on by the fcrvent impulse Of 4
supreme self-sacrifice. Rushing down
to the bank which held her personal
account. with no thought of her own
| future. she drew out the enthe amount.
Then hurrying to Norwood's once.
! rI,.l, ,if .hn l,ir n
to him the situation. She herself could
not take the money to the broker. for
her husband must never know that she
| was making this sacrifice. 1t would
seem like bride for his affections.
| Norwood listened gravely. trying not
to he Influenced by his personal jealous
hatred OF Kennedy. Yet he waG hon
estly and strongly opposed to this reck-
| less sacrifice of Mary's fortune
| But Mary was feverishly insistent.
! Whatever her husbands dsloyalty.
she could not stand by and see him
| ruined
| In the end Norwood yielded to her
pleading Hurrying to Kennedy's
broker. he was just in time to cover
as the stock dropped another point.
| Mary. waiting at his office until he
returned. thanked him with quivering
gratitude.
1T was a very foolish thing for you
10 do" he disapproved.
! 1T was the only thing could do
| quietly, as she rose to go. And, after
all" with wistful smile, every
woman is capable Of some supreme sac
| ritice-for the man she lowest"
The next morning Kennedy returned
to the city, tired and harrassed from
the hardships of two days campaign
ing through the upstate towns.
Buying paper. he was confronted
with the ominous headlines
PANICKY BREAK IN H & r.:
MANY INVESTORS WIPED OUT
I.eaping into a taxicab. he shouted to
| the driver his brokers' address.
He was ruined! The accumulated
fortune of fifteen years lost in reck-
less speculation. With gritted teeth