The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-12-16
Neglected Wife
n ALDEN CHAPMAN


les~ly submitted himself 10 III. conse
auenc.s IN desperate sort OF way
when h. rraiizcd What wreck o"
bad mad. of hts career and sought \
10 east ~. responsibility ~ wif" he
ND ~, love upon his mother aud .ls. !
tiers
There sas no qualifying III. stern
~nl,rr truth lie had waVer-d aud
wandered from the path OF rrctitud"
ignored The duties ~ q Young man
with great opportunities 90 create %
successful ca-rr. had cut nwnS from
bon. had he-4mr al outcast aud then
Ia Justify himself. had placed ~ Ne
hlam. ~ hi. .trpfathcr. john March.
The latter had married the widowed
moth-r of Lionel y, forty Tie was +,
man II wealth aud position and hat
given Mrs Studdnri her two laugh
t.r~ md Lionel truly rcgnl bonn"
Al ma, lusur, could suggest 80,
f-udrryi th.m md W Mrrrh So.
rruud Of 'hs familt n" bad adopted
until Their. came tn thr surface ~'iu'
~ IA. Reckless. doinss - ~ iiss.-
mated step~an ~. Tod ~ one" cu'
short hts grnrrous allowance 'ni bal
quietly. hut urwl, demanded frfnr'r1.
lion. or BE- world h1u.sh ti"nsl from
tho family circle Hut dis'wu him i"r
100 tho future What Lionel i""h for
hIsh. spirited Indignation "u HI own
pnrt was really NJ. perverted su'l"n
n,ss - q mind hli.d With dist"rfri
IDEAS E,eryw here i.ionj ccnsur'-i
md abused his strpfather
N. has such srnnd Idea - hi-
-ocl,l and business prestige that h
treats ~. like some honthiack." he
complained hltt.rly We'll III psy
him IN yet IN take q pleasure In
pulling h. proud name down into N"
Dust" aui never h~,-ilug M" suffering
nd p'radiugs 81 bis hrok,n hrnr'sf
mother t.i"rrl went tu u wiii western
disiri,, und abandoned himself - com.
ranIuu.h.r with the toughest AMI
S. lctr,ic.t In rude mining camp
Ii"n.l met and married N"''s
prus. She was the daughter ~ III
most notorious outlaw and cattle rus
'irr lu ~. district lie was shot down
In one 81 his raids and out ~ a pass
ing impulse " pity Lionel married N"
her-aVcd daughter lie regretted n
later She was sweet. innoc-nt gir'
10 eighteen. and va. all gn"i where
her father had been all had. but h.
had Gagged her w from all outside A.
seciation and she WIS kept - isno
rant that she could not even write her
own name Her great merit was her
sinc-r. devotion Tor the man who had
welded her Lionel lived with Der for
y month. wcsrieri of her. told her he /
had great prospects In another section /
10 the country that would take three !
years Co exploit aud sent her East. /
with letter 90 his mother asking her |
20 care for her until he could recoup !
himself financially ]
lie received week later letter
from his mother telling him tina, his
wife was made welcome Then i.Ion.i
practically forgot all about her aud
the old home ties lie sought a new
environment. reformed aud within two
years hid made n fortun.
Lionel never thought ~ Meta saV.
~ the unr,incairi giri she was lie
had taken u sort ~ malicious satisfac.
iion In hur,ienlng his s,epfaihcr with
a guest who. while No, NJ all uncputh
vas scarcely his equal socially H.
decided ~ go hack hons. wondering
n hts wife hal been happy IN her new
environment
IN the meantime Mrs March ani
her daughters had learned 90 love tn
frirndlrs- riri bride They had ~
once. with The consent aud appruhs
tiou ~ John March. seen to her -duca
ton and IA. had h.rnne % pserics-
'rlng IN education aud refinement
Much as she loved Lionel she received
him upon his return almost n q
stranger She had no; herome worldly
"a T.. but she determined that he should
win her back through true affection
~ not Mt all
''She II nay wife" be told his moth
er yet she seems IN forget N.
fact"
Naturally. after your long neglect
vas the rcpl. "you hove this new
Nriia, my son. n ! plainly see Maxi
Yourself worthy NJ her"
Then real affection amused all thai
vas better aud higher In Lionel Stod
dsrd. u was the patient labor NJ
weeks 10 convince Nriin thar he real
~ priy.d her now Step by step thsy
came back o. the old companionship
snlt this time made lasting becaus"
~ the new love instllled into his m.
'ure
u was n happy day Tor the entir.
family when hushaSd and wife AZ.
peared IA harmony with the changed
spirit ~ new birth IN an affection
that " had taken the years Ia develop
20 ~ completeness
Aud i.ionei Stoddard was proud q,
10. wife aha. for his sake had he
come M educated and refined woman
his "aual as also that of his mother
and sisters
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