The Washington times., 1922-05-13

bSIIt SAlItt W OC0SAs
The. two in black were the
mother, aged and bent, of the
noted eye specialist, who
committed suicide by poison
in the Hotel Maxwell, and
his wife, who had left him
when another, q younger
woman, absorbed his affec-
tions. - .sr. \
:, The one on the seas was 4 girl
from Germany one Of 4 group Of
skaters at. the Hippodrome, now
said to be nearing Mexico a. .
member Of ChAflotte's troupe.
For love of her Dr.. Riedil COM
mittsd suiscide on discovering he
did not monopolize her affections.
=. Both In Dc6p Grief.
Mrs. Riedel. the widow. had como
from Scranton for the funeral. Both
mother and widow showed deep
emotion and had to be supported
into the lohe auto from An under.
takers shop near Borough Han.
Brooklyn. -.
It was q funeral of extreme sim
plicity and privacy. however prom.
inent DR.. Riedel was in hts profes-
sion. A single reef lay on the
coffin. 1t was the tribute Of his
kin.
Only five persons, all women rel.
ativss. attended the funeral. Henry
c. Bisndsrman, the brother-in-law
was not seen. Earlier in the day
he said he knew nothing Of the
case and cared less"
Back Of the novelette, written by
DR.. Riedel. printed in The wash
inGton Times, II the story Of how
the friend to whom he sent this
record Of his love trials attempted
to end the doctors desperate mood.
Warning IN Novel.
Hoping to convince him Of his
folly. the friend sent DR.. Riedel q
moved written by Hans Land. It
was the story Of q high official. q
pillar Of the church, married to Q
proud, stern noblswoman. In his
declining years he falls In love
with q young and beautiful woman.
He decided to give UP his posirso.,
and his wife and elope to q foreign
country with his new sweetheart.
He burns his bridges behind him,
but on the eve Of the day for elope.
ment the charmer runs away with
. piano player whom she has met
In q cabaret.
In the story the despondent hero
does not end his own life, but ID
crushed to death when he falls In
front Of \ passing bus.
There, the friend believed. was a
story which, up to q certain point
'Tsiss Men fsr Foods"
was nsariy = counterpart Of Riedela
affairs with the skating girl. The
friend said to him:
why do you take her % seri
ously? Read Land's story andyou
will see. that such women DO no,
take seriously the protestations OF
love which come from such as
you. They. take you elderly mCIl
for fools. They exploit you %
long as II suits their ends, and then
into the discard for you. Forget
herr,
Peculiarly. the heroine in Lan's
story preferred . young musician 10
her eldery lover. and by q queer
twist Of fate. the Hippodrome ice
8tfl also let 4 youth1ui muSiCiAn
supplant Riedel In her heart.
Here is ths concluding chapter Of
tAs nopeistte ,oritten BY Dr.. Alfred
n. Riedei, Whe committed suicide
Monday .ohils dependent over his
luekless love affair Uith Hippo
drowe ballet otyi. For the purpose
Of tho stony, the physicidn called
himself Fredal, uhile his story
s,OsetkeaYt ks xa~sed Rend.
The opening chapters detailed
the doetor's last afternoon and cue
ming ,cith Rsna bsfors she cost hin,
aside for the loss Of a younger
ma~. Frsdai, an elderly doctor,
ooss TO ths oirrs apartment Dhers
shs has prsporsd dinner for him.
Wide osit,cardly Frsdai IL Ddrmiy
,osleomsd by Roma, he wevertheless
detects a certain Yeservs, tohieh is
a source TO tOorry to him. When
Rsxa's slater, Elsis, arrived unsx-
pectsdiy, Frsdal plsods business on
oapsmsnts a. an sSeuss for depart
sn6, but u detained by Rena.