The Washington times., 1922-05-11
bL|CHTED
ROMANCE
LAID BARE
Age Must Bow to Youth, His
Conclusion When Spurned
by lice Girl"
BY Universal Service.

BY Universal Service.
NEW YORK. May 11.-Can a
psychoanalysist. schooled to the
thinking Of Freud and Stekel. win
hts way back into a woman's af-
fections after he has been cast
aside in favor Of a younger man?
DIR. Alfred Riedel, noted eye
specialist, who ended his life Mon
day in hotel here after he had
failed to revive the waning love
of Hippodrome ballet girl. could
not do it.
Pens Farewell Story.
He was a man OF scientific mind
keen psycho-analyist, a cunning
Judge OF human nature, yet he could
devise no method of regaining his
: place In the heart of a hippodrome
ballet girl who had spurned him.
Therefore he chose to die by his own
hand.
Such is the opinion OF friends of
the widely known physician, who
discussed with officials today
circumstances which led to his un.
happy ending.
DIR. Riedel, his heart filled with
these analytical thoughts, penned a
farewell story which he called The
Last Sunday Eve, a Nocturne," gave
1t to friend with the request that
1t be published, and then took his
own life.
Youth had to be served, by the
Doctors philosophy, and death was
to be preferred to life without the
woman he had loved.
DIR. Riedel had seemingly tired
OF life as early as last February.
One OF his frtends-the recipient of
the novelette,, in fact-said that the
doctor had told him OF his shattered
romance and intimated that he
would like to die.
Poetic Justice.
The case was not without its ele-
ments Of poetic justice. Riedel had
cast off his wife, a few years older
than he, and sought the company of
q more youthful woman.
Then, In turn, he came to the
point where he had see nhimself
similarly cast into the discard iy the
young woman on whom he had
chosen to lavish his affections,
The aforementioned friend said
that Riedel met his wife when she
wac CDlplOyCu ci hhS
Williamsburg Hospital. He was an
interne there, and a love developed
that led to their marriage in 1907.
But the marriage was not a happy
one, It is said, and year or so ago
the wife went to Pennsylvania to
live with her parents.
Then the romance with the ice girl
had its inception. Long and assidu.
ously the doctor courted. only to see
himself gradually crowded out by
more vigorous suitor. Toward the
end he penned his novelette,. Though
clumsily worded and at times 8 bit
vague, he wrote into it an intimate
story of his downfall in the affections
OF the Hippodrome Girl.
"Qui Vivra Verra-he who lives
shall see," is the last line Of the
tragic story.
DR.. Riedel will not see. He is
dead. He drained the cup.
copyright, 1922, by Universal service)
Subjoined is the first ftstaliment
Of the story of the unhappy physi-
clan. The Guthor has called the
heroine RenG, which is not the true
name Of the girl involued in his
loUe affair. He has chosen for
himself the name Fredal, though
near the beginning of the story
he refers to himself once under his
true name.
THE LAST SUNDAY EVE.
A Nocturne.
BY DIR. ALFRED ii. RIEDEL.
On Sunday at o'clock she called
him UP as she was wont to do. again
with her sweet voice. 1t was after
his office hours.
Hello" she called joyously, simu.
laNng q mans voice.
'Dr. Riedel speaking7"