The Washington times., 1922-11-14
MISS GORDON
CAREER |SL|KE
OPIUM DREAM
Born Out of WedIock, World
Was First Kind to Her,
Then Cruel.
BY HAROLD X. HALL,
CosmOp0Iltan News Service.

Duo OANy ANONs
strange dream of novelist or
an opium eater is the life story
of Dorothy Gordon, the twenty
one -year-old heiress, who is today
confined in a private insane asy-
lum-put there, 1t is charged, by
her guardian for selfish reasons.
Born out of wedlock, Dorothy
Gordon started life with the stig-
ma of her mothers shame hang
ing over her. Despite this, Dor
othv in few years was studying
and playing with the wealthiest
girls of the country, in. one Of
New Englaad's most fashionable
and exclusive schools for girls.
World Looked Rosy.
The world looked rosy to this
mere slip of a girl who through the
mistakes of her parents had been
given an unfair start in life. She
took up horseback riding, tennis.
dancing. domestic science and the
usual studies OF the finishing
schools. She grew into a care-free,
happy young woman. Romance en-
tered Her life. Marriage to the man
OF her choice was contemplated.
And then-she was cut off from the
world by the gates and bars Of an
insane asylum.
II was Just twenty-five years ago
that a beautiful, seventeen. year old
girl walked into the office Of the
Gordon Supply Company and asked
the president, r. d. Gordon, forty.
five. for a position as a bookkeeper.
This young girl was Miss Elizabeth
A. Gard dner.
Elizabeth was a sweet and at
tractive young woman with large.
appealing eyes. AS Gordon looked
into those eyes on that eventful
lay his pulse quickened. Danger
lurked in his friendly smile, but
Elizabeth did not recognize the sig
nal She was young and knew lit.
le of the ways of the world. She
was given the job.
Child Is Born.
Soon Elizabeth discovered that hcr
mployer was taking an undue in
terest in her. She was delightct
with the flattery. A friendsN
sprang up. Then love dawned--!ov
cor her middle-aged employer.
The result Of that love was Dor
othy Gordon.
Gordon could not marry his book
keeper. He had a wife at home. VIII
loved her husband as only a gool
woman can. She did not suspect he
, husband
Elizabeth took her child-DorothI
'ordon--and found living quarters In
Boston. For a time Gordon was will
'ng to furnish the money for the sup
oort of Elizabeth and Dorothy. He
lade c!andestine visits to the apart
Nsnt OF his secret love. Like any
,roud father. he used TO bounce little
Dorothy on his knee.
But fear gradually grew within his
Dreast-fear that his wife would dis
cover his great secret, fear that hf
would be exposed to the world. that
his shame would be emblazoned in
newspapers. AS this fear grew he
gradually attempted to withdraw
from his clandestine relations with
Dorothy's mother.
Told Story to Wife.
Dorothy and her mother went tc
Long Island to live. Here John D
Gardiner, Dorothy's uncle. entered
the story. He knew of his sisters
misfortune. He decided that Gordon
should secure q divorce and marry
Dorothy's mother.
Gordon broke the terrible news tc
his wife. But she, in few but de
termined words. made II known thai
she was not going to give him up foi
any woman. For thirteen years Cor
| Ion carried his double burden.
Then Mrs. Gordon died. Gordon
married Elizabeth Gardiner, AM
Dorothy was given a real home and
father. Shortly after his marriage
Gordon died. leaving his $500 ,00t
| estate to his wife and Dorothy.
Mrs. Gordon took over the man
agement of the Gordon Supply Com
pany. and, according to her brother
John ID. Gardiner, did splendid jol
as a business woman.
Here" says Gardiner. william
| +. Jardine Cthe man who later caused
| Dorothy to be put into an asylum
| and his wife entered the life of Doro
thy. Jardine's wife knew Dorothy
mother we'll Then Jardine met her
| The friendship between the thre,
developed until finally Jardine anC
| his wife went to live with Doroth,
and her widowed mother. They live,
In Newton In beautiful home.
Mother Is Killed.
During the start OF this friend
ship" alleges Gardiner, "Jardine sc
cured some hold on my sister. Al
effort was being made to break tha
hold that Jardine had on Elizabetl
when she met her death. What tn
hold was we have meyer been able I,
learn. But through 1t he made him
self comfortable in her home an,
secured one share of stock In tn
Gordon supply Company. He wa
also made vice president of the con
Germ"
Here came another act in tn
drama Of Dorothy's life--the act tha
spelled unhappiness and ruin for tn
girl. On August 30, 1915, her mothe
was killed In Nantasket when sh
fell out Of an automobile.
Dorothy, visiting relatives IL
Maine at the time, was driven II
the dead of night to the side o
her dead mother. According to rel
: atives. Dorothy was not told of he
mothers death until after the ride
! When she was told, her heart wa
broken.
When the last carriage had dc
parted from the funeral, Doroth.
was left alone In her big hous
with William r. Jardine and hi