(Show—October 31, date of Dolores’ death.)
John paces floor through terrible night. Imagines forms of Amor and Innocentia pleading with him. Sees reproachful face of Jack peering at him from the shadows. Curses past weakness and present impotency.
The while, in bedroom at Cabot town-house, Catherine sleeps. Smiles like innocent child in her guilty dreams.
Dolores’ landlady arises from sound slumber. Goes about her sordid tasks. Smells gas. Traces it. Airedale is on guard outside tenant’s door. Landlady entices him away with bit of meat from kitchen below. Breaks into room. Makes startling discovery. Mother and babe dead upon the bed. Her first thought after turning off gas is for meter. Reads it. Gets greatly excited.
In kitchen landlady retrieves Dolores’ advertisement and money for payment. On consideration, decides that best chance of getting bill paid by a dead tenant lies in possible live answer to the ad. Goes to Times office on belated errand. Proffers “personal.”
(On Screen)
In this wise—and only one day late—the “Personal” of Dolores Trent appears.
In office of afternoon newspaper veiled ad. catches eye of sub-editor.
(On Screen in Print)
Wasted