The Redemption of Marie Gordon, No. 83

Issue No. 83 of this 1926 pulp magazine contains a serial domestic drama featuring Robert Ames, a young millionaire banker, and his wife Alice. The protagonist returns home emotionally devastated after abandoning his lover, Hazel, to reconcile with Alice. Upon reading a newspaper article about an amnesiac young woman found wandering in New York's streets, Robert believes it may be Hazel and immediately plans a trip to find her. Alice, having anticipated his move through her accomplice Arthur Vernon, attempts to prevent their reunion. Though Robert's search in New York proves unsuccessful—another man claims the woman as his wife—he returns to Philadelphia discouraged. At his exclusive City Club, Robert encounters Earl Cortland, a well-traveled acquaintance from his train journey, whom Ralph Stewart introduces as a friend. The chapter ends as Cortland probes into Robert's recent marriage, arousing his evident discomfort.