Alan Dale (2) (1861–1928)

Elsie Ravener knows something is up with her husband, Arthur, but she can't quite seem to figure it out. Her mother suggests it's another woman, but Elsie won't believe it. Her husband would never do that to her. But as her suspicions continue to grow, she decides that she needs to know the truth. And when a private detective puts her on Arthur's trail and she catches him in the company of his best friend, Jack, she still isn't quite sure what to think. But as time goes on, it becomes harder show more and harder to deny a love, even when it is one that is forbidden to be spoken aloud...

I found myself going back and forth between feeling sympathetic for Elsie and being enraged by her. While I can understand her feeling of betrayal when Arthur disappears for periods of time, her responses to him are sometimes rather vicious, making it somewhat understandable why he won't just break things off and move on. Even as Arthur finds what might be a new happiness, Elsie seems unable to just let things go and try to find a real happiness for herself...and that may be the real tragedy of this story. show less