Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-30
PHIL PENA.
(Original.l

There Is an adage, Hell ndth uo
fury like q woman scorned." 1t is not
90 be supposed that this epigrammauc
statement is true in every case or In
many cases. 1t is intended to cover
isolated cases-that is, where woman
will deliberately set to work to in1ure
a man who has Tilted her. There are
women thus treated who have pined
in secret and still loved. There are
cases where they have sacrificed for
the man who has turned them on.
But the woman who will stab and the
woman who will sacrifice are rare.
One evening at a dinner party Hen
~ Wolcott was sitting beside Hester
Rowe, to whom he was engaged to be
married. A tall girl with flashing
black eye and a pair of full, sensuous
lips came in on the arm of her dinner
companion and took seat directly
opposite the betrothed couple. VOL
colt turned pale. The lady who was
seating herself was Kate Drummond,
and Wolcott had deliberately left her
after an affair of the heart to engage
himself to Hester Rowe. Miss Drum
mond had fascinated him In one way,
Miss Rowe In another. The former
had worked on all that was sensual
in him, the latter on all that was spir-
itual. Wolcott, whose nature was I'M
irresistible in either way, finally yielded
to the good influence Of Miss Rowe.
As soon as the lady entered, Wolcott
turned to his companion and talked
RAPIDLY about-well, he did not know
what he talked. When he turned and
faced Miss Drummond he received a
cordial bow. The lady indicated that
she wished to be friendly. Wolcott was
surprised. He fancied that she would
cut him. During the dinner she seemed
| to be in quite an eXhilarated mood.
| She congratulated Wolcott on his en-
gagement and smiled affably on the
| lady of his choice. Before leaving the
| table she exacted promise from both
| that they would dine with her at a CIV
en- date. Wolcott, who was greatly re-
lieved at her friendlness when he had
expected the reverse, thought 1t pru-
dent to accept the invitation, and per,
suaded Hester to join with him.
When the dinner came Off Kate
| Drummond was seated at one end of
the table, with Wolcott and his ian
Gee on either hand. Wolcott In the
presence of his old fame felt, though
he did not reveal it, something of her
| former influence. Kate brought her
! swapping black eyes to bear on him
and her tongue threw off shower OF
words all intended to impress him
Hester sat very quietly eating her din
ner in a matter of fact way, and her
, betrothed could not but compare her
unfavorably with the more brilliant
Kate.
"a philopena with you" said Kate tC
Wolcott and handed him one of those
double kernels Of the almond known by
that name.
with all my heart"
Henry" said his fiancee, suddenly
springing from Indifference to an In
tense interest in what was going on be
fore her, II do not care to have you eat
a philopena with any one except me
Give it to me-"
| Wolcott cast quick, troubled glance
from one of the girls to the other
Kate was deathly pale. Hester's face
was anxious.
You are forgetting Hester" he said
"that we are in the presence Of host
eSs"
Give me the philopena," said Hes
ter. Kate looked on without word
but with an eye darting between the
two. Hester commanded with hel
voice, but pleaded with her eyes.
Wolcott tossed the philopena before
her. She snatched it and held it tight
ly. Wolcott, glancing at Kate, saw
her eye fixed on his betrothed. 1t was
the eye Of serpent meditating stroke
at one by whom it was about to be
killed. But the stroke did not fall
The scene passed as quickly as it came
and apparently the social sky was Sc
rene. At least that is how it appeared
! to Wolcott.
The betrothed couple did not remain
long after dinner. Hester told the
hostess that she was suffering from
a headache and begged to be excused
When Wolcott took Hates hand before
departing he noticed that it trembled
He looked into her eye, and he fancied
that he saw despair.
| Wolcott and his betrothed rode home
side by side without speaking. Some
thing was wrong, but he did not know
what it was. He was inclined tC
blame Hester for her action, though
only on the ground that 1t was i'm.
polite. He concluded to wait for an
explanation till they got home.
Henry" said Hester before entering
the house, you know about acids and
tests for all sorts of things. know
about your course in analytical chemis
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