The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-01

know BY this time, that they VIII
do you no good
Then Jennie began to laugh mock
ingly and pointing a scornfnl f,rge~
at Marine, who was half-inclined =
be frightened at her strange conanct
she said:
You were afraid the old WOMB,
would commit suicidel You wara
nice little fool, you were! NV, nj
I've had sport with you and got even
for all the Partially that was al
ways shown in your favor! pp,
you had TO tell, didn't you. yon
pretend to be so honest and so game
and to keep your promises. Ugh,
What a hypocrite you arel"
I'm not a hypocrite and | did
keep my promise and l did not teln''
cried Marine. and even Marshall did
not try TO keep her from speaking
now. But I will tell everything
now. Mrs. Weber. MARSHALL Jennie
gave me the money l spent for the
| fruit. She asked me to spend 1t as
favor to her. and made me promise
not to tell a living soul that she had
given it to me. She pretended it
had been given her by the apple
woman's daughter and that the APP
ple-woman needed the money, but
would not have taken 1t If she knew
her daughter was giving 1t. She said
the woman would commit suicide If
she ever knew she had accepted help
from her daughter"
Bit by bit the story was unfolded
by Marine, until finally, Mrs. Weber
knew all its details, and realized that
Marine had been made the victim of
a diabolical plot
Jennie, who had not doubted for a
moment when she was first accused
of being party TO the theft, that
Marine had told all, and whose hys-
terics had been nothing but a sham.
was considerably chagrined to learn
Of her mistake. However. she list
ened with interest and when Mar
ME had concluded. she said:
Marine, still insist you are the
biggest fool I ever knew, but | will
take back what I said about your
not being game. Your certainly
have been dead game" (Jennie had
slang at her tongues end than good
English land here's my hand upon
it,
Marine shuddered and drew back
as Jennie's hand was extended.
''Oh, very WELL" said the latter
fippantly. I won't insist"
Mrs. Weber rang her bell.
Jennie, she said, 1T is your turn
to suffer for what you have done. AS
for this poor child, you can never
fully repair the wrong you have com
mitted against her, If you try all
your lifetime. l hope you will be
brought to see the error of your ways
and that some day you may make it
up to Marine, in what measure lies
within your power Miss Leavitt"
(the teacher had appeared at that
moment in response to the matron's
ring) "show Jennie Cowles to the
punishment closet"
Miss Leavitt's eyes expressed her
establishment as she looked from one
to another in the group which oc-
cupied the room. But she gave no
other evidence of surprise.
Come, Jennie" was all she said.
as she held open the door.
Jennie made a dash, intent upon
escaping down the corridor and
through the front door, to the street
but Marshall. anticipating her de-
sign, was too quick for her and
grasping her by the arm.
Jennie threw herself this wav and
that, but Marshall had not exercised
and rowed and played half-back two
terms on his school football team for
nothing and his superior strength
soon subdued her although Jennie
scratched and bit at him, fnfiicting
several wounds upon his hands. He
half-led and half-carried the re-
fractory girl TO the room in which
Marine had SO recently been a pris-
oner for such long and dreary time,
and the door was locked and bolted
upon her.