Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-26
Copyright, 1908, by G.. w. Dillingham; Coz

anu MIS- ~ brlon trying 10 comprehend
1t. Mallory was the first to speak.
There's the owner Of the hand" he
said. brokenly, land when l seen it the
arm was bare!'
Mrs. O'Brien sank into a chair.
You that OF thought was as good as
gold!" she moaned.
I'm not what you both think" said
| Patsy quietly.
mot what we think" retorted Mallory.
becoming stern. Then what brings you
Answer me- What brings you here?"
| She returned his gaze calmly.
81 came to see Mr.. Crawford on a
| matter Of business" she told him.
The mother rose. crushed with shame
and sorrow
Come away with us. girl" she said.
| 81 can't answered Patsy.
You can't. Why not?" Mallory de-
manded.
"You had better CO." Crawford advised
| her.
Her mother urged her again:
Come. Patsy. yir father may follow us
here at amy moment
Yes. go. 1t will be better. don't want
| scene with OBrien," declared Craw-
! ford.
Mallory. who had moved to the passage
| door. turned to say to him:
"O'Brien was right; he never trusted
| you. you Observation-Disclosures the
daughter Of the man that made you well
come in his home. deceivin' him. deceivin'
| me that believed in you. deceivin her.
bringin' shame on her. BY God. Ill"
| posed.
Don't quarrel Dan." she implored.
I've had enough to bear I don't want
to separate you two Think what you'll
Loser" replied Mallory. with bitter
| rage 1--WE lost everything losin' you.
We're down an out from now. Crawford,
down an out: You understand"
Hvsor Faysd
coolly. And now that our affairs are
| in a measure settled
Settled! We've just begun"
Mallory glared at him and set his teeth
grimly.
mo. no. DAM pleaded Patsy. Il
| know everythings dead against me. but
you don't know-you don't know
1--WE know you've brought disgrace on
her mother Where is she? Phwat
have We done with me baby, you that
was to watch over herr"
| i've taken care of her, all right re-
| piled Patsy. humbly.
Mallory laughed a harsh. unpleasant
Eyes. you have-by passin' her off to
them girls at the theater as this mans
mistress" he said
sharply.
"A Miss Simpson. Didn't you lead 'em
| to think that Nora was comm to his
rooms when it was yourself? Where is
she?"
| II don't know where she is-we've quar-
| Relied" she replied, passing her hand
YEARLY over her forehead.
about this man most likely?" sneered
Mallory.
| Yes, about this man." she admitted.
| Her mother looked at her with scornful
| anger.
Come" she said. eth do no good to
stay"
Mrs OBrien's right" assented Craw-
ford. whose patience was Fast being
strained to the breaking point Mallory.
| advise you to go. I've had few hard
things said to me tonight: and I'm not in
You'll have few hard things done to
you before 1 get through with you,' re-
torted Mallory. glaring at him.
| Patsy pleaded with him again.
| Don't! Please Co." she urged. II can
explain. but not now. You've got to trust
me. that's ALL
II did trust you'll trusted him-an'
you've both made fool Of me-"
II can make it all right with YOU Take
| nom away now.
He turned on her savagely.
You can make 1t all right with me:
an he cast you Off you'd fall back on me,
the patient. good-natured fool down in
the country. that didn't know nothin'.
| that wasn't wise to the kind OF man hes
|
proved yourself to be. He's one Of the
rich men you professed to be SO willin' to
give up for me. Well, you needn't. If
money counts for more than love, you're
welcome to 1t and to him."
The injustice Of her treatment, Dams
readiness to believe i'll of her without
waiting to give her chance to have
heart-to-heart explanation with him.
stunK poor Patsy to the quick.
Love" she cried. scornfully. "A lot
you know about it. Love is trust, an
you're the man banked on. an the first
minute I puts you to the test you falls
can think 1t. I'm through with you
| ,Patsy's outburst not only carried no
! conviction to her f1ance, 1t aroused the
anger and resentment of Mrs. O'Brien. in
whose mind there was no doubt of her
| daughters guilt
Have We no shame-to stand there
an brazen it out before the man that
loved yez?" she said. holly. Let us be
! goin' Danny. Lave her father to settle
with this man."
But Mallory was beginning to under
stand what 1t all meant to him. what he
had lost, the significance of the founder
of the heart wrenching his separation
from Patsy would mean were already be-
ginning to make themselves felt All his
rage and sorrow. all his humiliation. all
prompting him to kill the man who had
blasted his life.
MOI he answered. "D'you think he's
goin' to wreck her life an wreck all my
hopes an go scot free? No-he's goin to
answer to me-here-now.'
Crawford on his part was beside him
self with evaporation. He had had more
than enough of the complicated mess his
intrigue with Nora had stirred up He
was not lacking In physical courage and
had no fear of Mallory, but he was afraid
Of the notoriety and ridicule row of
this kind would bring upon him If it at
tracted outside attention, as a scuff1e in
evitably would do.
I'm not going to fight with YOU" he
said angrily. I'm not going to have
my name mixed up in dirty scandal
with lot of race track hangers-on and
chorus girls. I've had enough of this.
I've had enough of the lot Of you. You'll
| leave my house and at once, all of you
every last one Of you.
tentiOn of driving Nora from the bed
rooom and bundling the whole family out.
Patsy OWNED his purpose.
NO don't do that" she whispered.
quickly and despairingly, Selling his arm.
Not after all I've done. There won't be
any scandal; there won't be any fight.
I'll get rid of them. Leave 1t to me-"
Crawford could not but respect her grit
and devotion. He turned from the door
and Patsy advanced toward Mallory.
"Why don't you leave us?" she de-
manded. coldly. What do you want me
to do? What more do you want me to
say? l love this man. He's everything
to me and you're nothin' to me-"
Mallory and her mother gazed at her,
Stunned. shocked. by this declaration.