The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-09

as the door flew outward.
Unable to credit his senses, the
tralne staggered from her, white as a
sheet.
Patsy hurled the door back before
any one could look into the room and
stood in front of 1t. facing him..
For a moment no one spoke, Mallory
and Mrs. O'Brien trying to compre-
hem II. Mallory was the first to speak.
There's the owner of the hand" he
aid brokenly. land when I seen 1t the
arm was barrel"
Mrs. O'Brien sank into a chair.
you that Oh thought was as good as
gold!' she moaned.
I'm not what you both think" said
| Patsy quietly.
mot what we think!' retorted NAL
lory, becoming stern. "Then what
brings you here In the night to this
mans room? Answer me. What
brings you here?"
She returned his gaze calmly.
IT came to see Mr.. Crawford on a
matter of business" she old him.
The mother rose, crushed with shame
and sorrow.
Come away with us. girl" she said.
II can't" answered Patsy.
You can't. Why not?" Mallory de-
manded.
You had better CO." Crawford ad-
vised her.
Her mother urged her again:
Come, Patsy. yir father may follow
us here at any moment"
Eyes. go. 1t will be better. I don't
want a scene with O'Brien," declared
Crawford.
Mallory. who had moved to the pas
sage 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
welcome In his home, deceivin' him,
deceivin' me hat believed in you, de-
ceivin' her, bringin' shame on her. By
God. Tll-"
He rushed at Crawford. Patsy in
%terposed.
Don't quarrel, Dam" she implored.
I've had enough to bear. ] don't want
to separate you two. Think what
yourl lose"
"Lose!' replied Mallory, with bitter
rage. I've lost everything losin' you.
We're down an out from now, Craw-
ford, down an out. You understands
A you please" answered Crawford
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, DAN" pleaded Patsy. ct
know everything's dead against me,
but you don't know-you don't
! know"
I'VE know you've brought disgrace
on me an yir old father an Nora"
sobbed her mother Where is she?
Phwat have We done with me baby,
you h a was to watch over herr"
I've taken care of her. all right"
replied Patsy humbly.
Mallory laughed a harsh, unpleasant
laugh.
Eyes. you have-by passin' her Off to
them girls at the theatre as this mans
mistress" he said.
WHO told you that?" she questioned
sharply.
"a Miss Simpson. Didn't you lead
EN- to think hat Nora was comm to
MS rooms when it was yourself?
Where is she?"
quarreled," 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 scorn-
full anger.
Come" she said. It'll do no good
to stay"
Mrs. O'Brien's right assented
Crawford, whose patience was fast
being strained to the breaking point.
Mallory. l advise you to go. Nv had
a rev hard things sale to me tonight.
and I'm not in the humor for any
more"
You'll have a few hard things demo
to you before | get through with you
retorted Mallory. glaring at him.
Patsy pleaded with him again.
Don't! Please CO." she urged. "I
can explain, but not now. You've got
TO trust me, that's ALL"
Il did trust you'll trusted him-an'
you've both made a fool of me-"
II can make it all right with you.
Take nom away now"
He turned on her savagely.
You can make it all right with me.
can you2" he cried. II suppose you
thought when you got through with
him an he cast you off you'd fall back
on me. the patient, good natured fool
down in the country that idn't know
nothin', hat wasn't wise to the kind
of man he's turned out to be, nor to
the sort you've proved yourself to be.
He's one of the rich men you pro-
fessed to be so willin' to give up for
me. Well, you needn't. If money
counts for more than love, you're well
come to 1t and to him.
The injustice of her treatment, Dams
readiness to believe i'll of her without
waiting to give her a chance to have
a heart-to-heart explanation with him,
stung poor Patsy to the quick.
"Love!" she cried sc~ornfully. "a
lot you know about it. owe is trust.
an you're the man I banked on, an
the first minute l puts o to the test
you falls down hard. If you think I'm
bad you can think it. I'm through
with you
Patsy's outburst not only carried no
conviction TO her fiance; it aroused the
anger and resentment of Mrs. OBr1en,
in whose mind there was no doubt OF
her daughters guilt.
Have we no shame-to stand there
an brazen It out before the mar that
Moved yez?" she said holly. Let us
be goin', Danny. Lave her father TO
eat+Io with this man.