The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-10


she met his eyes and then with swift
passion caught him i'm her arms.
81 love you" she cried passionately.
"Oh, how | love your
She kissed him full on the lips again
and again. and he returned her kisses.
Then at this moment of peril-then
suddenly some power In him cleared
his brain. and In fash of sober vision
he saw Margaret. his Margaret. look
ing at him with grave reproof. With
sudden revulsion he broke away from
her. crying:
what dog ann
Jenny. disillusioned. Inundated. rose
quickly and stood looking at him. A
bottle on the table caught his atten-
ton. 1t was the little flask Of liquid
gold. The truth suddenly flashed upon
him. She had been playing part: she
had tricked him here toto destroy
him.
"You little devilw he cried.
"Philw she cried in fear
"Let me see those stains" he or
dered. and he tore her wrapper Opaa.
exposing her neck. He rubbed his fin
gers over the stains.
"Ah, thought So You said II
wouldn't come off. 1t comes off quite
easily. You were lying to me-"
NO" she said weakly.
He opened the bottle.
II say you were lying It's the same
stuff. You brought it here; you put it
on your shoulders; you-you"-
81 didn't mean any HARM"
mo harm!" he shouted. Heavens!
What do you call harm? Because you
hate the girl | love you get me here
by tricks and lies. Joe Caffery never
sent that note!''
HE wrote it, Phil"
You made him write it. If he
wanted to see me he'd he here. You
wanted TO get me here-alone."
He paused.
do you-do you own up?"
"Yes." she said family.
"Phil. IL did it because"-
you're bad all through
Jenny shrank in despair.
81 am bad all through?" she said
quietly. "All right. | got you here by
. trick? That's true. And l hate the
girl you love? You bet l do!
But what are your she famed.
"You are loyal lover; you are a
preacher of reform. Philip Ames, but
you held me in your arms, and you
kissed my mouth"
She paused. then added:
"And you liked it! You liked it,!
She showed the scOrn of the woman
for the man who is weak and places
the blame on her.
Philip sank into chair, crushed,
burying his face in his hands. How
could he ever face Margaret again?
Jenny forgot herself, her defeat, in
the desire 10 console the beloved one.
1t was sisters feeling, pure, COM
passionate. unsclfsh.
She knclt beside him and compass
sionately whispered his name
He rose with hatred in his voice:
Don't speak to me-"
The tone drove her to q desperate
determination.
"Do you mean that?" she asked.
Eyes, / mean it,
Philips voice was that of the man
who echoes the weak plea Of the first
man: The woman tempted me.
"Then it's all eff" Jenny said brisk
ly. Her mind was made up.
She went TO her room and returned
with hat and cloak.
81 am going. won't trouble you
any more. Goodby."
Philip did not grasp the horrible
meaning Of her words.
Jenny still had a lingering hope. Eat
Philip neither moved nor spoke. SO
she said her final farewell, pleaGingly:
81 am sorry. Phil-but IL loved
you. and when 8 girl as bad as | am
loves a man-it is
The door closed behind her
Haggleton found Philip in the room
an hour later.
81 have had an unpleasant expert
ence." said the son.
with Jenny Moran?"
Eyes; it was Jenny. I tried to help
her."
Haggleton brushed some face powder
Off Philips sleeve. Philip blushed.
81 see," he said. then resolutely,
"She's in love with you?"
Lover answered Philip. with loath-
ing.
HIM" unused Haggleton. brushing
some more face powder off the lapel
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