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ne stepped FORWARD.
MY name is Jackson. Miss Law.
renee. ara Mr.. Ames' partner"
Margaret looked at him intentlv.
Then she backed away from him.
Jackson" she exclaimed bitterly.
NO your name is Haggleton. You are
John j. Haggleton! know YOU for
what you are,"
Haggieton searched in his memory.
light began TO dawn upon his fea-
lures, which changed from doubt to
certainty. to dismay
You are the daughter he began
Yes. am the daughter Of william
Lawrence. the man you ruined aud
dishonored"
Business made it unavoidable. Miss
LAWRENCE
Business! Yes, business as YOU
practice it,"
"oh. now. that's going too Gar!
want to explain to you"
Margaret shook her head.
Il won't listen 10 you" she said, vio-
lently agitated.
You have strong prejudces. Miss
Lawrence"
Yes, against disloyalty and dishon-
esty."
Haggleton reelected. This complica-
ton dismayed him. Was the ghost of
his guilty past, which he had made
harmless through Philips promise
never to allow Gentle to tell him of
1t, to be conjured up against him by
this young woman? A second later
he was again Haggleton, master of
circumstances.
Suppose | admit that I did your
father wrong. Suppose also that
wish to make amends"
Il don't believe it,"
Suppose tear down this block,
lung block'-suppose | tear it down
and make fine playground OF 1t in
memory of your father-and call il
Lawrence park
Lawrence park" Margaret's eyes
shone with enthusiasm.
Lawrence park where lung block
used to stand" she repeated softly to
herself, But her grievance welled up
suddenly.
you know how to tempt me-" she
said bitterly. but | could never be
friends with you"
IF 1t isn't friends" he said briefly.
then 1t is enemies"
Eyes, enemies always! l do not
trust you. John J. Haggleton. Why
are you living in tenement under an
assumed name? You must have some
selfish purpose"
No; my purpose is not selfish"
why do you want to make friends
with meT she continued. "Why do
you care what l do"
Again Haggleton changed his tactics.
She was bewildered already.
"Fll tell you frankly" he answered.
81 do not want you to influence Philip
against me-"
The effect was what Haggleton had
foreseen. Margaret's thoughts turned
nearer preoccupation.
Influence Philip against YOU" she
wondered. What do you care for
Philip? Influence a poor master diver
against John j. HaggletonT"
Her glance strayed to Pills picture
on the wall. Something that she had
never seen before In it struck her.
She remembered what Gentle had told
her concerning the mystery Of her
lovers parentage.
She turned to Haggleton, scrutinized
his features then sank down in
chair.
oh" she cried in horror, you are
Philips father
She was overwhelmed
"Phil," she said. whom l love and
whom l have promised to marry. You
are his father. and you ruined mine.
1t Is horrible"
Haggleton waited few moments
patiently. 1t was wiser to let these
overwhelming impressions make their
effect one by one for little while in
her mind than to hustle them out of
1t. to return later perhaps with ten.
fold strength. He still held much in
reserve. When he judged that the
proper HOLleut luu COlnc-NuTSuE
had wiped her eyes several times and
finally tucked away her handkerchief
he resumed the interview.
philip knows nothing of this"
II will tell him. she said, rising. 81
will warn him."
Warm
You think that this boy has inherit
ed tendencies which you can appeal to.
III appeal TO Philips better nature"
Suppose you fail?"
II cannot fail. | love him."
Haggleton sat down opposite her.
Let me tell you something, Miss
Lawrence" he said very quietly. II
am telling you because you are won,
ana good woman. But, Miss Law
rence'-he raised his voice skillfully
to deepen her attention-''it is aston.
fishing how much harm Is done in this
world by good women"
What do you mean?" she asked
Il will show you what | mean right
In my own life You think 1t has beer
all hard and cruel, no love In it at all