El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-02

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 ad-
viSed her
Her mother urged her again:
'Come, Patsy. yir father may follow
us here at amy moment"
Eyes, go, it will be better. l 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 blackguard- the
daughter of the man that made you
welcome in his home, deceivin' him,
ceivin' her, bringin' shame on her. By
God, III )
He rushed at Crawford. Patsy in
terposed.
Don't quarrel, Dan." she implored.
I've had enough to bear. don't
want to separate you two. Think
what you'll lose"
"Lose? replied Mallory, with bitter
rage. 1--WE lost everything losin' you.
We're down an out from now, Craw
ford, down an out You understand"
"As 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. 81
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?
Pnwat have We done with me baby
you that was to watch over herr"
1--WE taken care of her, all right"
replied Patsy humbly
Mallory laughed a harsh. unpleasant
laugh.
Eyes. you haveby passin' her of to
them girls at the theater as this mans
Mistress" he said
who told you that?" she questioned
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?"
81 don't know where she is-we've
Quarreled," she replied, passing her
hand YEARLY over her forehead.
About this man most ikely?" sheer
ed Mallory
Eyes, 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, advise you to go. I've had
few hard things said to me tonight.
and I'm not in the humor for any
more"
You'll have a few hard things done
to you before / get through with you
retorted Mallory. glarfng at him.
Patsy pleaded with him again
Don't! Please 60" she urged. 81
can explain. but not low. You've got
to trust me. that's ALL
Il did trust you'll trusted him-an'
you've both made fool of me-
81 can make it all right with you.
Take nom away now
He turned on her Saya geiy
You can make 1t all right with me,
can you?" he cried. 81 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 didn't know
nothin', that 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 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
It and to him"
The injustice of her treatment, Dams
readiness TO belieye i'll Of her without
waiting to give her a chance to have
heart to heart explanation with him,
stung 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 / puts you 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. 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 hotly. Let US
be goin'. Danny Lave her father TO
settle with this man.
But Mallory was beginning to under
stand what it all meant to him. what
he had lost, the significance of the
laundering Of his hopes. The pain
and misery of the heart wrenching his
separation from Patsy would mean
were already beginning to make them