The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-03-05

lore ue ndu Deen telllnS the trutu 10
keep out of trouble, he now yielded to
temptation to tell lie that would
get him back into trouble and keep
him there: Why Is IL that a man who
will protect himself circumspectly
against ordinary entanglements will
plunge into slough OF despond where
n woman IL cOncernedI
Donald Brewer was young and reck-
less and behaved accordingly. He
smiled at the lady In way to cause
her to doubt decision she had just
made that he was not her husband. A
quick glance of inquiry. followed by a
step forward. then step backward.
and she sprang toward him. He caught
her In his arms. and her head sank on
his bosom.
Donald was facing. as II happened.
q mirror. and when he caught sight OF
his reflection holding in his arms wo'
man whom he had permitted to think
was her husband a sense Of the dis
honor of his act and its probable con-
sequences rose within him to plague
him.
what COMPOUNDED fool and vii
lain l amv he mentally exclaimed.
Shocked at what he had done, he be-
gan at once to conjure up some method
of getting out of the trap he had laid
for himself Taking her hands in his.
he disengaged her embrace. and, hold
ing her apart SO that he could look her
in the eyes, he set about framing a
statement that would put the matter
back where 1t was before he had made
brown eyes bereft him Of the will to
do so. He was like one in deep water
struggling to rise AS soon as he got
to the surface a heavy hand pushed
him back again. He felt as though he
were. sinking deeper and deeper in a
moral Quicksand.
Forgive me-" he muttered and took
her in his arms again.
Now. II doesn't matter whether he
asked her to forgive him for thus de-
ceiving her or for having deserted her.
for at that moment he saw reflected in
the glass the sister-in-law who had
freed him from the imputation of be-
ing the deserter. She was looking at
the pair locked in a mutual embrace
with an expression Of extreme dissat
isfaction.
He was appalled,
The lady he was holding in his arms,
fortunately for him. looked and. seeing
the intruder, relieved him from the ne
cessity Of disengaging himself
"Given!" said she who had entered
reproachfuly.
Ruth" replied the other, you were
mistaken. after all. He is Walter"
Ruth gave Donald look which he
remembered to his dying day.
II grant," she said, that you may
be Walters twin brother. for villainy
seems to run in the blood"
This opened the door for at least
temporary escape
"You are right" he said. catching at
a straw. IL am Walters twin broth
err"
Both women drew back and stared
at Donald, who stood like Ajax defy
ing the lightning.
walter Schotield had no twin broth
err" said Ruth.
"None that he would acknowledge.
I was regarded as the black sheep OF
the family. At twelve years OF age
ran away, and my name was never
after mentioned in the family"
The grass widow by this time had
returned to a state Of wondering doubt
I'VE have had" said Ruth. zone
black sheep Of your family In ours. and
we have no use for another"
She pointed to the door.
Assuming proud innocence the very
opposite Of what he felt, Donald said:
81 am aware Of my brothers injus
tice to his angel wife. have been
tempted to do evil that good might
come. l was disposed to take advan'
tage of the resemblance between Us to
right the wrongs he has done. ] have
failed. Au revoir."
With a low bow he strutted ont OF
the room and the house, Ruth looking
after him with Il glance OF indignant
contempt, while Given evidently did
not know whether to let him go or de-
tain him.
A month passed, during which Don
aid Brewer dreaded every day lest he
should in some way be punished FOR
having yielded to temptation and
formed innumerable plans to set him
self right in the matter. There Is but
one way for persons who have erred
to set themselves right, and that Is
confession. When Donald had turned
down a plan or two a day he finally
arrived at the confessional state.
He wrote long letter to the wife
of his twin brother" giving a detailed
account Of his temptation and the
cause of 1t and acknowledging that his
| final statement was false from begin
| ming to end. His excuse was one
| which with q woman will always win.
| 1t was that he had found her so charm
ing and sympathiZed so deeply with
her and her lovely child that he sim
ply couldn't help 1t.
And here is the beginning to Sc
quel of this story Of which only the
bare facts can he given. Donald call
ed by invitation on the widow and WAS
forgiven and his call was followed by
q number of others. The lady was