The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-04-22

.ore ne had been telling tho 49,
aeep out OF trouble. he now y,eldad ~
.empIataon to tell lie thar 800
yet MIN back into trouble ana ,'
nun there. Why is it that a mon rep
WIN protect himself circpmsnoo.lo
against ordinary entanglemants ~,
p'unse INTO slough of despond whero
woman is concernedq "eie
| ""iu brewer was young and nacl,
'ess and behaved accordingly n
siniied at the lady in a way 70 carso
ner ~ doubt decision she bad -
made that he was not her hnshns Just
quick glance Of inquiry. followed hv :
s.ep forward. then step backward
anu she sprang toward him. He corah+
ner In his arms, and her head sonL -
his bosom. ''''iN on
Donald was facing, as Il bonno,
mirror, and when he caught sight Of
ms renection holding in his arms a wo.
man whom he had permitted 70 tb;nl
was her husband a sense Of tha dc
nohor OF his act and its probahIe con
sequences rose within him m nIoo,,a
him. prague
"nat a COMPOUNDED fool and vii.
IAN am! he mentally exclaimed
shocked at what he had done. he ha
gan at once to conjure up some method
or getting out of the tran no had loid
Tor himself. Taking her hands in his
ne dlsengaged her embrace, and. hold
ing ner apart so that he could lool, hor
IN the eyes. he set about framing q
statement that would put the matter
back where it was before he had modo
the break But one look out of those
Drown eyes bereft him of the will TO
10 so. de was like one In deep water
struggling to rise. AS soon as no GOT
TO the surface heavy hand pushed
MIN back again. He felt as though he
We're sinking deeper and deeper in a
moral quicksand
'Forgive me-" he muttered and took
her in his arms again.
Now, 1t doesn't matter whether ba
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-n-aw who had
freed him from the imputation Of be-
ing the deserter She was looking at
the pair locked in 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
reproacbfully.
Ruth" replied the other, you were
mistaken, after all. He is Walter"
Ruth gave Donald look which he
remembered to his dying day.
Il 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
straw. 81 am Walters twin broth
err"
Both women drew back and stared
at Donald. who stood like Ajax defy
ing the lightning.
walter Schofeld had no twin broth
err" said Ruth.
"None that he would acknowledge.
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.
1--WE have had" said Ruth, lone
black sheep of your family in ours, and
we have no use for another"
She pointed to the door.
Assuming a 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 out or
the room and the house. Ruth looking
after him with a 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 ne
should in some way be punished Tor
having yielded to temptation ana
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 hnaiiX
arrived at the confessional state
He wrote long letter to the "wlfe
of his twin brother" giving detailed
account of his temptation ana the
cause of it and acknowledging that MS
final statement was false from begln-
ming to end. His excuse was one
which with woman will always win