The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-23

care or the children was q heart. |
some JOY for Helena.
One day In looking over an album a
photograph fell to the floor. Helena
noted a slight shadow move across
the face of Edith as she apparently
recognized the portrait.
Who is it," inquired Helena, and
she steadfastly regarded the picture.
''That is Bruce Arlington, my hus-
bands old partner"
Helena sighed. She replaced the
photograph. but when alone the next
day took II again from the album.
Like the one lost to me-" she muir
INJURED: the same ingenious charac-
teristics, man of good impulses but
weak as water In resisting tempta-
ton"
Somehow she could not get the cir
cumstance out of her mind The orig
ina1 of the photograph resembled her
dead f1ance only in general facial
characteristics, yet the presentment
involved poignant memories with
Helena. One evening some callers re-
ferred to this Arlington. They told of
his being re-established In business in
another city. The rumor was that he
was building up a fortune. A wild.
hayward thought came into the mind
of Helena.
The following week Helena told her
friends that she must return to the
city for a few weeks at least. They
deplored her decision and mourned
her absence. At the end Of a month
Edith received startling letter from
her cherished friend.
In a few plain words Helena wrote
that her purpose in coming to the city
was to seek out Bruce Arlington. to
win his love, to sacrifice herself by
marrying him. in order that she might
lead him to restore to Arnold Perez
val the money he had taken from
him.
As IL purely incidentally, Helent
had flashed across the path of Airing
ton. There was not a womanly arti
fee of fascination that she did no
employ to advantage in Turing thu
man to her side. They became en-
gagged.
More than once Helena felt tina
she was playing a dangerous game
Much as she deprecated the dishones
trait in Bruce Arlington's character
at times something ingenious, intangi
BILE in his better nature stirred he
soul to the depths. Was she fallinI
, | d.. hn HfP
to Danish the thought.
Then, too, Arlington had changes
| since coming under her influence
Walworth Travers had died contrite
, Was 1t her mission to attempt tn
7 coming back" of this new bran
: from the burning?
There was week that Bruce Al
, lington acted strangely. He was d.
: pressed, detected. One evening, whe
she was expecting his customary cal
she received a note instead.
"You will find enclosed" II read, e
certified check for the amount
caused Mr.. Percival to lose. You ma
not believe me, but voluntarily froI
the day saw you my conscienc
| Quickened and began putting asid
| sum for restitution. Last week
| found letter you lost, written to Mr.
Percival detailing the success of YOU
| scheme / have sold out my bus
| ness to make up the full amour
4 which 1 wish you to return to M
n Percival
u 81 have my punishment and d
serve 1t. | fancied at one time yo
loved me. In view of your schem
:. see you only had contempt for m
I shall always love you. At least.
am a better man for knowing yo
Goodby."
Her heart went out towards tn
misguided but repentant man, It we
strange, but, either reckless or hee'
less, Arlington was run down by a
automobile that evening.
It was Helena who nursed him bac
to health. She could not resent h
pleadirgs when convalescence cam
And out of her intended great sacr
fee for dear friends, there came tn
deferred happiness of her lifetime.