Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-31

low her mere! raEcu tne otncI
no; but you watched and waited until
| YOU traced me here. You were not sat
iYfed with what l had done for you.
You wanted to kill me before I could tell
rat the truth; and If 1t hadn't been for
| flat man Donovan your assassin would
have stabbed me at NJ. door" Arthur
IIolhrook rose and nung down his pipe
So that tho Goals leapcd from it. But
It's all over now-this long exile OF
mine this pursuit of Pat, this rideous
use Of your daughter to pluck your
chostuuts from the fire. BY God. you've
got to uuit-youvc got to co.
But want nay money! want my
money! roard Henry as though in
s!sting upon n right but Arthur ignored
him, and went on
"You were the one who was strong;
and great things were expected of you,
10 add TO the traditions of family honor;
but our name Is only mentioned with
sheer where men remember it at all.
You were spoiled and pampered; you
have never from your early boyhood mad
a thought that was not for yourself
alone You were always envious ana
jealous of anybody that came near YOU,
and not least Of me; and when ] saved
vow, when | gave you your chance to
become . man at last. to regain the re-
| spcct YOU had flung away SO shameiully,
You did not realize II. you could not
realize &C. YOU took it az q matter Of
tccurso az though I had handed YOU
cigar ask you now, here IN this place,
| where : am known and respect ID ask
you here. where ! have toiled with my
hands whether you forget why ! am
here?'
Henry llolbrook tuegcd at his scarf
| rcrvuusly md his eyes wandered about
unoasily lie lid not answer his brother.
Arthur stood over linn. with folded arms.
his back to me SO that ! could not see
his face; but his tone had In 1t the
gathered passion and contempt Of years.
Then he was at once himself, standing
away little. like a lawyer after a round
with a refractory witness.
Il must have my money Patricia
must make the DIVISION" replied Henry
doggcdly
"Certatnly, Certainly! | dovoutly hope
she viii give ii TO you you need fear no
| Interference from me. Tho sooner you
gct it ana fling it away the better.
! Patricia has been animated 10y the best
/ motives in Withholding it, she regarded
it as Al sacred trust to administer for
your own good, bat now | want you to
| have your money"
IF | can have my share. If you will
persuade her to give It, will pay YOU
all owe you-" Henry hogan eagerly.
What You owe me-what you owe
me-" ana Arthur bent toward his brother
and laushed-a laugh that was not good
to hear. you would give me money
money-you would pay me money for
priceless things
lie broke off suddenly, dropping his
arms at his sides hcplessy.
There is no use in trying to talk to
YOU; we use different Vocabulary.
| Henry"
But that trouble with Gillespie-if
! Patricia knew"
! Yes if she knew the truth. And you
never understood, you are incapable of
understanding that it meant something
to me to lose my sister ont Of my HE.
! When Helen ded''-and his voice fell
and h" paused for moment. priest
faltors sometimes, gripped by some
phrase In the Office that touches hidden
depths in his own experience. then
when Helen died there was still Patricia,
the modest sister men ever had, but you
robbed me Of her-you robbed me Of
hertz
He WAS deeply moved and. as he CON
trolled himself, he walked to the little
table ana fingered the ribbons of the
work basket.
II haven't those notes. If that's what
you're after-I never had them" he said.
"Gillcspie kept tight hold Of them"
Eyes; the vndictive old devil"
Men who have been sWindled are
usually vindctivc," replied Arthur grim
ly. Gillespie is dead. suppose the
executor Of his estate has those papers;
ana the executor IS his SON"
THE fool. I've never been able to get
anything out OF him.
IF he's a fool it ought to be all the
easier to get your pretty playthings
away fam linn. Old Gillespie really
acted pretty docently about the whole
business. Your daughter may be able to
get them away from the boy; he's in
fatuated with her; he wants to marry
her, it seems"
My daughter is not in this matter"
said IIeery coldly, and then anger mas
tered him again. Il don't believe he
has them; YOU have them, and that's
why I have followed You here I'm go
ing to Patricia to throw myself on her
mercy. and that ghost must not rise up
against me. | want them; | have come
| to get those notes"
! | was aroused by a shadow-like touch
on my arm, and | knew without seeing
| who II was that stood beside me.
faint hint as of violots stole upon the
air: her breath touched my cheek as she
| bent close to the little window, and she