Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-03

- ""HHi'le III, replied, nlsmOUnt-
ing ~ idc roadside that I might tall,
more easily. llandaEes were still visl-
p,o az hs wrists, sni strip Of court.
plaster h"ross tho knu>lslcs Of h. right
u"nd otherv;s" testified to the edges o.
INC h'as' IN st. ARoths's garden. n. held
10 his landr rucful,y.
Ihcss were nsTy s.ssics; and r
rFpeo thcm up badly ir climbing out of
your window. But couldn't lineef; [
am not without my little occuoa tons"
Yoa stand an excellent chance Of be-
lns sfo' n You dent clear on. oc this
II mere" any shame In you you will
70 without making further trouble"
II ha' occurred TO me-" he began aiow-
~ mat ! know some thing that you
ought 10 know, 7 saw Henry Holbrook
yesterday"
where l demanded
ON tins lake. Be's rented a sloop yacn.
callod the stilctto. passed IL yesterday
on the Annandalc steamer snd saw
him quite distinctly"
IT'S all Your fault eha. hos here," I
oiurtcd, thoroughly aroused. "ff YOU
moe not followed those woiren they
might have spent the remainde, OF their
liNes here and never have been moiastoi.
But he undoubtedly caught tho trail
from you"
Gillespie nodded ernvely ard .rowrcd
before he answered.
II am so~ry to spoil your theory. ny
dear IRISH brother. bu, mt this In ,our
pipe; Horny was here first, He rented
the sail-5ont ten days npo-and made
ray triu71rhn entry. week later. Elk
plain that II got plcasc. Mr.. Donovan. ="
vas immensely relieved bY this dis
closure, for It satisfied me that had
not been mistaken In the identity Of the
canoe-nalcr. had. however, 10 in,cn-
ton Of taking the button hing into my
confidence
Whore is Holbrook stay,ng?' asked
casually
II don't know-hc pecpr ot,oa.. Tho
- iHtto hcIorrs ~ Cincinnati man who
ISM coming hero THIS summer ana IIol-
hrook has got the use of the YACHT So
much ! learned from the boat storage
man at AnnaIale: then passed tn st-
letto and saw Henry on board"
1t wac clear that | knew more than
Gillespie but he had supplied me With
several interesting bits Of Information.
ard what was more 10 tho point he lad
confirmed my belief that Henry IIol-
brook and the canocmakc- we're the same
person.
You must 500 trot face difficult
situation hero. without counting YOU.
Ycu don't strike no as wholly bad lot.
Gillespie. tnd VII won't YOU run along
like good boy md let me deal with
Holbrcot? Then wNou have settled with
him I'll srr whn: can he done for you.
Your position as on unwelcomc sutton.
engaged In annoying tho lady you pro-
fcss 70 love ana causing her great an
xictv and distress is unworthy Of the
really good fellow believe you to be"
i:e was silent for q moment then he
spol'e very sobcrly.
II promise vou Donovan. that 7 will
do nothing to encourage OF help Hol-
brook. know rs well as YOU that he's
p blackboard; but my own affairs 7
must manage IN MY own way"
But as surely as YOU try to inolost
thos" women YOU will have to answer to
ne am not in tho habit Of Beginning
what never fnlsh. md intend to keep
those women out OF Your way oe wen
as out of Holbrooks clutches. ana If
YOU get a era cked head IN the business
we'll tho cracks in your own skull, Mr..
Ne shrugged his shoulders threw up
his head and turned away down the
road.
There w2s something about tho fellow
that : liked. 7 even felt a certain pity
Tor him as | passed. him and rode on.
He seemed simple ard euileless. but with
n GoGged ranllnes7 beneath his absurdi-
tics He was undoubtedly dcenlv attach