The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-05-15

Wnas nave tod nsrf ana NOW zzz
must never know how stupid, hoE
mad, haye been.
Tonight" ! said. your daughtee
and viii gain possession OF the forged
notes. Gillespie will give them to her;
and should like to hold them TOR
day or two
He was pacing the floor and at this
wheeled upon me with doubt and sus-
picion clearly written on his face.
But don't see how you can man
age itl''
niece"
with Helen, who is with my sister
at st. Agatha's."
81 have promised Gillespie that he
shall see her tonight at the casino
dance. Your sister is very bitter
against him and he is MORALLY afraid
of her"
His father really acted very de-
Gently, when you know the truth. But
1 don't see how this is to be managed.
l should like to possess myself OF
those papers, but not at too great .
cost More for Rosalind's sake than
my own now, I should have them.
"You may not know that your daugh-
ter and her cousin are as like as two
human beings can be. l am rather put
to it myself to tell them apart"
Their mothers were much alike,
but they were distinguishable. If you
are proposing a substitution of Rosa
lind for Helen, should say to have
care Of it. You may deceive casual
acquaintance, but hardly lover"
81 have carried through worse adj
ventures. Those documents must not
get nto-into-unfriendl hands!
have pledged myself that Miss Patricia
shall be kept free from further trouble,
and much trouble lies in those forged
notes if your brother gets them. But
[ hope to do little more than protect
your sister; 1 want to get you all out
of your difficulties. There is no rea-
son for your remaining N exile. You
owe It to your daughter to go back to
civilization. And your sister needs
you. You saved your brother once;
you will pardon me for saying that
you owe him no further mercy"
He thrust his hands into his pockets
and paced the floor a moment. before
he said:
"You are quite right. But I am sure
you will be very careful Of my little
girl; she is all l have-quite all I
have"
He went to the hall and called her
and bowed with graceful, old-fash-
toned courtesy that reminded me Of
Miss Pat as Rosallnd came into the
room.
"Win I do, gent3smen, an?" she
asked, gayly. DO look the fraud 1
feel?"
She threw OF a long scarlet cloak
that fell to her heels and stood before
us in white-it was as though she had
stepped out of flame. She turned
slewly round, with head bent, submit
ting herself for our inspection
Her gown was perfectly simple, high
/ at the throat and with sleeves that
cIasped her wrists. To my masculine
eyes it was of the same piece and pat
/ tern as the gown in which l had left
Helen at St. Agatha's an hour before.
81 think read doubt in your mind"
she laughed. You must not tell me
now that you have backed out; shall
try it myself, If you are weakening. l
am anxious for the curtain to rise"
There is only one thing; l suggest
that you omit that locket I dined
with her tonight, so my memory Is
fresh"
She unclasped the tiny locket that
hung from a slight band Of velvet at
her throat and threw 1t aside; and her
father, who was not, 1 saw, wholly
reconciled to my undertaking, held the
cloak for her and led the way with q
lantern through the garden and down
to the waterside and along the creek
to the launch where lima was In
readiness. We quickly embarked, and
the launch stole away through the mar
row shores, Holbrook swinging his Ian
tern back and forth in good-by. l had
fingered longer at the boat-maker's
than intended, and as We neared the
upper lake and the creek broadened
lima sent the launch forward at full
I speed. When we approached Battle
Orchard 1 babe him stop. and hiding
our lantern l took an oar and guided
the launch quietly by Then we went
on into the upper lake at lively clip.
Rosalind sat quietly IN the bow, the
hood of her cloak gathered about her
head
was taking steering directions
from lima, but as we neared Port An
Mandate l glanced over my shoulder to
mark the casino pier lights when
Rosalind sang out:
Hard aport-hardI"
] obeyed, and we passed within oars
length Of a sailboat, which, showing
no light, but with mainsail set, was