The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-24
CHAPTER Kill.
The Gate of Dreams.

JUSTICE 10 Oll1SSplS. SoaQ II Is mat We
aars al so given to passing solemn
judgment on triGing testimony! my
self am not impeccable. should at
any time give to the lions a man who
uses his thumb as paper-cutter; for
such one is clearly marked for bru-
tally. My prejudices rally as to a
trumpet-call at the sight of girl
wearing oVershoes or nibbling bon
5ons-the one suggestive of predatory
habits and weak lungs, the other Of
nervous dyspepsia.
The night was fine, and after re-
turning my horse to the stable I con-
daued on to the Glenarm boathOuse. I
was strolling along, pipe in mouth,
and was halfway up the boathouse
steps when woman shrank away
from the veranda rail, where she had
been standing, gazing out upon the
lake. There was no mistaking her.
She was not even disguised tonight,
and as l advanced across the little YER
-anda she turned toward me- The Ian
tern over the boathouse door suffused
'yls both as I greeted her.
Pardon me, Miss Holbrook; I'm
afraid have disturbed your medita-
tions," I said. But If you don't
mind"
you have the advantage of being
on your own ground" she replied.
Il waive all my rights as tenant if
you viii remain"
cit is much nicer here than on st.
Agatha's pier; you can see the lake
and The stars better. On the whole"
she laughed, 81 think 1 shall stay a
moment longer, if you will tolerate
me"
I I brought out some chairs and we
sat down by the rail, where we could
look out upon the star-sown heavens
and the dark floor of stars beneath.
Helen bent forward with her elbows
resting on the rail, her hands clasped
under her chin. The lamplight fell
full upon her slightly lifted head, and
upon her shoulders, over which lay a
-fiImy veil She hummed dreamily for
a moment while 1 watched her. Had
she one mood for the day and another
for the night? / had last seen her
that afternoon after an hour of ten
mis-, at which she was expert, and she
had run away through Glenarm gate
with taunt for my defeat; but now
The spirit of stars and of all earth's
silent things was upon her. l looked
twice and thrice at her clearly
outlined profile, at the brow with its
point OF dark hair, at the hand where
on the emerald was clearly distin-
guishable, and satisfied myself that
there could be no mistake about her
You grow bold" said, anxious to
hear her voice. You don't mind the
pickets bit"
No I'm quite superior to walls
and fences. You have heard of those
East Indians who appear and disap-
pear through closed doors; well, Wen
assume that had one Of those fell
lows for an ancestori 1t will save the
trouble of trying to account for my
exits and entrances. will tell you
IN confidence, Mr. Donovan, that l
don't like to be obliged to account for
myself
She sat back in the chair and folded
aer arms. | had not referred in any
way 10 her transaction with Gillespie;
{ had never intimated even remotely
chat l knew of her meeting with the
Infatuated young fel Nv on St Aga
zha's pier; and felt that those Incl
fents were ancient history
II was corking hot this afternoon
Z hope you didn't have too much ten
xis"
mo; it was pretty enough fun" she
remarked. with so little enthusiasm
that laughed
You don't seem to recall your vic
1ory with particular pleasure. It seems
4a me that I am the one to be shy of
the subject How did that score
standg"
4 really forget honestly do she
EaRghed
That's certainly generous; but
1ont you remember, as we walked
along toward the gate after the game,
shar you said"
'Oh, I cant allow that at all! What
4 said yesterday or to-day is of no i'm
RoTtance now. And particularly at
night am likely to be weak-minded,
and my memory is poorer then than at
any other time"
Il am fortunate in having an ex-
fceIlent memory"
For example?"
For example, you are not always
ne same; you were different this aft
snDOn; and I must go back to our
meeting by the seat on the bluff, for
the Miss Holbrook of tonight"
That's all in your Imagination, Mr..
Donovan Now, if you wanted to
grove that I'm really.
Helen Holbrook," I supplied, glad
~ a chance to speak her name.
II you wanted to prove that I am
who I am she continued, with new
animation, as though at last something
Interested her. how should you go