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

are chrome lolners wrote in absent
mindedly for application blanks. fear
ing to be left out of good thing.
United States senator's were rather
common on the list, and there were
three governors; a bishop wrote to
propose a brother bishop, Of whose
merits he spoke in the warmest terms.
Many newspapers declared that the
society filed long-felt want. l re-
ceived invitations to speak on the
uses and benefits of the order from
many learned bodies. The thing began
to bore me, and when my official sta
tionery was exhausted issued fare
well address to my troops and dis
solved the society. But it's great
qualification to ME, my dear Donovan,
that we quit with a waiting list"
There are times, Buttons, when you
cease to divert me- I'm likely to be
very busy for few days. Just what
can I do for you this afternoon?"
Look here. old man, you're not
angry?"
NO; I'm rarely angry; but I'm often
bored"
'eThen your brutal insinuation shall
not go unrewarded. Let me proceed.
But first, how are your ribs?"
"Sore and trifle stiff, but I'm COM
Portable, thanks"
s'As understand matters, Irishman,
there is no real difference between you
and me except in the matter of GER
tain lady. Otherwise we might COM
bine our forces in the interest of these
unhappy Holbrooks.'
you are quite right. You came
here to say something; go on and be
done with it."
He deity covered another biscuit
with the cheese, of whose antiquity he
complained sadly.
81 say, Donovan, between old sol
der friends, what were you doing up
there on the creek last night?"
Studying the landscape effects by
starlight It's habit of mine. Your
own presence there might need ac-
counting for, il you don't mind"
81 will be square about it. 1 met
Helen quite accidentally as l left this
house, and she wanted to see her IA
Their. l took her over there, and We
found Henry. He was up to some
mischief-you may know what it was.
Something had gone wrong with him,
and he was in all kinds of bad hui
NOR. Unfortunately, you got the bene-
fit Of some of it"
81 will supply you a link in the
nights affairs. Henry had been to see
his brother Arthur.
Gillespie's face fell, and l saw that
he was greatly surprised.
"Humph! Helen didn't tell me that
''The reason Henry came here was
to look for his brother That's how he
reached this place ahead of Miss Pat
and Helen. And 1 have learned some
thing-it makes no difference how, but
it was not from the ladies at st. Aga
tha's-I learned last night that the
key of this whole situation is in your
own hands, Gillespie. Your father was
swindled by the Holbrooks; which
Holbrook?''
He was at once sane and serious
and replied, soberly:
4 never doubted that it was Arthur
It he wasn't guilty, why did he run
away? 1t was a queer business, and
father never mentioned it. Henry gave
out the impression that my father ha6
taken advantage of Holbrook Brother:
and forced their failure; but father
shut up and never told me anything.
But you have the notes"
Eyes, but I'm not to open them, yet
I can't tell you about that now" He
grew red and played with his cravat.
Where are they?" asked.
1--WE just had them sent to me;
they're in the bank at Annandale
There's another thing you may no
know. Old man Holbrook, who liveC
to be older than the hills, left a pro
vision in his will that adds to the com
plications. Miss Pat may have men
toned that stuff in her fathers vii
about the honor Of the brothers."
"She Just mentioned It. Please tel
me what you know of it."
He took out his pocket-book anC
read me this paragraph from a news
paper cutting:
And the said one million dollars herein
before specifically provided for shall, aft
er the lapse OF ten years, be divided be
tween my said sons Henry and Arthur
Holbrook, share and share alike; but 1
either of my said sons shall have beef
touched by dishonor through his owl
act, as honor is accounted, reckoned ant
valued among men, my said daughter Pa
tricia to be the sole judge thereof, thel
he shall forfeit his share of said amour
thus withheld, and the whole of said sun
of one million dollars shall be adjudge'
to belong to the other SON
Gillespie lighted a cigarette anC
smoked quietly for several minute:
and when he spoke it was with dee
feeling.
81 love that girl, Donovan. bt
lieye she cares for me, or would If sh