The Yale expositor., 1909-12-10
CHAPTER V.-continued.

CHAPTER V.-Continued.
He spoke the name carelessly, his
manner and tone implying that there
could be no debating the subject.
was prepared for evasion, but not for
this cool denial of his identity.
But this afternoon, Mr.. Holbrook,
i CHANGED to follow the creek to this
point and | saw"
you probably saw that houseboat
down there. that is my shop. AS /
tell you, am maker of canoes They
have, hope. some reputation-honest
hand-work; and my output is limited.
l shall be deeply chagrined if you
have never heard of the Hartridge
canoe"
He shook his head in mock grief,
walked to a cabarette and took up
pipe and filed it. He was carrying
off the situation well; but his cool
ness angered me.
Mr.. Hartridge, 1 am sorry that |
must believe that heretofore you have
been known as Holbrook. The fact
was clenched for me. this afternoon.
quite late, as stood in the path be-
low there | heard quite distinctly
young woman call you father"
SO? Then you're an eavesdropper
as well as a trespasser!"-and the ]
man laughed.
I'VE will admit that 1 am BOTH" I
flared, angrily
You are considerable. Mr.. Dono.
van!"
Inc young woman who called Won
father and whom you answered from
the deck of the houseboat is a person
| know"
"The devili"
He calmly puffed his pine holding
the bowl in his fingers his idle banS
thrust into his trousers pocket.
IL was Miss Helen Holbrook that !
saw here. Mr. Hartridge."
lie started, then recovered himself
and peered into the pipe bowl for q l
second; then looked at me with an /
amused smile on his face. I
you certainly have a wonderful i'm.
aginatlon. The person you saw. if Won
saw any one on your visit to these
premises to-day, was nv daughter
.osailnu partridge Where do you
mink you knew her, Mr.. Donovan?" o
saw her this morning at ST s
Agathas school. | not only saw her n
'ut l talked with her, and am Meth
II deaf nor blind" t.
lie pursed his lips and studied mo h,
'lth his head slightly Titled To one rs
lde' In a cool fashion that l did NOT W
Ike. U'u No' CO
rather an odd place to have met Al
MS Miss-what name did Won saw be
MISS Helen Holbrook;-a closed Sc
'hoolhouse. and that sort of thing" m'
You may ease your mind on that mi
olnt; she was with your sister. her Pc
lnt' Mr.. Holbrook; and | want Won pi'
understand that your following an
ISIS Patricia Holbrook here ia in. |
nous and that | have no other busi. Gil
,ss but to protect her from you.v SIN
lie bent his eyes upon me graveIv roo
a nodded several times. the
Mr.. Donovan" he begin sT roroo. 7
at l am not Henry Holbrook. and mo
daughter-is my daughter, and not tina
ur MISS Helen Holbrook Moreover the
you viii go to Tippecanoe or IN blu
and ask about me Won will my
Irn That | have been a resident ~ just
5 community. working at my trade ST.
u OF a canoe-maker. That sbon Mis-
"n there by the creek and this Maj
Use, | built myself" cha
But the girl" II
Was not Helen Holbrool. Int INV "a
'snter' Rosaiihd Hartridge. She tatic
Deen away at school, and came chal
ne only a week ago. You are clear this
and if you will call as "T
undoubtedly VIII. on your Miss Miss
brook at st. Agatha's in the morn. as s
you VIII undoubtedly find vour that
ng lady there quite safely in but
80 oi-what was the name, Miss IL W
lcla Hoibrook?-in whose bebaIf that
take so praiseworthy an interest "u
'reatlng me quite as though hearC
seupld schoolboy but raj IN
, - 70 demand: and
,atn,a,' 80 peaceaDle and only who's
'atmaker here, will you tell mo uaIa,
you nave enemies who are 30 ing G
GUS TO Kill you? imagine that A.,
ier isn't common on the ouiet as :,
IS OF this little creek. and thai an tbro,,
who havo go e'npioyeu TO Kill mated
I'd them" eua
hort haa~a .,a Gnu me Jaw under The o
4 ana th.a ".eneu. Then he ing, {
cite hS pipe on the verdu'
nave on,, Saba
! on yta,,. a woru Ior IL that my Sc
sr,anas III me "ood-piie voice
, ,,d a. a. ao,s .ne country folk her az
o. ."o 'sAe villages who can had 9
~ ' As l am not In the the ds