The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-05-01

A RlHe-shot Rang out and Ny Horse
SHE'D Sharply.
a moment, then with a shrug Of his
shoulders the old man sat down. HOl-
brook was in white hanneIs, with a
blue scarf knotted in his shirt collar.
I He dropped into big wicker chair.
crossed his legs and folded his arms.
Wen he said in a wholly agree
able tone, you wanted to see me. and
here I am"
you are well hidden" said the
other, still gazing about.
I Imagine am, from the fact that
It has taken you seven years to find
me"
Il haven't been looking for yod
seven years" replied the stranger,
/ hastily; and his eyes again roamed
/ she room.
| The men seemed reluctant to ap-
/ proach the business that lay between
/ them, and Hoibrook wore an air Of in
/ Inference, as though the impending IN
4 ter9iew did not concern him particu-
/ larIy. The eyes Of the older man fell
4 upon te ssiI:y
nodded toward it, hss 3,i-
4 pleasantly
There seems TO be a woman, he
remarked with a sheer OF implica-
4 ton.
yes" replied Holbrook. calmly.
there is; that belongs to my daugh-
ter"
where is she?" demanded the 9th
er. CHANGING anxiously about
In bed. fancy. You need have no
fear OF her"
4 Silence fell upon them again. Their
affairs were difficult, and Holbrook,
waiting patiently for the other to
breach his errand, drew ont his to-
bacco pounch and pipe and began to
4 smoke.
Patricia is here and Helen is with
her. said the visitor
Eyes, We are all here, it seems, re-
marked Holbrook. dryly. IT'S nice
family gathering"
Z suppose you haven't seen them? %
demanded the visitor
yes and no. I have no wish 10 meet
them; but I've had several narrow
escapes. They have cut me of from
+ my walks: but I shall leave here
shortly"
yes, you are going, you are go
ing" began the visitor, eagerly
Il am going. but not until after you
have gone said Holbrook. BY some
strange fate we are an here, and it is
best for certain things to be settled
before We separate again. I have tried
to keep out of your way; ! have sunk
my identity; I have relinqnished the
things Of life that men hold dear
honor. friends. ambition, and now yoJ
and have got 10 have settle
ment."
You seem rather sure OF Yourself
sneered The Older. turning uneasily il
his chair.
4 am altogether sure Of myself
have been a fool, but I see the erroI
Of my ways and propose to settle
matters with you now and here YoI
have got TO drop your game Of annoy
[ ing Patricia; you've got to stop using
your own daughter as a spy
You lie, you lie" roared the other
leaping to his feet You cannot in
sinuate that my daughter is not act
ing honorabIy toward Patricia"
Ny mind had slowly begun to gras1
the situation and to identify the mel
/ before me. Hoibrook, alias Hartridge
{ the boat-maker. of the Tippecanoe. wa
Z not Henry Holbrook, but Henry
brother, Arthur! and I sought at ono
10 recoilect what knew Of him. Al
: instant before l had half turned t
( go, ashamed Of eavesdropping upol
matters that did not concern me; bu
the Voice that had sent me held t
/ the window. It was some such meet
/ ing as this that Helen must hav
/ feared when she sent me to the house
; boat, and everything else must avail
I the issue Of this meeting.
You had better sit down. Henry.
5 said Arthur Holbrook, quietly. An
) suggest that you make less noise
E This is a lonely place, but there ar
s human beings within hundre
{ niles
Henry Holhrook 3aced the floor
E moment and Their flung himself int
E a chair again, but he bent forwar
! angrily, neryously beating his hand
I together Arthur went on speaking
T his voice shaking with passion
I want TO say to you that you hav
2 deteriorated until you are a commo
]. damned blaekguard, Henry Holbrook
i You are a blackguard and a gambler
: And you have made murderous a
4 tempts on the life Of your sister; 70
4 drove her from Stamford and 70
s tried TO smash her boat. out here
6 the lake. | saw the whole transactio
I that afternoon, and understood it a
y how you hung on there in the Stiie
a to and sent that beast to do your dirt