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

sar mat Moa.c % a waste. II
would be like giving whisky to
drunkard. Money has been at the bot
tom OF all this trouble"
Gillespie threw UP his hands with
gesture Of heiplessness-
Il shall! undoubtedly lose such wits
as I have IL we don't get somewhere
In this business pretty soon. But,
Donovan, there's something want to
ask you. don't like to speak Of 1t,
but when we were coming away from
that internal island, after our scrap
with the dago. there were two people
walking on the bluff-a man and
woman. and the woman was nearest
US. She seemed to be purposely put
ting herself in the mans way so we
couldn't see him. 1t didn't seem pos
sible that Helen could be there-but?"
He clearly wished to be assured,
and 1 answered at once:
Il saw them; it couldn't have been
Helen. It was merely similarity OF
figure. couldn't distinguish her face
at all. Very likely they were Port An
Mandate cottagers."
Il thought so myself. he replied,
evidently relieved. 1t did not seem
necessary to tell him of Rosaiind at
Red Gate; that was my secret, and l
was not yet ready to share it.
1--WE got to talk to somebody, and
1 want to tell you something, Donovan.
I can't deny that there are times when
Helen doesn't seem-well, all that l
have thought her at other times.
Sometimes she seems selfish and hard,
and all that And l know she hasn't
treated Miss Pat right; it isn't square
for her to take Miss Pats bounty and
then work against her. But 1 make
allowances, Donovan"
"Of course" l acquiesced, wishing
to cheer him. $50 do I. She has been
hard put in this business. And mans
love can't always be at par-or wom-
ans either! The only thing man
ought to exact of the woman he mar
ries is that she put up a cheerful
! breakfasttable. Nothing else counts
very much. Start the day right, hand
him his gloves and kind word at the
front door as he sallies forth to the
days battle, and constancy and devo-
ton will be her reward. have spoken
words of wisdom. Harken, o Chief
Button-Maker Of the World"
| Good humor mastered him again,
and he grinned his delightful boyiSh
grin.
''Tll tell you what I'll do for you, my
lad" I said "Tll arrange for you to
see Helen tonight You shall meet
and talk and dance with her at Port
AnnandaIe casino, in the most conven-
tianal way in the world, with me for
chaperon. By reason of being Mr..
Glenarm's guest here, Pm ex oficio a
! member of the club. I'll manage
everything. Miss Pat shall know moth
ing-alI on one condition only"
well, name your price"
"That you shall not mention family
affairs to her at all"
God knows 1 shall be delighted to
escape them!" His eyes frightened
and he clapped his hands together. i
owe her a pair of gloves on an old
wager. 1 have them in the village and
will bring them over tonight" he said;
but deception was not an easy game
for him / grinned and he colored.
Its not money, Donovan" he said,
as hurt as a misjudged child. Il won't
lie to you. 1 was to meet her at st.
Agatha's pier tonight to give her the
gloves"
you shall have your opportunity
but those meetings on piers won't do
l will hand her over to you at the
casino at nine o'clock. 1 suppose
may have dance or two?"
81 suppose So" he said, so grudging
iy that laughed aloud.
Remember the compact; try to
have a good time and don't talk OF
trouble" enjoined, as we parted.