The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-05-15

II 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 &C.
counting for, if you don't mind"
Il will be square about it. I met
Helen quite accidentally as I left this
house, and she wanted to see her IA
ther took her over there, and we
found Henry. He was up to some
mischief-you may know what 1t was.
Something had gone wrong with him,
and he was in all kinds OF a bad hui
NOR. Unfortunately, you got the bene.
fit of some of it,"
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 have learned some
thing-it makes no difference how, but
1t was not from the ladies at ST. Aga
tha's-1 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:
II never doubted that 1t was Arthur
1t 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 had
taken advantage of Hohrook Brothers
and forced their failure: but father
shut up and never told me anything"
But you have the notes."
Yes. but I'm not to open them, yet
! cant tell you about that now" He
grew red and played with his cravat.
Where are they" asked.
I've just had them sent to me;
they're in the bank at Annandale
There's another thing YOU may not
| know. Old man Hobrook, who lived
to be older than the hills, left pro-
vision in his will that adds to the COM
plications. Miss Pat may have men,
toned that stuff in her fathers will
about the honor of the brothers."
"She just mentioned it. Please tell
me what you know of it."
He took out his pocket-book and
! 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. he divided be-
| tween my said sons Henry and Arthur
| Holbrook share and share alike; but IL
either of my said shall have been
| touched by dishonor through his own
act. as honor is accounted, reckoned and
valued among men, my said daughter Pa
trtcia to be the sole Judge thereof. then
he shall forfeit his share Of said amount
thus withheld. and the whole of said sum
of one million dollars shall be adjudged
| to belong to the other) son.
Gillespie lighted a cigarette and
smoked quietly for several minutes,
and when he spoke 1t was with deep
feeling.
II love that girl, Donovan. be-
lieve she cares for me, or would If she
| could get out of all these entangle-
ments. I'm almost ready to burn that
packet and tell Miss Pat she's got to
settle with Henry and be done with It,
Let him spend his money and die in
disgrace and go to the devil; anything
is better than all this secrecy and mys-
terry that enmeshes Helen. I'm going
to end it; I'm going to end IT,"
We had gone to the library, and he
threw himself down in the chair from
which she had spoken of him so short
time before that seemed still TO
feel her presence in the room.
Cheer up, lad! II we can't unite
the knot we'll lose no time cutting the
string. There may be some fun in
this. 1fness before we get through
with It,"
began telling him Of some of my
own experiences, and won him to a
cheerier mood When we came round
to the Holbrooks again his depression
had passed, and we were on the best
of terms.
I)uI IAcIC . VIC LHINE VIZ tdLl L. SCI.
away from, Donovan. I've got to pro.
tect Helen; don't you see? I've got to
take care of her. whatever comes
But you can't take care of her ia.
Their. He's hopeless"
Il could give him this money my.
self, couldn't !? 7 can do it. and I've
about concluded that ought to do It,"
But that would be a waste. It
would be like giving whisky to a
drunkard. Money has been at the bot
tom of all this trouble"
Gillespie threw up his hands with a
| gesture Of helplessness.
II shall undoubtedly lose such wits
as I have If We don't get somewhere
in this business pretty soon. But,
Donovan, there's something want to
ask you. I don't like to speak Of IT.,
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 a
woman. and the woman was nearest
US. She seemed to be purposely put.