The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-04-01

! walked the length OF the room and
| looked out upon the creek that ran
| singingly through the little vale. They
| We're strange family. these Hol-
I! brooks. and the perplexities of their
affairs multiplied. How to prevent
further injury and heartache and dis
| eXiled father to the life from which
they had vanished; and how to save
Miss Pat and Helen--these things
| possessed my mind and heart. | sat
down and faced Rosallnd. across the
table. She had taken up bright bit
Of ribbon from the work-basket and
was slipping it back and forth through
her fingers.
THE name Gillespie was mentioned
here last night Can you tell me just
how he was concerned in your IA
theirs affairs?'' l asked.
He was the largest creditor Of the
Holbrook bank. He lived at Stamford,
where we all used to live"
"This Gillespie had son. l sup
pose he inherits his fathers claims
She laughed outright.
Il have heard OF him. He is a re-
markable character. it seems, who
does ridiculous things. He did as a
| child I remember him very well as
n droll boy at Stamford, who was al
ways In mischief. | had forgotten all
about him until saw an amusing ac-
/ count of him in a newspaper a few
months ago. He had been arrested for
fast driving III Central park; and the
next day he went back to the parl,
with with boys toy wagon and team
OF goats. as joke on the policeman
Il can well believe it! The fellows
here, staying at the inn at Annandale. .
$50 l understand. To be frank.
have seen him and talked with him.
We have had in fact, several interest
| ing interview" and she laughed mer.
| Oily.
Where did all this happen?"
Once, out on the lake, when we
were both prowling about in canoes
talked to him, but made him keep his
distance. dared him to race me, and
finally padded off and left him. Then
another time, on the shore near St
Agatha's. was taking an observation
of the school garden from the bluff
and Mr.. Gillespie came walking
through the woods and made love tC
me. He came SO suddenly that
couldn't run. but saw that he took
me for Helen, in broad daylight, and
4 IL"
4 well. OF course you scorned him
(, you told him to be gone. You did that
much for her."
| mo. l didn't. I liked his loye-ma
king. It was unaffected and simple"
| "Oh. yes! 1t would naturally be
simple!"
THAT is brutal. He's clever, and
earnest, and amusing. But and he,
brow contracted, but If he is seeking
my father
Rest assured he is not. He is In
4 love with your cousin--that's the rea
son for his being here
But that does not help my fathers
case any
We will see about that. You are
right about him; he's really mos
amusing person, and not fool, excep
for his own amusement He is shrewl
enough to keep clear OF Miss Pat, who
dislikes him intensely on his father.
account. She feels that the senior Gil
lespie was the cause of all her trou
bles. but don't know Just why. She'l
strongly prejudiced against the youni
/ man. and his whimsicalities do not ap
peal to her"
Il suppose Helen cares nothing 10
. him; he acted toward me as though
he'd been crushed, and IL tried to b
!, nice to him to make up for 1t"
That was nice Of you. very nice 0
you. Rosalind. hope you viii kee,
d right on the way you've begun. Nov
q I must ask you not to leave here, an
= not allow your father to leave unles
Il know IT,
= But you have your hands full Will
n out US. Your first obligation is I
Aunt Pat and Helen. My father an
n have merely stumbled in where v
\, were not invited. You and l had be,
= ter say good-by now"
g Z am net anxious to say good-by,