Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-20

might. DupHcity OF Helen was confessed
by the young lady. She admitted connivinS
with her father despite her aunt
precautions, in a night meeting with Don
ovan.
CHAPTER discontinued.
"Do you mean to tell me that you
have not talked with your father-that
lyou have not seen him here?" be-
sought.
Eyes: have seen him-once, and
1T was by accident. 1t was quite by &C.
Icident."
YES; know of that"
Then you have been spying upon
me, Mr.. Donovan!"
why did you tell me that outrage
iously foolish tale about your chess
game, when knew exactly where you
were at the very hour you would have
had me think you were dutifully en-
gagged with your aunt? 1t seems to
me, my dear Miss Holbrook, that that
IFS not so easy of explanation, even to
my poor wits"
THAT was without purpose; really
1T was! was restless and weary from
so much confinement; you can't know
N1lO" NhOoC ldNC ySol h"NC bSNh
for us-for me-and I wished just
once to be free. / went for a long
walk into the country. And II you
saw me, If you watched me-"
/ gazed at her blankly. The thing
could not have been better done on
the stage; but Miss Pat was walking
toward us, and l put an end to the
talk.
II came upon him by accident
had no idea he was here" she per-
lsisted
you are not growing tired of u.s.
began Miss Pat, with her brave, beau.
tiful smile; you are not anxious to be
,rid of us?"
II certainly am not" l replied. 81
cant tell you how glad am that you
have decided to remain here. am
quite sure that with a little patience
we shall wear out the besiegers. Our
position here has, you may say, the
strength of its weakness. l think the
policy of the enemy is to harass yor
by guerrilla methodist annoy yor
and brighten you into submission"
Eyes; l believe you are right she
said slowly. Helen had walked on
and loitered beside Miss Pat.
Il hope you have had no misgivings
Miss Pat since our talk yesterday"
None whatever" she replied, quick
ly. 81 am quite persuaded in my OWL
mind that I should have been better
off if had made stand long ago.
don't believe cowardice ever pays, dc
you?"
She smiled up at me in her quick
bright way, and l was more than evel
her slave.
miss Holbrook, you are the braves
woman in the world ! believe you are
fright. / think / should be equal to ter
Thousand men with your spirit to pu
heart into me-"
Don't be foolish" she said, laugh
ing. But to show you that l am no
really afraid, suppose you offer to take
JUS for drive this evening. / think i
would be well for me to appear to-day
Just to show the enemy that we ar,
not driven to cover by our little ad
venture in the launch yesterday"
Certainly! Shall we carry out
riders and rear guard?"
Not bit of 1t. think we may b,
able to shame my brother out of hi
evil intentions by our defenselessness
We waited for Helen to rejoin us
and the drive was planned for five
Promptly on the hour after a day o
activity on my part in cruising tn
Holx e. eio of
we set forth in an open trap, ant
plunged into country roads that tray
ersed territory new to all of us. / car
ried lima along, and when, after !;
few miles, Helen asked to take tn,
reins, / changed seats with her, ant
gave myself up to talk with Miss Pat
The girls mood was grave, and she
wished to drive, / fancied, as an ex
cuse for silence. The land rolled grad
ually away into the south and west
and we halted, in an hour or so, fan
from the lake, on a wooded eminence
that commanded long sweep in every
direction, and drew into the roadside
lima opened gate that admitted us
TO superb maple grove, and In few
minutes we were having tea from the
hamper in the cheeriest mood in the
world The sun was contriving new
marvels in the west, and the Woo
that dipped lakeward beneath US CAV,
an illusion of thick tapestry to tn,
eye
I'VE could almost walk to the lax
over the trees" said Miss Pat. Its
charming picture"
Then, as we all turned to the lax,
seeing 1t afar across the tree-top
through the fragrant twilight, sav
the Stiletto standing out boldly upo
the waters OF Annandale, with a lal
lguid impudence that l began to a
ssociate with its slim outlines an
snowy canvas. Other craft wer
abroad, and Miss Pat, judged, spok
only Of the prettiness OF the gener,
Landscape. and there was, TO be sur
no reason why the sails of the Stilet,
should have had any particular signh
esnce for her. Helen was still lookin