Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-03-24


l walked the length of the room and
looked out upon the creek that ran
singingly through the little vale. They
were a strange family, these Hol-
brooks, and the -perplexities of their
affairs multiplied. How to prevent
further injury and heartache and dis
aster; how to restore this girl and her
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. l sat
down and faced Rosalind 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?" / asked.
He was the largest creditor of the
Holbrook bank. He lived at Stamford,
where we all used to live"
This Gillespie had a 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. l remember him very well as
droll boy at Stamford, who was al.
ways in mischief. had forgotten all
about him until saw an amusing &C
/ count of him in a newspaper a few
months ago. He had been arrested for
fast driving in Central park; and the
next day he went back to the park
with with boys toy wagon and team
of goats, as joke on the policeman
Il can we'll believe it! The fellow
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 interviews"-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. Their
another time, on the shore near st
Agatha's. l was taking an observation
OF the school garden from the bluff
and Mr.. Gillespie came walking
through the woods and made love t.
me. He came so suddenly that
couldn't run, but / saw that he tool
me for Helen, in broad daylight, ant
| IL"
"Well, of course you scorned him
, you told him to be gone. You did tha
much for her"
mo, / didn't. / liked his love-ma
king; it was unaffected and simple"
"Oh, yes! 1t would naturally b.
simple!"
THAT is brutal He's clever, ant
earnest, and amusing. But" and he
brow contracted, "but il he is seekin,
my father"
Rest assured he is not He Is II
love with your cousin-that's the rea
son for his being here"
But that does not help my father
case any"
I'VE will see about that You ar
right about him; he's really mos
: amusing person, and not fool, excep
for his own amusement. He is shrew,
enough to keep clear of Miss Pat, VIII,
dislikes him intensely on his father
account. She feels that the senior Gil
lespie was the cause of all her trou
bles, but l don't know just why. She
} strongly prejudiced against the youni
man, and his whimsicalities do not az
peal to her."
Il suppose Helen cares nothing 70
him; he acted toward me as thougl
, he'd been crushed, and II tried to b
, nice to him to make up for It."
That was nice of you, very nice O
you, Rosalind. / hope you viii kee
right on the way you've begun. NOV
/ / must ask you not to leave here, an
r not allow your father to leave unles
know it,"
: But you have your hands full with
! out us. Your first obligation is I
Aunt Pat and Helen. My father an
r have merely stumbled in where W
: were not invited. You and had bel
= ter say good-by now"
; II am not anxious to say good-by,