Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-04-07
CHAPTER xX.-Continued.

He was at once sane and serious,
and replied, soberly:
Il never doubted that 1t was Arthur.
It he wasn't guilty, why did he run
away? 1t was a queer business, and
father never mentioned 1t. Henry gave
out the impression that my father had
taken advantage of Holbrook 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.
can't tell you about that now" He
grew red and played with his cravat.
where are they?" l asked.
1--WE just had them sent to me;
they're in the bank at Annandale.
There's another thing you may not
know. Old man Holbrook, who lived
to be older than the hills, left a pro-
vision in his will that adds to the COM
plications. Miss Pat may have men
d toned that stuff in her fathers will
about the honor Of the brothers."
S. "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, be divided be-
tween my said sons Henry and Arthur
Holbrook, share and share alike; but IL
either of my said sons shall have been
touched by dishonor through his own
act as honor Is accounted, reckoned and
valued among men, my said daughter Pa
tricia 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 it was with deep
feeling.
Il love that girl, Donovan. I 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
a time before that l seemed still to
feel her presence in the room.
Cheer up, lad! If we can't unite
the knot We'll lose no time cutting the
string. There may be some fun in
this business before we get through
with it."
began telling him of some of my
own experiences, and won him to q
cheerier mood. When we came round
to the Holbrooks again his depression
had passed, and we were on the best
of terms.
But there's one thing we can't ge
away from, Donovan. I've got to pro
tect Helen; don't you see? I've got t
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 I? can do it, and Nv,
about concluded that / ought to do it.
But that would be a waste. l
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 helplessness.
Il shall undoubtedly lose such wit
as I have if we don't get somewher
in this business pretty soon. But
Donovan, there's something want t
ask you. don't like to speak of Il
but when we were coming away fror
that Internal island, after our scra
with the dago, there were two peopl
walking on the bluff-a man and
woman, and the woman was neares
us. She seemed to be purposely pu
ting herself in the mans way so W
couldn't see him. 1t didn't seem POI
sible that Helen could be there-but
He clearly wished to be assured
and / answered at once:
Il saw them; it couldn't have bee
! Helen. 1t was merely similarity {