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Miss Patricia Holbrook and Miss Helen
Holbro"k. her niece. were entrusted to
summering near Port Annandale. Miss
Patricia confided to Donovan that she
hn@l her brother Henry Who Tnnea e
her for money from his fathers will. of
which Miss Patricia was guardian: They
came to Port Annandale to escape Henry.
women. Ne learned Of Miss Helen's an,
moving sutton: Donovan discovered and
Reginald Gillespie, sutton for the. hand of
Miss Helen Holbrook. Gillespie disap-
peared the following morning. A rough
Donovan saw Miss Holbrook and her IA
Their meet on friendly terms. Donovan
fought an Italian assassin He met w the
said he was Partridge, canoe-maker:
After a short discussion Donovan left
surlily. Gillespie was discovered by Don
ovanpresenting country church with $1,000.
CHAPTER Vl.-Continued.
Just then heard the voice of my
fool raised so that all might hear:
Friends, on the dusty highway of
life, can take none of the honor or
credit you SO kindly offer me. The
money have given you to-day l came
by honestly. stepped into your cool
and restful house of worship this morn
ing in search of bodily ease. The small
voice of conscience stirred within me.
l had not been inside church for two
years, and was greatly shaken. But
as listened to your eloquent pastor
l was aware that the green wall paper
interrupted my soul currents. That
vegetable-green tint is notorious as a
psychical interceptor. Spend the
money as you like, gentlemen, but if
l, a stranger, may suggest it, try some
less violent color scheme in your
mural decorations"
He seemed choking with emotion as
with bowed head he pushed his way
through the circle and strobe past me.
The people stared after him. mystified
and marveling. I heard an old man
calling out: -.
How wonderful are the ways of
Lord!'
let Gillespie pass, and followed him
slowly until turn in the road hid us
from the staring church folk Fe
turned and saw me.
You have discovered me, Donovan
Be sure your sins will find you out!
A simple people. sigularly moved at
the sight of greenback. have rare
ly caused caused so much excitement"
Il suppose you are trying to ease
your conscience by giving away some
of your button meney.'
THAT is just it, Donovan You have
struck the brass tack on the head But
now that We have. met again, albeit
through no fault of my own, let me
mention matters of real human inter-
est"
you might tell me what you're do
ing here first"
Walking; there were no cabs. Don
ovan."
You choose a queer hour Of the.
day for your exercise"
"One might say the same for your
ride. But let us be sensible. dare
say there's some common platform on
which we both stand
We'll assume It," replied. dis
mounting by the roadside that might
talk more easily. Bandages were still
visible at his wrists, and strip of
court-plaster across the knuckles Of
his right hand otherwise testified to
the edges of the glass in st. .Agatha's
garden. He held up his hands rue
fully.
Those were nasty slashes; and
rippsd them up badly in climbing out
of your window. But couldn't linger;
am not without my little occupa-
tions."
you stand an excellent chance of
being shot if you don't clear out of
this. If there's any shame in you
you will go without making further
trouble
ut has occurred to me-" he began,
slowly, that l know something that
you ought to know. I saw Henry Hol.'
brook yesterday"
"Where?" demanded
"On. the lake. He's rented sloop
yacht called the Stiletto. I passed it
yesterday on the Annandale steamer.
and saw him quite distinctly"
Its all your fault. that he's here!"
blurted, thoroughly aroused. IF
you had not followed those women
they might have spent the remainder
of their lives here and never have
been molested. But he undoubtedly
caught the trail from YOU"
Gillespie nodded gravely and
frowned before he answered. =.
,. Il am sorry to spoil your theory,
my dear Irish brother, but put this in
your pipe: Henry was here first! He
rented the sailboat ten days ago-and
i made nv triumnhal entry a veal
latW. Explain. that, if you please, Mr..
Donovan"
I was Immensely relieved by this
disclosure, for it satisfied me that L
had not been mistaken in the identity
of thu canoe-maker. had, however,
no intention of taking the button king
into my confidence.
Where is Holbrook staying?" 1
asked casually.
II don't know-he keeps afloat. The
Stiletto belongs to Cincinnati man
who isn't coming here this summer
and Holbrook has got the use of the
yacht. So much l learned from the
passed the Stiletto and saw Henry on
board"
1t was clear that I knew more than
Gillespie, but he had supplied me with
several interesting bits of information,
and, what was more to the point, he
had confirmed my belief that Henry
@Holbrook and the cancer maker were
the same person.
you must see that face a difficult