Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-02-05

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place Donovan met Helen in garden at
bY the Young lady. She admitted conniving
with her father. despite her agnts
ovan. The three went for long ride the
following day. That night, disguised as
Reginald Gillespie. who told her his love.
gillespie was confr9nted by +d Donon nast
office Helen. unseen except by P (f'n Hta
ian sailor She also signaled her father.
Miss Pat and Donovan took in the
Miss Helen Holbrook was observed alone
in canoe, when Helen was thought to
have been at home. Donovan met Gil
lespie.
CHAPTER xII-Continued.
ST, myself" he continued, taking
chair near me and placing his feet in
an open window, %am cursed with
rugged health. 1 have quite recovered
from those unkind cuts at the nunnery
thanks to your ministrations-and
am willing to put on the gloves with
you at any time"
You do me great honor; but the
affair must wait for a lower tempera-
ture."
LAS you will. 1t Is not like my
great and gracious ways to force
fight Pardon me, but may 1 inquire
for the health of the ladies at Saint
What's-her-name's?
They are quite well, thank YOU
eI am glad to know it;"-and his
tone lost for the moment it's jaunti-
ness Henry Holbrook has gone to
New York.
Good riddance,'' 1 exclaimed, hear
tily. And now"
And now If I would only follow
suit, everything would be joy plus for
you'll"
He laughed and slapped his knees
at my discontinue, for he had read
my thoughts exactly.
You certainly are the only blot on
the landscape"
Quite so. And if / would only go
hence the pretty little idyl that is be-
ing enacted in the delightful garden,
under the eye of a friendly chaperon,
would go forward without Interrupt
ton
He spoke soberly, and 1 had OBJ
served that when he dropped his chaff
note of melancholy crept into his
talk. He folded his arms and went
on: She's wonderful girl, Donovan.
There's no other girl like her in all
the wide world. 1 tell you it's hard
for a girl like that to be in her posi-
tion-the whole family broken up, and
that contemplate father of hers hang
ing about with his schemes of plumber.
It's pitiful, Donovan; it's pitiful.'
It's a cherries mess. 1t all came
after the bank failure, 1 suppose
Practically. though the brothers
never got on. You see my governor
was bit by their bank failure; and
Miss Pat resented the fact that he
backed OF when stung. But the Gill
lespies take their medicine; father
never squealed, which makes me sore
that your Aunt Pat gives me the icy
eye"
Their Affairs are certainly mixed"
/ replied, non-committally.
They are indeed; and 1 have studied
the whole business until my near
mind is mussed up, like scrambled
eggs. Your own pretty idyl of the
nunnery garden adds the note pi-
quante. Cross my palm with gold and
III tell you of strange things that lie
in the future. I have an idea, Dono-
van: singular though it seem, I've a
notion in my head
Keep it, / retorted, Ito prevent
cranial vacuum
Crushed, Absolutely crushedi" he
replied, gloomily- Kick me. I'm only
the host
We were silent while the few sounds
of the village street droned in. He
rose and paced the floor to shake off
his mood, and when he sat down he
seemed in better spirits.
-Holbrook will undoubtedly return
/ said ~
Yes: there's no manner of doubt
about that
And then there will be more trou-
BILE"
'Of course
But 1 suppose there's no guessing
when he will come back"
He will come back as soon as he's
spent his money"
felt a delicacy about referring to
that transaction on the pier 1t was
wretched business, and now
realized that the shame of it was not
lost on Gillespie.
How does Henry come to have that