American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-03-11
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He spoke the name careiessly. his
manne and one implying that there
could be no debating the subject. !
WAS prepared for evasion. but not for
this cool denial Of his identity.
"But this afternoon. Mr.. Eolbrook.
7 CHANGED to follow the creek to this
point md | saw"
: You probably saw that houscboat
down there. that Is my shop. AS !
tell you. | am a maker of canoes They
have. l hope. some repntation-honest
hand.work: end my output Is limited.
I shall be deeply chagrined II you
have never heard OF the Hartridge
canoe
He shook HIS head In mock grief.
walked To a cabarette and took up Il
pipe and filled Il. He was carrying
on the situation well. but his cool
ness angercd me.
MIR. Hartridge. | am sorry that !
must believe that heretofore you have
been known as Holbrook, The fact
was cienched for me this afternoon.
quite late. as | stood In the path be-
low there. heard quite distinctly IA
young woman call you father"
so? Then you're an eavesdropper
rs we'll ns a trespasserl"-and the
mar laughed,
I'VE Will admit that I am both" |
Jared. angrily.
you are considerable. Mr.. Dono-
van'"
The young woman who called you
fathAr mud uxA.,, ~, ~ f.as.
the deck OF the houseboat IL a person
know"
The dewitt"
He calmly pulled hts pipe. holding
the bow In his fingers, his idle hand
thrust Into his trousers pocket.
III was Miss Helen Holbrook that
l saw here. Mr.. Hartrldge."
He started. then recovered himself
and peered into the pipe bowl for a
second: then looked at me with an
amused smile ON his face.
You certainly have a Wonderful I'm.
a%gination. The person you saw. II you
saw IN one on you visit to these
premises today. was my daughter.
Rosalind Hartridge. Where do you
think you knew her. Mr.. Donovan"
Il saw her this morning at st.
Agatha's school. | not only say her.
but ! talked with her. and | am Meth
or deaf nor blind"
He pursed his lips and studied me,
with his head slightly Titled to one
side. In n cool fashion that | did not
like.
Rather an odd place to have met
this Miss-what anne did you say =?
Miss Helen fpibrook:- "A closed
schoolhouse. and that sort of thing"
You may ease your mind on that
point. she was with your sister. her
aunt. Mr., Holbrook, and | want you
to understand that your following
Miss Patricia Holbrook here is In
famous and that have no other bust
ness but to protect her from you"
He bent his eyes upon me gravely
and nodded rover@i times.
MIR. Donovan" he begin. g! repeat
that I am not Henry Holbrook. and
my daushter-is my daughter. and not
your Miss Helen Holbrook. Moreover,
II you viii no to Tippecanoe or to
Annandalc and ask about me you will
learn that | have been a resident OF
this community. working at my trade.
that OF Il canoe-maker. That shop
down there by the creek and this
house. | built myself"
Put the girl"
Was no Helen Holbrook. but my
daughter. Rosalind Hartridge. She
has been away at school. and came
rome only a week x You are clear |
ly mistaken: and II you will call. as
you undoubtedly viii. on your Miss
Holbrook at st. Agatha's In the morn
Ing. you will undoubtedly find your
young lady there quite safely In
charge of-what was the name, Miss
Patricia ifolbrook I'm whose behalf
you take so praisewcrthy an interest
tie was treating me quite as though
! wee a stupid schoolboy. but | raj
lied sufficiently To demand
III you are SO peaceahlc and only
. boatmaker here. will you tell the
why you have enemies who are GO
anxious TO Mn youf | imagine that
murder isn't common on the quiet
shores OF this little creek. n that an
Italian sailor Is not employed to kill
men who have hot a past of some sort
behiad hem"
His brows knit and the Jaw under
his short beard frightened Then he
smiled and threw his pipe on the
cabarette.
Il have only your word for II that
there's an Italian in the wood pile. l
have friends among the country folk
here and in the lake villages who a
vouch for NE As ! am not In the