Show First State BANK! BY Meredith BY cqpmkht nor ay Salina of Nichoeson ILL UcSTflA TOid PAY WALTERS A J Lewis Alma CA President Cashier) Hulsh Y I SYNOPSIS cheek as she bent close to the little window aud she sighed deeply as In relief at beholding a scene of peace Arthur Holbrook still Btood with bowed head by the table his back to bis brother and I felt suddenly the girl’s hand clutch my wrist She with her fresher eyes upon the scene saw before I grasped It what now occurred Henry Holbrook had drawn a revolver from his pocket and pointed It full at his brother’s back We two at the window Baw the weapon flash menacbut suddenly Arthur Holbrook ingly flung round as his brother cried: “I think you are lying to me and I want those notes — I want those notes I want them now! You must have them and I can’t go to Patricia until I know they’re safe” He advanced several Bteps and his manner grew confident as he saw that he held the situation In his own grasp I would have rushed In upon them but the girl held me back "Wait! Walt!" she whispered Arthur thrust his hands Into the side pockets of his flannel jacket and nodded his head once or twice “Why don’t you shoot Henry?” “I want those notes" said Henry Holbrook “You lied to me about them They were to have been deI want them now stroyed “If you shoot me you will undoubtedly get them much easier" said Arthur and he lounged away toward the wall half turning his back while the "But point of tho' pisjsi’ followed him the fact had them Patricia Holbrook and Mias Helen Holbrook her niece were entrusted to the care of Laurence Donovan a writer Miss summering near Port Annandale Patricia confided to Donovan that she feared her brother Henry who ruined by a bank failure had constantly threatened her Donovan discovered and captured an Intruder who proved to be Reginald Gillespie suitor for the hand of Helen Donovan saw Miss Holbrook and her father meet on friendly terms Donovan He met the fought an Italian assassin man he supposed was Holbrook but who said he was Hartrldge a Miss Pat announced her Intention of fighting Henry Holbrook and not seeking another hiding place Donovan met Helen In garden at night Duplicity of was confessed by the young lady At night disguised as a nun Helen stole from the house She met Reginald her his love who told Glllesp a was confronted by Donovan At the town postotflee Helen unseen except by Donovan slipped a draft for her father Into A young the hand of the Italian sailor lady resembling Miss Helen Holbrook was observed alone In a canoe when Helen was thought to have been at horns Gillespie admitted giving Helen $20000 for her father who had then left to spend It Miss Helen and Donovan met In the night She told him Gillespie was nothing to her He confessed his love for her and Donovan found Gillespie gagged bound In a cabin inhabited by the villainous Italian and Holbrook He released him Both Gillespie and Donovan adherself mitted love for Helen Calling Rosalind a ‘'voice’' appealed to Donovan for help She told him to go to the home and see that no injury him He went to Red Gate Mis CHAPTER XVI— Continued They crossed the deck and entered and I crept the shop down where I could peer In at an open The men remained at the — It was I house end of the farther about 100 feet long — should say was without formal division which fitted as a sitting room with a piano and a long settle In one corner was center In wall the the against a table littered with books and periodicals and a woman’s sewing basket with bright ribbons gave Interwoven On the a domestic touch to the place inner wall hifg a pair of 'foils and from illustrated jourPictures masks or outdoor heads nals — striking scenes — were pinned here and there stared about twirling The a Tweed cap nervously In his hands while Holbrook carefully extinguished His visthe lantern and put it aside itor was about 50 taller than he and swarthy with a grayish mustache and His eyes hair white at the temples were large and dark but even with the between us I length of the room marked their restlessness and now that he spokeit was In a succession of quick rushes of words that were difficult to follow Holbrook pushed a chair toward the stranger and they faced each other for then with a shrug of his a moment Holshoulders the old man sat down with a brook was in white flannels blue scarf knotted In his shirt collar a chair He dropped into big wicker crossed his legs and folded his arms “Well" he said in a wholly agreeable tone “you wanted to see me and here I am” “You are well hidden” said the other still gazing about “I Imagine I am from the fact that It has taken you seven years to find me" you “I haven’t been looking for the stranger seven years” replied and his eyes again roamed hastily the room The men seemed reluctant to approach the business that lay between them and Holbrook wore an air of indifferent as though the impending terview did not concern him particuThe eyes of the older man fell larly He upon the beribboned nodded toward It his eyes lighting unpleasantly "There seems to be a woman” he with a sneer of Implicaremarked’ tion calmly "Yes" replied Holbrook "there Is that belongs to my daugh- them” Threats cool Pointed Full at “You seem rather sure of yourself” sneered the older turning uneasily in his chair sure of myself “I am altogether have been a fool but I see the error of my ways and I propose to settle matters with you now and here You have got to drop your game of annoying Patricia you’ve got to stop using ” your own daughter as a spy — “You lie you lie!” roared the other “You cannot Inleaping to his feet sinuate that my daughter is not acttoward Patricia” ing honorably My mind had slowly begun to grasp the situation and to identify the men before me Holbrook alias Hartridge was the of the Tippecanoe not Henry Holbrook but Henry’s brother Arthur! and I sought at once to recollect what I knew of hlnk An instant before I had half turned to of eavesdropping go ashamed upon matters that did not concern me but the Voice that had sent me held to It was sonle such meetthe window ing as this that Helen must have feared when she sent me to the houseboat and everything else must await the Issue of this meeting “You had better sit down Henry” “And said Arthur Holbrook quietly I suggest that you make less noise This Is a lonely place but there are within human a hundred beings miles” His Brother’s Back man at last to regain the respect you had flung away so shamefully you did not realize It you could not realize It as you took it as a matter of course a I handed had though you cigar I ask you now here In this place where I am known and respected — I ask you hce where I have toiled with my hands whether you forget why I am here?” Patricia f’l must have my money must make the division” replied Henry doggedly I devoutly Certainly! “Certainly! hope she will give it to you you need The fear no interference from me sooner you get it and fling it away the better Patricia has been animated by It the best motives in withholding she regarded it as a sacred trust to administer for your own good but now I want you to have your money” “If I can have my share if you will persuade her to give It I will pay you all I owe you — ” Henry began eagerlyv “What you owe me — wtiat you owe me!” and Arthur bent toward "his brother and laughed — a laugh that was not good to hear “You would give me money — money — you would pay me money for priceless things!” He broke off suddenly dropping his arms at his sides helplessly “There is no use in trying to talk to you we use a different voeabulary Henry” “But that trouble with Gillespie — If Henry Holbrook paced the floor a momeit and then flung himself into Patricia knew —” a chair again but he bent forward “Yes If she knew the truth! And nervously beating his hands angrily you never understood you are incap able of understanding that It meant together Arthur went on speaking his voice shaking with passion something to me t!o lose my sister out “I want to say to you that you have of my life When Helen died” —and deteriorated until you are a common his voice fell and he paused for a moment as a priest falters sometimes damned blackguard Henry Holbrook! You are a blackguard and a gambler gripped by soma phrase In the office atmurderous that touches hidden depths in his own Apd you have made “then when Helen died tempts on the life of your sister you experience drove her from Stamford and you there was still Patricia the noblest tried to smash her boat out here In sister men ever had but you robbed I saw the whole transaction me of her — you robbed me of her!” the lake He was deeply moved and as he that afternoon and understood it all — how you hung off there In the Stiletcontrolled himself he walked to the ter” the oth- to and sent that beast to do your dirty little table and fingered the ribbons of "Where Is she?” demanded the work” er glancing anxiously about ”1 haven’t those notes “I If that’s what didn’t follow I didn’t here her no need You have I bed "In fancy you’re after— I never had them” he follow her here!” raged the other fear of her” said “Gillespie “No but you watched and waited kept tight hold of Silence fell upon them again Their until you traced me here You were them” affairs were difficult and Holbrook “Yes the vindictive old devil!” for the other to not satisfied with what I bed done for patiently waiting “Men who have been swindled are You wanted to kill me before drew out his to- you broach his errand the to could tell Pat truth and if It usually vindictive” replied Arthur bacco pounch and pipe and began I suppose grimly “Gillespie is dead hadn’t been for that man Donovan smoke the executor of his estate has those “Patricia is here and Helen Is with your assassin would have stabbed me at my door” Arthur Holbrook rose papers and the executor Is his son" her” said the visitor “The fool I’ve never been able to "Yes we are all here It seems” re- and flung down his pipe so that the of him” out coals from it “But it’s all anything over get leaped "It’s a nice marked Holbrook dryly “If he’s a fool It ought to be all the now— this long exile of mine this purfamily gathering" suit of Pat this hideous use of your easier to get your pretty playthings “I suppose you haven't seen them?” Old Gillespie really daughter to pluck your chestnuts from away from him demanded the visitor the fire By God you’ve got to quit— acted pretty decently about the whole “Yes and no I have no wish to meet business Your daughter may be able you’ve got t go!” ihem but I’ve had several narrow “But I want my money — I want my to get them away from the boy he’s They have cut me off from money!” roared Henry as escapes though In- infatuated with her he wants to marleave here sisting upon a but I shall my walks but Arthur ig- ry her It seems” right shortly” nored him and went on "My daughter Is not in this matter" “Yes you are going you are go“You were the one who was strong said Henry coldly and then anger masAnd ing—” began the visitor eagerly “I don’t believe he great things were expected of tered him again “I am going but not until after you you to add to the traditions of family has them you have them and that’s “By some honor but our name is only have gone” said Holbrook menwhy I have followed you here I’m gostrange fate we are all here and It is tioned with a sneer where men re- ing to Patricia to throw myself on best for certain things to be settled member it at all' You were spoiled her mercy and that ghost must not before we separate again I have tried and pampered you have never from rise up against me I want them I to keep out of your way I have sunk your early boyhood had a thought that have come to get those notes” the have was not for yourself alone You were relinquished I was aroused my Identity)-by a shadow-liknor things of life that men hold always envious and Jealous of anytouch on my arm and I knew without friends ambition and now you body that came near you and not least seeing who It was that atood beside and I have got to have a settleof me and when I saved you when I me A faint hint as of violets stole ment” gave you your chance to become a upon the air her breath touched my ) and I really had not much fear that Henry Holbrook meant to kill his brother and Arthur’s Indifference to his danger was having Its disconcerting effect on The pistol barrel wavered Henry but Henry steadied himself and his clutch tightened on the butt I again turned toward the door but the girl’s hand held me back “Wait” she whispered again “That man Is a coward lie will not shoot” The had been calmly the disagreeable talking discussing of murder In a tone of consequences half banter and he now stood directly uncltV he foils Then in a flash he snatched one of them flung it up with an accustomed hand and snapped It across his brother’s knuckles At the window we "heard the slim steel hiss through the air followed by the rattle of the revolver as It struck the ground The foot was on it instantly he still held the foil “Henry” he said In the tone of one rebuking a child “you are bad enough but I do not intend that you shall be a murderer And now I want you to go I will not treat with you I want I renothing more to do with you! peat that I haven’t got the notes” pointed to the door with the loll Tha Jdood surged angrily In his face' but his vqlce was In complete control as he went on “Your visit has awakened me to a sense of neglected duty Henry I have allowed you to persecute our sister without raising a hand! 1 have no other business now but to protect her Go back to your stupid sailor and tell him that if I catch him In any mischief on the lake or here I shall cerkill him” tainly I lost any further words that passed between them as Henry crazily walked out upon the deck threatening to his boat then from the creek came of oars died thq threshing that away in a moment When I gazed into the room again was Arthur Holbrook blowing out the lights “I am grateful I am so grateful" faltered the girl’s voice "but you must not be seen here Please go now!” I had taken her hands feeling that I was about to lose her but she freed them and stood away from me in the shadow "We are going away — we must leave here! I can never see you again” she whispered In the starlight she was Helen by but every test my senses could make by something deeper I knew that she was not the girl I had seen In the window at St was She Agatha’s more dependent less confident and she stifled a sob and came poised close Through the window I saw Arthur Holbrook climbing up to blow out the last light “I could have watched myself but I was afraid that sailor might come and it was he that fired at you in the road He had gone to Glenarm to watch you and keep you away from Uncle Henry came back here and sent word that he wanted to see my father and 1 asked you to come to help- quickly £ To Mark Inventor’s Birthplace The Vienna College of Physicians will celebrate the centenary of the death of Auenbrugger the Inventor of on May 18 1909 A marpercussion ble memorial tablet will be placed on the house in which he died j all the principal cities of the United Banking in all its various forms Accounts Respectfully Solicited Drafts States drawn on and Europe Four per cent interest paid on time deposits SCENIC LINEOFTH EWORLD THREE SOLID VESTIBULED TRAINS EACH WAY AaILY BETWEEN SALT LAKE CITY and DENVER PASSING CANYON of RIVER CANYON CANYON FERTILE AND THE PULLMAN FROM A( FOLDERS GP& TA WADLEIGII Denver ST CHICAGO AND OF CARS BOOKLETS OF SLEEPERS AND TOURIST FOR F kiSTRICTS FRUIT AND AGRICULTURAL COLORADO AND UTAH LAKE TO DENVER WITHOUT CHANGE SALT FAMOUS CANYON of the GUNNISON GARDEN of the GODS MANITOU SPRINGS THE ROYAL GORGE EAGLE RUBY THE THROUGH the GRANDE GLEN WOOD SPRINGS ADDRESS A BENTON LOUIS ETC I GAPD Salt Lake Colorado City Utah Why not say Hello to them? 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