Show AT y BY PAY 1907 ay ra synopsis miss alsi patricia colbrook nol brook and helen her niece were vero entrusted to the lie curp care of 0 lavren laurence a writer bliss atlas summering near port annandale confided to Ion donovan rivan that she bho 1 u meta 1 fearell e a tred tier her brother henry who ruined by a bank fal failure lure harl had constantly threatened from hla his fathers will of 0 tier lier for money which MIBS patricia i was waa guardian they ranie to la fordal bort r t n abdale andale to escape henry with the two donovan s women lie learned of 0 wa mims If helens elens annoying suitor CHAPTER ill allt continued drop one ot of tho the canoes into the water I 1 said and I 1 watched the prowling boatman boatman while illma ijima crept lack back to the tha boat house tho the canoe was launched Ellent silently ly rind tho the boy broto it out to mo me with a few light strokes I 1 took tho the paddle and wo we crept close along the toward tho the st agatha light my eyes intent on tho boat which was now drawing in to lo the school pier the prowler was feeling hla his way card carefully fully as thorah the region was unfamiliar but he now landed at tho the pier and tied hla his boat I 1 hung bung back in tho the slin shadows dows until he had disappeared up tho the bank then paddled to tho the pier told to wait and set off through the wood path toward st agathas where the wood gave way to the broad lawn that ed up to tho the school buildings I 1 caught sight ot of my quarry duarry iu arry ilo ile was waa n young fellow not above average height but compactly built and stood wah hla his hands thrust boyishly in hla his pockets poc helB gazing about with rank fraul interest in his surroundings ilo ile was bareheaded and coatless and his shirt sleeves were rolled to the elbow ile ho walked slowly along tho the edge ot of the tha wood lo ott off toward tho the buildings and while his manner was waa furtive there was waa loo 00 oo an air of unconcern about him and I 1 heard him whistling softly to himself ilo HO now with withdraw drow into the wood and started off witti with thu the apparent in loution of gaining a view of st agathia agathas I 1 from tho the front and I 1 followed ito ho seemed harmless enough he right be a curio curious us pilgrim the tha bummer resort but I 1 was wad lust just now tho guardian ot of st SL agathas and I 1 in to learn tho the strangers angera bust busl noga ato hlin ile HB perched tos ched the driveway lording in from tho the annandale road without having aming discalo any purpose other than that ot of viewing tho the vine clad walls with a tourists idle interest the giai begun to lo bord bard me when the school g gardoner gar 1 loner donor canio came running out ot of the ahr u abary and latan instantly aly the i young man took look to his heels hecla i yelled the gardener ear denor i the mysterious royster lous young younatan you neman Tan plunged plu ogeil into the wood and and was waa ott off like ilka ithe wind t lafter auer him aidyl ator ater biall him I 1 yelled to tho the be Scotch moh gE I 1 shouted my ow own n gaii 16 reassure hint him and wo we both went thumping thumbing through tho the beeches beaches bee ches whoever tho aho young gentleman vas waa io ho had no intention ot of being caught he hc darted in und and out among the tha trees tree with astound ine lightness and I 1 saw in mordent that he was slowly turning away to the right run tor for tho the batel I 1 called ailed to the th who was wag about 20 feet away from roe ine blowing hard I 1 prepared pre paid to gain on tho the turn it tho the young fellow dashed for tho the lake and lie he now lod led uio me a pretty chase through tho the lower flower sard garden ert ile ho ran with head up and ami elbows cloap at hla his slides and his light boat shoes mado made scarcely any sound ile he turned once and looked buck back and hading that I 1 was alono began amusing himself with feints and dodged dodge 4 for no other purpose I 1 fancied than to perplex or wind MO me dy ihla his time I 1 had grown pretty angry for a toot foot raco raca 14 ti school grden struck mo me with disgust an a child ish enterprise and I 1 bent beat with now apt rit and drove him away from tits hist giddy circling about tho the su summer house and beyond tho the only gate bate by which he could regain the wood and meadow rne adow that lay between tho the garden and lit hla boat ho he turned tits his head bead irom side to side tine uneasily nally slackening this pace to stu study dy the bounds of the garden and I 1 tolt felt myself gaining ahead ot at as lay a white picket fence that set oil ob the vertalie garden and the lawful boulds of the school there wail wano ao gato gate and I 1 felt ithac here tho the chaie must end aud I 1 rejoiced to iu find myself so noar near the gunner that I 1 heard the illch soft ot of hla his sho on an the walk IQ in a Wor moment nent I 1 wa L I 1 quite sure that I 1 havo have him by the rollar collar and I 1 had bad every intention of dealing severely with him for the hard chase ho ha hai had given me hut but he kept on tho white of fence clearly outlined beyond him film ind ad then when my iny hand was almost won hint AIM lie he roso rose at the tome as aa iron rom the earth itself aind kung ft A above the sharp 10 lo of the benco pic kits his held almost horizontal in of trained bagh jumpers 1 or N what vt L t beamed d an infinite time as i tho by some noma witchery or of t the he itofa light tig fit 4 I 1 plunged into tho fanto with a 94 force that knocked cocked sho bo out ot nio and as 93 H afung clung panting totted to taa tn tho dropped with with a crash arho of a glass vege lowr table faaui ort tha farther her its ita V 4 oll n held his hands in sign of surrender turned hla his head grinned at me sheepishly 1 through the pickets and gave a kick th that a t a beet et the glass to tinkling then ho he held up his hands bands in sign ot of Bur aur ronder and I 1 saw that they were cut and bleeding we were both badly blown and wh while ile we regained our wind wo via nl at each other oilier lie wa wais ther first to speak kicked bit or stung ho be muttered dolefully that saddest sa ot of all wor bori 1 stangl ita as clear as moon bigi 1 that vm im badly mussed not to say cut may alay you not lo io kick out any more ot of that glass the gardener win will je bo hero here in a minute and fish you out lawsy what Is tt it an aquarium that you fish tor for roe me ITO ho chuckled battly but sat per factly quiet fifi finding ding tt lt seemed a certain humor to in his situation tho gardener came running and swore in broad scots at the destruction ot of tho the fraine we got oter tho the fence ence and re leased our captive who talked to him in doleful undertones under tones as we wa hauled him to hla his feet amid a renewed clink af glass gently gentlemen b behold the tha night blooming not all the court plaster in tho universe can rl glue ine ina together again 11 ile he gazed ruck rue fully at his slashed arms anna ind and rubbed his logo legs the next time I 1 seek the garden at dewy eye evo ill wear my tin tia sult suit there wont bo be any next time tor for you what did you run tor for trying to lower my record its a mania with me and as one good question deserves another iother Lr may I 1 as ask why you tell me abere was waa a glass blass wor woric s beyond that fence it sportsmanlike to abse had e a mur derque hazard like that but I 1 cleared bosa choset pickets with a yard to spare and abd broke iny record you broko broke about seven yards of glass glasa I 1 replied it may sober you to know that you are under arrest the tha watchman hero here has a constables incense ile he also has hair that suggests tho the common garden or boiled carrot the tint is not to my liking yot yet it la is not tor for me to bo captious where the thia lord has baa hardened hla his heart what Is ia your name I 1 demanded it gillespie the in 11 II nill w indicate to you the depth of say humility rul lity I 1 mako make it A life work to hide bide the fart fact that I 1 was waa baliti baptized zed kegl cald A ivo ive been expecting you mr gilles ale and now I 1 want you ou to como coma avor to my house and give ITO ry an account of 0 your yourself belt I 1 will take charge of this man ardy andy I 1 promise that be shant set foot hare ahre again and andy you need mention this affair to td no one 1 very good sir of tle ho touched hla his hat respectfully fully 1 I have business with this hla person ajay nothing to the ladies lut at st agathas about banol hani lie saluted and departed and with walking beside ta lue I 1 sorted tor for the boat landing ire he had wrapped a handkerchief about one rin pt a and d I 1 save gave him bm my own tot ton the 00 others cothery othery ot hery his 1113 right arm arin was wait blooding freely balow the th elbow an and d t tied it u uy for him bam ahat hat lump jump reserved deserved better luck I 1 volunteered as aa bo accOr accosted ted my iny aid in n silence ani crouts prouts roud ta to mye fw li keJi will you PU kl kalns ns 1 ell ma who ahn the doyll you area are 1 clr my ty n name me to la donovan 1 I don dont w wholly holly care for it he observed 0 e r ve d mo mournfully urn fully think it over and s see e it you cant do better im in not sure that im going to grow fond 0 ot you your business with I 1 me anyhow any bw bow my lly business mr gillespie is to see that you yoh leave this latea lake toy by the first and ana fastest train Is it possible he be drawled mockingly more alore than that I 1 in his own key it Is decidedly probable meanwhile it would be diverting to know where youre taking me I 1 thought the other chap was the constable 1 I im in taking you to the house of a friend where im visiting il asa ju going to row you in your boat its only a short distance and when we get there I have something to say to you lie ile made no reply but bat got into the boat bat without ado I 1 turned over in my mind the few items of information that ahad I 1 had gained from alias pat and her niece touching the young man who was now my prisoner and found that I 1 knew little enough about him he was the unwelcome and annoying suitor of miss alias helan holbrook Holu 1101 rook and I 1 iad had caught him prowling about st agathas in a manner that wasi indefensible fen len sible llevat lie bat huddled iq in the stern stem nursing his swathed arms on his knees and whistling dolefully the lake was a n broad pool of silver save for the soft balash of almas paddle behind me and the slight blight wash of water on tho the near shore silence lence possessed the world gillespie looked about with some curiosity but said bald nothing and when I 1 drove the boat to the glenard glenarm landing he crawled out and followed me through the wood without PL a word I 1 flashed on an the lights in the library and after a short inspection of his wounds we went to my room and found sponges plasters and ointments 11 in the th family chest and cared to fala avii loa theres There 8 no honor bonor in tumbling fumbling into a greenhouse but such la is H R oilier gilles ples kioa luck my shins look like scarlet fever and without sound legs a mans better belter dead your legs seem to have got you into trouble dont mourn the loss of them and I 1 twisted a bandage under hta his left boft kneecap knee cap whore where the glass had cut savagely its my poor wits if we mutt 9 fix tho the blame bame its re et awful ming ihler sir to be born barn with weak intellectuals As aiana aua it legs 93 carry him on ordera from fit his shead head theay lie lies the seat ol of the difficulty A weak mind obedient legs aud thet A k you go plump tato into the hobohm of a blooming eapp ragus bed and tho the enemy lays violen r hands bands on you it you put any wore more of that stingy sting y pudding on that cut I 1 ahall undoubted hit you mr doneau Dono fait ah ab than kyou thank iu iu sq much As I 1 finished with mith the tf ho lay back on tho the couch and sighed deeply aarl rose and sent ijima awn away with the basin nud and towels cowels elji you yott drieu thore aro are 12 kinds ct whisky my aly dear mr donovan lo 1 novan the hought houe ht pi of drink ladeena ma anch poor as are ai holsea by stimulants I 1 wash waa drunk once beautifully nob nobly Y drunk so that antiquity rame came up to date with tho the thud 0 amator a motor tar hll hit tan a orphan asylum and I 1 saw cillius capsar caesar arising a chargot up U qa fifth avenue and cromwell poised on ono one toot foot on the shorter spire of st patricks cathedral are you aware my dear sir that one of those spires Is shorter than tho the other 1 I certainly am not I 1 replied bluntly wondering what species ot of madman I 1 had on my hands its a tact fact confided to me by a prominent engineer of new york who has studied those spires dally daily since they were put up lie ile told me that w when en be had surrounded five highball balla the north spire was waa higher but that tho the sixth always raised the tha south spire about 11 feet above it now ow that I 1 it would mr gillespie but may I 1 ask you to cut out this rot my aly dear mr donovan its indelicate of you to speak ot of cutting anything and me with my legs but im at your service you havo have tended my grievous wounds like a gentleman and now do you wish we me to unfold my past present and future 1 I want you to get out of this and b ba e quick about it your biography amuse me I 1 caught c a aught you I 1 prowling disgracefully gracefully ds about st agathas two ladles are domiciled there who came here to escape your annoy I 1 ing attentions those ladles ladies were put in my chargo charge by an old friend and I 1 dont propose to stand any nonsense from you mr air gillespie you seem to be at least half sane eane i reginald gillespie raised himself on the tha couch and grinned joyously thank you thank you for or that word just twice as aa high as anybody ever rated me before 41 1 I was trying to he be generous I 1 said theres a point at which I 1 be gin to be bored and when reached im likely to grow quarrel some any day or night when you are less a fool than others well donovan ive often speculated about that and ray my conclusion Is that ray my mind Is at its best when I 1 ain in asleep ae and enjoying a nightmare then the I 1 1 have cave sometimes thought my intellectual parts part sare ar most moat intelligently employ ed t aw 1 I may well wel believe you I 1 declared with as asperity erity now I 1 hope I 1 can pound it into you in some ava way that your presence in this neighborhood la Is offensive to me personally ife he ethred at the ceiling cel ling silent imperturbable and im going to give you safe con duct through the lines sr sir it if necessary ill buy your ticket and start you tor for new york and if theres an atom of honor in you go peaceably and not mot publish the fact that you know the whereabouts of these ladles 1 t he reflected gravely for a moment 1 I think ha be said that on the whole hats a fair proposition but you seem seem to have haie the impression that I 1 to tb annoy these you dont for a moment imagine that you are likely to entertain them do you you got the idea that you are necessary to their happl ness nesa have hae you lie he raised himself on his elbow with some difficulty flinched as he ha tried to ri nake make himself comfortable and began the trouble with miss pat ls Is there la Is no trouble with miss pat I 1 snapped c the trouble miss pat and me m la Is the same olds old 0 the buttons ho he remarked dolorously buttons you idiot quite so Butto buttons vs just plain everyday every day buttons buttons for buttoning purposes purpose 9 11 tho the fellow was undoubtedly mad I 1 looked about tor a weapon but hie he went on an gravely what does the name gillespie meart mean of what is it the sign and symbol wherever man hides his nakedness button button buy my buttons it cant be |