| Show t First State BANK j BY Meredith Salina: :of Nicholson KLUdTRATJOm 3Y PAY WALTER'S carrfKMr nor ev A J Lswls President Y Huleb Cashier r Alma CA 8YNOPSIS Miss Patricia Holbrook and Miss Helen Holbrook her niece were entrusted to tha cars of Laurance Donovsn a writer summering near Port AnoandnleHint Mies she Patricia confided to Donovan fen red her brother Henry who ruined by a bank failure had constantly threatened Donovan discovered and captured her an Intruder who proved to be Kcglnald Gillespie suitor for the hand andof Helen her faDonovan saw Miss Holbrook ther meet on friendly terms Donovan fought an Italian assassin He met the man he supposed was Holbrook but who a said he was Ilartrldge her Intention of Miss Pat announced seeking fighting Henry Holbrook and not another hiding place Donovan met Helen In garden at night Duplicity of Helen At was confessed by the young lady Helen stole night disguised as a nun She met Reginald from the house who told her his love Gillespie was confronted by Donovan At the town by Donopostofhee Helen unseen exceptfather Into van slipped a druft for her the Band of the Italian sailor A young Helen Holbrook lady resembling Miss was observed alone in a canoe when Helen was thought to have been at home Helen Gillespie admitted giving left to 120000 for her father who had then spend It Miss Helen and Donovan met In the was nothing night Bhe told him Oillesple love for her to her He confessed his gagged and Donovan found Gillespie hound In a cabin inhabited by the villainous Italian and Holbrook He released adBoth Gillespie and Donovan firm Calling herself mitted love for Helen Rosalind a "volee” appealed to Donovan for help Bh told him to go to the home and see that no Injury beto Red Gate lie went fell him home Donovan At tha Henry jound the brot tiers — Arthureachand "‘her in ilomrrmK— Who had fought ' Arappeared ''Rosalind consultation I)onovan returnthur averted a murder in the dead of Gillespie alone met ing nlgfit On Investigation he found Henry Holbrook til sailor and MIbs Helen enSettled It caged lb an argument Donovan met the and they departed he had real Rosalind who by nightHolbrook She to be Miss Helen Her father Arthur revealed tha while Holbrook was the the Helen’s father was Henry Holbrook Helen and cousins The erring brother twins Rosalind were as much alike aswas exThus Helen's supposed duplicity Donovan Helen visited plained Miss Patricia his assistance In bringing Holbrook and Henry Holbrook together for a settlement of their moneyfor affairs many apart which had kept ‘hem years Donovan refused to aid He met Gillespie and planned a coup CHAPTER XXI — Continued were much alike "Their mothers but they were distinguishable If you are proposing a substitution of Rosalind for Helen I should say to have a care of It You may deceive a casual but hardly a lover" acquaintance “I have carried through worse adThose documents must not ventures I get Into —into— unfriendly hands! have pledged myself that Miss Patricia shall be kept free from further trouble and much trouble lies in those forged But notes If your brother gets them I hope to do a little more than protect your sister I want to get you all out There is no reaof your difficulties You son for your remaining In exile ewe it to your daughter to go back to And civilisation your sister needs You saved your brother once you you will pardon me for saying that you owe him no further mercy” He thrust his hands into his pockets and paced the floor a moment before he said: “You are quite right But I am sure you will be very careful of my little she Is all I have— quite all I girl have” He went to the hall and called her and bowed with a graceful courtesy that reminded me of Miss Pat as Rosalind came into the room all?” she “Will I do gentlemen "Do I look the fraud I asked gayly feel?” She threw off a long scarlet cloak that fell to her heels and stood before us In white— It was as though she had She turned out of flame stepped slowly round with head bent submitting herself for our Inspection “I think I read doubt in your mind” “You must not tell me she laughed now that you have backed out I shall I try It myself If you are weakening am anxious for the curtain to rise” "There Is only one thing: I suggest that you omit that locket I dined so my memory Is with her fresh” ' She unclasped the tiny locket that hung from a slight band of velvet at her throat and threw It aside and her father who was not I saw wholly reconciled to my undertaking held the cloak for her and led the way with a lantern through the garden and down to the waterside and along the creek to the launch where Ijtma was In readiness was taking steering directions from Ijima but as we neared Port I glanced over my shoulder to mark the casino pier lights when Rosalind sang out: “Hard aport— hard!" I obeyed and we passed within oar’s length of a sailboat which showing no light but with mainsail set was loafing leisurely before the light west As we veered away I saw a wind man’s figure at the wheel another figure showed darkly against the cuddy shouted "Hang out your lights!” But there was no reply angrily “The Stiletto" muttered Ijima startlng the engine again “We must look out for her going back” I said as we watched the sloop merge Into shadow casino blazed The lights of the cheerily as we drew up to the pier and Rosalind stepped out In good and humming the spirits catching up waltz that rang down upon us from the clubhouse —— come “Lady” I said “let us see what “that Aunt Pat couldn’t have with us It would have been a relief lands we shall discover” “I ought to feel terribly wicked but for her to get away from that dreary in my Bchoolhouse” I really never felt cheerfuller “I might go and fetch her” I suglife” she averred “But I have one embarrassment!” gested “If you do” said Gillespie grinning “Well?” — and we paused while she “you will not find ua here when you dropped the hood upon her shoulders “What shall 1 cal) thid gentleman?” get back” as though at the Rosalind “What does she call him? Pm blest sighed of her aunt’s forlorn exremembrance if I know! I call him Buttons usually Countenance ile then the music broke out In a Knight of the Rueful but very likely she calls might serve him Reggie” We must have this dance!” “Cornel rose ”1 and Gillespie she exclaimed “I will try them all” she said 1 followed exchanging think we used to call him Reggie on obediently Hill Very likely he will chaff with Rosalind until we came to Strawberry off her detect the fraud at once and I shan’t the door where she threw cloak for the first time get very far with him” “Lord and protector will you do me As we passed the open door the dance ceased and a throng of young the honor?” It all happened In a moment people came gayly out to take the air and were tossed the cloak across my arm careWe Joined the procession Several lessly and she turned to Gillespie withwithout remark accepted He hesitated— out looking at me men whom I had seen In the village some word faltered on his lips I think vor met In the highway nodded amiably Gillespie I knew was waiting some- It must have been the quick transition effected where and I gave Rosalind final ad- of her appearance by the of the monitions change from the rich color In cloak to the white of her dress that Be cordial! “Now be cheerful! She realized the danger case of doubt grow moody and look startled him and put her arm on out upon the water as though seeking of the moment an answer in the stars Though I seem his arm “We mustn’t miss a note of It! to disappear I shall be hanging about — and with a nod to me I next saw with an eye for danger signals Ah! He approaches! He comes!" her far sway amid the throng of with dancers advanced eagerly Gillespie As I caught up the cloak under my happiness alight in his face arm something crackled under my “Helen!” he cried taking her hand to a dark corner “You are not so great a gers and hurrying and to me: of the veranda I found the pocket and liar after all Irishman” drew forth an My conenvelope “Oh Mr Donovan Is the kindest person imaginable” she replied and science I confess was agreeably quiesturned her head daringly so that the cent You may if you wish pronounce light from a window fell full upon her my conduct at several points of this but I narrative wholly Indefensible and he gazed at her with frank boyin a sincere effort to ish admiration Then she drew her was engaged and as I straighten out the Holbrook tangle wrap about her shoulders walked away her laughter followed me and Helen had openly challenged me If I could carry this deception through cheerily I was promptly seized by a young successfully I believed that within a man who feigned to have meet me in few hours I might bring Henry HoAs for Gillespie he some former incarnation and intro- lbrook to terms duced to a girl from Detroit whose was far safer with Rosalind than with I thrust the envelope into my Helen name I shall never know in this world I remember that she danced well and breast pocket and settled myself by that she asked me whether 1 knew the veranda rail where I could look out upon the lake and at the same people in Duluth Fond du Lac time keep an eye on the ballroom and a number of other towns which she recited like a geographical I heard the Somewhere beneath I think a high index She formed rumble and bang of a I sense of for of the music Then my eyes roamabove humor my opinion she said in my ing the lake fell upon the casino pier laughed at everything After below Some one was coming toward general Joy of the situation our third dance got her an ice and me — a girl wrapped in a long cloak found another cavalier for her I did who had apparently just landed from not feel at all as contrite as I should a boat She moved swiftly toward the have felt as I strolled round the vercasino I saw her and lost her again anda toward Rosalind and Gillespie as she' passed in and out of the light A dozen times the They were talking in low tones and of the pier lamps did not heed me until I spoke to them a dozen shadows caught her away “Oh it’s you Is It?” — and Gillespie times the pier lights flashed upon her looked up at me resentfully and at last I was aware that it was It Helen Holbrook “I have been gone two years! walking swiftly as I ran seem to me I am doing pretty well though upon an urgent errand all things considered! What hive down the steps and met her luckily on a deserted stretch of board walk you been talking about?” “—’Bout Glunts an’ GrifTuns was prepared for an angry outburst an Elves An' the 'at awallers but hardly for the glitter of therselves! first words “I hope you have her Rosalind quoted “This is infamous! It Is outragbeen enjoying yourself” not I eous!' even did believe that you “After a dull fashion yes” “l should like to tell her that! We would be guilty of this!" “I am anything you like but please saw you through the window' She come to a place where we can talk didn’t she struck us as very pretty quietly” Reggio?” “1 will not! I will not be tricked by re“I didn’t notice her” Gillespie plied with so little interest that we you again” “You will come along with me at both laughed once and quietly” 1 said and to my Rosalind “It's too bad" remarked surprise she walked up the steps beside joe At we passed the ballroom door the music climbed to Its climax and ended “Come let qs go to the farther end of the veranda” When we had reached a quiet corner she broke out upon me again “If you have done what I think you have done what I might have known you would do I shall punish you terribly — you and her!” “You may punish me all you like but' you shall not punish her!” I said with her own emphasis “Reginald promised me some papers my father had asked me to get them for him' She does not know this cousin of mine what they are what her father Is! It Is left for you to bring the shame upon her ”It had better be I than you In your present frame of mind!” — and the pity welled In my heart I must save her from the heartache that lay in the truth If I failed in this I should fall indeed “Do you want her to know that her father Is a forger — a felon? That is what you are telling her if you trick Reginald into giving her those papers he was to give me for my father!” "She hasn’t those papers I have them They are In my pocket quite safe from all of you You are altogether too vindictive you Holbrooks! I have no intention of trusting you with such high explosives” shall take them away “Reginald from you He Is not a child to be played with— duped In this fashion” “Reginald is a good fellow He will always love me for this—” “For cheating him? Don’t you suppose he will resent It? Don’t you think he knows me from every other girl in the world?” “No I do not In fact I have You see Miss proved that he doesn’t Holbrook he gave her the documents in the case without a question” "And she dutifully passed them on to you!” “Nothing of the kind my dear Miss Holbrook! I took them out of her cloak pocket” “That Is quite In keeping!” “I’m not done yet! Pardon me but I want you to exchange cloaks with me You shall have Reginald In a mo nent and we will make sure that he Is deceived by letting him take you home You are as like as two peas — In everything except temper humor and such trifles but your cloaks are Please!” quite different “I will not!” “Please!” “You are despicable despicable!” “I am really the best friend yon have in the world Again will you cloaks with me? kindly exchange Yours is blue isn’t It? I think Reginald knows blue from red Ah thank Now to I want you promise to you! say nothing as he takes you home about papers your father your uncle or your aunt You will talk to him of times when you were children at Stamford and things like that In a dreamy reminlscentlal key If he speaks of things that you don’t exactly understand refers to what he has said to you need your cousin here only fend him off tell him the Incident Is closed When I bring him to you In ten minutes it will be with the understanding that he is to take you back to St Agatha’s at once He has his launch at the casino pier you needn't say anything to him when you land only that you must get home quietly so Miss Pat shan't know you have been out Your exits and youi entrances are your own affair Now hope you see the wisdom of obeying me absolutely" “I didn’t know that I could hate you so much!” she said quietly "But I shall not forget this I shall let you see before I am a day older that you are not quite the master you think you are suppose I tell him how you have played with him” “Then before you are three hours older I shall precipitate a crisis that you will not like Miss Holbrook I advise you as your best friend to do what I ask” She shrugged her shoulders drew the scarlet cloak more closely about her and I left her gazing off into the strip of wood that lay close upon the I was Inland side of the clubhouse by no means sure of her but there was not time for further parley dropped the blue cloak on a chair In a corner and hurried round to the door of the ballroom meeting Rosalind and Gillespie coming out flushed with their dance (TO BE CONTINUED) The Surprised Highwayman A highwayman stepped out behind a fashionable young woman and hit her a tremendous blow across the side of the head with a piece of gas pipe expecting to send her to the ground unconscious and rob her o her valuables Imagine his surprise when Instead of a dull thud a muffled scream and a fall to the pavement the weapon bounded back as though it had struck a large piece of rubber and the victim of the attack turned about angrily with: “lleast! 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