Show it 4 D C by 41 illustration BY asdis AY WaLT EPCy wa j V ex CO SYNOPSIS wilt 1 patricia holbrook Itol brook mid and idea miss helen folbrook her alac were entrusted to ho he care of D baur I aurang 4 1 nes donovan a writer rans I 1 nar near 1 bort ort Anna annaniase niale filial miss to bhat she he fl arell her brother henry who ruined by ft b bank a failure hail had constantly co threatened I 1 er donovaro Donov arf discovered covered lle and captured an intruder who proved to be b reginald gillespie oulton for or the hand of helen fl aw saw mif stirs 11 1 and I 1 lr er fn t tier er mee meet t on friendly y term terms donnivan Ion Don livan fought faught an italian asma maln lie its met the man he suli up porel wa wail holbrook but who kald ad he wu wast 1 lder a canon canoe maker list 1 I 1 at her intention 0 of ahting henry holbrook and not seeking another hiding place placa donovan met caien in n garden at night duplicity of 0 11 olin mil wes 1 by the young udy lady it night flight ft as a nun helen stole frore the tile tzuoo hou she met fill ru talf wit who told her tier till his love alite Ull lepe D e was we confront eon fronti I 1 by donovan at the ani tal lotice to tice heirn unseen excel lather by buffo run ran lipped a dratt draft for or her I 1 tether laiu liand of the ilia italian sailor A youal IMY alas 1 bielen holtrop Holt roo was HH oti atone alone in a canue ahou aa to havn have been nl at horti horr I 1 giving helen VW tur tr ir father who ha ila I 1 then left to spend bend 41 miss ml ant an I 1 mat inet in the hh toll I 1 mm int Cille tiple w wr is g ta t ter lie ai tilt hi love for or h r donjon 1 fauni t illes lanit ll nit 0 aej 1 ind of in irbin b an 1 lod ky y the vil A n uni 1 lie rele asal I 1 im ill and donovan ad indio 1 for or ili ion gal gallinis lInic herme rosalind it voice a led to dinogan tar for liell she tot I 1 him bim af pf tn ra to the anro lanne t it akeel rii haine h ine aej an I 1 son chrt hint no I 1 ajr be 11 II not lie went ent to cate gate CHAPTER XVI continued they crossed cro escil he ilia deck ani and entered ho the boat makers shop and I 1 crept lown down where I 1 could petr la in nt at an open part lort hole liole tho the nion men remained at the birther onil end of pf ilia houbolt house hou it wae was I 1 hould eny say about acot long which without formal cllon dl IsIon lon wa was ailta aa as room with a piano II 11 ono corner and a long dottle settle against the wall in the center was it table lit littoral torel with books and verl odi cals and a woman e towing sewing bahat ba interwoven with b ht ribbons rave gave it domestic touch to the place on ou the inner wall bung hung ft pair ot of fors ant and masks pictures from tod jour nala nals striking heads or outdoor ceab mcenos were ere pinned hero bete and there tho now comer stared alam twirling a tweed cap nervously in handa hands while carefully cani cart ully fully extinguished iho the lantern and put it aside ilia ills via aitor was about CO 60 tailor taller than bo lie and arid 11 barthy wart by with a grayish mustache and hair while white at the ills yes wore large and dark but with the length ol 01 tho the room between us I 1 marked their restlessness and now that bo he poke spoke it waa was in a of 0 quick rushes of 0 word words that were difficult to follow I 1 holbrook a toward the stranger Ira aud and they faced each other for a moment hon ilion with a shrug of cli ris boulders hould ers tho the old man eat sat dolyn I 1 brook mok b wa was la in whito flanne b with a muo lilue arf knotted la in hie his shirt collar milar ho lie cropped into P big wicker chair crossed hf hv fees and folded hie him arm arms 1 1 wll 11 le I 1 a said aid in a wholly agreeable lone tone you wanted to eoe me and here I 1 am you dro are well hidden said the other still rating gazing about 11 1 I imagine naRine li I 1 am u from ibo bo fact that it has taken you seven years to flud n in 1 it I been looking tor for you severt hearts replied fie me stranger tr angor and his eca ces agala again roamed the room tho the men seemed reluctant to approach tho business that lay between them and holbrook wore an air of n in difference a as though the Ini tending in horylew did nol not concern him hlin barly the eyes ot of tho the older man fell ell apon the beribboned work battiel baet lie nodded toward it his oice eyes lighting 11 un pleasantly lilea there came to bo be a woman he be remarked romark cd with sneer ot of implicit lion yee yes replied holbrook calmly dhore is I 1 that bolong belong to my daugh ter er where Is chet demanded the other glancing anxiously about in bed I 1 fancy you need haqq no fear inot ier ter silence fille fell upon them again their affairs were dIM difficult cult and holbrook waiting patiently for the other to broach hta his errand drew out hie his tobacco paunch anil and and began tc moke patricia Is here bete and helen la Is with hor her gald said the visitor yee yes wo we arc all hore here tl it seeing remarked holbrook dryly its 11 a nice family faintly gathering 1 I suppose you t seen them themo demanded the this visitor yee yes and no I 1 hato no wish to meet thorn them but ITO ive had bad several narrow they have cut roe me off froin my but t ball leave here yes you aro are going you aro are go inas began the visitor eagerly F 11 1 I am going but not riot unlit attar you havo gone old maid dy dir some a fato fate wo we are all here and it is 1 beet beat for or certain things to bo be settled before we separate ser arale again I 1 have tried 0 to keep out of 0 your way I 1 have eunk sunk 4 tay identity I 1 have relinquished thi 03 y ablass 0 of life thit that men hold dear honor friand friends uj now abow you and I 1 bare cot tot to have a settle nent f I 1 C pointed full at his brothers vou you seem rather eure sure of yourself sneered tho the older turning uneasily in to his chair I 1 am altogether sure of myself I 1 hae hane been a fool tool but I 1 see tho the error of my ways anil anti I 1 propose to settle matters with yoli now and here YOI lo 10 alio got 0 to o drop our game ft pf annoy ing 1119 patricia you 0 o cot got to stop using at ur own daughter as a spy you lie ile you liel roared tho the other leal ink to hia his feet you cannot IL au sinuate that my daughter Is not act ing honorably toward patricia my mind had slowly begun to grasp tho the situation and to identify th tb men beford me rue holbrook allas hartridge tho the boat maker of iho the tippecanoe was not henry but Ilen henrys rys brt arthur arthurt and I 1 taught sought at once tj t att ant I 1 knew of 0 him an instant before I 1 hill half halt t drued to 91 go ashamed of eavesdropping upon malt matters ere that did not concern tile but bill the voice that bad had sent roc mc held t tithe window it was kome orne such meet ing as this helen must have bavo feared when she sent me to the house at and everything else must await tho issue ot of abis meeting you had better bit sit down henry said maid arthur holbrook quietly and I 1 suggest that you make less noise this Is a lonely place but there are human being beings within a hundred mites miles henry holbrook raced paced the floor a moment and then flung himself into a chair again but he bent forward angrily nervously nervous ily beating his band hands together arthur went on speaking hie his voice shaking with passion 1 I 1 want to say to you that you have deteriorate deteriorated until are a common damned blackguard henry holbrook Holb you aro ATO a it blackguard and a gambler and you have made murderous at tempts oa ott the life of your sister you daoro dro her from stamford and an you tried to smash her boat out here in the lake I 1 saw the whole transaction that afternoon and understood it all how bow you hung off then ther i in the I 1 to and sent that beast to do your dirty work 1 I wait follow her here I 1 follow her herel berel raged the other nc ne but you watched and waited until ou oil traced me we here you were net not catl sned with what I 1 lud had done for tot ou you wanted to kill mo me b batore fore I 1 could tell rat pat the truth 4 and ad if it 11 harint it been fur for that man dnovan your asnass n would have stabbed me at 1 my dour arthur holbrook rose and arid flung down hie his pipe so that the th coal coals leaped leaved from it IL hat its all oter now this tale lone long exile of at mine thia this pr suit of pat this hid hideous toils use of you your dt tighter to pluck your chell nuts from the tho alre ily BY god youve got to quit youve rot got to go aut put I 1 want ant my money 1 want tay iny m amey mm atley ey roared henry an though in ui nn a right but arthur ig nored him aud wont went on I 1 on oil were he the one who waa was strong tg and oad girt great at things were expected of vou to add to the of family honor but our namo name Is I 1 only men cloned wm with a neer sneer where men re nimber 1 it L at all you yon were spoiled and pampered you have letier from your early boyhood had bad a though that was wits not for yourself alone you were always and jealous of any body hat that came near you and not least of me and when I 1 saved saed you when I 1 gave aou ou your chance to become a it man at last to the respect ou hll hl I l flang flung away so shamefully you ltd did not realize it you ou could not realize it you took it as a matter of course as though I 1 had handed you yott a cigar I 1 aak ast you now here in this place where I 1 am known and respected respect edI I 1 ask ou here where I 1 ba have ie tolled with my ray hands whether you forget why I 1 am here 1 I muta have havo my money patricia make thy thu division replied lien ry doggedly certainly Certain lyl I 1 devoutly hope the she will give it to you you need fear no from front m me th yoo you get it and lip it a ay the better patricia has been animated b hi the best motives in withholding it ehe she dod it aa ims a sacred trust to ad minister for your awu good but now I 1 want you to have your money it I 1 can have ray my share it you will persuade her to give it I 1 will pay you nil all I 1 owe you henry what you owe roe me stat waat you oe ovie rael mel and anti arthur bent toward his big brother and laughed a laugh that was not good to heat you would gho me money monc mone you would pay me money tor for priceless things lie ile broke oft suddenly dropping his arna nr ns at his aides helplessly there la Is no use in trying to to you we use a dl rent vocabulary henry but that trouble with Gilles plo if patricia knew yea yes it she knew tho the truth and you never understood you are incapable ot of that it meant something to me in tn lose my bister sister out ot of my lire life when helen died atad and his tits oice pit felt and he paused for or a moment as a priest fallen falters sometimes gripped by some phrase in the office ollice that touches hidden depth depths in his own then when died tiled thero there was still patricia Patri clit the noblest sister men over had but you robbed me of hc herto acla robbed me of heri herl he ile was deeply moved and ax am he controlled himself he be balked to the little table and wagered thi thoi ribbon ribbons of the work baske basked I 1 those bioty it that a what youre after atter I 1 never had them 1 h hi said kept light tight hole of them yes the vindictive old devill who have ben b en swindled aro a usually vindictive replied arthur arthar grimly Is dead I 1 suppose the executor ermate ha big those paper papers anti ant the executor Is hie his the fool ive never nevor been ablo to set get anything out of him U flee I 1 be a a fool tool it ought to b be ai thing the ef caer tiller tto j gel get your pretty ii plaything loly ai aw from him old gillespie acted pretty cl evently about the he abols buil nos your daughter may be able atle to get thern them away from tho lh boy he hoe a infatuated with lr he wants to mar ry her 1 fl l teems coins my lly daughter Is not la in this matter acid Ill henry onry coldly a aid nathen then an germas tf red him again i dont believe belleve he has them you have them and that why I 1 have followed you here im goins going to cli lo 10 throw myself on her mercy and that garst st must not rise dp against ime me I 1 want them I 1 have lobeto om eto get those notee notes I 1 was routed aroused by a touch on my ann arm end and I 1 knew without swin who it was that stood besade me we A faint b hint I 1 a t a as a of I 1 e t jo a tol ft ldoa the air bor beath b eath touched any cheek cs as she he bent close to the little title window windo and she sighed d deeply as it in relief at be beholding bolding a scene of peace arthur holbrook still stood wah ith bowed head by the table his back to his brother and I 1 felt suddenly the girl a 8 hand clutch my wrist she ith diesher eres upon the scene saw before I 1 grasp erased d it what now occurred glenry holbrook Hoi brook had drawn a rev olier from his pocket and pointed it full at his ills brothers back lilie e two at the window windo saw the weapon flash cash menacingly but sud suddenly donly arthur flung round as his brother cried I 1 think ou oil are lying to me and I 1 want those notes I 1 vyant ft ant those notes I 1 want then them now bowl you must have them and I 1 cant can I 1 go to patricia until I 1 know they ro safe he ile advanced seli eral steps and his hi manner art r T con confident adent as a he lie saw that he held tho the situation in hie his ofin grasp I 1 would ane risha in upon then them bur but the girl held me back itt N wit alt aleshe she whispered arthur thrust his hands into the gide side pockets of his flannel jacket tail cad noised his bead head once or twice uy ny don ilont t 3 ou shoot I 1 len ry 1 I want ant those notes all sall henry holbrook 1 ou lied to me about them they were to havo have been do troyed I 1 want them now lo to if ou shoot me you v will III undoubtedly gel get them much easier caster said ar mar and ho he lounged away toward the wall half turning his back while the point of the pistol followed full owed him dut the fact la Is I 1 never had them gilles pie kept them I 1 threats ool nol and I 1 really had not much tear fear that hnry 11 nry IN brook meant to kill I 1 ls Is brother and arthurs indifference to Us its danger was aa elting it its disconcerting effect on henry the listol barrel wavered but henry toadied steadied himself and his tits clutch tightened on tho the butt I 1 again turned toward the door but the girls girl a hand held rao me back walt wait sho she whispered again that man is lir a coward he ile III not shoot the banoo maker omaker bad had been peen calmly talking discussing the disagreeable consequence consequences ot of murder f a it tone of halt banter and he now 4 ol oa 01 directly under the foils then lii in a dash flash he snatched one of them flung it up with an accustomed hand and snapped it across his brothers knuckles at the window we beard heard the slim steel hiss through the air followed by the rattle of the revolver as it struck the ground the canoe makers foot toot was on it in st slant antly he still held the foil alit nr he said in the tone of one rebuking a child I 1 you re had enough but I 1 do oot not intend that lu l u shall be a murderer and am now I 1 want you to te go 90 1 I will not treat with you I 1 want nothing more to do with alth you I 1 ie te peat that I 1 haven t got the notes he lie pointed to the door with th chii foil the blood urged surged angrily in hie big face but his voice was la in complete control as he be went on your visit hae has wakened roe me to a mense of neglected duty henry I 1 have allowed you to persecute our at tir without raising a hand band I 1 have no other business now but to protect her go back taj our stupid sailor and tell him that it I 1 catch him in any mis chief on 04 tho the lai jai e ej i here I 1 shall gainly kill him I 1 lost any further word words that passed between them ai as hnry crazily walked out upon |