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CHAPTER XIX Continued. 'Ya; hut It Im n nn-rt" rniiirlilt'iiri'. H wm 11 koimI tililliiK iilurv fur I1I111, ua aa fur u." "II la vnry unforliinatn (or all of u that he khnulil hi haro. I liuil rnin'il h would bury hlniHi'lf wIiitu hi woulil navt?r ho hfiiril uf AKaln!" alii anhl. and iikit burnrd for a iiioiiicnl In her faca. "If he haa anr ahnnie lift. I ahould think ha would laro hurt) at once!" "It'a to he remembered. Ml" 1 Jul-brook, Jul-brook, that be came flrat; and I am qulla aatlalled that your father aouxht him hero before you and your aunt rama to Annandaln. It aeeina to mo the equity Ilea with your uncle the creek aa a hiding, place be limit to him by rlicht of dlwoVHry." Hhe milled ready iiRn'ement to UiIh, and I felt that uhn had ciimo to win aupport for aome pliin of her own. Khe had never bnn more auiliihle; certuln-ly certuln-ly alia hud never been lovelier. "You art) qulla rliiht. We hud all of tl betler w and leave hlin In peace. What la It he dm' there run a ferry or manure a bouthoiiHe?" ''He la a canoe-maker," 1 auld, dryly, 1 "with mora tlmn a local reputation." 1 Her tone chanxed Rt once. ! "I'm Rind; I'm very iclad he hit e- raped from hla old waya; for all our ' aakea," ahe added, with a little. alKh. I "And poor Koaallnd! You piny not I know that he haa a diuiKhter. Khe la about a year youmter tlmn I. Khe ' uiuat have had a ad lime of It, 1 wua ' named for her mother and ahu for ' mine. If you ahould meet her, Mr. Donovan, 1 winh you would tell her bow aorry I am not to be able to aoe her. Hut Aunt I'ut numt not know that Uncle Arthur I here. I think ahe baa tried to foritet him, and her trouble with my father huvu effaced everything- elae. I hope you will Humane Hum-ane that, for me: that Aunt I'ut ahull not know that I'ncle Arthur and Itonu-Hud Itonu-Hud are here. It could only rilatrcau her. It would be opening a book that ahe believe cloaed forever." Her aollcltudo for hur auut'a peace of mind, apoken with eye averted and In a low tone, lacked nothing. "I have aeen your coualn," I auld. "1 aw her. In fact, thla morning." "Koaallnd? Then you can tell me whether whether 1 am reajly ao like . , her aa they uaed to think!" "You are rather like!" I replied lightly. "Hut I ahall not attempt to tell you how. It would not do It would Involve purtlculara that might prove emliuriuBklng. Tbora are tlmea wben even 1 find discretion better than franknraa." "You wlah to nave my feelluga," aha laughed. "Hut I am really tuller!" "Ily an Inch ahe told mo that!" Then you hava Been her more than BceT" "Yea; more than twice evpn." "Then you niimt tell mo wherein we . are alike; 1 ahould renlly like to know." 1, "I buvo told you I can't; lt' beyond J my poor power. I will tell you thla, though" "Well?" ir "That I think you both delightful." "I out dlauppoliili d In you. I thought you a man of courage, Mr. Donovan." "Kvcn brave men falter at the can-boii'b can-boii'b mouth!" "You are undoubtedly an Irlahman, Mr. Donovan. I am aorry we ahunl huve ony more teniila." You have auld bo, Mia Holbrook. 1 mi I." She l-iiitheil. and then glanced to-t.1,,1 to-t.1,,1 n " "f 'liter Mar- 1 , , n mm "Don't Bay 'Mult Not' to Ma, If You Plaaial" gitret, and wu allent for a moment, while the old clock on the ainlr boomed out the half hour and wa an-awered an-awered cheerily by the pretty tinkle of the chapel chime. I counted four poppy leave that fluttered free from a bowl on the book ahelf above her head and laslly fell to the floor at ber feet. "I had hoped," alio anld, "Hint we were good frlenda, Mr. Donovun." "I have believed that w were, MIbb llolhrook." "You miiat aen that thla altuartnn muat termlnule, that we are now at a crlala. You can umleratiind I need not li'll you -how fully my aympnthlea He with my fuiher; It could nut be olherwlMe." "Thut la only lintilnil. 1 huve nothing noth-ing lo any on that point." . "And you enn uiideratiind. too, that It hti uot been ciitty fur me 10 be dept. de-pt. tidi nt upon Aunt I'nt. You don't know I huve no Intention of talking ugulimt her but you enn't hlutiie me for thinking her hurd a little hard on my fni her." I nodded. "1 mil aorry. very aorry, thut you ahould hnvn Iheae troubled, Mlaa llol brook." "I know you ure," ahe replied, eager ly. and her eye brightened "Your ayinpnthy Iiiik meant so much to Aunt I'nt and me. And now, before worae thing happen" "Worae thing niut nut happen!" "Then we niiint put an end 10 It all, Mr. Donovan. There la only one way. My father will never leave here until Aunt I'at haa aetthd with him. And It I hi right to demand II," ahe hurried hur-ried on. "I would have you know that he la not na bluck ua he hna been painted. He hu been hla own worat enemy; and I'ncle Arthur' III doing mum not be charged lo him. Hut he ha been wrong, terribly wrong, III hi conduct toward Aunt I'ut. I do not deny thut, unit he due not. Hut It la only a mutter of money, and Aunt I'at ha plenty of It; and there can be no uueatlon of honor between l.'ncle Arthur Ar-thur and father. It wu Uncle Arthur' act that cuuaeil alt thla trouble; father fa-ther haa told me the whole Btory. Quite likely father would make no good use of hi money I will grunt Hint. Hut think of the at ruin of Iheae year on all of ua; think of what It hna meant to me, to huve thla cloud bunging over my life! It I dreadful beyond any word It 1 hldeoua; and 1 cun't aland It any longer, not another week not another day! It muat end now and here." Her tenr filled eyea rented upon me pleudiiigly, and a aob cuughl her throat aa ahe tried to go on. "Hut " I begun. "I'leaae pleuae" ahe broke In, touching her hunlkerehlef to her eye uml mulling appeullnglv "I am uak lug very III tie of you, af'er all." "Yea. It la little enough, but It aeeina lo mo a futile Interference. If your father would go to her himself, If you would take 4ilrji lo her thut strike mo a the belter strategy of the mutter." mut-ter." "Then am I to underituud that you will not help; Hint you will not do thla fur uh for me?" "I am aorry to have to any no, Mlaa Holbrook," 1 replied, Blendlly. "Then 1 regret tbat I shall have to go further; I must appeal to you ss lTkunl matter purely. It la not euay; but If wa are really very good friend " Khe glnnced toward Slater Margaret, then roue and walked out upon the terrace. ter-race. "You will bate me " he hegnn, amillUM wanly, the teara bright In hiT eye; and ahe knew that It wua no1' easy to hate her. "1 have takei money from Mr. Ollleaple, for my fi tber, since I came here. It la a lr sum, and wben my father left here taw-cut aw-uy to HM.nd It to waste I It I nil gone, and worae than anno. I muat pay that hack I muat not t under ohllgntlona to Mr. (Illleaple. t wua wrong, II was very wrong of iik but 1 wua distracted, half erased b! my father's threat of violence nKUlnit Aunt I'ut against ua all. I am 11" that you can see how I came to do It And now you are my friend: will yes help tin-?" und she broke off, snilltnf. lenrfiil, her buck to the huluatnule, hit hand at her aide lightly touching It. Khe hud coiilldence, I thought, in tb power of teara, a she slipped her handkerchief Into her aleevu and waited for me lo unawer. "Of course Mr. tillleaplc only louned you the money to help you over a dll llcully; In aome way thut niu.t br cured for. 1 like him; he la a fellow of good Itnpulaes. I repent thut I be llcve thla mailer can be arranged readily enough, by yourself and yom father. My lutriiaion would onl) make a worse muddle of your uffulrf Kind for your fuiher and let hi in ge to your mint In the right aplrlt; and I believe that tin hour's talk will set lit everything." "You seem to have mlaunderatoon my purpose In coming here, Mr. Dono vati." slut utiHwered, coldly. "I aaked your help, not your advice. I han even thrown myself on your mere, and yuu tell me 10 do whut you knn Is Impossible." "Nothing Is so Imposslhla as thr present attitude of your futh.-r. t 'mil that I changed your aunt would bt' doing your father a great Injury b) giving III 111 this money." "And as for me" and her eytt blated "aa for me," ahe auld, choklus with unger, "after I have opened tlil page of my life lo you and you have given me your fatherly advice ua for me. I will allow you, and Aual I'at and all of them, thut what cannot be dune one way limy be done In as other. If I Bay the word and let the luw tukes Its course with my uncle that man who brought ull these troi bles upon ua you luuy huve I ho Jo) of knowing tha It wua your fault-your fault-your fault, Mr. Donovun!" "I beg of you. do nothing! If you will not bring your fuiher to Miss I'ut. pleOHOilet mu uirungo the meeting." "He will not llkten to you. lie look-upon look-upon you as a mediller; and ao du I. Mr. Donovan!" "Hut your uncle you must not, you would not!" I cried, terror-struck t" aee how fate drew her toward the pit fall from which I hoped lo save hur. "Don't say 'muat not' to tile, If you pleuae!" slut (lung buck; but wli.-u she renched (he door sho turned ho' said calmly, though her eyes still blazed; "I suppose It Is not necesaary for ate to aak that you consider what 1 hs'e sulil In confidential." "It la quite unnecessary," I said, I1 .slnK shether I l.ni-d or pilled her mat; ami nit wits were Im.y living l",leKe 111 11 ti h of KUVltlg lur the hartmhe ber Ignotniue held In mote f'll.el lie t nll. ,1 to KIMIT Martinet III In r Inline. 1 lone, n 11 it win 11 I had walked wfc tin 111 to St. AKathn's gale ahe Lie In- t.Kiil ,y wl'h iplile 11. ii. 111, in-"I in-"I ( lit lei luii an air aa the Im.t her lf CHAPTER XX. The Touch of Dishonor, wua nieilltatiiig my nniin. o,-r a t elk rt.-.a illlli henn wlen t;ille.-ple ana atoiiuieil He lounged Into Hie lllll- i It ti.11111. ill, w hla hair In the lillile n covered n IiIm iiIi Willi ci niltert "h 1,1. 11. mil In.i 1 uialile all I Hunk It la li-ll.-r." he hi, I J ilellli "iilngly, "In he an ns than u fool, live you any views on the aiitieet?" 'None, my dear lliittuna. I huve n culled both by shrewd men." 'Ho have I, If the worat were known. Kt they offered proof! All, mine and nre I aee that we were burn lor each Her, Ikmoviin. I wn oni-e so Im-eiaai-d with the notion that lo he n nil was lo be tlMliiguMifd thnt I nirelved Die Idea of forming a Noble Oter of Heri'iie and Inciiratile KihjIb. litiTted myself the grand and moat wrthy maaier, feeling safe from com. Itlno. News of the mailer having forth, many persona of the high-a high-a ilanillhg wrote lo me. recommend-It recommend-It their filenda for nieiiilinrahlp. My srrespondence Boon engaged IhriNt twewrllera, and I wu obliged to gel tk poat-ofllce department to help tee task Hie chain. A few humble aoiils apllcd on their own hook for conald Hen. These I electe I and placed In tr flrat clnss. You would be aur-tlaetl aur-tlaetl to know how insny peotile who aa chronic Joiner wrote In absent. ndedly tor application blank, fear-k fear-k to be left out of a good thing, fclteii Ktnle seuntor were rstbei mmon on Ihe list, and there were tree governor; a bishop wrote to roiose a brother bishop, of whose terltB lie Hike In the ws-meat term, lany newapaper declared that Hie srtaty filled a long felt want. I re-'Ivetl re-'Ivetl Invitations to apeak on the es and benefits of the order from liany learned bodies. The thing began to bore me, and when my official stationery sta-tionery waa eihausted I Issued a farewell fare-well address to my troops and ills-mlved ills-mlved the society. Hut It's a great ratification to me, my dear Donovan, Uiat we quit with a walling Hat." "There are tlmea, lluttona, when yon ecaae to divert me. I'm likely lo he tery busy for a few days. Just whut can I do for you thla nricrnooti?" " l.ook here, old msn. you're not ngry?" "No; I'm rarely angry; hut I'm often Bored." "Then your brutal Insinuation ahull lot go imrewurded. Let me pna d. But flrat, how ant your rlha?" "More and a I rifle at Iff, but I'm coin lurtnlile, thanks." "Aa I understand mutters, Irishman, there Is no real difference between you nd me except In the mutter of a cor tain Indy. Otherwise we might com bliio our force In the Interest of these unhappy Holbrouks." "You are quite right. Yuu cam her to any something; go on and lis done with II." He deftly covered another hlaciill with Hie ( I ac, of whose nntlipiliy he romplulncd andly. "I say, Donovan, between old sol-iller sol-iller friends, what were you doing up there on Ihe creek last night?" "Htudylng the lumlacupe effects by ilurllght. It's a habit of mine. Your awn presence there might need ac counting for. If you don't mind." "I will bit sipiare about It. I met Helen quite ncclitc ntully as I left tills house, and she wanted to see her fuiher. fu-iher. 1 tiMik her over there, und we hmud Henry. He wus up to some mischief you may know whut It wus. Komethlng hud gone wrong with hlin, nd he wu In nil kinds of 11 bad hu inor. llnforiiinuiely, you got the henc-llt henc-llt of aome of It." "I will supply you a link In Ihe bight's affairs. Henry had been to aee hla brother Arthur. (illlesple's face fell, and I saw that he waa greatly surprised. "Humph! Helen didn't tell mo that." "The reuaiin Henry came here sua o look for his brother. Tout's how lie reached this place abend of Mlas I'ut and Helen. And I have li-urned some, ihlng It makes no difference how, hut It was not from the holies ut HI. Agatha's Aga-tha's I lenrneil lam nluht that Ihe key of thla whole altuaHon la in your own hlinila, Cillekple. Your father waa wlnillcd by ihe Ho II, 10,, k, v, lil. h Holbrook?" ITU UK t'liNTINt'HH.I |
