Kiowa County Democrat. (Snyder, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 31, 1910 Page: 2 of 8
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Mian Patricia Holbrook and Mlrts Helen
Holbrook, Int niece, were entrualod to
the rare of Laurance Donovan, a writer,
l’ort ATtnftndale.
miinnii liiiK near Port A'niiaridule. Mies
Palrtclu confided to Dofiovan that nhe
feared her brother Henry, who, ruined by
a bunk failure, hud constantly threatened
her. Donovan discovered and captured
uder, who proved to be Reginald
an Intruder, who proved to lie Reginald
Gillespie, Hiiltor for the hand of Helen.
Donovan huw MIhs Holbrook and her fa-
Donovan —.. ______ _____— -
ther moot on friendly terms. Donovan
fought an Italian ussassln He inet tho
man he supposed was Holbrook, but who
said lie was Hartrldgo, a canoe-maker.
Miss Put announced her Intention of
nounceu — ------------ _
fighting Henry Holbrook and not seeking
another hiding place. Donovan met
. . . ----
seeking
_________ ________ _________________et Helen
In garden at night. Duplicity of Helen
was confessed by the young lady. At
night, disguised us a nun, Helen stole
from the nouse. She met Reginald <111-
from the house, wno mei iiegirmia vsii-
iesple, who told her Ids love. Gillespie
was confronted by Donovan. At the town
office Helen, unseen except by D<
postofflce Helen, unseen except by Dono-
van, slipped a draft for her father Into
the hand of the Italian sailor. A young
lady resembling Miss Helen Holbrook
was observed alone In
was observed alone in a eanoe, when
Helen was thought to have been at home.
Gillespie admitted giving Helen $20,000 for
her father, who had then left to spend It.
and Donovan met In
Miss Helen and Donovan met
night. Bho told him Gillespie was nothing
to her. He confessed his love for her.
Donovan found Gillespie gagged and
bound In a cabin, Inhablfed by the vil-
lainous Italian and Holbrook. He released
him. Hoth Gillespie and Donovan ad:
i tor Hf
"voleo"
splo and ---------- _
mitted love for Helen. Calling herself
Rosalind a "voire" appealed to Donovan
for 1 ....... ~ ------
r help. Bhe told him to go to tho canoe-
nki'i 'H home and see that no Injury be-
fell him. He went to Red Gate.
At the canoe-maker’s home, Donovan
found the brothers—Arthur and Henry
XIolbrook—who had fought each other, In
consultation. "Rosalind” appeared. Ar-
thur averted a murder. Donovan return-
ing. met Gillespie alone In the dead of
nlgnt. On Investigation he found Henry
Holbrook, the sailor, and Miss Helen en-
gaged lu an nrgument. It was settled
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gagtni III MU MI RUIIIBIIl.
and they departed. Donovan met the
Tlosellnn,
real Rosalind, who by night ho hod sup-
poBod to ho Minn Helen Holbrook. She
rovonlod tho mix-up. Her father, Arthur
Holbroc.k. wns tho rnnoe-mnker, whllo
Helm'd father was Henry Holbrook, tho
erring brother. Tho rounlns, Helon and
ltohullnd. were ob much alike ns twlnB.
.Pl.i.u ll.lnn*. iiitt.nnMi.fi illintlrltV WAR OX-
Thuo Helon'd supposed duplicity wan ex-
plained. Helen vlalted Donovan, asking
Ids- asslBtaneo In bringing Miss Patricia
Holbrook nnd Honry Holbrook together
for a settlement of their money alTalrs,
which had kept them apart for many
years
Qtlle!
rs. Donovan refused to aid. He met
sple und jdanned a coup.
CHAPTER XXI.—Continued.
“Their mother* were much allko,
but they were distinguishable. If you
•re proposing a substitution of Rosa-
lind for Helen, I should say to have a
care of It. You may deceive a casual
acquaintance, but hnrdly a lover.”
"I have carried through worge ad-
ventures. Those documents must not
get into—Into—unfriendly hands! I
have pledged myself that Miss Patricia
•hull bo kept froe from further trouble,
and much trouble llei In those forged
notes If your brothor gels them. Rut
I hope to do a little more than protect
your sister; I wnnt to get you all out
of your difficulties. There Is no rea-
son for your remaining In exile. You
owe It to your daughter to go back to
civilization. And your sister needs
you. You saved your brother once;
you will pardon me for saying that
you owe him no further mercy.”
He thrust his hands Into Ills pockets
nnd paced tho tloor a moment, before
ho said:
“You are quite right. Hut I am sure
you will ho very careful of my little
girl; she Is all I have—quite all I
hnvo.”
He went to tho hall nnd called hor
and bowed with n graceful, old fash-
ioned courtesy that reminded me of
Miss Pat us Ilosullnd canio Into the
imm
“I Want You to Exchange Cloaks with Mo."
"Lady,” I said, "let ua aee what
lands we shall discover."
”1 ought to feel terribly wicked, but
I really never felt cheerfuller in my
life," Bhe averred. "Rut I have one
embarrassment!"
room.
“Will I do, gentlemen, all?” sho
asked, gayly. "Do 1 look tho fraud 1
feel?"
She threw off a long scarlet clonk
that fell to hor heels and stood beforo
us In while—It was as though she had
stepped out of flame. She turned
slowly round, with head bent, submit-
ting herself for our Inspection.
"I think l read doubt In your mind,"
she laughed. “You must not tell me
now thnt you have backed out; 1 shall
try It mysolf, If you are weakening. I
am anxious for the curtain to rlso.”
"There Is only one thing: I suggest
that you omit that locket. I dined
with hor to night, so my memory Is
fresh.”
Slia unclasped the tiny locket that
hung from n slight band of velvet at
her throat and threw It aside; and hor
father, who was not, I saw, wholly
reconciled to my undertaking, held the
cloak for her and led tho way with n
lantern through (he garden nnd down
to the waterside nnd along the creek
to tho launch where IJima was In
renditions.
I was taking steering directions
from ljlma, but ns we neared Port An-
nandnle 1 glanced over my shoulder to
mark the eaBtno pier lights when
Rosalind sang out:
“Hard aport—hard!”
1 obeyed, and wo passed within oar's
length of a sailboat, which, showing
no light, but with mainsail set, was
lonllug leisurely before the light west
wind. As we veered away I saw a
man's figure nt the wheel; another flg
ure showed darkly ngalnst tho cuddy.
"Hang out your lights!” I shouted,
angrily. Hut there was no reply.
“The Stiletto," muttered ljlma, start-
ing the engine again.
"Wo must look out for her going
back," I said, as we watched the sloop
merge Into shadow.
The lights of the casino biased
cheerily as we drew up to tho pier,
and Rosalind *te| pod out In good
spirits, eniclilng up und humming tin
wulu that i nag dowu upon us from
the < luliliouaa.
"Well?”—and we paused, while she
dropped tho hood upon her shoulders.
“What shall I call this gentleman?”
"What does she call him? I’m blest
If 1 know! I call him Buttons usually;
Knight of the Rueful Countenance
might serve; but very likely she calls
him Reggie.”
"I will try them all,” she said. “I
think we used to call him Reggie on
Strawberry Hill. Very likely he wllh
detect the fraud at once and I shan't
get very far with him."
As we passed the open door the
dance ceased and a throng of young
people came gayly out to take the air.
We joined tho procession, and were
accepted without remark. Several
men whom 1 had seen In the village
or met In tho highway nodded amiably.
Gillespie, I knew, was waiting some-
where; and 1 gave Rosalind final ad-
monitions.
“Now bo cheerful! Be cordial! In
caso of doubt grow moody, and look
out upon the water, ns though seeking
an answer In the stars. Though I seem
to disappear I shall be hanging about
with nn eye for danger signals. Ah!
He npproaches! He comes!”
Gillespie udvsnced eagerly, with
happiness alight In his face.
“Helen!” he cried, taking her hand;
nnd to me; "You are not so great a
liar after all, Irishman.”
"Oh, Mr. Donovan Is the kindest per-
son Imaginable," she replied, and
turned her hond daringly so that the
light front a window tell full upon her,
and he gazed at her with frank, boy-
ish admiration. Then she drew her
wrap about her shoulders, and as I
walked away her laughter followed me
cheerily.
1 was promptly seised by a young
man, who feigned to have meet me In
some former Incarnation, and Intro-
duced to a girl from Detroit whose
namo I shall never know In thle world.
I remember that ahe danced well, and
that she asked me whether I knew
people In Duluth, Fond du Lao, Pa-
ducah and a number of other towna
which she recited like a geographical
Index. Bhe formed, I think, a high
opinion of my eense of humor, tor I
laughed at everything she said In my
general joy of the eltuatlon. After
our third dance I got her an Ice and
found another cavalier for her, I did
not feel nt nil at contrite aa I should
hnvo felt aa I strolled round the ver-
nnda toward Rosalind and Gillespie.
They were talking In low tones and
did not heed me until I spoke to them.
“Oh. It'e you. la It?"—and Gillespie
looked up at me reaentfully.
”1 have been gone two yearal It
soem to me I am doing pretty well,
all tilings considered! What have
you hoen talking about?”
''flout tlhinta, an' Clrlffuna, an' Blvst,
n' I list 'al emu Hunt
"that Aunt Pat couldn't have come
with us. It would have been a relief
tor her to get away from that dreary
■choolhouse.”
“I might go and fetch her,” I aug-
gested.
“If you do," said Gillespie, grinning,
“you will not find us here when you
get back.”
Roeallnd sighed, as though at the
remembrance of her aunt’a forlorn ex-
ile; then the musio broke out In a two-
step.
“Come! We must have thle dance!"
she exclaimed, and Gillespie rose
obediently. I followed, exchanging
chaff with Rosalind until we came to
the door, where she threw off her
cloak for the first time.
"Lord and protector, will you do me
the honor?”
It all happened In a moment. I
tossed the cloak across my arm care-
lessly and she turned to Gillespie with-
out looking at me. He hesitated—
some word faltered on his lips. I think
It must have been the quick transition
of her appearance effected by the
change from the rich color of the
cloak to the white of her dress that
startled him. She realized the danger
of the moment, and put her arm on
his arm.
"We mustn't miss a note of it! Good-
by"—and with a nod to me I next saw
her tor away amid the throng of
dancers.
All' the HquIilsU-uni-SquiKa 'at swatters
thcisclvrs!
Rosalind quoted. "I hope you have
been enjoying yourself."
"After a dull fashion, yes,”
"1 should like to tell her that! We
saw you through the window. She
struck ue as very pretty, didn’t she,
Reggie ?"
"I didn't notice her,” Ollloeple re-
plied with.so little Interest that we
botli laughed
"U>
too bad,” remarked Rosalind,
Aa I caught up the cloak under ray
arm something crackled under my fin-
gers, and hurrying to a dark corner
of the veranda I found the pocket and
drew forth an envelope. My con-
science, I confess, was agreeably quies-
cent. You may, if you with, pronounce
my conduct at several point* of thle
narrative wholly Indefensible; but I
was engaged In a sinccro effort to
straighten out the Holbrook tangle,
and Helen had openly challenged me.
If I could carry this deception through
successfully I believed that within a
few hours I might bring Henry Hol-
brook to terms. As for Gillespie, he
wag tor safer with Rosalind than with
Helen. I thrust the envelope Into my
breast pocket and aettled myself by
the veranda rail, where I could look
out upon the lake, and at the same
time keep an eye on the ballroom.
Somewhere beneath I heard the
rumble and bang of a bowling-alley
above the muelc. Them my eyee, roam-
ing the lake, toll upon the casino pier
below. Some one was coming toward
me—a girl wrapped In a long cloak
who had apparently just landed from
a boat. Bhe mowed swiftly toward the
casino. I aaw her and lost her again
ae she passed In nnd out of the light
of the pier lamps. A dozen tlmea the
shadow* caught her away; a doaea
times the pier lights flashed upon he#;
and at last I was aware that It was
Helen Holbrook, walking swiftly, as
though upon an urgsnt errand. I ran
down the steps and met her luckily on
n deserted stretch of board walk. I
was prepared for an angry outburst,
hut hardly for tho sword-llko glitter of
her first words.
“This la Infamous! It Is outrage-
ous! I did not believe that oven yon
would bo mllty of this I”
”1 am anything you llko; but plena*
com* to n place whore wo eaa talk
quietly."
"I will not I 1 will not bo tricked by
you ngnln.”
“You will come along with mo, nt
owe and quietly," I tall; and to my
surprise she walked up the steps bo
side me. As we passed the ballroom
door the music climbed to Its climax
and ended.
"Come, let us go to tho farther end
of the veranda."
When we had reached a quiet con
ner she broke out upon me again.
“If you have done what I think yon
have done, what I might have known
you would do, I shall punish you ten
rlbly—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 papere
to-night—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 tor
you to bring tho 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 tho
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 lo
what you are telling her. If you trick
Reginald Into giving her those paper*
he was to give me for my father!”
“She hasn’t those papers. I have
them. They are in my pocket, quite safe
from al! of you. You are altogether
too vindictive,'you Holbrooks! I have
no intention of trusting you with such
high explosives.”
“Reginald shall take them away
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 sup-
pose 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
proved that he doesn't. You see, Miss
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 M1m
Holbrook! I took them out of hor
cloak pocket.”
"That Is quite in keeping!”
"I'm not done yet! Pardon me, hot
I want you to exchange cloaks with
me. You shall have Reginald In a mo-
ment, and we will make sure that ho
I* deceived by letting him take yon
home. You are as like as two peas—
In everything except temper, humor
and such trifles; but your cloaka are
quite different. Please!”
"I will not!”
“Please!”
"You are despicable, despicable!”
"I am really the best friend yon
have In the world. Again, will you
kindly exchange clonke with me?
Yours Is blue, isn't it? I think Reg-
inald knows blue from red. Ah, thank
you! Now, I want you to promise to
say nothing ae he takes you home
about papers, your father, your uncle
or your aunt. Yon will talk to him of
times when you were children at Stam-
ford, and things like that. In a dreamy
remlnlscentlal key. If he speaks of
things that you don't exactly under,
stand, refers to what he has said to
your cousin here to-night, you need
only fend him off; tell him the inci-
dent la closed. When I bring him to
you In ten minutes It will be with tho
understanding that he la 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 homo
quietly, eo Miss Pat shan't know you
have been out. Your exits and your
entrances are your own affair. Now I
hope you see the wisdom of obeying
me, absolutely."
“I didn't know that I could hate you
■o much!” she said, quietly. “But I
■hull not forget this. I shall let you
see before I am a day older that you
art not quite the master you think
you are; suppose I tell him how you
bar* played with him.”
“Then before you or* threo hours
older 1 shall precipitate a oriels that
you will not like, MIee Holbrook. I ad-
vise you, as your best friend, to do
what I ask."
■ho shrugged her ohouldere, drew
tho aearlet cloak more closely about
hor, and I loft hor gazing off Into tho
•trip of wood that lay close upon tho
Inland aide of tho clubhquoo. I waa
by no meant sure of hor, but ther*
waa not time for further parley. I
dropped tho blue cloak on a chair la o
corner and hurried round to tho door
of tho ballroom, meeting Roeallnd and
Gillespie coming out flunked with their
MADE UP HIS MIND QUICKLY
Prospective Juror Evidently Was Not
Favorably Impressed with Pris-
oner’s Appearance.
In a southern county of Missouri,
years ago, when the form of question-
ing was slightly different than now,
mueh trouble was experienced In get-
ting a Jury in a murder trial. Finally
an old fellow answered every question
satisfactorily; he had no prejudices,
was not opposed to capital punish-
ment nnd was, generally, a valuable
find. Then the prosecutor said, sol-
emnly:
“Juror, look upon the prisoner; pris-
oner, look upon the juror.”
The old man adjusted his spectacles
and peered at the prisoner for a full
half minute. Then, turning to the
court, he said:
“Judge, durn If I don’t believe he’s
guilty.”
The unconscious humor of It so con-
vulsed the court and everyone else,
except the prisoner, that the loss of
another Juror was overlooked.
Just Like Spaghetti:
Marjorie, aged six, was speculative!
examining the noodles in her soup!
“Mother,” she asked, “what are\
noodles made of?”
Dorothy, aged eight, bursting with
knowledge, laughed scornfully. ”i
know,” she volunteered. “They ape
not made at all, you silly goose; they
grow—just like spaghetti!"—Harper's
Magazine.
DODDS i
KI D N EY
; PILLS^
Undesirable Acquisition.
A scientist who lost his pet dog
put a little notice in the paper head-
ed, “Warning," which charitably de-
scribed the animal as having
"strayed,” and added:
“It Is of no value, not even to the
owner; but, having been experimented
upon for scientific purposes with
many virulent poisons, a lick from Its
tongue—and It is very affectionate—
would probably prove fatal.”
The dog came back next day.
THE RIVER OF LIFE
Say what yea will of whntrvrr
part of the ha
plraaa, the river of life la BI.OOIU
It to either the awlft running
atrraat af health or thr irrm-
ladea rhaaacl of dtoeaar, one
the ether.
The sew reawdy for the blood Is
Important to Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
Infants and children, and see that It
Bears the
Signature of(
In Use For Over 90 Years,
The Kind You Have Always Bought
cmiureu, auu see uih u
.IMMON8’
iARSAPARILLA
COMPOUND
the klad that freaheas and quick,
eaa the elreolatlea, eaerglaes die
K^^,to?/Wf,^r,tlSS, ./IS!1* ,he
An Absolut* NeceMlty.
Wlfey—You told me the other day
we must avoid all luxuries and con-
fine .ourselves to absolute necessities
only.
Hubby—That’s so, my dear.
Wlfey—Well, last night you came
home In a cab.
Hubby—Yes, but that was an abso-
lute necessity.
SIMMONS' SARSAPARII.I.A
COMPOUND to aallke any other
kBBWB aicdtelae. It works dliler-
eaUr. It rrarhrs la aad through
Iswa till H prartratrs to Ihr
neat of the disease end springs nt
the very threat af the enuse of It.
lit";; gk
other can. Tell yo*r druifirlst this Is the kind
jrou wont nnd tuat you wmi't hnvo any other.
fot Its If no hasn't make him got It; he’ll
A a Dictum MEDICINE C0„ Uierman, Texan
Distemper
In all its forms, among all ages of hones
and dogs, cured and others in the same
■table prevented from having the disease
with Spohn’s Distemper Cure. Every bot-
tle guaranteed. Over 600,000 bottles sold
last year. IA0 and $1.00. Good druggists,
or send to manufacturers. Agents wonted.
Write for free book. Spohn Med. Co„
Spec. Contagious Diseases, Goshen, Ind.
Satisfactory to Hor.
“Woman,” observed the epigram-
matic boarder, “Is a puzzle without an
answer.”
“Hub!” snorted old- Grumpier. “I
never saw • woman without one yet."
—Stray Stories.
PsttlPs Eye Solve First field In 1107
100 years ago, sales increase yearly, wonder-
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It Is easy for the man who never
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all the discreditable things be hears
on polite society.
nOIPT NROI-KCT THAT COUGH
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An empty human heart Is an abyss
earth's depths cannot match.—Annie
C. Lynch.
HOOD HOUSEKEEPERS.
Use the best. That’s why they buy Red
Cross Ball Blue. At leading grocers S cents.
Sick Cows
are often dosed with salts,
which open up their bowels
but result in constipation as
an after-effect
BLACK-DRAUGHT
STOCK ft POULTRY
£ utbicaa
Wad
I flfte
I the
I
ads much better, bis no bad
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Ask your dealer.
Ue.Nc.lMll.rvCu.
_ PCI
tfAIJ Mls“m
Clentnii aad boautint* the halt.
Promote* l. lasurUut growth.
Kmf Fall* $© lleatore Orr~
OLD SORES CURED
A man seldom has enough spare
time to convince a woman that she's
mistaken.
Lewis’ Single Binder cigar. Original
Tin Foil Smoker Package, Se straight.
Laughter Is one of the very priv-
ileges of reason, being confined to the
human specie*.—Leigh Hunt.
PATENT SSS
TEXAS !^,TO®ifi5hi'SllS,fA«
For particulars write Jack Alley, Tuhoka, Tex
After The Grippe
(TO Bn CONTINUED.)
Tho turprlood Highwaymen,
A highwayman stepped out behind
a fashionable young woman and hit
bar a tremendous blow aerooo tho
old* of tho bead with a piece of gaa
pipe, expecting to tend her to tho
ground unoonsetoua and rob hor of hor
valuable*. Imagine hie aurprto* when,
Instead of a dull thud, a mufltod
eoreem and a fall to the paveateat, tho
weapon bounded back aa though U
had atraok a largo pleco of rubber aad
tho victim of tho attack turned about
angrily with: "Boaatl What do yon
moan by trylBf to dlearraago my
hair!”—Lamar (On) Democrat,
1 am much pleased, to be able to write anddhank
you for what Cardul has done for me,” writes Mrs. Sarah
I. Gilliland, of Siler City, N. C
“Last February, I had the Qrippe, which left me In
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trouble, tor ten years, and nothing seemed to cure It
"At last I began to take CatduL I have taken only
three bottles, but it hit done me more good then nil the
doctors or than any other medicine 1 ever took."
CARDUI
The Wbman!fiTonlc
For the aftw-effects of any serious illness, like the
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It builds strength, steadies the nerves. Improves the
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