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ROSALIND RED GATE 3ByC MEREDITH NICHOLSON llluttratlont by RAY WALTERS Cvnrnhi. ml. hf iMMimui r-ir played wlth-uped In this fasTilon." "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 tn 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 ment, 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 quite different. Plesae!" "I will not!" "Please!" "You are despicable, despicable!" "I am really the best friend you have In tbe world. Again, will you kindly exchange cloaks 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 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 Stam ford, and things like that, in a dreamy reminlscentlal key. If he speaks of things that you don't exactly under stand, refers to what he has Bald to your cousin here to-night, you need only fend him off; tell him the inci dent 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 your entrant s are your own affair. Now l I Am Tired of Being Here." Cooped Up r jo you mo the wls'lom of obeying ? iV. it ... ).v thnt I could hate you fo ;nuch!" sho sjid, quietly. ."Cut I shall not forget this. I shall let you see before I am a day oldor 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 ad vise 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 tne inland side of the clubhouse. I was 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. "The hour of enchantment Is almost past. I must have one turn before the princess goes back to her castle!" and Rosalind took my arm. "Meet me at the landing In two min utes, Gillespie! As a special favor as a particular kindness I shall allow you to take the princess home!" And I hurried Rosalind away, regained the blue cloak and flung It about her. "Well," she said, drawing the hood over her head, "who am I now, any how!" "Don't ask me such questions! I'm afraid to say." "I Ilka vour air of business. Tou are undoubtedly a man of action!" . n thaak too (or tbe word. I'm breathing hard. I have seen ghosts and communicated with dragons. She's here! Your alter ego is on this very veranda more angry than it Is well for a woman to be." "Oh." she faltered, "she found out and followed?" "She did; she undoubtedly did!" As we paused under one of the ver anda lamps she looked down at the i cloak and laughed. "So this Is hers! I thought it didn't feel quite right. But that pair of gloves!" "It's in my pocket. I have stolen It!" I led the way to the lower veran da of the casino, which was now de serted. "Stay right here and appear deeply interested in Jhe heavens above and the waters under the earth until I get back." I ran up the stairs again and found Helen where I had left her. "And now," I said, giving her my arm," you will not forget the rules of the game! Your fortunes and your father's are brighter to-night than they have ever been. You hate me to the point of desperation, but re member I am your friend after all." She stopped abruptly, hesitating. I felt Indecision in the lessening touch upon my arm, and I saw it In her eyes as the light from the ballroom door flooded us. "You have taken everything away from me! You arc playing Reginald against me." "Possibly who knows! I supposed you had more faith In your powers than that!" "I have no faith In anything," she said, dejectedly. "Oh, yes, you have! You have an Immense amount of faith in yourself. And you know you care nothing at all about Reginald Gillespie; he's a nice boy. but that's all." "You are contemptible and wicked!" she flared. "Let us go." Gillespie's launch was ready when we reached the pier, and after he had handed her into It he plucked my sleeve, and held me for an Instant. "Don't you see how wrong you are! She Is superb! She is not only the most beautiful girl In the world, but the. dearest, the sweetest, the kindest and best. You have served me better than you know, old man, and I'm grateful!" In a moment they were well under way and I ran back to the clubhouse and found Rosalind where I had left her. "We must go at once," she said "Father will be very anxious to know how It all came out." "But what did you think of But tons?" "He's very nice," she said. "Is that all? It doesn't seem con elusive, some way!" "Oh, he's very kind and gentle, and anxious to please. But I felt like a criminal all the time." "You seemed to be a very cheerful criminal. I suppose It was only the excitement that kept you going." "Of course that was It! I was won derlng what to call It. I'm afraid the sisters at the convent would have a less pleasant word for It." "Well, you are not In school now and I think we have done a gool night s work for everybody concerned But tell me, did he make love ac ceptably?" "I suppose that was what he was doing, sir," she replied, demurely, averting her head. "Suppose?" I laughed. "Yes; you see. It was my first e perience. And he Is really very nice, and so honest and kind and gentle that I felt sorry for him." "Ah! You were sorry for him! Then It's all over. I'm clear out of It. When a woman's Is sorry for a man tchk But tell me, how d!1 his advances com pare with mine on those occasions when we met over there by St. Aga tha's? I did my best to be entertain lng." "Oh, he Is much more earnest than you ever could be. I never had any illusions about you. Mr. Donovan. You lust amuse yourself with the nearest girl, and, besides, for a long time you thought I was Helen. Mr. Gllleapl la terribly In earnest. When he was talking to me back there In the corner I didn't remember at all that it was he who drove a goat-team In Central park to rebuke the policeman!" "No; I suppose with the stage prop erly set with the music and the stars and the water one might forget Mr. Gillespie's mild Idiosyncrasies." "But you haven't told me about Hel en. Of course she saw through the trick at once." "She did;" I answered, in a tone that caused Rosalind to laugh. "Well, you wouldn't hurt poor little me If she scolded you!" We were on the pier, and I whistled to IJlma to bring up the launch. In a moment we were skimming over the lake toward the Tippecanoe. Arthur Holbrook was waiting for us in the creek. "It is all right," I said. "I shall keep the papers for the present, If you don't mind, but your troublos are near ly over." And I left Rosalind laugh ingly explaining to her father how It came about that she had gone to the casino In a scarlet cloak but had re turned In a blue one. CHAPTER XXII. Mr. Gillespie's Diversions. In my own room I drew the blinds for greater security, lighted the desk lamp and sat down before the packet Gillespie had given Rosalind. It was a brown commercial envelope, thrice sealed, and addressed: "R. Gillespie; Personal." In a corner was written "Holbrook Papers." I turned the pack et over and over In my hands, reflect ing npon my responsibility and duty In regard to It Henry Holbrook, la his anxiety to secure tne notes, naa tanen advantage of Gillespie's infatuation for Helen to make her his agent for pro curing them, and now it was for me to use the forged notes as a means of re storing Arthur Holbrook to his sister's confidence. The way seemed clear enough, and I went to bed resolving that in the morning I should go to Henry Holbrook. tell him that 1 had the evidence of his guilt In my posses sion and threaten him with exposure if he did not cease his mad efforts to blackmail his sister. 1 rose early and perfected my plans for the day as I breakfasted. A storm had passed round us in the night and It was bright and cool, with a sharp wind beating the lake Into tiny white caps. It was not yet eight o'clock when i left the nouse ror my jottrney In search of Henry Holbrook. The envelope containing the forged notes was safely locked In the vault in which the Glenarm silver was stored. As I stepped down into the park I caught sight of Miss Pat walking in the garden beyond the wall, and as I lifted my cap she came toward the Iron gate. She was rarely abroad so early and I imagined that she had been waiting for me. "You are abroad early, my lord," she said, with the delicious quaint mockery with which she sometimes flattered me. And she repeated the lines: Hast thou Mn irhostsT Kat thou at mid nlRlit heanl In the wind's talking an articulate word? Or art thou In the am-ret of tho aca. And have the twilight woods confessed to thee? "No such pleasant things have hap pened to me, Miss Holbrook." "This Is my birthday. I have crowned myself; observe the cap!" "We must celebrate! I crave the privilege of dining you to-night." "You were starting for somewhere with an air of determination. Don't let me Interfere with your plans." "I was going to the boatuuuae," I answered, truthfully. "Let me come along. I am turned 65, and I think I am entitled to do as I please; don't you?" "I do, indeed, but that is no reason You are no more 65 than I am. The cap, if you will pardon me, only pro claims your Immunity from the blasts of Time." "I wish I had known you at 20," she said, brightly, as we went on together, "My subjection could not have been more complete." "Do you make speeches like that to Helen?" "If I do It Is with less Inspiration!" "You must stop chaffing me. I am not 65 for nothing and I don't think you are naturally disrespectful." When we reached the boathouse she took a chair on the little veranda and smiled as though something greatly amused her. "Mr. Donovan I am 65, as I have said before may I call you " "Larry! and gladden me forever!" "Then, Larry, what a lot of frauds we all are!" "I suppose we are," I admitted doubtfully, not sure where the Joke lay. "You have been trying to be very kind to me. haven't you?" t "I have accomplished, nothing." "You have tried to make my way easy here; and you have had no end of trouble. I am not as dull as I look, Larry." "If I have deceived you It has been with an honest purpose." "I don't question that. But Helen has been giving you a great deal ot trouble, hasn't she? You don't quite make her out; Isn't that true?" "I understand her perfectly," I averred, recklessly. "You are a daring young man, Lar ry, to make that statement of any woman. Helen has not always dealt honestly with you or mo!" "She is the noblest girl In the world; she Is splendid beyond any words of mine. I don't understand what you mean, Miss Holbrook." "Larry, you dear boy, I am no more blind or deaf than I am dumb! Helen has been seeing her father and Reg inald Gillespie. She has run off at night, thinking I wouldn't know it. She Is an extremely clever young woman, but when she has made a feint of retiring early, only to creep out and drop down from the dining room bal cony and dodge your guards, I have known It. She was away last night and came creeping In like a thief. It has amused me, Larry; It has fur nished me real diversion. The only thing that puzzles me is that I don't quite see where you stand." "I haven't always been sure myself, to be frank about It!" "Why not tell me Just how It Is: Whether Helen has been amusing her self with you, or you with Helen." "Oh!" I laughed. "When you came here you told me she was the finest girl In the world, and I accepted your word for It. I have every confidence In your Judgment, and you have known your niece for a long time." "I have, Indeed." "And I'm sure you wouldn't have de ceived me!" "But I did! I wanted to Interest you In her. Something In your eye told me that you might do great things for her." "Thank you!" "Hut Instead of that you have played Into her hands. Why did you let her steal out at night to meet her father, when you knew that could only do her and me a grave Injury? And you have aided her In seeing Gillespie, when I particularly warned you that he was most repugnant to me." I laughed In spite of myself as I re membered the night's adventure; and Miss Pat stopped short In the path and faced me with the least glint of anger la her eyes. "I really didn't think you capable of It! 8h wM marry him for hit money!" D. E. Wescott's II FINE NEW GARAGE Installed in the City By Charles C. Parmele Under Most Able Management ' A brand new automobile garage has been installed in the city, Charles E. l'armele being the enterprising citizen to start this new Institution. Mr. Parmele for this purpose has had the room formerly occupied by Lorenz Bros, as a meat market on North Sixth street fitted up and has placed In charge of the plant MessrB. G. Knapp as the expert machinist and Ed. Barker as chauffeur. These two gentlemen are the best men who could be obtained for their positions. Mr. Knapp is so well known here that comment upon his abilities as a ma chinist and all round repair man would be superflous. It is the In tuition to run a repair shop in con nection with the garage auu no mure fitting selection could have been made than that of Mr. Knapp. Any- thlnginthemachlnelinecan be safely trusted to him and when he has fin ished the work can be depended up on as being well done. Mr. Barker will have charge of handling the ma chines and instructing purchasers In the operation of them. He is an expert in his particular line and has been here for some time looking af ter Mr. Parmele's machines as well as others. In connection with the garage Mr. Parmele has taken the agency for the Velle 30, a machine which Is a revelation In service, com fort and style. The Velle 30 Is one of the finest cars manufactured and It Is sold for fl.750. This machine Is guaranteed by the makers to be such that it cannot be duplicated at any price. It Is the very highest grade of construction with the best material, finest workmanship and of handsome design. It is guaranteed for one year Instead of the usual ninety days of most cars. It Is said that one using the Velle 30 will never Use any other afterwards. It Is constructed In many styles, touring cars, roadsters, runabouts and baby tonteau with all tho latest equip ment. Mr. Parmele has been very fortu nate In securing so fine a machine fr his agency and one he has already commenced to receive them, three of the machines arriving this morning. A half dozen more are on the road and he has already taken several or ders for them. Several of the ma chines will be put In service In the city for rent and for passenger ser vice. It Is to be hoped that tho new plant meets with the success It should and that It developes until larger quarters will bo necessary. Doubt less under the able management of Messrs Knapp and Barker this will be tho case. "I'd Itatlier Die, Doctor, than have my feet cut off,' said M. L. Bingham, of Prlncevllle, 111. "But you'll die from gangrene (which had eaten away eight toes) If you don't" snld all the doctors. Instend ho used Hucklln's Arnica Snlve till wholly cured. Its cures of eczema, fever sores, bolls and burns and piles as tound the world. 25c at F O. Frlcke & Co. C. II. Jackson departed this morn ing on the early train for Brogen How from which place he will go to ''alstead where he has some land, Mr. Jackson goes out to look after his property and expects to be gone Mine ten days. Your Invited Not importuned to buy our clothes. We think we have the kind of clothes you ought to buy. We think so because so many ptople whose judgment you respect, have bought our clothes. We have no new claims to make just -ood clothes nothing1 else. We sell them as teasonablyas any body any where can sell the same qualities. Our prices start at $10 and end at $35. Any where between these 6gures we give you moneys worth. Come in and see what we can do for you if you are in doubt. "Where Quality Counts." To Tuke ScydliU Hark. Chief Ilalney this n.crnlng received a telegram from Sheriff Jus. Esser ut Canyon City, Col., that he expects to leave Denver this afternoon at 2:15 for this city to take in charge Otto Seydlltz wanted at Canyon City. It is presumed that he will Btop In Lincoln tomorrow to secure the nec essary papers from Governor Shallen berger and he will not likely reach here before tomorrow night. It is understood that Matthew Ger Ing who has been retained by Seyd lltz's parents to protect him, will ap pear before Governor Shallenberger and make an argument against hon oring the requisition of the governor of Colorado. Seydletz now claims that he is wanted In Canyon City for assault and battery. He admits the offense and claims that when he was arrested he entered a plea of not guilty to the charge and on the pre liminary examination he was bound over for trial in the district court. That his bond was fixed at J 100 and that he Jumped it. He claims the ! bondsmen are the ones who are after 1 him and not the man he assaulted. Regardless of this fact, he Is making a vigorous effort to escape being tak en back for trial. No official Infor mation of the charge upon which he Is wanted has been received by Chief Raltvey who Is holding the prisoner until the matter is settled by the Governor. Treated to Surprise. Last Saturday evening Fritz Heln rlch, the popular South Park citizen, was treated to a pleasant surprise in the shape of a birthday party with his daughter Mrs. John Kopp had carefully prepared and of which he had no inkling. The guests as sembled with Mrs. Kopp and made a descent upon the unsuspecting gen tleman who was taking his ease un mindful of his approaching friends. The guests had purchased a hand some easy chair for Mr. Helnrlch and he was quite overcome when they came In upon him and presented their gift. In addition to this the guests put In tho evening with some splen did music and cards were played un til late In the evening when an ele gant three course luncheon was serv ed the guests. The luncheon was one of tho finest ever served In this section and prepared with excellent delicacy which could bo had and was certainly enjoyed by all. It was a late hour when the guests retired after a splendid evening and one which they will always remember Needless to Bay that Mr. Helnrlch was the best pleased of all. Those attending were Messrs. and Mesdames John Kopp, John Lutz, John P. Saltier, John Swartz, Mike Lutz, John Hobscheldt. Philip Rhean, Peter Madsen, Hans Tarns, Ed. Ack erman, Paul Rlchter. Fritz Helnrlch, Misses Minnie Helnrlch, Beetia and Mat lc- Kopp, Amanda and K:itle Pat tier, Helen and Gather!!) a Lutz. Vio let, and Edna Arkerman, Bertha Tarns, M.sHrs Willie Helnrlch, Ed ward Ackennnn, Johnnie Swartz. ithctirtiHtlNiii. More than nlno out of every ten cases of rheumatism are simply rheu matism of the muscles, due to cold or damp weather or chronic rheuma tism, n such cases no Internal treatment Is required. The free ap plication of Chamberlain's liniment Is all that Is needed and It Is certain to give quick relief. Give It a trial and see for yourself how quickly It relieves the pain and soreness. Price !5 rents; large size 60 cents. 8old by r. O. Frlcke A Co. Sons Muny Interesting Cases. Clerk of the Court Robertson to- day delivered to the county printer copy for the docket for the coming May term of court, he docket con- tains thirty-six cases with only three criminal cases, the most inmportant being that of the State vs. Clarence. This case will be bitterly fought and will doubtless take some time to try. The case of the State vi. Hlckson Is still on the docket but as the prose cuting witness, one Thomas, has kept in the clear and out of reach of the officers, it Is improbable it will be rled. The other ruse Is that of the State vs. Strong, .here the sixteen law cases on the docket Including five damage suits. The most Import. ut of these Is that of Murphy vs. ""odd, a suit for allnatlon of the wife's affections which will be hotly contested. Ex-Senator Patrick of Sarpy county represents Murphy while D. O. Dwyer is Todd's coun cil. The ArgO-McQuInn danmen rn&a 'm 8,80 be for trial again, the Jury navR disagreed in the former suit, Tnpre are seventeen equity cases u the docket of which three are di vorce Bults. Everything considered the term will likely be an Interest ing one. A Big Reunion. Last Sunday a big family reunion was held at the home of J. D. Lair at Mynard, there being five families with twenty-two persons present and a royal time was had. Tho reunion had been looked forward to for some time and everyone had made pre parations for It with the expecta tion of having a fine time and their anticipations were realized. Nine years had elapsed since these food, people had met. Not the least en joyable feature of the reunion was the big dinner which Mrs. Lair had prepared for the occasion. She had searched the markets over carefully and every delicacy hlch the season affords was at the disposal of her guests, everything being prepared In the Btyle for which Mrs. Lair is famous and the best testimonial she could ask being the manner In which the delicacies disappeared everyone eating to their heart's content. When all was over and done, everyone unit ed In setting the occasion down at one of the brightest spots in their lives. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Ray McCoy of Ponca City, Okla.j Grandmother McCoy; Mrs. Al. Tros. per of Elmwood, Neb.; Mrs. Nora Engleman of Hamburg, la.; Mr. and Mrs. Thos. South of Plattsmouth and Mr. and Mrs. Lair. Selects Xew Teachers. The board of education held a meeting Saturday evening at which two new teacherB were added to the roll for the coming year. To suc ceed Miss Mathews as tacher of Innguages, the board chose Miss Al lison 0. Johnson of Exeter, Neb. To succeed Miss Gertrude Coons the board selected Miss Tina M. Gunn of Lexington, Neb. It Is the under standing that Miss Matthews will leave the schools on the expiration of her present term for extensive travel abroad for one year. Miss Coons expects to take up a coures of study tn advanced lines at the state university. The absence of thesa two teachers will be quite marked and It Is the hope of the board that the new teachers will bo quite rapablo of taking their places. Miss Katie Shields spent last night with her mother In South Omaha re turning to the city this morning on No. 6. t i