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n 5 V n I 1 i i A 1 i J Y ( Hi RED GATE 3ByC MEREDITH NICHOLSON At llluttntloBB by KAY WALTERS rrttttmi "That iu greed, too. wasn't Itf "No, Just genera! cussedness. He blew In the Holbrook bank and skipped." "You told me that Henry Holbrook found hli way here ahead ot you. How do you account for that?" He looked at me quickly, and rose, again pacing the narrow room. "I don't! I wish I could!" "It's about the last place In the world to attract him. Port Annandale Is a quiet resort frequented by western people only. There's neither hunting nor fishing worth mentioning; and a man doesn't coma from New York to Indiana to sail a boat on a thimbleful of water like this lake." "Yoo are quite right." "If Helen Holbrook gate him warn? Ing that they were coming here" "Don't you dare say It! She couldn't hare done! She wouldn't have done It! I tell you I know, Independently of her, that he was here before Father Etoddard ever suggested this place to Miss Pat." "Well, you needn't get so hot about It.' "And you needn't Insinuate that she is not acting honorably in this affair! I should think that after making love to her, as you hate been doing, and playing the role of comforter to Miss Pat, you would have the decency not to accuse her of connlrance with Hen ry Holbrook." "You let your Jealousy get the better of your good sense. I have not been making love to Miss Holbrook!" I de clared, angrily, and knew In my heart that I lied. "Well, Irishman," he exclaimed with entire good humor; "let us not bring up mine host to find us locked In mor tal combat." "What the devil did you bring me up here for?" I demanded. "On. lust to enJoy your society. 1 Cwrtffct MM, Ml "Good riddance!" I exclaimed, hear tlly. "And now" "And now If I would only follow suit, everything would be Joy plus for you!" He laughed and slapped his knees at my discomfiture, for he had read my thoughts exactly. "You certainly are the only blot on the landscape!" "Quite so. And if I would only go hence the pretty little Idyl that is be ing enacted in the delightful garden, under the eye of a friendly chaperon, would go forward without Interrup tion." He spoke soberly, and I haa ob served that when he dropped his chaff a note of melancholy crept into his talk. He folded his arms and went on: "She's a wonderfuj girl. Donovan. There's no other girl like -tier In- all the wide world. I tell you It's hard get lonesome sometimes. I tell you a for a eirl like that to be in her posl- man does get lonesome in this world tlon-the whole family broken up, and when he haa nothing to lean on but a that contemptible father of hers hang- blooming button factory and a step- ing about with his schemes of plunaer. roomer wno nits among tne worm s ex pensive sanatoria, l Know you nave never had 'Button, button, who's got the button?' chanted in your ears, but may I ask whether you have ever known the Joy of a stepmother? I can see that your answer will be an unregretful negative." He was quite the fool again, and stared at me vacuously. "My stepmother Is not the common opaque in the affairs or me hoi brooks. The Italian's presence as sumed a new significance from Gilles pie's story. He had been party to a conspiracy to kill Holbrook, alias Hartrldge, on the night ot my adven ture at the houseboat, and I fell to wondering who had been the shadowy director of that enterprise the cow ard who had hung off In the creek and waited for the evil deed to be done. TO BEGIN ON IMPROVEMENTS CHAPTER XIII. The Gats of Dreams. In my heart I was anxious to do Justice to Gillespie. Sad It is that we IV V . I A I "What the Devil Did You Bring Me Up Here For?" It's Ditlful. Donovan: it's pitiful!" "It's a cheerless mess. It all came after the bank failure, I suppose." "Practically, though tho brothers never got on. You see my governor was bit by their bank failure; and Miss Pat resented the fact that he backed off when stung. But the Gil lesples take their medicine; father novo amipniAii which makes me sore that your Aunt Pat gives me tho Icy type of juvenile fiction. Sho has never g uuemiueu uunng ner wiuuwuuuu iu "Their affairs are certainly mixed." rob the orphan or to poison him. Bless , . mmitnv your Irish heart, no! Shes a good I replied, non-commlttaliy. ' ..... u "They are Indeed; and I have studied woman, and rich In her own right, but .t . ..... .n roar I couldn't stand her dietary. Shes I lie W UUlO uuomv ow near mind is mussed up, like scrambled eggs. Your own pretty Idyl of "the nunnery garden adds the note pi riuante. Cross my palm with gold and I'll tell you of strange things that lie In the future. I have an idea, Dono van; singular though It seem, I've a afraid I'm going to die, Donovan! She thinks everybody's going to die. Father died of pneumonia and she said ice-water in the finger-bowl did it, and she wanted to have the butler ar rested for murder. She had a new disease for me every morning. It was worse than being left with a button- i lin In mv hfinA "Keen it" I retorted, "to. prevent a works to draw a stepmother like that cranial vacuum." "Pruiiiiofl! Ahsolutelv crushed! ne replied, gloomily. "Kick me. I'm only the host." We were silent while the few sounds of the village street droned In. He rose and paced the floor to shako off his mood, and when he sat down he seemed In better spirits. "Holbrook will undoubtedly return," 1 said. "Yes; there's no manner of doubt about that." "And then there will be moro trou ble." "Of course." "nut I suppose there's no guessing when he will come back." "He wUl como back as soon as he's spent his money." I felt a delicacy about referring to that transaction on the pier. It was a wretched business, and I now realized that the shamo of It was not lost on Gillespie. "How does Henry come to have that Italian scoundrel with him?" I asked after a pause. "He'a the skipper of the Stiletto." Gillespie replied, readily. "He's a long way from tide-water," I remarked. "A blackguard of Just his sort once sailed me around the Italian nenlnsula in a felucca, and saved me from drowning on the way. Hla hero ism was not, however, wholly disinter ested. When we got back to Naples he robbed me of my watch and money belt and I profited by the transaction, having Intended to give him double their value. But there are plenty of farm boys around the lake who eould handle the 8tlletto. Henry didn't need a dago expert." The mention of the Italian clearly troubled Gillespie. After a moment he said: "He may be holding on to Henry in stead of Henry's holding on to him. Do "No; I don't." "Well, I have an Idea that the dago knows something that's valuable. Last summer Henry went cruising In the Sound with a pretty rotten crowd, poker being the chief diversion. A man died on the boat before they got back te New York. The report was that he Ml down a hatchway when he was druak, but there were some ugly torlea la the capers about It. That Italian sailor was ooe of the erew ." "Where Is he new?" "Over at Battle Orchard. He knows his man and knows he'll be back. I'm waiting for Heary. too. Helen gave hire 110.000. The way the market U running he's likely to go broke any day. He plays stocks like a craiy man, and after he's bustel he'll be back on our hands." "It's hard on Ml us Tat." "And It's harder on Helen. She's In terror all the time for fear her father wilt go up against the law and bring further disgrace on the family. There's her Uncle Arthur, a wanderer on the race or tne esrtn lor nis sins, inai was had enounh without the rest of It." She ate nothing but hot water and zweibach herself, and shuddered when I demanded sausage and buckwheat cakes every day. She caught me one day clearing up a couple of chickens and a mug of Bass with the gardener, and it was all over. She had noticed, she said, that I had been coughing of late I was doing a few cigarettes too many, that was all and wired to New York for doctors. She had all sorts, Donovfin alienists and pneumogastrlc specialists and lung experts. "The people on Strawberry II 111 thought there was a medical conven tion In town. I was kidnaped on the golf course, where I was about to win the eastern Connecticut long-drive cup, and locked up In a dark room at home for two days while they tested me. They made all the known tests, Donovan. They tested me for' dis eases that haven't been discovered yet, and for some that have been ex tinct since the days of Noah. You can see where that put me. I was afraid to fight or sulk for fear the alienists would send me to the madhouse. I was afraid to eat for foar they would think that was a symptom, and every time I asked for food the tape worm man looked Intelligent and began pre scribing, while the rest ot them were terribly chagrined because they hadn't scored first. The only Joy I got out of the rumpus was in hitting one of those alienists a damned hard clip In the ribs, and I'm glad I did It. He was feeling my medulla oblongata at the momett, and as I resent being man handled I pasted him one he was a young chap, and fair game I pasted him one, and then grabbed a suit-case and slid. I stole away In a clamboat for New Haven, and kept right on up Into northern Maine, where I stayed with the Indians until my father's re lict went off broken hearted to Bad Neuhelm to drink the waters. And here I am, by the grace of God, In perfect health and in full control of the button market of the world. "You have undoubtedly been sorely tried," I said as he broke oS mournful ly. In spite of myself I had been en tertalned. He was undeniably a fellow of curious humor and with unusual ex pertence ot Ufe. He followed me to Nebraska Telephone Officials Look Over Situation the street, and as I rode away he called me bck aa though to Impart something of moment "Did you ever meet Charles Dar win?" "He didn't need me for proof, But tons.'" "I wish I might have had one word with Mm. It's on my mind that be pat the monkeys hack too far. 1 should be happier if he had brought thera a little nearer up to date. I should feel less lonesome, Irishman. He stopped me again. "Once I had an ambition (o find an honest man, Donovan, but I gave It up It's easier to bn an honest man than to find one. I give you peace!" I had learned some things from the young button king, but much was still are all so given to passing solemn Judgment on trifling testimony! il my self am not impeccable. I should at any time give to the lions a man who uses his thumb as a paper-cutter; tor such a one Is clearly marked for bru tallty. My prejudices rally as to a trumpet-call at the sight of a girl wearing overshoes or nibbling bon bons the one suggestive of predatory habits and weak lungs, the other oi nervous dyspepsia. The night was fine, and after re turning my horse to the stable I con tlnued on to the Glenarra boathouse. I was strolling along, pipe in mouth, and was half-way up the boathouse steps when a woman shrank away from the veranda rail, where she had been standlne. Razing out upon the lake. There was no mistaking her, She was not even disguised to-night, and as I advanced across the little ver anda she turned toward me. The lan tern over the boathouse door suffused us both as I greeted her. "Pardon me. Miss Holbrook; I'm afraid I have disturbed your medita Hons," I said. "But if you don mind" "You have the advantage of beln on your own ground," she replied. "I waive all my rights as tenant If you will remain. It Is much nicer here than on St Agatha's pier; you can see the lake and the stars better. On tho whole," she laughed, "I think I shall stay a moment longer, If you will tolerate me." I brought out some chairs and we sat down by the rail, where we could look out upon tho star-sown heavens and the dark floor ot stars beneath. Helen bent forward with her elbows resting on the rail, her hands clasped tinder her chin. The lamplight fell full upou her slightly lifted head, and upon her shoulders, over which lay a filmy veil. She hummed dreamily for a moment while I watched her. Had she one mood for the day and another for the night? I had last seen her that afternoon after an hour of ten nis, at which sho was expert, and she had run away through Glenarm gate with a taunt for my defeat; but now the spirit of stars and of all earth's silent things was upon her. I looked twice and thrice at her clearly outlined profile, at the brow with Its point ot dark hair, at the hand where on the emerald was clearly distin guishable, and satisfied myself thst there could be no mistake about her, "You grow bold," I said, anxious to hear her voice. "You don't mind the pickets a bit." "No. I'm quite superior to walls and fences. .You have heard of those Eatit Indians who appear and disap pear through closed doors; well, we'll assume that I had one of those fel lows for an ancestor! It will save the trouble of trying to account for my exits and entrances. I will tell you In confidence, Mr. Donovan, that I don't like to be obliged to account for myself!" She sat back In the chair and folded her arms. I had not referred In any way to her transaction with Gillespie, I had never Intimated even remotely that I knew of her meeting with the Infatuated young fellow on St. Aga tha's pier; and I felt that those Inci dents were ancient history. "It was corking hot this afternoon. I hope you didn't have too much tennis." "No; It was pretty enough fun," she remarked, with so little enthusiasm that I laughed. "Yon don't seem to recall your vlo- tory with particular pleasure. It seems to me that I am the one to be shy of the subject How did that score land?" "I really forget I honestly do," she laughed. "That's certainty generous; but don't you remnber, as we walked along toward the gate after the game, that you said" "Oh. I can t allow that at all! What I said yesterday or to day Is of no Im portance now. And particularly at night I am likely to bt weak minded Brief mention was made in this pa per yesterday of the visit to the city of a party of Nebraska Telephone Company officials who were looking over the field preparatory to commenc ing operations upon the improve ments promised the city at the time of the passage ot the ordinance granting them a new franchise. As was said at the time these Improve ments contemplate the expenditure of some 125,000 or $30,000 and mark a distinct advance in the tele phone service in this city. To accomodate the new plant greatly increased room Is desired and the party yesterday examined a num ber of buildings with a view to se lecting one. The site which will be eventually selected may be either bought outright or a long term lease concluded with the probabilities fa voring the former course of action. It must be of such size that room can be had for a largo storage room and the carrying of a stock of repair goods as it is the aim of tho company to make the Plattsmouth office a dls trlbutlng point for this section. Among the places examined was the building on Sixth street next to the present offices of the Plattsmouth Telephone Company and formerly oc cupied by Lorenz Bros. This Is large, handsome room with a great deal of floor space which could be cut up into rooms of the desired size and it has a convenient location. An The second floor of tho Wescott building at Fifth and Main streets now occupied by the company with a view of taking over the entire floor which would be required to accomo date the space desired. A number of other very convenient and spacious locations were examined and when tho gentlemen have concluded their Investigations the room will be chos en and the Improvements started forthwith. These will include the installs tlon of a new switchboard and a com plcte modern plant one of the kind which all the metropolitan cities hav with the latest designed Instruments and all copper cable. The company contemplates building this plant for all time to come and no expense will bo spared. On Main street tho poles which at present lino the street from other site looked at was the corner room at Sixth and Main streets for merly occupied by the Plattsmouth State Bank In the Hotel Riley build ing. The advantages which this room has In the way of location was Its strong point. A store room In the event this room was selected could be had by using one of the basement rooms which are vacant. Still an other location was that of the sec ond story of the Falter & Thlerolf building upon Main street between Fifth and Sixth streets. This room Is very convenlenly located and would make an excellent location, the Burlington station to Seventh street will be immediately taken down and placed In the alleys unless it should be found feasible to con struct a conduit for handling the wires, In which event they will be placed underground. This latter method would bo much appreciated by the people of tho city but there seems to be some doubt In the minds of the company officials as to Its feasibility under conditions as they are through the alleys In the business section. The new system will require an al most complete revolution throughout tho city In the way of wiring. An all copper cable system Is In contempla tlon one of the most expensive In use and this means much work in going over the lines as they now are constituted. In addition the lines will bo constructed with a view to reaching the telephone district of the city in the best and most thorough manner. Work will be started at once and will be pushed to a finish, all that Is now wanting being tho final de clslon aa to where tho new head quarters will bo located. This done, the shipment of material for tho changes and new work will be com menced and then will follow the workmen. The plans for the new of fice and revised lines have been carefully considered by the officials of tho company and they have passed upon them favorably. The expendi ture of so large a sum of money by this company Is tho commencement of good times for Plattsmouth and the year 1909 bids fair to bo n record breaker. Iluo Sorfto Suits! If you don't buy a GOOD serge suit, don't buy any. Ours are GOOD good enough to buy. They are guaranteed all wool and absolutely fast color. They are made with broad mili tary shoulders, shaped back, creased side seams, new and ori ginal ideas in pockets and ssleeves, and extra full pegged trousers. Our prices are $10, $15, $20, $25 We'll leave it to you if these are not a little thebestserges in town. C.E. WESCOTT'S SONS "Where Quality Counts." 1 KEEI ITL KNOW LKIKJK. I'liittsmoutli People Should Lenin to Detect the Approach of Kidney Disease. The symptoii3 of kidney troublo aro so unmistakable that they leave no ground for doubt. Sick kidneys ex crete a thick, cloudy offensive urine full of sediment, Irregular of passage or attended by a sensation of scald ing. The back aches constantly, head aches and dizzy BpellH may occur and the victim Is often weighed down by a feeling of langor and fatigue. Ne glect theso warnings and there Is danger of dropsy, Brlght's Disease, or diabetes. Any one of theso symptoms Is warning enough to begin treating the kidneys at onco. Delay often proves fatal. You can use no better remedy than Doan'a Kidney Pills. Here's Platts mouth proof: Mrs. Claude Butler, 613 S. Tenth Street, Plattsmouth. Nobr., says "Doan's Kidney Pills, procured from Gerlng & Co's drug store, have been used in my family and I can hcartly endorse them as a splendid remedy for kidney disorders, especi ally In children'! cases. 1 publicly recommend Doan'a Kidney Pills In 1906 and as I still think highly of them I have no hesitation In confirm ing that statement." For sale by all dealers. Price (9 cents. Fostcr-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no other. from T. H. Cromwell to J. H. Roggo. The only other llfo In this office was work on tho tax list. No one was in Sheriff Qulnton's of fice when the reporter called, Sheriff Quinton being called to the country on Important business ns told In an other column. aud my memory Is poorer then than at Depends on Ads. 1 W. D. Curtis In speaking of tho value of honest advertising, says: ".Many reputablo concerns have fal len Into tho habit of making claims that will hardly hold water. . There Is no real Intention of deceiving the public, but they have Just uncon sciously developed the habit. As a matter of fact it is much easier to write and put together a good ad vertisement than It Is for the store to make good afterwards. There Is much advertising that shoots wide of the mark. It shoots over the heads of tho people. Mere Idle boasting ac complishes little. "Another point Is that of Implied advertising. The reader of such copy Is lead to believe that certain things are true and he purchases the goods with that understanding, only to find out later that ho didn't read the copy straight. In such case, of course, there Is no way for him to get back at the house; ho Just misunderstood the advertising. In cases of this kind, there are many Instances whore the Tho peach and apple buds seem to ho advertiser placed the copy with tho In good shape the latter being prac- purposo of deceiving the reader; In tlcally uninjured while the peaches others It was merely a matter of poor G. W. Dalton from the east sldo of the river wbh In the city today coming' over with his step-daughter Mrs. J. N. Hosklns who was going to Gretna to live. Mr. Dalton states that he has mnde a careful examina tion of tho peach and apple trees In the bottom and he Is satisfied there will bo a fair crop of peaches and a splendid applo crop if nothing un foreseen happens in the near future. are In far better Bhapo than one would ex poet to find them. He be lleves the late cold spells resulted In holding tho buds back so that they wero not far enough developed to be Injured by tho last freeze THI8 DANK WILL At the Court IIoum. Matters at the court house In com mon with everywhere clue In town were very dull today, there being few visitors and little doing outside of routine work. Nothing was filed In District Court Robertson's office, ho being engaged in record work. In county court a pettlon was filed for an administrator In the estate of James Catbey near Murray, and a civil suit was filed by Clarence Tcfft entitled Leach vs. Sperry, the amount asked for being about $300. There Is no marriage licenses Issued since the 1 5th. the marriage market being dull and quiet. In the county clerk's office a bill of sale was filed transferring the grain elm nor at Wabash this county, English. In both cases It 4s poor advertising. No statement should be mad In advertising that any employe In the houso, or the most confiden tial clerk would not recognize at once as being absolutely straight" The man who attempts to run hla business without advertising la like, the man who attempted to teach his horso to live without eating; Just aa the horso got used to It, he up and died. Rusty JIlke'B Dairy. LIGHTEN tho DUnDEtl of carina: for your money. Open an account and at once be relieved of all anxiety about thieves, fire or other sources of danger to your cash. The Dank of Cass County Is a much safer place for your cash than your home or office. Deposit youra here so aa to get the securi ty of its strong, fireproof vaults. Commence today am) sleep sounder tonight THE BANK OF CUSS COUNTY, PlittsBiouth, Ntbriski. Georgo Sayles was a passenger on the early morning train for Glen- wood, where ho goes to look after some business matters. Mat Gerlng the sweet tbngued or- ator of Plattsmouth, has decided to locate In Omaha. Mat has had a long desire to locate in Omaha for many years past. Nebraska Cltx News. Wm. Hogabone, mayor of LaPlatte and general factotum ot that enter prising and flourishing city, waa In the city several hours this morning buying sundry and various eatables and returning to his own heath on the. mall train at noon. Messrs Walberatone and Fassbend er, of Wahoo, have purchased the J. W. Butt furniture stock and Mr. F, Walberstone arrived here from Wa hoo last evening, to take charge ot the stock and put It in shape. Mr. Fassbcnder will follow In a few days. They aro both live business men and will put the store In fine shape and carry a big line of goods. The News welcomes them to our city. Nebras ka City News. -J
