ROSALIND
RED GATE
IB, u:
MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Wuitratlont by
RAY WALTERS
,M HTfV
any ofher tlme.-
"I am fortunate in having an ex
cellent memory."
"For example?" '
"For example, ytu are not always
the same; you were different this aft
ernoon; and I must go back to our
meeting by the seat on the bluff, for
the Miss Holbrook of to-night."
"That's all In your imagination, Mr,
Donovan. Now, If you wanted to
prove that I'm really "
"Helen Holbrook," I supplied, glad
of a chance to speak her name.
"If you wanted to prove that I am
who I am," she continued, with new
animation, as though at last something
interested her, "how should you go
about it?"
"Please ask me something difficult!
rut m i i-
mere is, mere couia De, only one
woman as fair, as interesting, as whol
ly charming."
"I suppose that is the point at which
you usually bow humbly and wait for
applause; but I scorn to notice any-
thing so commonplace. If you were
going to prove me to be the same
person you met at the Annandale sta-
tlon, how should you go about it?"
"Well, to be explicit, you walk like
an angel."
"You are singularly favored in hav
Ing seen angels walk, Mr. Donovan.
There's a popular superstition that
they fly. in my own Ignorance I
can't concede that your point is well
taken. W hat next?"
"Your head is like an intaglio
wrought when men had keener vision
and nimbler fingers than now. Wl.h
your hair low on your neck, ns It is
to night, the picture carries back to a
Venetian balcony centuries ago."
That s rather below standard
What else, please?"
And that widow's peak I would
risk the direst penalties of perjury lr
swearing to it alone."
She shrugged her shoulders. "Yon
arc an observant person. That trifling
mark on a woman's forehead is usual
ly considered a disfigurement."
"But you know well enough that I
eld not mention ...it with . such . a
thought. You know it perfectly well.
"Xo; foolish one," she said, mock
ingly, "the widow's peak can not be
denied. I suppose you don't know that
the peak sometimes runs in families.
My mother had it, and her mother be
fore her." '
"You are not your mother or your
grandmother; so I am not in danger
of mistaking you."
"Well, what else, please?".
"There's the emerald. Miss Fnt has
the same ring, but you are not Miss
Pat. Besides, I have seen you both
together."
"Still, there are emeralds and em
eralds!"
"And then there are your eyes!"
"There are two of them, Mr. Dono
van!"
"There need be no more to assure
light in a needful world, Miss Hoi
brook." ,
"Good! You really have posslblll
ties!"
She struck' her palms together in a
mockery of applause and laughed
at me.
"To a man who is In love every
thing is possible," I dared.
"The Celtic temperament Is very sua
ceptible. You have undoubtedly
likened many eyes to the glory of the
heavens."
"I swear"
"Swear not at all!"
"Then I won't!" and we laughed
and were silent while the water rip
pled in the reeds, the Insects wove
their woof of sound and ten struck
musically from St. Agatha's.
"I must leave you."
"If you go you leave an empty world
behind."
"Oh, that was pretty!"
"Thank you!"
"Conceited! I wasn't approving
your remark, but that meteor that
flashed across the sky and dropped
Into the woods away out yonder."
"Alas! I have fallen farther than
the meteor and struck the earth
harder."
"You deserved it." she satd, rising
and drawing the tell about her throat.
"My lack of conceit has always been
my undoing; I am the humblest man
alive. You are adorable," I said, "If
that's the answer."
"It isn't the answer! If mere stars
do this to you, what would you be in
moonlight?"
As we stood facing each other I was
aware of some new difference In her.
Perhaps her short outing skirt of dark
blue had changed her; and yet In our
tramps through the woods and our ex
cursions In the canoe she had worn
the same or similar costumes. She
hesitated a moment, lonnlng against
the railing and tapping the floor with
her boot; then Bhe gravely, half ques
tlonlngly, as though to hersolf :
"He has gone away; you are quite
sure that he has gone away?"
"Your father Is probably In New
York." t answered, surprized at the
question
"I do n6t expect him back
at once.
"If he should come back" she be
gan. "He will undoubtedly return; there
is no debating that."
"If he comes back there will be
trouble, worse than anything that has
happened. You can't understand what
his return will mean to us to me."
"You must not worry about that;
you must trust me to take care of that
when he comes. 'Sufficient unto the
day must be your watchword. I saw
Gillespie to-night "
"Gillespie?" she repeated with un
feigned surprise.
"That was capitally acted'." 1
laughed. "I wish I knew that he
meant nothing more to you than
that!" I added, seriously.
She colored, whether with anger or
surprise at my swift change of tone,
I did not know. Then she said, very
soberly:
"Mr. Gillespie is nothing to me what
ever.
"I thank you for that!"
"Thank me for nothing, Mr. Dono
van. And now good-night. You are
not to follow me "
"Oh, surely to the gate!"
"Not even to the gate. My ways are
very mysterious. By day I am one
person; by night quite another. And
if you Bhould follow me "
"To my own gate!" I pleaded. "It's
only decent hospitality!" I urged.
"Not even to the Gate of Dreams!
"But in trying to get back to the
school you have to pass the guards;
you will fall at that some time!"
"No! I whisper an incantation, and
lo! they fall asleep upon their spears.
And I must ask you "
"Keep asking, for to ask you must
stay!"
" please, when I meet you in day
time do not refer to anything that we
may say when we meet at night. You
have proved me at every point even
to this spot of ink on my forehead,"
and she put her forefinger upon the
peak. "I am Helen Holbrook; but as
what shall I say? oh. yes!" she
went on, lightly "as a psychological
fact, I am very different at night from
anything I ever am in daylight. And
to-morrow morning, when you meet
me with Aunt JPat in the garden, II
you should refer to this meeting I
shall never appear to you again, not
even through the Gate of Dreams.
Good-night!"
"Goodnight!"
I clasped her hand for an instant,
and she met my eyes with a laughing
challenge.
"When shall I see you again this
you that is so different from the you
of daylight?" ,
She caught her hand away and
turned to go, but paused at the steps.
'When the new moon hangs, like a
little feather, away out yonder, I shall
ne looking at 11 from the stone scat on
the bluff; do you think you can re
member?" She vanished away into the wood to
ward St. Aeatha'. I started to fol
low, but paused remembering my
promise, and sat down and yielded
myself to the thought of her. Practical
questions of how she managed to slip
out of St. Agatha's vexed me for a
moment; but in my elation of spirit I
dismissed them quickly enough. I
would never again entertain an evil
thought of her; the money she had
taken from Gillespie I would In some
way return to him and make an end
of any claim he might assert against
her by reason of that help. And I re
solved te devote myself diligently to
the business of protecting her from
her father. I was even impatient for
him to return and resume his black
guardly practice of intimidating two
helpless women, that I might deal with
him in the spirit of his own despicable
actions.
My heart was heavy as I thought of
him, but I lighted my pipe and found
at once a gentler glory in the stars.
Then as I stared out upon the lake
"When I See You Again?"
from the little promontory wh'ere St.
Agatha's pier lights shone brightly. It
was a canoe, I Bhould have known
from its swift steady flight if I had not
seen the paddler's arm raised onco,
twice, until darkness fell upon the tiny
argosy like a cloak. I ran out on the
pier and stared after It, but the silence
of the lake was complete. Then I
crossed the strip of wood to St. Aga
tha's, and found IJInia and the garden
er faithfully patrolling the grounds.
"Has any one left the buildings to
night?"
"No one "
"Sister Margaret hasn't been out
or any one?"
"No one. sir. Did you her.r any
hlng, sir
"Nothing. Ijlma. Good-night."
I wrote a telegram to an acquain
tance in Xew York who knows every,
body, and asked him to ascertain
whether Henry Holbrook of Stamford
was in Xew York. This I sent to An
nandale, and thereafter watched the
Btars from the terrace until they
slipped Into the dawn, fearful lest
sleep might steal away my memories
and dreams of the night.
CHAPTER XIV. 1
Battle Orchard.
When I called at St. Agatha's the
following morning the maid told me
that Miss Pat was ill and that Miss
Helen asked to be excused. I walked
restlessly about the grounds until
luncheon, thinking Helen might ap
pear; and later determined to act on
an impulse, with which I had trifled
for several days, to seek the cottage
on the Tippecanoe and satisfy myself
of Holbrook's absence. A sharp show
er had cooled the air, and I took the
canoe for greater convenience in run
ning into the shallow creek. I know
nothing comparable to paddling as a
lifter of the spirit, and with my arms
and head bared and a cool breeze at
my back I was soon skimming along
as buoyant of heart as the responsive
canoe beneath me. It was about four
o'clock when I dipped my way into the
farther lake, and as the water broad
ened before me at the little strait I saw
the Stiletto lying quietly at anchor off
the eastern shore of Battle Orchard.
I drew close to observe her the better,
but there were no signs of life on
hoard, and I paddled to the western
side of the island.
It had already occurred to me that
Holbrook might have another hiding
place than the cottage at Red Gate,
where I had talked with him, and the
island seemed a likely spot for it. I
ran my canoe on the pebbly beach and
climbed the bank. The trail bore up
ward and I Boon came upon a small
clearing about an acre in extent that
had once been tilled, but it war ow
pre-empted by weeds as high p. my
head. Beyond lay an ancient orchard,
chiefly of apple trees, and many hoary
veterans stood faithful to the brave
hand that had marshaled them there
(Every orchard is linked to the Hes-
perldes and every apple waits for At
alanta If not for Eve!) I stooped to
pick a wild flower and found an arrow
head lying beside it. '
Fumbling the arrow head in my fin
gers, I passed on to a log cabin hid
den away in the orchard. I approached
warily, remembering that if this were
Holbrook's camp and ho had gone
away he had probably left the Italian
to look after the yacht, which could be
seen from the cnbin door. I made a
circuit of the cabin Vrithout seeing any
signs of habitation, and was about to
euter by the front door, when I beard
the swuh of branches in the under
brush to the east and dropped into the
Crass.
in a moment tne Italian appcarH,
carrying a pair of oars over his sho.l
der. Ha had evidently Just landed,
as the blades were dripping. He threw
them down by the cabin door, came
round to the western window, drew
out the pin from an Iron staple with
which it was fastened, and thrust his
head in. He was greeted with a howl
and a loud demand of Borne sort, to
which he replied in monosyllables, and
after several minutes of this parley I
caught a fragment of dialogue which
seemed to be final in the subject under
discussion.
"Let me out or It will be the worse
for you; let me out, I say!"
My boss he sometime come back:
tnen you get out it, maybe."
With this deliverance, accomplished
with some difficulty, the Italian turned
away, going to the rear of the- cabin
for a pall with which he trudged off
toward the lake. He had not closed
the window apd would undoubtedly
return In a few minutes; bo I waited
until he was out of sight, then rose
and crawled through the grass to the
opening.
I looked In upon a bare room whose
one door opened Inward, and I did not
for a moment account for the voice
Then something stirred in the farther
corner, and I slowly made, out the fig
ure of a roan tied hand and foot, lying
on his back In a pile of grass and
leaves.
ion ugly dago! you infernal pi
rate" he bawled.
There was no mistaking that voice,
and I now saw two legs clothed la
white duck that belonged, I was sure,
to Gillespie. My head and shoulders
filled the window and bo darkened the
room that the prisoner thought his
Jailer had come back to torment him
"Shut up, Gillespie," I muttered
"mis it Donovan. That fellow will
be back in a minute. What can I de
for you?"
"What can you do for me?" he splut
tered. "Oh, nothing, thanks! I
wouldn't have you put yourself out
for anything. in th- world. It's nice In
here, and if that fellow kills me I'll
miss a great deal of the poverty and
hardship of this sinful world. But take
your time, Irishman. Being tied by
the legs like a calf Is bully when yon
get used to It."
In turning over, the better to level
his Ironies at me, ho had stirred
the dust In the Btraw bo that
sneezed, and coughed In a rldiculou
fashion. As I did not move he added
'You come In here and cut these
strings and I'll te'l you something nice
some day."
I ran round to the front door, kicked
It open and passed through a square
room mat contained a fireplace.
camp bed, a trunk, and a table Ilttere
with old newspapers and a few book
i lounu uuiespie in the adjoining
room, cut his thongs and helped hira
to nis root.
"Where In our boat?" he demanded
'iWlli8 "ps
.jpf rife ?
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NOTICK VV AIMM.irTIO FOII I.Hl-
itui i.k k.nm:.
Notice Is lierehv iclven to all DPiHons
InlcMeHtol nnd to the lUiMIc, that I lie
lincli'i-xiKiied J. 10. McDanlel hus filed IiIh
liftltloii mill mimical ton In tlio office
of the city oIcik, of tlio City of IMiiltM
mnuth, County of Cuss, and State of
rseiiiiiKKu, an reiiuiren ny law, hwhi
hy the required number of rexldent
free-holders of the said city, HettlnK
forth that the applicant In a man of
reHpcctahlo character ami HtandlnK and
a rexldent of the xtate of Nebraxku and
iiiHvinir that a licenxe may be Ixxued
to the xuld J. K. Mclmnlel for the xule
of malt, xprltuuiiH and vlnoux liquors
ror me period or one year iroin the
date of the hearing of xuld application
In a building xituated nn lot xlx (t), in
block thirty-three, In the fourth ward,
of the xuld city of riattxmouth, Ne
brrixka J. K. MeDANl KL,
March 22. 1909. Applicant.
NOTICU
OF AITI.ICATION FOR
I Oil lici:nm
Notice Ix hereby Klven to all Demon
lnterexted and to the public, that the
undnrxiKned l'eter Uooh ban filed hlM
pet tlon and ii)l nation In the office
of the city clerk, of the City of riuttx-
mouth, county of Caxa, and Mute or
Nebraska, ax required by law, xlKned
by the required number of renidcnt
free-holders of the said city, netting
forth that the applicant Ih a man of
rexpectable character and standing and
rexldent or the Mate or Nebraska and
praying that a licenxe may be Ixxued
to the said Peter Uooh for the sale
of malt, sprltuous and vinous liquors
ror the period or one year rrom the
date of the hearing of said application
In a'buildlna- situated on lot twelve.
(12) In b ock thirty (30) In the first
ward of the said city of f lattxmnuth,
Nebraska. l'ETEK (loo.S.
March 22, 1909. Applicant.
KOTICIC OF APPLICATION FOII Llft-
lOll I.ICKISSK,
Notice la hereby given to all persons
Interested and to tiie nubile, that the
undersigned Kd Kgenberger has filed bis
petition and application In the office
of tha city clerk, of the City of I'latts
moutli. County of Cass, and State of
Nebraska, as required by law. slnn-d
by the required number of resident
free-holders of the said city, setting
forth that the applicant Is a man of
resoectahle character and standing and
a resident of the state of Nebraska and
praying that a license may be Issued
to the said Kd Egenberger far the sale
of malt, sprltuous and vinous liquors
for the period of one year from tha
data of tha hearing of said application
In a building situated on tha east half
( K. 1-2) of lot twelve (12 in block
twenty-eight (28) in tha first ward of
the said city of I'lattsmouth, Nebrask
fc,D I'.ui-.ri r. iiwh.it,
March 2!. 1909.
Applicant.
Notlci of Application for Liquor License.
WOTICE is he'refiy irlten to all persons Inter
- - rxieu siui iu me puniic, inai in miner
slimed. II. K. Kind, hut tiled his petition and
aiipllcatlon In the. office of the City clerk, of
the city of I'lattHiuoiilli, county of Cuts, and
itate of Nebraska, as required by law, slvned
by the required numls-rof rritldent free-hold-ers
of said city, seulnir forth that the ippll
cani Is a man of rcsnectublo character and
Nlaiidlnir and a retident of the slate of Nchrt
ka, and praying that a licence may I iMiied
... l.t II .' I a . . i .. . l.
w urn nsiu ii. r.. iianti lor urn sale tn nisii,
spirituous and vinous llquorw for the period
of one year from the dnte of the heirlnit of
said application In a buildlntf slliiaied on lots
eleven and twelve. (II and IJ) In block tweiily
xeven. (-JM In the tint ward of the said city of
I'latl.-iinoulh, Nehrnika.
li. I-.. ICA.M'. Applicant
March 17th, n.
Mi l U K OF tl'l'l I TII t ill, I. Ill
t on 1. 1 i:m:.
Notice Is hereby given to nil persons
Interested and to the public, that the
undersigned K.l liotial has filed his
petition anil a Ppllcnt Ion In tin- office
of the city clerk, of the City or I'lattx
mouth, County of Cass, and Slate of
Nebraska, as required by law, nlKncd
iy tne requiren number or resuK-nt
free-holders of the said city, selling
fortl tmit the applicant Is a man or
respectable character and standing and
a resident of the xtate of Nebraska ami
praying that a licenxe may be ihhiicu
to the said Kd lonut tor the xale
of malt, xprituous and vinous liquors
ror tlio period or one year lrom the
date of the hearing of said application
in a iiuiiuing aituaieu on the east bait
of lot twelve (1). In block
twenty-nine (29), In the first ward of
the said city of I'lattxmuul h, Nebraxka.
KU DON A T,
March 22, 1909. Applicant.
NOTICK OF AlTl.lf'ATlOX FOU hid-
at I. u .
Notice Irt lierehv uIvmii lo nil tiprinti.
Interuxled and to the public, that the
undersigned -Adolph (ilexo has tiled his
petition and application in the office
of the city clerk, of the City of 1'latts-
mniilli Ciuinlv .if Cuuu nttil litala .if
Nebraska, bh required by law, signed
by the required number or resident
f roe-holders of the said city, setting
C.tli !. tl.a B Iitilli.anl I .. ... ...
av.,1,1 itfb R'iiuaiii in ct man ui
respectable character and standing and
u rexiueni oi me siaie oi iNeuraxaa ami
praying iiiai a licenxe may oe ixsueu
t.U A.I..1..I. I !l..uu .' n ,1...
its nuiil iui',iii tin-no iui iiiu nnic
of malt, sprltuous and vinous liquors
for the period of one year from the
uaie oi hid Hearing ui sum application
I .. .1 I.. .11.11... ull. A ,1... .....u, I... I.
,11 n liiiuuuiK n 1 1 1 1 a i ( u uu iitt n rni unit
(V. 1-2) of lot six (6) In block thirty
lour C14) in the fourth ward of the
said city of riattsmoutli, Nebraxka.
ADUL.t'11 UII'.M'.,
March 22, 1909. Applicant.
imrmiiMT pkhmit.
Notice. Is hereby given that K. O.
Frlcke & Co. have filed their petition
as required by the statutes of the state
of Nebraska with the city clerk of the
city of I'lattsmouth, Nebraska, request
ing a permit to sell malt, spirituous and
vinous liquors ror ineillc'iic.l. mv
cubical ntid chemical pui-pom.-i for
the coming municipal year In the bulld
lig situated on lot odd (1) and I wo
(2) In block thirty-six (36) In the city
of I'lattsmouth, NubcalvJ
K. O. FltlCKE A Co.
March 22, 1909. Applicant
IRt;GIT PF.HMIT.
Notice Is hereby given that tiering A
Co., have file their petition as required
ry the statutes of the si'.4 of Nebraska
wll.lt the city clerk of il:o city of I'ii'Ih
mouth, Nebraska, requesting a permit
to (ell malt, spirituous and vinoua llq
ors for medicinal, mechanical and chem
ical purposes for the coming municipal
tear In the building altuated on the
west half W. 1-2) of lot twelve (12)
In block twenty-eight (2H), In the olty
oi 1'iaitamouin, rseuraxKa.
OKIUNO A CO..
March 22, 1909 Applicant.
notk f. to cnniHToim
In County Court.
In the matter of the estate of John
II. Melslnger. deceased.
Notice la hereby given that tha cred
itors of said estate will meet the
executors of aald estate, before me,
County Judge of Cass County. Nebraa.
ka, at the County Court room In i'latts
mouth, In said County, on the 29th day
of March. 1909, and on the 29th day of
September, 1909. at 10 o'clock a. m..
each day for the purpose of present
ing their claims for examination, ad
justment and allowance.
Six months are allowed for the cred
Itors of said deceased to present their
claims, ar I one year for the executors
to settle aald estate, from the 29th day
or March, u.
Witness my hand and seal of said
Countv Court, at rinttsmouth. Nebras
ka, this 1st day of March, 19U9.
(Seal.)
Allen J. Iteeson,
County Judge,
D. O. riwycr.
Attorney fur estate
Mr. Whltworth of Chicago, ton
iKTtcd with the paint and varnish
department of the nurllngton, won In
the rlty thin morning Interviewing
the varotis ofriclaU of the company
at thin point, He was a paftaengor
for the north on the mall train.
For Knle.
1000 good hedge fence poats.
John llobsi hcldt.
LocaUleYs.
Mrs. John Lutz Is among the many
friends of the lute Mrs. Roesner who
are nttendlng the funeral today In Om
aha, helng a passenger for that city
this morning on the early train.
Mrs. Fred Geis and daughter ,Es
telle, are attending the funeral of the
late Mrs. Roesner nt Omaha today.
having been passengers on the early
train this morning for thut city.
L. D. and Harry Appleman cam)
down this morning on the Schuyler
from their home at Alvo to attend
the county assessors meeting and to
look after business matters in the
city.
Deitrich Koster, deputy assessor
for Weeping Water precinct, is at
tending the assessors meeting In the
city today, returning to his home this
afternoon on the Schulyer, Mr.
Koster favored the Journal with a
pleasant call and he Is one of the
kind who are always appreciated.
A. F. Hedengren spent the oven.
Ing and the morning In the city, com
ing down to look after the final de
tails of cleaning up the stuff around
the new undergrade crossing at the
foot of Main street and to arrange
for putting In a new sewer under
the tracks near the pump house.
8. E. Qreenslate, one of the pioneer
citizen; of Elmwood and Cass county,
came in last night on the M. P. to
attend to business matters In the city
today. This Is his first visit In the
city for some time and his numerous
friends were pleased to greet him
once more.
Henry Hcmpel came down last
evening from Lincoln to attend to
some business matters In the city, re
turning to his home on the mail
train this noon. Henry Is unfortu
nate enough to be rather under the
weather and was not feeling very well
during his trip. It Is to be hoped
that the .ouble develops Into noth
ing serious.
Albert Flckler came In last night
from Stanton and returned to Omaha
and his home this noon on the mall.
Hert's many friends In the city will
he sorry to learn that his family has
hern pausing through a selge of dip
thcrlit resulting in the untimely death
of one of his children. The sympathy
of everyone rocs out to him.
Jos. C. Zlmmorer, deputy assessor
of Avoca precinct, Is spending the
day in tlio city attending the meet
ing of deputy assessors, returning to
his home this afternoon on the Schuy
ler. While In the city Mr. Zlm
merer gave the Journal a pleasant
and much appreciated call.