ROSALIND
JIT
RED GATE
3ByC
MEREDITH NICHOLSON
llluttratlona by
RAY WALTERS
"On the west Bide;
"Then we're ia for a scrap. That
beggar goes down there for water; and
he'll see that there's another man on
the Island. I had a gun when I came,"
he added mournfully.
He stamped his feet and threshed
himself with his arms to restore circu
lation, then we went Into the larger
room, where he dug his own revolver
from the trunk and pointed to the shot
gun in the corner.
"You'd better get that. This fellow
has only a knife In bis clothes. He'll
be back on the run when he sees your
canoe." And we heard on the Instant
a man running toward the hut. I
opened the breech of the shotgun to
Bee whether It was loaded.
"Well, how do you want to handle
the situation?" I asked
He had his eye on the window and
threw up his revolver and let go.
"Your pistol makes a howling noise,
Gillespie. Please don't do that again
The smoke Is disagreeable."
"You are quite right; and shooting
through glass Is always unfortrtiate!
there's bound to be a certain ileflec-
tion before the bullet strikes. You see
If were not a fool I should be a
philosopher."
"It isn't nice here; we'd better bolt."
"I'm as hungry as a sea-serpent," he
aid, watching the window. "And I
am quite desperate when I miss my
tea."
I stood before the open door and he
watched the window. Wo were both
talking to cover our serious delibera-
tions. Our plight was not so much a
matter for Jesting as we wished to
make It appear to each other. I had
experienced one struggle with the
Italian at the houseboat on the Tlppe
canoe and was not anxious to get
within reach of his knife again. I did
not know how he had captured Gilles
, pie, or what mischief that amiable per
son had been engaged In, but inquiries
touching this matter must wait.
"Are you ready? We don't want to
Ehoot unless we have to. Now, when
I say go. jump for the.opcn."
He limped a little from the cramp
ing of his legs, but crossed over to me
cheerfully enough. His white troiis-
ers were much the worse for contact
with the cabin floor, and his shirt
hung from his shoulders In ribbons,
"My stomach bld3 me haste; I'm go
ing to eat a beefsteak two miles thick
If I ever get back to New York. Are
you waiting?"
We were about to spring through
the outer door wjien the door at the
rear flew open with a bang and the
sailor landed on me with one leap
went down with a thump and a crack
'of my head on the floor that sickened
me. The gun was under my legs, and
I remember that my dazed wits tried
to devise means for getting hold of it
As my senses gradually came round I
was aware of a great conflict about me
and over me. Gillespie was engaged
In a hand-to-hand struggle with the
sailor and tbo cabin shook with their
strife. The table went down with
craah, and Gillespie geeiaed to be
having the best of It; then the Italian
was afoot again, and the clenched
' swaying figures crashed against the
trunk at the farther end of the room.
And there they fought In silence, save
for tbe scraping of their feet on the
puncheon floor. I felt a slight nausea
. from the smash my head had got, but
I began crawling across the floor to
ward the struggling men. It was grow
ing dark, and they were knit together
against the cabin wall like a single
monstrous, swaying figure.
My stomach was giving a better ac
count of Itself, and I got to my knees
and then to my feet I was within a
yard of the wavering shadow and could
distinguish Gillespie by his white
trousers as he wrenched tree and flung
the Italian away from htm; and In
that Instant of freedom I heard the
dull Impact of Gillespie's fist In the
brute's face. As the sailor went down
I threw myself full length upon htm;
but for the moment at least he was
out of business, and before I had sat
isfied myself that I had firmly grasped
htm, Gillespie, blowing . hard, was
kneeling beside roe, with a rope In hts
hands,
T think he panted. "I should like
champignon Baure with that steak,
Donovan. And I should like my pota
toes lyonnalse the pungent onion ts a
spurring tonic. That will do, thanks, for
the arms. Get off his legs and I'll see
what I can do for them. You oughtn't
to, have cut thst rope, my boy. You
might have known that we were going
to need It. My father taught me In
my youth never to cut a string. 1
want the pirate's knife for a souvenir,
I kicked It out of his hand when you
went bumpety bumpety. How's your
head?"
"I still havo It. I-t's get you out
side and have a look at you. You think
he didn't land with the Ulfo?'
"Not a bit of It He nearly squeezed
the life out of me two or three tlmos.
thourh. What's thnt"
"He gave me a Jab with his sticker
when he made that flying leap and I
guess I'm scratched."
Gillespie opened my shirt and dis
closed a scratch across my ribs down
ward from the left collar bone. The
first Jab had struck the bone, but the
subsequent slash had left a nasty red
line.
Gillespie swore softly In the strange !
phrases that he affected while be
tended my Injury. My head acted and
the nausea came back occasionally. I
sat down in the grass while Gillespie
found the sailor's pail and went to
fetch water. He found some towels
In the hut and between his droll chaff
ing and his deft ministrations I soon
felt fit again.
"Well, what shall we do with the
dago?" he asked, rubbing his arms and
legs briskly.
We ought to give him to the village
constable."
That's the law of It. but not the
common sense. The lords of Justice
would demand to know all the why
and wherefores, and the Italian consul
at Chicago would come down and make
a fuss, and the man behind the dago
would lay low and no good would
come.
When will Holbrook be back?
that's the question."
"Well, the market has been very
feverish and my guess Is that he won't
last many days. He had a weakness
for Industrials, as I remember, and
they've been very groggy. What he
wants Is his million from Miss Pat,
and he has own chivalrous notions of
collecting It."
We decided finally to leave the man
free, hut to take away his boat. Gilles
pie was disposed to make light of
the whole affair, now that we had got
off with or lives. We searched the
hut for weapons and ammunition, and
having collected several knives and
a belt and revolver from the trunk, we
poured water on the Italian, carried
him Into the open aud loosened the
ropes with which Gillespie had tied
him.
The man glared at us fiercely and
muttered Incoherently for a few min
utes, but after Gillespie had dashed
another pall of water on him he stood
up and was tame enough.
"Tell him," said Gillespie, "that we
shall not kill him to-day. Tell him
that this being Tuesday we shall
spare his life that we never kill any
one on Tuesday, but that we shall
come back to-morrow and snake shark
meat of him. Assure him that we are
terrible villains and man-huuters "
"When will your employer return?'
I asked the sailor.
He shook his head and declared that
he did not know.
"How long did he hire you for?"
"For all summer." He pointed to
the sloop, and I got It out of him that
he had been hired In New York to
come to the lake and sail it.
"In the creek up yonder," I said,
pointing toward the Tippecanoe, "you
tried to kill me. There was another
man with. you. Who. was he?"
"That was my boss," he replied, re
luctantly, though his English was clear
enough.
"What is your employer's same?" I
demanded.
"Ho'brook. I sail his boat, the Stlllet
to, over there," he replied.
"Dut It was not he who was with
you on the houseboat In the creek. Mr.
Holbrook was not there. Do not He
to me. Who was the other man that
wanted you to kill Holbrook?"
' He appeared mystified, and Gilles
pie, to whom I had told nothing of my
encounter at the boat-maker's, looked
from one to the other of us with a
puzzled expression on his face.
"All he knows is that he's hired to
sail a boat and, Incidentally, stick peo
ple with his knife," said Gillespie In
disgust. "We car. do nothing till Hoi
brock comes bacl?: let's bo going."
We finally gathered up the Italian's
oars, and, carrying the cantund nrmi,
went to the east shore, where wo nut
off In Gillespie's rowboat, trailing the
Italian's boat astern. The sailor fol
lowed us to the shore and watched our
departure In silence. We swung round
to the. western shore and got my ca
noe, and there again the Italian sullen
ly watched us.
"He's not so badly marooned," said
Gillespie. "He can walk out over
here."
"No, he'll waft for Holbrook. He's
stumped now and doesn't understand
us. He has exhausted nis orders ana
Is sick and tired of his Job. A salt
water sailor loses his snap when he
gets as far Inland as this. He'll de
mand his money when Holbrook turns
up and clear out of this."
We passed close to the Stiletto to
get a better look at her. She was the
trimmest sailing craft in those waters,
and the largest, being, I should say,
37 feet on the water-line, sloop-rigged,
with a cuddy large enough to house
the skipper. As we drew alongside I
stood up the better to examine her,
and the Italian, still watching us in
tently from the Island, cried out warn
Ingly.
"He should fly the signal, Owner
not on board,' " remarked Gillespie as
we pushed off and continued on our
way.
The sun was low In the western
wood as we passed out Into the larger
lake. Gillespie took soundings with
his oar In the connecting channel, and
did not touch bottom.
"You wouldn't suppose the Stiletto
could get through here; It's as shal
low as a saucepan; but there's plenty
and to spare," ho said, as be resumed
rowing.
"Llut It takes a cool head" I began
then paused abruptly; for there, sev
eral hundred yards away, a little back
from the western shore, against n strip
of wood through which the sun burnt
redly, I saw a man and i woman slow
ly walking hark and to'th. Gillespie
laboring steadily at the oars, bopuh
not to see then, and I ndo no sIrii.
Aly hcari raced for moment as I
watched them,pace bark and forth, for
there was .something familiar in both
figures. I knew that I had seen them
before and talked with them; I would
have sworn that the man was Henry
Holbrook and the $irl Helen; and I
was aware- that when they turned,
once, twice, at the ends of the path.
the girl made some delay; and when
they went on she was toward the
lake, as though shielding the man
from our observation. The last sight
I had of them the girl stood with her
back to us, pointing Into the west.
Then she put up her hand to her bare
head as though catching a loosened
strand of hair; and the wind blew
back her skirts like those of the
Winged Victory. A second later the
trees stood there alertly, with the gol
den targe of the sun shining like a
giant's shield beyond; but they had
gone, and my heart was numb with
foreboding, or loneliness, and heavy
with the weight of things I did not understand.
Gillespie tugged hard with the bur
den of the tow at his back. I will not
deny that I was uncomfortable as I
thought of his own affair with Helen
Holbrook. He had. by any fair Judg
ment, a prior claim. Her equivocal
attitude toward him and her inex
plicable conduct toward her aunt were
I knew, appearing less and less heln
ous to me as the days passed; and I
was miserably conscious that my own
duty to Miss Patricia lay less heavily
upon me.
I was glad when we reached Glen
arm pier, where we found IJIma hang
ing out the lamps. He gave me a tele-
HAS HF..UTIHL DISPLAY
OK SPUING MlLI.lXHItY.
wm
"Who Was the Other Man That
Wanted You to Kill Holbrook?"
gram. It was from my New York ac
qualntance and read:
Holbrook left here two' days ago; desti
nation unknown.
"Come, Gillespie; you are to dine
with me," I said, when he had read the
telegram; and so we went up to the
house together. 1
Millinery Store of Miss Myern 1 las
Mahiti-t'Ut Assortment of
Ladies Hats.
The last three days of last week
were opening days for the several
millinery stores of the city. Among
those placing ou display the spring
line of millinery was that of Miss
Myers . This lady has a magnificent
display of spring millinery In her
store, the stock being of her per
sonal selection and one which every
lady In the city will do well to look
over before making a purchase. Miss
Myers Is herself a practiced and fin
ished milliner and she this year made
a very careful selection of the lead
ing styles for her stock. The hats
which she purchased are of the latest
designs, being the creations of the
most noted masters of the milliner's
art and she has none in stock but
what are artistic and handsome.
It has been a long time since this
city has had bo fine selection to
choose, from as this spring brings
forth, and It can bo said with truth
that Miss Myers' selections are above
all others for handsomeness of de
sign and elegance of finish. ,
For those who care for the very
latest creations no better stock over
was placed before the people than
Miss Myers carries. In addition to
the large variety and the striking pat
terns which she has, she has selected
them with a view to meeting every
ant of her patrons in regard to
price. Of course, It has been her
aim to secure the very finest which
money could buy and as she is In the
market to sell the goods, she Intends
o give the people the benefit of low
prices on fine goods and close them
out.
It Is quite certain that the stock of
Miss Myers attracted large crowds
on all three of her opening days last
week and that all who attended wero
loud In praise of her splendid Judg
ment In selecting the line which
would meet the taste of the women
of the city. This In itself Is enough
to Indicate that her stock will not
last long and should serve as a warn
ng to those who desire to buy ll-.at
they must hurry, otherwise they will
find the very choice hats gone before
they have any chance to buy them.
;
n, millkk Kirrrnxs
TO I'LATTSMOl'TH.
CHAPTER XV.
I Undertake a Commission, j
uuiespie availed nimseir of my
wardrobe to replace his rags, and ap
peared In the library clothed and In
his usual state of mind on the stroke
of Beven.
'You should have had the - doctor
out, Donovan. Being stuck Isn't so
funny, and you will undoubtedly die of
blood-poisoning. Every one docs now
adays."
"I shall disappoint you. IJIma and
I between us have stuck me together
like a cracked plate. And It Is not
well to publish our troubles to the
world. If I called the village doctor
he would kill his horse circulating the
mysterious tidings. Are you satis
fled?."
"Quite so. You're a man after my
own heart. Donovan."
We had reached the dining room and
stood by our chairs.
1 should like," he said, taking up
his cocktail glass, "to propose a truce
between us "
"In the matter of a certain lady?"
"Even so! On the honor of a fool,'
he said, and touched bis glass to hit
Hps. "And may the best man win,"
he added, putting down the glass un
emptied.
He was one of those comfortable
people with whom It Is possible to sit
In silence; but after Intervals
which we found nothing to say he
would, with exaggerated gravity, make
ome utterly Inane remark. To-night
his mind was more agile than ever, his
thoughts leaping nimbly from crag to
crag, like a mountain goat' He had
traveled widely and knew the ways of
many cities; and of American political
characters, whose names were but
vaguely known to me, he discoursed
with delightful Intimacy; then his
mind danced away to a tour he had
once made with a company of acrobats
'whose baggage he had released from
the grasping hands of a rural sheriff.
"What" he asked, presently, "is as
sad as being deceived In a person you
have admired and trusted? I knew a
fellow who was professor of something
In a blooming collego, and who was so
poor that he had to coach delinquent
preps in summer time Instead of get
ting a vacation. I had every confi
dence in that fellow. I thought he
was all right, and so I took him up
Into Maine with me Just the two of
us and hired an Indian to run our
camp, and everything pointed to plus.
Well, I always get stung when I try
to bo good." ,
Ho placed his knife and fork care
fully ncross his plate and sighed
deeply.
"What was the matter? Did he
bore you with philosophy?
"No such luck. That man was weak-
minded on the sublcct of domestical-
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The Howe of iCuppc&hciiBcr ,
Chicago
TAKE A LESSON
FROM SISTER-
the other fel
lows, if you
haven't any.
She gets
ready early
for Easter.
She don't
wait until the
last minute of
the last day.
True, you
don't need to
do dons much
advantaf e vou have in
, '
being a man. You
can drop in here any
day and tret a fault-
lessly tailored Spring
suit in len minutes ready
to put on. More than
that, our big assortment
and single patterns, en
ables you to make a se
lection to fit your indi
viduality like a glove.
Now is the time to pick
it out. Suits like the
picture
$20 TO S30
other good onc3
$10 TO S20
C. E. Wescott's Sons,
"Where Quality Counts.'
After Living Several Years In Mis
souri Comes Hack to Old Home,
Henry Barnum Miller, the former
Plattsmouthlan and well known
throughout this section as one of the
beBt fellows in the world, enme In
this morning and will be found in the
future at J. E. McDaniel's dlspens
ing liquid cheer to the public. Bar
ney's many friends In the city will be
glad to welcome his advent once more
lno tho community. He has been en
gaged In farming down In Missouri
for several years and had made a suc
cess of It but the temptation to re
turn to this city and once more em
bark In business was too great and
he accepted a very flattering offer
which Mr. McDaniel made him. He
ecently had a thrilling experience
near the town of Jamesport where he
was situated and really thanks his
stars he's alive now to tell it. A band
of Bafe blowers had been operating
in that section and the sheriff was
out In pursuit of them. He called
at "Barney's" house and, finding
he haa a gun, Impressed htm into
service and they started out in pur
suit of the men, Mr. Miller doing the
driving. Turning a corner of the
road they came upon tho bandits
who at once opened fire. The first
bullet spun dangerously close to Mr,
Miller, the singing of the bullet be
ing quite distinct. A red hot fight
followed but the sheriff and his
deputies Boon had the men going.
they being armed with automatic
rifles while the robbers had the or
dinary guns. One robber was killed
and another wounded while the third
made his escape. "Barney" was well
satisfied to escape with his hide and
he wants no more bandit hunts In his.
In company with Claus Speck, he will
preside over Mr. McDaniel's bar In the
future and In securing him it can
safely said that Mr. McDaniel has
mado no mistake.
BUYS GARAGE IN
CALIFORNIA
Walter Thomas and Son, Cecil,
Locate on Pacific Coast
Cecil Thomas, one of the brightest
and most popular young nun of this
vicinity departed this noon on the
fast mall for Long Beach, Cat, where
he goes to take charge of a large au
tomobile garage recently purchased
by his father Walter Thomas and Mr.
II. J. Helps, formerly of this city. Mr.
Helps who will bo remembered as the
former efficient master mechanic of
the Burlington in this, city, and Mr.
Thomas only a very short time since
concluded the purchase of this garage
with tbe ultimate Intention of de
veloping it later Into a, factory for
the manufacture of automobiles and
motor cycles with both of which ma
chines Mr. Cecil Thomas Is familiar.
The latter young man, has a, great
deal of natural mechanical ability
and In the management of the garage
and the repair department, he will
make, a great success., The people
of Long Beach ..are tq.be congrat
ulated upon securing h,ls services.
He has been acting as carrier on
R. P. D. No. 2 and during tho time
he has filled this position he has
made himself a popular favorlto with
tho patrons of, the line. He has In
variably made hs route regardless
lcutli of Dr. Mathews.
Dr. H. L. Mathews died at his
home In this city at 4 o'clock Tues
day morning, at the age of 86 years,
ho hnd lived In tho county for 42
years, and had been a practicing
physician up to a few years ago,
when ho was obliged to give up his
practice on account of hts failing
eyes. He leaves three daughters
and one son.
Tho above notice from the State
Journal conveys to the many friends
of Miss Pattlo Mathews the sad In
telllgpnco of the death of her father.
While Dr. Mathews was not widely
known in this city, ho hnd a num
ber of warm friends who are greatly
grieved and shocked at the untimely
ending of IiIh Illness. In the hour of
their affliction, tho sorrowing family
can know thnt the sympathy of all
goes out to them.
of tho weather and when he was un
able to use his motor cycle, he found
a horso or team for the work. His
brother Clare, takes his place as the
substitute carrier and doubtless will
give the route the same careful atten
tion. A large number of his young
friends gathered at his home sever
al nights ago and tendered him a fare
well party which was a clear demon
stration of his being appreciated In
the neighborhood where both he and
his father were born and where his
grandfather ex-Senator S..L. Thomas
has lived for fifty-three years. The
best wishes of all hts friends go with
him in his new venture.
Mr. Thomas has been a member
of the choir of St. Luke's church for
a number of years and one of his
chief regrets was hts being compelled
to leave this choir and tho splendid
training which Prof. Austin had given
him. He is loud In his praise of the
benefits which Prof Austin had given
him during the time he had been un
der his direction and he also appre
ciates the many pleasant hours he had
spent In company with the members
of the choir.
K. J. Colemnn Die.
Eugene J. Coleman, a well known
farmer living four miles north of
Glcnwood. died very unexpectedly
Monday night at 8:45 He was In his
usual health on Sunday, and he and
hts wife were at the Ceorgo I'itzen
berger home, spending the day there.
On Monday morning about 9
o'clock ho was suddenly taken with a
dizzy spell while about his work. Dr.
Plimpton was summoned shortly af
terwards, but thought It nothing
moro serious than a bad billions at
tack. Tho doctor left sonic medicine
with directions for Its use. About
12 o'chxk ho sank Into a stupor or
sleep from which It, was Impossible
to arouse him.
Mr. Coleman wns 64 years of age
and had milled in tho vicinity of
Clciiwi.od ami Hillsdale for the pnst
15 years. He Is survived by a wife
and three sons.
The funeral will be held at the
West Oak Friends church, at 10
o'clock Wednesday morning and bur
ial will be made In tho Hillsdale ccm
cemetery. Mills County (la;) Tri
bune The E. J. Coleman referred to
above was the father of It. E. Cole
man of this city mention of whose
trip to Clenwood was mado In yes
terday's paper.
MITM K TO ( ItKDITOItS
In County Court.
In llin mutter of the estate of John
It. MitlMlhKer. ileceared.
Notice U hrrtiy Klven t tint the cred
itor of mid pRtatn will moot the
fxeeiitors of onlil mtnta. before met,
County JiKlKft of Cnm County, Nehran.
ka. at thfl County Court room In Piatt
mouth, In rnilil County, on thn 29th lav
of Mun-li. li!), ami on the :nth day of
September. 1U0. at 10 o'clock a. m.,
emh iliiv for the purpoKo of prenent
Imk their Ha Inn for examination, ad-
jummii'iii ami allowance.
Six month are allowed for the cred
itor of en Itl tlcrcHxei) til iteent their
rliiltn ar I one year for the exerutora
to itlle m M eMuto, front the t'ilh day
of March, l0!l.
W linen my hntnl and sen) of aald
Coutitv Court, nt I'liittemnuth. Nebraa
Un, thin ixt diiv of March,
(Seal.) '
Allert J. Heeon.
i'ounty Judge.
IV O. invyer. f
Attorney for r'tate.
