Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-10-09
CHAPTER vIII.-(Contlnued1

Want 1t fine?" he whispered Talk
about your miraclesl Godfreys
mighty, Say. Mr.. Ellery. don't you
ever tell soul how It really was. will
you?"
NO. OF course not"
NO. know you won't. You won't
tell on me and won't tell on you
That's a trade. hey?"
The minister stopped in the middle
OF his step.
What" he said. turning.
Mr.. Pepper merely smiled. winked.
and shut the door. John Ellery reflect
ed much during his homeward walk.
The summer In Trumet drowsed on.
az Trumet summers did in those days,
when there were no bOarders from the
city. no automobiles or telephones or
antique" collectors. The Sunday din
ners with the Daniels family were al
most regular weekly functions now.
He lodged them when he could. but
he could not do so often without tell
Ing an absolute lie. and this he would
not do. And. rer'.larly. when the sol
emn meal was eaten. Captain Elkanah
erend John was left alone with Anna
bel. Miss Daniels did her best TO be
entertaining. was. in fact. embarrass-
inely confidential and cordial. II was
hard work TO get away, and yet. some
how or other. at the stroke OF four.
the minister always said good-by and
took his departure.
What is your hurry. Mr.. Ellery?"
begged Annabel on one occasion when
the reading OF Moore's poems had
been Interrupted in the middle by the
guests sudden rising and reaching for
his hat Il don't see why you always
20 so early. It's so every time you're
here. DO you call at any other house
on Sunday afternoons?"
NO." was the prompt reply. "Oh,
no"
Mrs. Rogers said she saw you go
ing across the fields after you left
here last Sunday. Did you 90 for a
walk"
"Er-er-yes. | did"
Il wish you had mentioned II. ! love
10 walk, and there are so few people
that ! find congenial company. Are
you going for a walk now"
Why, no-er-not exactly"
I'm sorry. Good-by. VIII you come
again next Sunday? or course you
will. You know how dreadfully disap
. pointed l-we-shall be II you don't
Thank you. Miss Daniels. | enjoyed
the dinner very much. Good after
noon"
He hurried down the path. Annabe
watched him go. Then she did an ode
thing. She passed through the sit
ting room. entered the front hall. wen
up the stairs. tiptoed by the door o
her fathers room. and then up anoth
or flight to the attic. From here
steep set OF steps led TO the cupoli
on the roof. In that cupola was
spyglass.
Annabel opened window few
inches. took the spyglass from IL
rack. adjusted II. laid It on the sill
OF the open window and knelt. tn,
glass at her eye. The floor OF III
cupola was very dusty and she wa
wearing her newest and best gown
but she Cd not seem to mind.
Through the glass she saw the lonl
slope of Cannon Hill. with the beacon
ct the top and Captain Mayos hous
.lear II. The main road Was deserte,
save for one figure. that OF her lat
caller. He was mounting the Hill Il
long strides.
She watched him gain the crest an,
pass over II out OF sight Then sh
shifted the glass so that II pointo
toward the spot beyond the curve q
the hill. where the top of THO
lrorp of silver-leafs hid the parsonag,
ABOVE the tree tops glistened tn
white steeple of the Regular church
II the minister went straight home sh
could see him. But under those silver
leafs was the beginning of the shor
cut across the fields where Didam
had seen Mr.. Ellery walking on tn
previous Sunday
Slowly she moved the big end OF tn
spyglass back along the arc 1t ha
travelled. She found speck an
watched 1t. II was a man. strtdin
across the meadow land. half mil
beyond the parsonage. and hurryin
IN the direction OF the beach. Sh