Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-12

/ have a lot 70 decide tonight I've been
thinking about Il ever since-for s5ms
time The first thing Of course, Is
whether we are going to hang tosethef
i or not"
Talbot had rather q weird sense Of
humor. He suggested that the word
| hang be changed to remain.
We've been doing we'll. Wen d0 All
right again. too. as soon as this thing
| blows over II was unlucky. but wera
| been pretty fortunate. Now we can do
one Of two things For Etnors sake
suggest the 1rst"
steady.
send Boroday to Paris to dispose oi
your jewels Then get q conservative
lawyer to invest the money"
And after that7"
Forget you ever knew any OF US"
Hun, across the table from her, went
white, but said nothing.
You said there was an eiternafive7
Blinor was white, too. The room WIS
| profoundly still
ITO keep on as we are at present with
you, Ellnor, acting in your fathers stead
| receiving and transmitting messages and
keeping the vault in charge
Boroday was on his feet in a moment,
protesting He would take the Jewels
and send them abroad. It was risky, but
It could be done. But this outrageous
| arrangement that had been EuRgested--
what we are, we are by choice" he
| finished You have never had a choice.
and now IL is given to you. For Gods
sake, child. 90 away now, while you
may"
Ellnor's reply, when It came, was un-
| answerable
where could got I know in ali the
world only you four. and old Henriette.
and a governess OF mine who has gone
into a convent in France. shall stay
here with you ALL"
SO It was settled.
That was an eventful evening, with
Elinor, misty-eyed, moving into her faith
ers chair at the table, and the band
swearing the simple oath OF allegiance
which held them together. And when
they had moved from the dining room,
Walter Hun. following Einor out into
the terrace, told her he loved her
The starlight above, and those nearer
stars that outlined the streets below,
threw a soft radiance over her She was
dressed In white; old Hilary had disliked
mourning garments. Elinor was looking
down into the village. The great spire oi
Saint Jude's lowered above the town.
Hun, young and ardent. thrilled TO the
girls presence close beside him.
you are very aloof tonight" he said
She smiled UP at him.
mot that surely. WAS only thinking
"Of what7'
"oh, of different things-of the people
|
the things they believe; we think they
are narrow. but wonder. after all. II
you and I, who believe none of those
things are not the narrow ones
Hun was not subtle Possibly he
would not have understood, had not the
Saint Jude's chimes rung just then
symbols like that seem TO mean 80
much to them" said Elinor, and fell
In the warm silence, Hun felt for and
found her hand
"All this time. when couldnt see
you," he said unsteadily, i've been
thinking. of you here alone, and IN
trouble Sometimes I thought couldn't I
stand 1t, that I'D have to come out and
see you, IL only for Ave minutes.
"I have always been more or less
lonely. Sometimes I think II had been
sent away to school. had known other
girls II would have been better haV.l
never had any friends-except you, ana
the others"
Hun released her hand and faced her.
"I don't want to be your friend, Elinor.
I want to be much more
She was rather shocked at hrst She
stood, looking up at him. her lips slightly
parted.
''I love you. want you to marry me-
dear"
cerity. 1t rang true. He stood with his
arms out, and after a moment sue Wctte
into them. Except for the father who
was gone this was the first love that
had come into her life. She took y
hungrlly. In the starlight she held up her
lips like a child for his kiss
The police were still active, 50 IN
sistent was Boroday on caution that al
OF September went by without so mueh a.
a plan OF campaign Talbot played gotI
and established friendly relations tnat
might be invaluable later, Hun nnaer
he tnEiCQD
cts a dogs life," he said. They re
mt after me now. Give me something
else 10 do, or else let me take a faea-
ton"
HUN fell into the way OF seeing Ennor
orca ar twice a week. Talbot took MN
out. picking him up on the edge OF toNn
after dusk, on his way in his car 70
dance or dinner at the country cihp' anu
taxing him back the same way.
And the boys infatuation Tor Ehhor
I'd sravv and thrived on those late summer
In meetings. Her sweetness ana eiesifshsss
maddened him. Sometimes he thousht
n her never SO far from him as when Ahs
IN was ..Do "a YOU ni' love meY" he would dema7a
hoarsely. -, - loya
me" ,.. ~.
on the evenings when she was alens
H. r,1tnor al In her arbor and watched the
to road up the hill. Ward had called tNlea.
as and each time she had been out on slls
long rarnbles she took almost eally.
After his second visit she stayed N t.as
ou house for days, expecting him but h7
did not come again -
She was not IN love With Ward, 3est
ay as she was not IN love with Walter faan.
or But the clergyman represented n hss
strange and lonely life something Asn
We and ditferent He typiaea All that aas
IL bad never known He was tne pf.ssA
rather than the man to her az nfst 1ne
tirae was coming when he Woula ps man
ou only, and after that
ur Iate an September Borooay w.
rested. The arrest came as an9sA
IN me band. AS matter OF fact me pea.es
could prove nothing, but the ehast A-a
Ay 4 long talk with the Russian =
M he Agrarian affair Of course tAs fis'
~ had recognized him. But 50 nffais -
IN IN IA Hnary's responsibility been soesss
~ IN the public mind that the cn.et son
~ neefed Borodsy only casually with hasE
.v you know that can not prove -.
- ,binT On YOU. he said, but Jce zner
~ also perfectly well thai can p t1s
- ths tune OF about 10 years
.sParfectly correct IN both instances
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