The Huttig news., 1917-07-21
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Know my window?"
 les. l watch it very often."
 IL was we'll for Walter Huff. crouched Tn the shrubbery at the country club. eyes glittering, automatic revolver in hand, that he did not hear the thrill lh wards voice that night In Ellnor's garden, or her soft reply.
 Many things cried for utterance in ward; his pitiful sense of the girls ioheilhess, a yearning desire to com. fort her, to be near her-eyen more that magic night, mad longing to hold out hls arms and coax her into them, as one might coax some shy creature of the woods.
 But Elinor was suddenly aloof and distant again. At any time now a ear would come wildly down the hill, and toss at her feet it's defiance of law and ownership. What had she and this man before her in common? The thrill was In his voice now, but how quickly 1t would turn to loathing when he knew She put out her cold hand, and he took it.
 T am going in now. Good night, and thank you for stopping.
 Ward found himself dismissed. and. rather dazed, went down the steps to the road. But one thing he carried with him down the hill that night:
 T watch your window very eften."
 The reverend Mir Ward left his light on all of that night, so fearful was he that she might look for 1t, and not find 1t.
 And while 1t burned, under the very shadow of Saint Jude's once more the vault in the basement room at the hall swung open to Elinor's practiced fin- gers.
 The village rang with the news of the outrage the next day. No one had been hurt. but jewels of large value had been taken.
 To fluff and the others, the raid had been practically a failure There had been less than a thousand dollars in money-not enough to begin negotia- tions for Boroday's freedom. It began to look as though the dangerous busi- ness of selling some of Elinor's jewels would have to be resorted to. Leth- bridge was willing to undertake it, try ing London first and then Paris.
 Elinor offered all the diamonds. If she must keep a part. she would keep the pearls. Talbot sorted out the stones to be sold. but left them with her for safety. She had never cared for her jewels. They were not half so lovely as her f1owers-and she part ed from them without pang But there was one pink pear-shaped pearl that had come in the night before, that she would have rather liked to wear.
 On Monday afternoon Ward called on Elinor. The memory of that short meeting in the garden had been with him ever since. There was new light in his eyes, but she greeted him de- murely, although she flushed with pleasure.
 "Not in woodland, for once," she said. And all my fairyiike attributes faded in the daylight "
 lSH II IdtlitI Iush ut uHhCu gravely-"this risking the daylight?'
 'T am here because I hoped you would come to see me-" It was Wards turn to flush.
 You said you were lonely, I thought"
 'I am alone, but not as lonely as you think. There is plenty to do. have my garden, and I make up little bouuuets for the school children. You should see how they love them. Some days I have dozen clamoring in the road under the arbor."
 Ward was charmed. He had quick vision of Elinor, eyes dancing and soft hair blowing, bending out of her arbor window and dropping her quaint sweet williams and marguerites, mignonette and garden roses down to the children.
 She led the way to the terrace, where Henriette was setting the tea-table.
 Nevertheless" Ward said suddenly, .I am not at all sure like your living here alone. It doesn't seem safe"
 Safer
 "Perhaps am unwise to alarm you. But this outrage at the country club"
 "Ah!" said Elinor, and bent toward him.
 "There is no longer any question that a band of desperadoes is terrorizing the county an organized band of con siderable intelligence. They get their information from the inside. This last outrage shows it. No one is safe."
 And this country club affair."" asked Elinor, watching Ward intently.
 "An audacious piece of work. Half the, women in this vicinity suffered. Most of them are my parishioners."
 "Ah" breathed Elinor, ''I am sorry.'
 Ward shrugged his shoulders rueful- ly. Tt means, dare say, that the poor of the parish will get less than ever this year. Mrs. Bryant, for instance, who has always been generous, lost pearl necklace and a wonderful pear shaped pink pearl"
 "Is she-a wealthy woman?"
 "Very, believe"
 "Then Is it such terrible thing for