Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-10

"'N w GAICF' JUL Win Llle WdhEibl
alertness Of old age. to wander up and
down the garden paths until such time
as Elinor's visitor might leave.
Ward suddenly realized that he was
making small Roadway. When at last
he caught Elinor's eyes on the clock
he flushed and rose.
I've done 1t all very badly" he
said. Il seem to wander all about
and not get anywhere. You see it's
all go real to me-"
Elinor had leaned back with closed
eyes.
ut is all very terrible to me-" she
replied. This God of vengeance"
This God of tenderness and mercy"
Ward supplemented. "Dont you see
what it all means? How terrible this
life would be if this were all Our
little lives, full of jeaIousies and
hatreds and crimes: I bringing that
box, over there on the table, up here
with me tonight, because I dare not
trust it to my fellow men; I who could
not sleep last night for thinking Of
you VINO are al that IS good anu sweet
and tender up here alone in this great
mousse with God knows what danger
lurking about"
EIinor had reached her limit The
oaho OF nef seli-cohtrol snapped Shs
could not hold him much longer, and
before he went he must know.
" men sent LOT you She Saiu' !
~" l"" reasons ! "an'eu 10 see you.
'easg As ne l9oN d S.ep Iom .'l
me-. 1n.,o \, -" 'p, -, ~ "a w YOU - 'in
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9o'Le'i'i'lE ID nei '''l''S uIa"u voice
"a9 as i'l!.'' a.
l see NaIa soii Sio"iE' II was
you WHO le'eph'i'ea me ana lheh rang
on'
" men you say 'aaT l am good ana
leuuer' E'lnol "en' o", you shame
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"-rbcn all Tho tirro thor T have heo,
telling you-"
/ q did not hear. I was watching the
/ time"
Personal fear Ward had none. He
did NOT oven roi'ov- rlinor.s avee as
tbov GLANCED cpea moro at tho CLOCK
Mrs. Rryanfs vanomous destinations
came back to him. all the village talk
/ Of the girls strange rearing. Fearful
thoughts flashed into MS mind. to be
dismissed, shaken off doggedly
IF shall never believe anything that
you do not tel me yourself. But it
J is only fair 10 me that now at last
there be frankness between US.
There are others" Elinor said, with
dry lips.
your father7"
ale is dead. Z cannot talk Of him.
This much I can tell you The parish
house was burned deliberately: it was
Manned and carefully carried ont"
"And Won knew9"
81 had forbidden its
trvor bod forhiddon 10"
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lou 1 'lei4 sil 'lils lug l'i"' , ~ :,
ia seeh " ma, sou nus ~, :, '' 9''l -
my eyes you l'e'e
Al 'lie neal Vi q 0"Hu u 'u'e'e9'
i4ilnoi s"iu saw
"aro releaseo nel' anu turning looi
SIC" survey OF the fooiu'
Then | suppose TINS is trap!' n
said.
, 1T is not q trap. Her voice wa
. dead. Il opposed this-this plan iron
! the start. That is the reason one o
the men--or my frienas-suspeete'
e that +
: go on. What did he suspect?'
y THAT but that doesn't matter
. He burned the parish house an
g planned all this. Tonight he mean
I. to get the money from you, and Iva
3 desperate. | could think CT no othe
g way"
4 Wards faith In her was slow TO di'
He took a step toward her, his hand
d out, then dropped them ar his sides.
"Then--the night the parish hous
, burned when | came down In the daw
If and found you sitting there"-t
elenched his hands-"all the time 20
q knew. You knew! And / ha