The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-02
cnApTER x-cen.Inued.


Something n her ghiniy drawn voice
was famlilar.
= see. Ward said slowly. IL WIS
yeu wha teselhoned ME and then rang
When Yon say that I am good ana
tender Eiinor went on. s'y0u shame
me. Am all that Is bad and wicked.
Everything You were 10 have been
robbed tonight. brought yon here
under false pretenae.~
ward WAN a. white AZ she. Ills flg-
ure atralghtcneG
'.Theu ali The time that ! have been
telling you
z 40 not hear. was watching the
time.s
Personal fear Ward had none. He
did not even follow E,llnor's eyes ~
they glanced ones more AZ tho clock
Mrs. Bryanrs yenomoua inslnuations
came back 10 him. all the village talk
Of the eifi's strange rearing. Fearful
thoughts flashed into his mind, 20 be
disuilsged, shaken on doggedly.
n shall never believe anything that
you do not tell me yourself But Il
Is only fair 70 me that now ut last
theirs BE- frnnknsss between u.s.
~fhere are others" ElInor snid. with
dFy lips.
eYour f=therT'
sfie a dead, / cannot talk Of him.
This much ! can tell you. The paFlah
house WIS burned deliberately; It was
planned and carefully carried out"
tAnd sou kue@T'
II had forbidden IT,
''You had forbidden ltT'
lie went 70 her and caught her By |
the shoulders, forcing her 70 look up
into his face.
eYou? Then al this tine that you
have seem what yon must have seen 10 |
my eyes, son have begnn
"At the bend Of band Of thieves"
Eiinof 6aid slowly.
Ward released her, and turning took
slow survey of the room.
"Then suppose this u trap7' he
said
IA n DOT trap" Her voice was
dead 4 opposed this this plan from
the start ThAt Is the reason one Of
the men ui my friends suspected
that -
tco On What dld he suspcetT"
'erhet but tlat doesn't matter.
lie burned the Parish house aud
pianncd an flsia. Tonight he meant
% got the moncy from you, and Twas
desperate. i could think OF no other
way"
Wards faith In her was slow 90 die
he took step toward her. hts hands
ont then dropped them al hts sides.
"rhcn the night the parish house
burned, when came down IN the dawn
and found you sitting there he
clenehed his hands ''al the time you
knew, You knew And had
thought"
Tie went 20 the table end opening
the box. slipped the notes and money
q contained Into his pocket. Then he
buttened His cont about him. Ialipor
watched him stonlly
"You pre going back down the hillf"
II ain going home" lie did not even
look at her.
III yon would only 81 some place
else" she said plufnliy, 40 the club.
Or % Mrs liryants Please believe
mc. Whatever | am. aud have told
you the worst, am trying 60 think Of
sou tonight. not o. myself"
Il am going back 10 my house said
Tho assistant rector 0f Salnt tude's,
lie got as far "a tho door on t. the ter
rhee. and there b. turned, II was as
N 81 dared not iO0k at her, as Il he
meant Il carry away with him some
teadetvs memory than &c This white.
npppd. guilty womah before him.
III / seem hard, ne said uostcsds
us. a8t II hecausa / mia suffering You
are quite safe. az course I shalt not
70 q tie poiice" HAD he caFed less
he would have been taagU merclfal,
Old menriette watched his figure rs
be went down tho garden STEPS aud
Into the r0ad
strange things 10 this housel" she
mumhlcd shaking her hgad "Preach-
pFs coming aud going Ut OH hours. aud
ialaar IA church this morning.
stranEe things. Hillary KlnKstOn, slnCo
yoa wrut away
She shuaird along The terrace sud
into the honac ber thin black shawl
drawn shout her shoulders. IN the
library fiinar lay farg down On the
fio0r. 0id mshnpgte bent over her,
eMy lsmb, ny pct vhe saothnd her,
rste's 4 hnu map. but there nre nany
others And when one Is young and
igFeir--~
Since Eiiuar maae no response but
onlY nsausd. pa Hgnrirtta rose from
heE knees nad shaiiiea Dat II The room
bet tautiansiy. a. she passpd she to0k
frnm ntAn drawer old tiilnry's ru.
yoIseF eBd carried IL o8t under het
shawl
Sha VIA very wise. was wrlnslet
Hennet5s, and she knew tss glngsto1
hinQa
Ward came down the road rapidly