The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-07-03
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Elinor had an unexpected vissAsu
that afternoon. 1t was the Brysms
woman. NsHF
White, but very dignIned. EnsM
came into the drawing room. But 1assS
Bryant had not come about the peaasf
"You must forgive q Sunday VISTA -
she snid. "But have taken Mr.. Rxy-
mt to the country club, and l Yanteats
SO much to come to see you"
Elinor's color returned. ~
at is very kind of you to come
Mrs. Bryant's small, birdlike eSsat1
darted over the room. The house ws94
distinctly good form. Perhaps the sfsaI
might be an acquisition to the social RAaI
Of the village. After all. religion wss.
becoming very broad. Even the bAasz,
people
"The country club" said Mrs. Rr1
ant aloud, "is full of disagreeanls|
memories to me Just now. It was Esas|
than week ago that was robbed
AIR said Ellnor. Robbed! Hhw~I
interestingly
"All my jewels, everything posi-
sessed that was really worth while.,~
''But surely the police"
Mrs. Bryant flushed with anger.
"The pollcew she said. ut woulsfurs|
surprise me ut all to discover that tne
police are In with the thieves. LeosI
Mt the condition Of this countryi I'D
has been terror-ridden for the last twS
or three years. You yourself are a
victim. Your poor fatherl' .. L,
Actually she had detested old Hilary
She sat forward on the edge OF h<rs|
chair and spoke with great junction..
There Is band of organized, liza
telligent bandits working In this neigh
borhood, Miss Kingston, a band of murl
derers. In these days Of feminism, Esd
wouldn't astonish me at all to discovert
that some woman is at the head OF Sc !
The things that have been plannesst
have been SO fiendishly cleveri"
Mrs. Bryant rose. tr..
ut shows how demoralizlng snct
things are" she said. ~ assure yers
that / never look ut woman's throes
these days without expecting to see
my pearl"
From that dangerous ground ara !
stepped quickly to the burning Of thst
parish house, which she believed wast
the work of militant suffragettos.
"The dear rector is not feminist
she said. "His assistant, I fear, has cd
strong tendency in that direction. Butt
he is wonderful person, really. Jusst
Imagine, seventy-e!ght thousand dol
lars was collected In Saint Jude,st
church this morning for rebuilding thsf
parish house!"
She turned at the doorway.
Hes single and very attractive.I
my dear. The entire village is tryingt
to marry him. There Is talk of tibet
doctors daughter, a common little4
thing" t 'tH
When she had gone, Elinor, n little1
faint and dizzy, went out on the teri
race. She realized that the barrier be-
tween Ward and herself was not only.i
Of his faith against her unbelief. There
was the insurmountable gulf betweenI
his world and her world. She did mott
fit into his life. Into his arm, perhaps 4
into his life-never.
Walter would try to get the money
She must get word to him somehow.
for If the Bryant pearl was recovered
and Boroday given his freedom. mon
ey would not be an immediate neces-i
sity.
She paced the terrace and tried tO{
think 1t out. For Talbot to go backl
to the city, an hour; for the delivery of
the special delivery, another hour.
Then the police would have to come
out by train or motor. With the best
OF luck, II would be four o'clock beforel
the pearl could be recovered.
There We're dozen possibilities i
the chief might be out of town; thel
pearl might be recovered from the
box without his assistance. In that
case he would not hold to his agree
ment with Boroday.
She tried to head Walter off, but she
could not locate him. At none of hisI
various haunts could she find him by
telephone; he was not at the Dago's 4
at the taXicab Office he was said tol
be laid Off for the day. As the white
clouds of the afternoon turned tol
flame in the sunset, Elinor's face grew
set and hard.
I'm not blind. I'll get him for
this I"
That was what he had said. HeI
would go after the money that night,
and there was murder in his heart.
Old Henriette, watching Elinors set
face, grew fretful. She squealed II
a door slammed; brought food that