The Huttig news., 1917-07-21
CHAPTER V.


Boroday had used his days freedom to warn the band and to make plans for regaining his freedom. Of money he had none. What he had made under old Hilary's leadership had gone back to Russia. dollar for dollar. He had financed part of the Kiev defense of the Jews, had saved Prince Ovarsky from Siberia. There were other things.
 Money would save Boroday. And there was practically no money.
 By unanimous consent they kept the news of his arrest from Elinor.
 It was Talbot who planned the coun- try club coup. The Russian was in jail then, on a trumped-up charge. Old Hilary dead and Boroday in jail-there was no one to advise caution.
 "Boroday i'll" Elinor exclaimed They were accounting for his absence from her Saturday-night dinner. Why then he should be here, where he can be cared for"
 We told him that" Lethbridge was always readiest with his tongue. But he's not sick enough to need much, and he's deucedly disagreeable when he's laid up."
 Elinor was little hurt.
 In the arbor, after dinner, they planned the robbery. Where old Hil- ary would have taken a month to think and plan, they took minutes. There was ball at the club that night, the last of the waning eountry-elub season. The entrance to the grounds was mile from the clubhouse-two iron gates standing open between pillars, and dense shrubbery all about. Talbot would wreck his car there. driving into ore of the gates. That would require each departing car to slow down. prob- ably to stop.
 The arrangement was that Talbot walk up to the club. and establish an alibi and his innocence by telephoning te a city garage for help. The rest was left to Huff and Lethbrldge A quarter of mile away across the golf links, they would have car in which to make their getaway.
 Lethbridge was only lukewarm.
 "We'll get lot of jewelry," he ob- jected. "What we need Is money"
 But Talbot was sure the loot would include money.
 It was rather cleverly planned. From the vault Huff brought up fine chain studded with spikes. Stretched across the road outside the entrance, 1t meant that every car passing over 1t would limp along on flat tires. It meant time to the bandits.
 Huff and Lethbridge, who had left their car in thicket over the hill, went first. Talbot followed soon, in his gray car.
 Good luck. boys," said Elinor In echo of her father, from her garden, and went back into the house to watch the clock. At one, or little sooner the summer dances were early ones she was to be in her garden again. The loot would be thrown over the wall.
 She was there much earlier, hands cold, lips shaking with nervousness Always old Hilary had done these things. She was profoundly frightened Ward, walking rapidly home from the club, saw her there, little after midnight. There was young moon and at first he thought he must be mis taken. Then when he was sure of her he ran up the shallow steps. The glad ness that was over him rang out In hls deep voice.
 "So now have your secret" he sait .gaily. Like all the other fairies, yot are only to be seen in the moonlight '
 "In the daylight" said Elinor, tryint to smile, "I frequent the woodlands and miss my most agreeable visitor my only visitor" She corrected her self.
 Her hand was Ice in his. t,'
 You are cold!" !
 Really, mo-"
 There was a minutes pause. The! had no common ground between them Ward, who dreamed of her eyes, anf took long walks up the hill in the mer' hope of seeing her In her garden found himself dumb, now that he stoo' before her. He had meant to be mos impersonal, to run in, say cheer. good night to her, and be off. Bu face to face, with the dark house loom ing over them, he plunged into m thing nearest his heart.
 Are you still so-aloney
 "There are the servants"
 "HI think of you often. One or m! windows faces this way, and l can SCI light burning very late" :,
 "I read at night. do not sleep well But you-you are up late, also.'
 "Ahl" He bent q little her U