The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-17
CHAPTER ui-continued.

Ward had risen. He lowered fur
above Elinor. Because Of his heavy
shoulders. he I've looked his full
height. Boroday, In the corridor, stole
a moment from his anxieties to find
the young clergyman every inch of a
man. and to throw him the grudging
admiration Of defeated middle-age for
youth and vibrant life.
Then l shall not send for the rec
tori"
"P1ease, no."
us there anything at all that I can
DOR
DO the-the police know about
this1"
'Surely. I suppose you have been
told what happened"
'SThey will tell me nothing"
There was q a coming up the hill.
That would be II. Boroday eased his
aching arm. He did not dare q sling,
but the hand was thrust In the pocket
Of his coat. II only the hemorrhage
did not start again! He braced him
self and watched.
1T was q robbery. you know that?"
said Ward. In the library. He picked
his words carefully. "As / got the
story. a taxicab IN It's way to the bank
was held up near the Record Office.
Your father had stepped to the curb
to hail the taxi. and-it happened
then, IA stray bullet from one Of
the bandits guns"
RApnd0U nuno IN thu hnn~l %hn
statement, and. with the chief coming
up the steps from the road to the CUR
den. took the time to repudiate it.
"Pardon! |" he said. 1T was not a
weapon In the hands of the bandits. 1t
was the revolver Of the bank messen-
ger"
Ward turned in surprise. Boroday's
eyes were 6xed on Elinor's, with reas-
eurance In their depths. The assistant
rector was not subtle, but he had a
curious feeling Of something behind all
this. He was uncomfortable.
= trust" he said earnestly, shat
these various outrages will be at an
end now. Surely the police"
Possibly" The anarchists gaze
wandered to the garden. where even
then the chief was making his way to-
ward the house. "Of course, these
bandits are trained men of unusual
intelligence. II the police were Of in
telligence to cope with them"
"Yes?s
ssThey would not be on the force. at
meager salaries and petty graft. They
would be"-he shrugged his shoulders
bandits themselves. very possibly"
Ward left after that-left with an
uncomfortable Feeling Of having got
nowhere. He was convinced Of one
thing. death. which for him was IN
Dpen gateway. was for this girl q
closed and fastened door. And ne
knew something else. No other woman
had ever ~ profoundly impressed him
10 this girl who without hope in her
grief met II with 4 high head and
courageous eyes,
He felt q certain comfort Ia one
thing. Elin0r had made b .s,scession,
and Hillary Kingston. layisi giver to
the parish rror. vas to be buried from
Saint JudetA
rEE~E LZTAE AM
The chiel met Mr.. Ward IN the ter
race and took OF his hat. Boroday,
In th4 dim hall. felt . certain Of
content. Nothing could have been more
ausplctous. coNld have set h;s stage
better for his little drama. than the
presence Of the ypung clergyman. The
whole scene gained tone, decorum.
The SA:ek's visit was short. They
had followed the bandhx' 4 and lost
Il, and finding himself in the neighbor-
hood
- assured ne said to Elinor. In
hls best manner. that wers not rest
until this thing u cleared mp. The
community"-he cleared Ns throat
~ cOmmunlty will not lose one Of
~ DoGt citIssns without . violent pro-
NilA - eossasr - went W ~