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

v5Ieel quietly until she was safe from
surveillance. Then she ran swiftly,
r,bla,sly across the flower beds,
through The roses. The terrace was
lighted She avoided #. making de-
tour that led by q side entrance into
an Harys library. Tor obvious rea-
sons old Huary's private telephone
was .n s0und-proof closet.
Before Walter had taken a hundred
varhfM PAGES down the road she
had Ward at the other end Of the
Line. What with running and terror,
she could hardly speak Once, long
AGO she had heard discussion be-
tween Boroday and her father about
'he use of the telephone. Its sub
stance was that when the transmitter
Is held 90 the chest O clear message
may ha cent. but with the effect Of dis
mrec. She held the transmitter to her
hrea.. then, and ia seemed TO her that
Ward must hear the throbbing of
ber heart
Hello. henow came his quick re-
sponse
80 need to ask who it was. She
knew every infection Of his voice.
"TM- fs-a friend" Elinor painted.
81 want 20 tell you something"
"Ie-f Very incislve now.
"Ta1ieht-very soon-an attempt"
She stopped. What was she doing5
She. her fathers daughter. the head
of the band by warning Ward she
might be- sending Waiter to his death.
A vision of old Hilary, gray-beaded,
gccn.evod at this very telephone,
flashed into her mind, old Hilary,
whose religion had been Of keeping the
faith NOT with his God, hut with his
men,
"Eao are you? The impatient
voice was aging in her ears. Are you
sure gou want me? This is Ward, of
Saint Jgdo's'
EhHar quietly hung up the telephone
uaBsu.trer, and stood in the darkness,
be- hands TO her throat
old Hanriette. ever watchful. came
into the library beyond Elnor could
hear her wandering about, knew the
moment when she discovered her wran
On o. chair heard her plalntive voice
pcas.gr through "a window To the
empty terrace.
"Au.s EInor." she called Miss
Enor,n
Ffro- LET her 20. When her sbuf.
f.r. f,.-.+ars hqd died avsv Flinor
too. ,ra rsrsivar down AGAIN and
called .r, assistant rector's house. But
th, linn. She smoke directly into the
trarsr.uor.
oThis Is Elinar Kingston Jr Ward
wonder if WON are very tired to.
pirr+sr
ars ~.-,4s ~, revsr t,re5 50
ups-.r.a Z am thinking of as,,ne
Won ,. conn. nm r-tbero ora SONS
ttrr-. scam, ,-, toll obort opostion.
tFr. --. .-,rfIt,g mo t,ow T. Z.
Into hrt--r
ar .-,... ,.., MT tt, eerlv earvica al
ro.-sa r,f. coma .,..-
He had saqu her. rherl
oTr o., INV host. 90 .1la was saving. 90
course rou kpov may 6isapDoin
yar rras. Questions that come frou
within uus+ he answered. in the samt
wev Eu+ I'm, coming at once"
Fffuor,s baftla vas only boIf fought
but sba had d o-,aa+ sense If relief
Let him, meet walter nm the wav &
much Tho better Let Huff know tina
Ver5 ,.ss an, and tho ofrering nre
sum7blr p,puarded. He might hat
the man. but no hone of a runnin
fight with him would deter him fror
his main object. the money.
To save Ward, she was willing, eve
anxious. TO let Walter succeed.
Women sometimes meet large crise
with small vanities. But Elinor ha
no vanity. Without so much as
glance at the mirror she went out II
to the garden TO listen for Wards ste
on t,e road She knew his walk a
ready. the forceful certain step of a
energetic and purposeful man.
The illuminated dial on the steep
Of the Raptis+ church showed som,
thing after ten when Ward final
came MN tho hin Tho relief If seein
him unbsrmsd sent F,ltnor down I'll
terrace stems with both hands on
Before he corld take them. Ward WI
Obliged TO stoop and deposit en- I'll
ground st her feet a small box TIL
he carried
ohio r,orrirs collection" he sa,
smiling and tool, her hands in his.