The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-06-23

planned the robbery. Where old fD8-
airy would have taken month to thsNC
and plan, they took minutes. T&.a
was a ball at the club that night, IN
last of the waning country-club seasrR
The entrance to the grounds wzs q
mile from the clubhouse--two har
gates standing open between pillars
and dense shrubbery all about. TnDStt
would wreck his car there, driving izza
one Of the gates. That would rcqyrs
each departing car to slow down. praep,
ably to stop.
The arrangement was that Tannh
walk up to the club, and establish an
alibi and his innocence by teleph0Szesl
TO n city garage for help. The resk
was left to Hun and Lethbrid2e n
quarter of mile away across the rsse
links. they would have n car In whse3s
to make their getaway.
Lethhrldge was only lukewnrn.
wen get n lot of jewelry," he d.,
jected. what we need Is money!
But Talbot was sure the loot wosk1
include money.
1t was rather cleverly planned
From the vault Hun brought up tinA
chain studded with spikes. Stretched
across the road outside the entrance, ~
meant that every car passing over q
would limp along on fiat tires. ~
meant time to the bandits.
Hun and Lethbridge, who had len
their car In a thicket over the hiN
( went first. Talbot followed soon, 10
j his gray car.
. Good luck. boys" said Elinor mi
: echo OF her father, from her garden l
l and went back into the house to wntrAt
. the clock. At one, or little sooner--I
\ the summer dances were early ozes--|
! she was to be In her garden again. TnsI
! loot would he thrown over the wall
She was there much earlier, handsl
cold, lips shaking with nervovsassSl
e Always old Hilary had done t,osa!
s things. She was profoundly frightersd|
l. Ward, walking rapidly home frsssl
the club. saw her there, n little 25tef
midnight. There was young rnyosA
i and at first he thought he must be 'Iii.s
x taken. Then, when he was sure OF hss
II he ran up the shallow steps. The grad
n ness that was over him rang out In bis
y deep voice.
n $50 now have your secret" he safe
gnily. Like all the other fairies, y>a
IT are only to be seen In the moonlight~
II 'In the daylight" said Elinor tryiu1
p to smile, II frequent the woodlands
10 and miss my most agreeable visitor--
IL my only visitor" She corrected her
self.
III Her hand was Ice in his.
"You are coldw
~ "Rcally, no."
There was minutes pause. Tbe9
+ had no common ground between them
's Ward, who dreamed of her eyes. ana
>, took long walks up the hill in the nc1'
81 hope OF seeing her In her gartiea
~ found himself dumb, now that he stool
- before her. He had meant TO be mos
~ impersonal, to run In, say cheer,
- good night" to her, and be on. Blu
face to face. with the dark house loom
- Ing over them, he plunged into TIL
n thing nearest his heart.
w. "Are you still so-alonef'
"There are the servants"
~ IL think Of you often. One OF m,
'o windows faces this way. and can So
:, n light burning very late"
Nc ~ read at night. do not sleep well
But you-yOu are up late, also"
. "Ahl" He bent a little toward her b
W his eagerness. "You know that? Yo
", know my Window"
e. "Yes. / watch II very often"
II 1t was well for Walter HUFF, crouche
"' in the shrubbery ut the country club
=" eyes glitterlng, automatic revolver j
gu hand, that he did not hear the thru
~ In Wards voice that night In EllDor
III garden, or her soft reply.
Many things cried for utterance
Us Ward; his pitiful sense of the girl
Nv loneliness, yearning desire to con
10 fort her, to be near her-even NOR
that magic night, mad longing to hol
- out his arms and coax her into then
~ as one might coax some shy creatur
at Of the woods.
But Ellnor was suddenly nloof an
or distant again. At any time now a ca
mt would come wildly down the hill, an
We toss ut her feet Its defiance OF law IN
ng ownership. What had she and TIL
ng man before her In common? The thri
was ~ hiS 'oi'V ho"t wv nv" pti'ns
nd II would turn to loathing when
knew! She put out her cold hand, an
" he took 1t.
Irs ~ am going In now. Good night, an
OF thank you for stopping.
Ward found himself dismissed, IN,
TO rather dazed, went down the steps |
ny the road. But one thing he carrie
with him down the hill that night:
ne 81 watch your window very often"
The reverend Mr. Ward left his llgl
on all of that night, so fearful was B
that she might look for 1t, and not fin
II.
I'm And whlle 1t burned, under the vel
ms shadow Of Saint Jude's once more u
ey vault In the basement room at the ha
er swung open to Elinor's practiced II
cR gers.