Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-07
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CHAPTER TX.


game Of golf, stopped Off at the han.
He found Elinor Iunchlng alone in
The arbor, which commanded a view
Of the valley.
81 brought out n letter from Poro-
da7 be sald, producing It. Gle wrote
It yesterday morning but 7 did not
, stop at the Dago's until an hour or so
ng0'
Tho Dago was the owner Of a gam
bling house far downtown-a sort Of
underworld clearing house. Its safety
for Talbot and the others lay in the
fact That it drew its clientele from the
upper as wen as lower walks of life.
Huff. acting in his taxicab capacity as
yteerar, was able TO come and go with
5u. suspicion.
Talbot could not read old Hllary's
cryptic shorthand Only three had
known &c; Boroday, old Hilary him
SELF and Elinor.
TI'1or ram through IT while Talbot
lteu sandwich. She was rather white
when she looked up.
sIt about the Bryant pear" she In
lcrrr.red. 'Boroday says that If the
rbla' gets II back he viii let him q.
The chiefs reputation is hanging on it.
Thn Bryants are influential"
She read the last paragraph aloud to
him
con vour lives boys, do what I tell
you Mail the pearl IN a plain box to
police headquarters. Mail IT downtown
In The city. ff everything is all right,
IN 5e able to get ont to Nottingham in
% week.. perhaps less. This win make
tho church plan Unnecessary and re-
ipvH E'i1or's mind. I see you got the
parish house. It was foolhardy and
USELESS"
Talbot rose and stretched himself.
Wonderful day for golf" he sad.
Snow let's have the pearl and I am
off,.
I''uur's eyes were pltifll
'WruIdn't any other pearl dOf"
aIm Glanced down at her quizzically
where's Your mind, EDnor? If you
lose dog and want # back, viii any
other dog do? Why? DO YOU want the
, thing yourself27
"I have given it away" said Elinor
Uudor' his golf tan Talbot turned
rather gray,
'To whomT
"Thc jewels were always mine" PRO
tested Eliuor, defending herself "Yor
have always told me that. / thought
bad right
"To Whomf'
81 put it in the almsboX at Sain
Juies his morning"
"Tdeu 1t may still be thereT
90 DON'T know"
"Iu fine name Of God ~ Talbot brokt
ont "NYhut possessed you to give tht
hing awuy9 Whim or no whim, yol
have no right to risk the rest Of US. I
That thing is traced back to you, yot
Know what It means
"N0b1dy saw me-
But Talbot was pacing up aud down
"Thwe's only one chance" he SAID
III send q special delivery 10 th
hlcf telling him the thing IS in tn
llmsboz If it's stil there he'll get
md return It, If it's already been DIS
'oyered mt least he can claim to hay
mown ils hidingplace"
Talbot disgustedly relinquished hi
goIf and In tAe library of the ha
wrote The anonymous letter to til
thief. Then, in his gray car, he set o
FOR the city to mail the letter.
When ne was in the car, the 6ngin
.hrohbing easily, Elinor ventured
put her hand on his arm.
"L8st night She said rapidly, eva
fer threatened all sorts of things; tn;
be would get the morning collection
Saint Jude's, that he would kill N
Ward. am frightened, Tallie."
Talbot patted her hand.
owe viii get this fixed up so it won
bo necessary; and as for the other, "
snow Walter. He was mad Wi
lea'onFy last night. That's all talk
ON thot wild ride Talbot had lit
lime TO think, hut, such as they wer
bis thoughts were OF EIinOr and h
nprice.
IT'S the preacher, after an he sa
10 himself. "Its enough to make 0
Hilary turn over"
From that his mind wandered
Walter lie knew HUFF, the violence
his temper the madness Of his passi
Tor the girl. Talbot was uneasy.
Eliuor had an unexpected visit
that afternoon. 1t was the Brya
woman.
White, but very diguifed, Elir
came into the drawing room. But NJ
Bryant had not come about the pes
You must fVgive a Sunday visi
she said. "Bnt have taken Mr.. b
ant to the country club, and want
so much to come to see YOU"
Elinor's color returned.
1T is very kind Of you to come
Mrs. Bryant's small, birdlike e!
darted over the room. The house "
distinctly good form. Perhaps the g
might be an acquisition to the social
Of The village. After all, religion v
becoming very broad. Even the b
People
The country club said Mrs. b
ant aloud, ais fun Of tsagreea
memories to me just now. 1t WIS /
Than week ago that / was robbed.
Abr said Elinor. "Robbedl I'll
interestingly
All my. Jewels. everything I =