Rock Island Argus., 1917-10-27
CHAPTER V.

fer raEalnlDg his freedom OF money
aa had none What ne had made under
al4 4Etorvs leadership had gone back
.a Russia dollar for dollar. He had
financed part OF the Eiev defense of
.aa Jews had saved Prince Ovarslxv
f-am Siberia. There were other things.
Money would save B0r0dav. And
Hare +eaz practically no money.
E- unanimous consent they kept the
news If his arrest from Eunor.
E- was Talbot who planned the couu-
frr club coup The Russian was in jaiI
thea. aa trumped-up charge. Old
UHarv dead md Boroday in jaII-there
wae aa one lo advise caution.
-Haraday fltr Elinor exclaimed.
They were accounting for his absence
from her Saturday-nleht dinner. why.
.har he should be here. where he can
bs cared for"
.Ha *uIH him that" Lethbridge was
always rradiest with his tongue. but
he.s NOS sick enough 10 need much.
s1a he'z douced1y dlsagreeab3e when
-ae laid mp
E#aar was p little hurt.
Ta fha araor, after dinner. they
planned fha robbery. Where old Hti-
.rE vos'd have taken Fl month to thIak
a1d rlau they took minutes. There
vas q hal ut the club that night. the
last nF the waning country-cluh season.
The entrance 10 the grounds Was q
mile from the clubh0use-two Iron
gates standing open between psUars,
aad dense shruhberv all about. Talbot
ueu.5 wreck his car there. driving into
r8e Of the gates. That would require
each departing car to slow down. prob
ably eo stop.
Eha arEaU UEcnent was that Talbot
oH.E Ep To the club, end establish an
.iht and his Innocence by teIephouinE
TO g. city garage for help. The rest
aas fert to HUFF and Lethbridge. a
guar-er Of mile away across the golf
.tn4s. they would have q car In which
t0 make sheir getaway.
LerhandEe was only lukewarm.
"EeH get q lot Of jewelry," he OBJ
5eefed "What We need is money"
HuE Talbot was sure the loot would
include money.
Ie was rather cleyerlv planned.
From rhe vault Huff brought up 8 fine
chain studded with spikes. Stretched
across the road outside the entrance. 1t
meaas that every car passing over it
would limp along on fat tires. II
meant time TO the bandits.
HgH and LethbrjdEe. who had left
thelr car 1u a thicket over the hill
went first. Talbot followed soon, tr
bis gray ear.
"Good luck. boys" said EIinor in
echo Of ber father, from her garden,
en1 wcBt back into the house 10 watch
the etoeE- At one. or a little sooner
the Summer dances were early ones
She wa= to- be in her garden again. The
loot woasd be thrown over the wall.
She was there much earlier, hands
-ola lips shaking with nervousness
Always old Hillary had done these
.ht1z= Sine was profoundly frightened
Ward. walking rapidly home from
the .Iur. saw her there q little after
midnight. There was a young moon
EG3 first he thought he must be mis-
taken. Then. when he was sure of her
he ran uu the shallow steps The glad
ness tha- Yves over him rang out in his
deep voice.
">a HaW Z have your secret he saiC
>
afa aaIy to he seen in the moonlight"
-Iu the daylight" said Eliuor. trying
ro smile Il frequent the woodlands
a5 miss my most agreeable visitor
ay only visitor She corrected her
Her hand was ice In his.
"E9s are colds"
"Eaa5Iy. no."
Ia.ta was % minutes pause. They
aa3 u1 common ground between them
"srd who dreamed of her eyes, ant
took long walks up tbe hill in the mere
AagH eE seeing her in her garden
.aHad himself dumb. now that he stoot
before hes. He had meant 10 be mos
a1aHsouaM to rum in. say q CHEEKY
-9oa night" t0 her. and be off Blu
as= 60 face with the dark house loom
as over them. he plunged into the
hing nearest his heart.
"Are v0u eriI s0-alone2"
There are the servants
'E-I raiuE Of you often. One Of my
windows faces this way. and I can se'
iiSEl burning very late"
read at night. I do not sleep well
bof yau-you are up late, also
"Ah." He bent 81 little toward her il
A5S earernass. "You know that's YoT
know my vindowE'
YES ] watch II very often"
It was well for Walter HUFF, crouchet
IN the shrubbery at the country club
eyes giittering automatic revolver II I
aa1d. that he did not hear the thrill
in Wards voice thar night in Elinor':
garden n~ n1p. soF4 ~arTv-
Many things cried for utterance tx
Ward his pitiful sense of the girfi
.oae35uess. n yearning desire to com
5oFr her, to be near her-even more
1aat magic night a mad longing 60 holl
eng his arms and coax her into them
Is one might coax some shy creature
Of the woods.
But Ehnor was suddenly aloof auC
instant again. At any time now cal
would come wildly down the hill, anc