The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-07-14

the chief smiled under his heavy mus
tache, IL there was the faintest pos
slble twinkle in Talbot's eyes, who was
there to see?
Talbot took the chief down ~ che
station in his gray machine. They had
chatted very pleasantly. But just OPP
posite the steps from Elinor's garden
they blew out tire. The car swervcd,
suddenly throwing the light from the
lamps along the bank. Standing In the
shadows, and thus unexpectedly re-
vealed, wns Boroday.
Talbot brought the car to n stop and
jumped out. The Russian had gone
on down the hill.
lawfully sorry" said Talbot. Looks
as IL you'd have to walk down. Per-
haps you will find another car to pick
you up"
81 shall rather enjoy the walk" stid
the chief, eyes ahead In the darkness.
"Whose place is thisf"
Talbot glanced up and around.
am afraid don't know anything
about the village" He opened the tool
box.
The chief took two or three steps
along the road and turned. about
here wasn't II. that the Episcopal
clergyman was shot2"
IL cannot tell you that either. II was
somewhere along this road
"Good night" sang the chief cheerlly,
and started down the hill.
Boroday had come out OF the Hilary
Kingston place. He knew that Right
/ here. almost where he stopped, was
where Ward had been found. Then,
| in spite of old Ililary's death, the band
was still using his house ! Things were
| closing up. Boroday tramped on down
the road. About one hundred yards
behind the chief followed.
Talbot. hammering at recalcitrant
tire, filed the air with the short, angry
raps of his hammer on the rim. =.
The Russian had an almost uncanny
sense of pursuit. More than once In
his life II had saved him, and now he
knew he was being followed. He made
no attempt whatever to throw his pur'
suer Off the track, but went directly tC
the station. There he got an evening
paper ut the closing news stand nnt
glanced over 1t, standing under an arc
light. For all his engrossment he saw
quite distinctly the figure Of the chic
as he crossed the track and took NJ
his station behind pillar of the train
shed. Boroday was thinking hard. i
had been that unlucky swerving of |
machine on the hill that had betrayed
him. He knew that now. And he ha'
just come out of the Kingston place
1t was bad, very bad.
Boroday rode all the way into tn
city with the chief dozen seats be
hind him. The chief did not follo'
, him home. He knew where he lived
, and he could lay his hand on him whe
, he wanted him. He was going to wan
him now pretty soon. The Russia
: knew that, too.
When he had entered his apartmer
9 and turned on the light, he found HUI
!. standing by window. The bo
: ducked back as the light went up.
For q moment the two eyed one nj
: other. HUFF was unshaven, sunkel
: eyed, dirty. The contrast between tn
q wild-eyed boy and the tall Russian wa
strong.
8 "well?" said HUFF defiantly.
= "Sit down." Boroday's tone WI
kind. He went to closet and got oil
- q bottle Of vodka.
8 "When did you have anything
] eat?'
4 ~ am not hungry"
4 Nevertheless Boroday forced on hi
E a little bread and meat.
4 st didn't know you were out unit
4 tonight" HUI said at last, pushing h
plate away.
n "Where have you beenr
drinking my head off in n dive
Fortieth street." said Hun savagel
am all right now"
"What got into you, Walter? Fl
you to turn on US like that--to expo
everyone Of us, as you have"
"She was In love with him. I vii
I'd killed him."
q Very patiently, Boroday told hi
q what had happened. Over the matt
4 of the Bryant pearl he passed as ugl
ly as he could. But HUI realized q
a significance of Elinor's placing 1t
4 the almsbox. He went rather white.
1--WE would have got or with q
4 country club matter well enough,
iNL NINA