The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-06-26
CHAPTER VI.

So great had the urgency OF Roro-
days position become that the band
met mt the hall on Thursday Of the
week after the country-club affair.
Lethbridge was to get HIS instructions
Talbot wished to discuss his prospect.
After dinner, the night being warm,
they had their coffee on the terrace. |,
A summer storm had come up. All
ut once n fash threatened Saint
Jude's.
Hun leaped to his feet.
"rve got itw he said. "What IL itl
they call the big building back of the
church,"
None of the men knew. II was, as n
matter Of fact, the parish house, Leth-
bridge, however, knew its function.
Fine prospect thatl" he drawled.
''Thnt's where the Sunday school Isl
held, and where they keep the plated
knives and forks for the church sup
pers."
"Its n darned fine building" said
Hun. "Whnt would they do If II burned
DOWN.
They were too unfamiliar with
church affairs to hazard a guess. Eli
nor, who mad been sitting silent, sud-
denly voiced an objection to Huff's un-
spoken plan.
"There must be some other way"
she snid. 1.-THE children--they have
sewing classes and entertainments for
the children there. It's the parish
house"
"If lightning struck the parish house
tonight" HUFF said quite engerly.
"This is Thursday. BY Sunday morn
ing they would be taking up whack-
ing big collection to rebuild It."
The idea had taken hold Of his imagi-
nation. Even the suggestion that a
large part of the offertory might be In
checks mattered not. But Elinor was
Obdurate.
"You can do II some place else" she
said. "Not here. They struggled very
hard to build the church and they need
money now. Mr. Ward told me-"
Hun turned on her jealousy.
"Wnrd-that's the preacher chnpT
"He is the assistant rector" Elmer
replied with dignity.
"He's been coming here, thenT
; "Twice. Once when father died, and
} once to warn me against all of you
7 Not that she had forgotten that few
, minutes In the garden, under the moon
but that had been an accident-hardl!
J a call.
5 Talbot chuckled. But Huff wal
thinking hard. Elinor hsd been differ
ent lately. little softer. Ward rep
y resented all that the men Elinor kney
: were not-law to their violence, ordc
Y to their disorder. There was almost
snnrl in his voice.
0 He'd better stay down In his vale
! with his old women" he said, IAN
:, leave you alone. You don't need him.
( "Im not so sure of that" Elinor re
: piled quietly, and left him staring.
Huff burned the parish house tn
next night. He did II himself, withou
y the assistance of the band. Into 1t h
put not only the devilish ingenuity O
] long experience, but his new hatred o
4 Ward ,u
n Church property is always easy q
t access. 1t was the work Of FIVE mil
| utes to crawl through basement VIII
# dow and of half an hour to make hi
preparations.
d lie looked at his watch when he In
o finished. 1t was just midnight In tw
hours, or before the fire began, \
= would be back In the city, establishln
n his Rllbi.
y The fre-whistles In the yillae
wakened Ellnor at something aft'
% three o'clock. All Of her room VIZ
n filed with the red glare Of the burr
ing parish house. Old Henrlett
d knocked at her door.
ID "The church is burning down I'm Il
II valley" she called. tits q gran
Is sight"
n Elinor was throwing on her clothln
I She must see Ward. She would Sc
II her pearls. She would build a ne
d parish house. She said this over al
over TO herself as she struggled dow
e. the hill.
20 A new parish house, better than I,
old, with plenty Of room For the CHI
dren to play in At least II was Nigh
ID and the children safe In their bed
81 thank God for that She was too di