The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-24
ElinOr was q littl1 hurt.

A was q HUN IuEl.
In the arbor. litter dinner, they
planned the robbery. Where old Hill
ary would have taken q month to think
n plan. they took minutes. There
vas q bali at the club that night, the
last OF the waning cOuntry-club season.
Inc entrance to the grounds was a
mile from the clubhouse-two iron
gates standing open between pillars,
and dense ~shrubbery all about. Talbot
would wreck his chr there, driving into
one of the gates. That would require
each departing car to slow down, prob
ably to stop.
The arrangement was that Talbot
walk up to the club, and establish an
alibi and his innocence by telephoning
to q city garage for help. The rest
was left to Huff and Lethbridge. A
quarter of a mile away across the golf
links, they would have a car in which
to make their getaway.
Lethbridge was only lukewarm.
"We'n get a lot Of jewelry," he OBJ.
jected. "What we need Is money"
But Talbot was sure the loot would
include money.
It was rather cleverly planned.
From the vault Huff brought up q fine
chain studded with spikes. Stretched
across the road outside the entrance, 1t
meant that every car passing over it
would limp along OF flat tires. 1t
meant time to the bandits.
Hun and Lethbridye, who had left
their a In a thlcket over the hill,
went first. Talbot followed soon, in
his gray car. :
"Good luck, boys" said Elinor IN
echo Of her father. from her garden.
and went back into the house to watch
the clock. At one, or a little sooner
the summer dances were early ones
she was to be In her garden again. The
loot would be thrown ' e the wall.
She was there much earlier, hands
cold, lips shaking with
Always old Hilary had done these
things. She was profoundly frightened.
Ward, walking rapidly home from
the club, saw her there, a little after
midnight. There was a young moon,
and ut first he thought he must be mis-
taken. Then. when he was sure Of her.
he ran mp the shallow steps. The glad
ness that was over him rang out In his
deep voice.
8 now I have your secret" he said
gaily. Like oil the other fairies, you
are only to be seen In the moonlight 7"
I'm the daylight" said Elinor, trying
to smile, II frequent the woodlands,
and miss my most agreeable visitor
my only visitor" She corrected her
self.
Her hand was ice In his.
"You are cold!"
REALLY. no."
There was q minutes pause. They
had no common ground between them.
Ward, who dreamed Of her eyes, and
took long walks up the hill In the mere'
hope OF seeing her in her garden,
found himself dumb, now that he stood
before her. He had meant to be most
impersonal, to q In. say q CHEEKY
good night" to her, and be of. But
face to face, with the dark house loom
Ing over them, he plunged into the
thing nearest his heart.
"Are you still so-alonef"
'sThere are the servants"
I'll think Of you often. One or my
windows faces this way. and / can see
q light burning very late"
'Tsrend at night. / do not sleep well.
But you-you IRE up late, also."
"Ahi" He bent a little toward her In
his eagerness. "You know that3 You
know my Window"
"Yes. ! watch 1t very often"
It was well for Walter HUFF. crouched
In the shrubbery Mt the country club,
eyes glittering. automatic revolver in
hand, that he did not hear the thrill
In Wards voice that night in Elinor's
garden. or her soft reply.
Many things cried for uttcrance in
! Ward: his pitiful sense Of the girls
loneliness, q yearning desire to cc..l-
fort her, to be raj h%er--even more
that magic night. q mad longing to hold
ont his arms and coax her into them,
a. 6ne might coax some shy creature
Of the woods. ~
But Ehnor was suddenly alcof and
distant again. At any time now a'car
would come wildly down the hin, and
toss at her feet IT'S defiance of law anu
ownership. What had size an This
mar before her in common? The thrill
was in lis voice. now, but how quickly
it would turn to Ioatlling wlei he
knew! She put out her cold land, and