The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-06-21
CHAPTER W.

Henriette, who had now u chance to
practice her favorite vice of thrift was
for sending away the other servants.
II can MANAGE" she said. "For all
you eat"
But Elinor protested.
II shall want TO keep up the Satur-
day dinners. Let things stay as they
nre for time"
II had been old Hilary's custom to-
have such members Of the band as
were available dine with him of Sat
urday.
Henriette raised her hands.
Things are changed" she cried.
"Y~u are alone here now. To have
those four mem" ...
THAT is better than having one
man, Henrlette."
So Ellnor had her way. The Satur-
day dinners We're resumed early In
September, Boroday coming with In
finite caution from his cheap boarding
house In the South side, Talbot and
Lethbridge from the bachelor apart
ment they rented together. Walter
HUFF was late.
81 had to be careful" he told Boro-
day, aside. They've got wind of some
thing, l don't know what. My room was
searched today"
Boroday swore through his beard.
"Then why did you come here?" he
demanded. Young Hun laughed,
glanced at Elinor, and back impudent-
iy at the Russian.
"You know why came" he said. in
high good humor. "But was careful.
It's all right"
Old Hilary's chair had been placed
by ElInor's order. She had borne up
well the last month, was rather more
slender, certainly more appealing. The
quality of usefulness was more appur-
ent than ever around her mouth. Hun,
sitting across hardly took his eyes
from her. He was young, and women
had had no place until now In his ac-
tive, INSCRIPTIONS life. But Ellnor
held him in the palm Of her small
hand.
They missed old Hilary, his saturnins
humOr, his beetling gray br0ws. And
inactlon was telling on them. They
were growing FESTIVE. Boroday. advis
Ing caution In view of what he knew
9 felt the dlsaffectlon among the younge
= men.
II was LcthbrIdge. who. waiting un
I'll the servants had withdrawn, ros,
and glanced around the table.
? ut seems to me-" he began, "that W,
L.. La A.. L..
Y thinking about II ever since-for som,
time. The first thing, Of course. 4
' whether we are going to hang togethe
4 or not"
!. Talbot had rather weird sense o
humor. He suggested that the wor'
"hang'' be changed to ''remain."
"We've been doing well. Wen d
all right again, too, as soon us thi
J. thing blows over. II was unlucky, bu
we've been pretty fortunate. Now W
!. can do one Of two things. For Elinor'
sake, suggest the first"
( "And that is" Elinor's voice wa
: unsteady.
4 "Send Boroday to Paris to dispose o
a your Jewels. Then get a conservative
lawyer to invest the money"
= sand after that?"
4 "Forget you ever knew any OF u.s."
Huff, across the table from her, wen
:. white, but said nothing.
"You said there was an alternative
Elinor wns white, too. The room wa
Il profoundly still.
}, ITO keep on us we are at presen
with you, Elinor, acting in your Il
theirs stend, receiving and transmlttin
messages, and-keeping the vault
charge"
Boroday was on his feet In m,
ment, protesting. He would take I'll
Jewels and send them abroad. It WI
risky, but II could be done. But thI
outrageous arrangement that had bee
suggested
"What we are, we are by choice" h
finished. "You have never had cholc
and now 1t Is given to you. For God
sake, child, go away now, while yo
may"
Elinor's reply, when 1t came, wa
unnnswerable.
"Where could I go? I know In a
/ the world only you four, and old Hel
riette and governess OF mine VIII
has gone into convent In France.
shall stay here with you ALL
So 1t was settled.
That was an eventful evening. wit
Elnor, misty-eycd, moving into her Il
theirs chair at the table, and the han
swearing the simple oath of allegiGn'
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