Gunnison news-champion., 1918-07-19

HUI w=s not subtle. Possibly he
would not have understood. had not
the Saint JUdr's chimes rung just then.
Symbols Ike that seem to mean 50
much 10 them" said ElInor. and fell
silent
In the warm. silence, Hun felt for
and found her hand.
"All this time. when couldn't see
you" he said unsrrudily. i've been
thinking ~ you here alone, and in
trouble. Sometimes | thought couldn't
stand 1t. that III have TO come out and
Sc" you II only for five minutes"
II have always been more or less
lonely. Sometimes | think II hnd been
sent away To school. had known other
girls It would have been better. I
have never had any friends-eIcept
you. and N" others"
Hun released her hand and faced
her.
Il don't wunt to Dee your friend, Eli
nor, want 10 ne much more"
She was rather shocked ~ first. She
srord looking UP at him, her lips
slightly parted.
A'A F'b ~ AAAA
81 love you. | want you TO marry
m" dear"
There WIS no doubt Of the boys sim
CcrIty. II rang true, lie stood with
his arms out, and after moment she
went into them. Except FOR the father
who was gone this was the first love
that had come into her lie. She took
II hunErily. In the starlight she held
up her lips Ike child FOR his kiss. -.
The police were still active So In
slstcnt was Boroday on caution that all
Of September went by without 50 much
as plan OF campaign. Talbot played
golf pnd established friendly relations
that might be invaluable later. Hun,
under protest, retained the taNicnb
work.
/ ITS n dogs life" he said. They're
not after me now. Give me something
else to do. or else let me take n vaca-
ton"
| But they kept him nt work.
Hun fell into the way OF seeing Eli
nor once or twice week. Talbot took
him out. picking him up on the edge OF
town after dusk. on his way in his car
to Il dance or dinner at the country
club, and taking him back the same
wny.
And the boys infatuation for Elinor
grew and thrIved on those late summer
meetings. Her sweetness and elusive
ness maddened him. Sometimes he
thought her never so far from him as
when she was In his arms.
do you love meT' he would demand
hoarsely.
Il think so. know want you to
love me-"
And he had to be content with this.
On the evenings when she was slone
Elinor sat In her arbor and watched
the road up the hill. Ward had called
twice, and each time she had been out
on the long rambles she took almost
daily. After his second visit. she
stayed in the house for days. expecting
him. But he did not come again.
She was not In love with Ward. just
as she was not in love with Walter
Hun. But the clergyman represented,
In her strange and lonely life, some
thing new and different. He typIfied
all that she had never known. He was
the priest, rather than the man to her
at first. The time was coming when he
would be man only, and after that
Late In September Boroday was ar
rested. The arrest came as a shock to
the band. As q matter of fact the po-
lice could prove nothing. but the chief
had long talk with the Russian. II
was the Agrarian affair. OF course. The
chief had recognized him. But so firm
ly had old Hilary's responsibility been
rooted In the public mind that the chief
connected Boroday only casually with
him.
You know that I cannot prove this
thing on you," he said, "but You know
also perfectly well that can fix you to
the tune Of about ten years"
Perfectly correct in both instances" !"
said Boroday. You cannot prove any
thing and you can send me up. What
Is 1t you want"
II want the members Of that band of
yours" said the chief. "And l want
your headquarters. You people have
been playing hell in this county long
enough; the newspapers are laughing
at us. Sooner or later, Wen get you
and get you all. Make 1t sooner and
wen let you of easy"
SLOW much time will you give me?'
The chief offered twenty-four hours
and Boroday took 1t. At the end of
that time he reported.
II guess I'll take what's coming to
me-" he said. "You can fix II any way
you like"
1t was bitter disappointment to the
police.