Gunnison news-champion., 1918-08-09

. u announced In all the papers OF
course crooks all over the country read
about them, and naturally their fingers
Itch"
Il understand" said the chief .thaf
the Bryant pearl has been recovered
Yes, and good work on the par. Of
he force" was Talboi's comment. II
the chief smiled under his heavy mus
ache, II there was the fairitest pos
.IbIe twinkle In Talbot's eyes. who wzS
there TO sect
Talbot took the chief down to the
station In his gray machine. They had
~hntt-d very pleasantly. But just on
D0Sitr the steps from EIinOr's garden
hey blew out a tire. The car swervel,
suddenly throwing the light from the
amps along the bank. Standing in the
-hadows. and thus unexpectedly re-
vealed, was Bnrvdgy.
! Talbot brought the car to a stop and
jumped out. The Russian had gone
ca down the hill.
"Awfully sorry" said Talbot. Looks
as II you'd have TO walk down. Per
1ups you will find another car to pick
/ you up
II shull rather enjoy the walk said
the chief eyes ahead in the darkness.
Whose place is tlIlsf"
Talbot glanced up and around.
"I'm afraid | don't know anything
about the village" He opened the tool
hox.
The chief took two or three steps
aIung the road and turned. About
here, wasn't II, that the Episcopal
/ clergyman was sh0t?"
I cannot tell you that either. II was
. S"urcwh"r" along this road"
Good night sang the chief cheeriiy.
and started down the hill
/ B"r"day had come out Of the Hilary
Kingston place He knew that. Right
/ here. almost where he stopped, was
where Ward had been found. Then.
ia spite Of "ld II.lury's death, the band
/ wHs sIilI using his house! Things were
! closing up. Buruday tramped on down
! the road. About one hundred yards
. behind the chief followed.
! Talbot hnmmeriug at a recalcitrant
/ tire. filled the air with the short. angry
D sAi ~ Va liN illllialifl WI tiAs Illl.
! The Russian had an almost uncanny
sense Of pursuit. More than once I'm
| his life It had saved him. and now he
| knew he was being followed. He made
| no attempt whatever to throw his pur-
Suer of the track but went directly to
/ the station. There he got an evening
I paper at the closing news stand and
glanced over 1t, standing under an arc
| light. For all his engrossment he saw
quite distinctly the figure Of the chief
as he crossed the track and took up
4 his station behind pillar of the train
shed. Boroday was thinking hard. II
had been that uniucky swerving of a
| machine on the hill that had betrayed
! him. He knew that now. And he had
1 lust come out Of the Kingston place.
I 4 was bad very bad.
! Boroday rode all the way into the
/ city with the chief dozen seats be-
/ hind him. The chief did not follow
I him home. He knew where he lived.
and he could lay his hand on him when
he wanted him. He was going to want
him now pretty soon. The Russian
knew that, too.
When he had entered his apartment
/ standing by window. The boy
ducked back as the light went up.
1 For moment the two eyed one an
/ other. Huff was unshaven. sunken-
eyed, dirty. The contrast between this
wild-eyed boy and the tall Russian was
strong.
"wellf" said Huff defiantly.
"Sit down." Boroday's tone was
kind. He went to closet and got OUT
a bottle of vodka.
"When did you have anything to
eat?"
II am not hungry"
Nevertheless Boroday forced on him
a little bread and meat.
"I didn't know you were out until
tonight" Hun said at last, pushing his
plate away.
"Where have you been?"
drinking my head Off in a dive on
Fortieth street." said HUI savagely.
I'm all right now."
"What got into you, Walter7 For
YOU to turn on US like that-to expose
everyone of us, as you have"
"She was In love with him. I wish
I'd killed him."
Very patiently, Boroday told him
what had happened. Over the matter
of the Bryant pearl he passed as light
ly as he could. But Huff realized the
Significance Of Elinor's placing it in
the almsbox. He went rather white
ave would have got OF with the
country club matter well enough hnf
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