Gunnison news-champion., 1918-07-19
CHAPTER ~.

li'iIEl'''f-. H-" Lal now chance To
rrnr-.,,. beg frNur.n. vice "f thrift was
for zrHl.a- a"ay the other servants.
Il rru "ana-v." she said. For all
yuu ra,-~
But Euns- p-u',-,rri
4 shall want To keep W the Satur-
dag a.an,rs. Let things stay us they
urr fnr time"
l. hai h'"n "lI Hl.nry's custom TO
haE" >al members "f 'h" band as
wrrr available. din" with him Of Sat
urGay
II"n-.rrt.. raised her hands.
"Tha-- .-r changed" she cried.
You ar. aIuu" here Hnw. To have
i..-.. ',..- Iu,.a-''
"Tia' .- better thun having one
man. lI.n-t~'rr."
So EI..r laa her way, Tn" Saiur-
day arr.-- w"r" resumed early In
Srlrr.rr Euoaay ,ru1Iu- with In
ra.'" ,....u f-w bis chvnp hmr,lru.
huu-" 80 ihr South side. Talbot aud
L''herul-n frru thr harh"lor apart
r..nr rUry rrh'rd together. Wult"r
Han a.- .'..
Il Iaa r." hr cur"ful." he told Enro-
dAS. a-.'l''- "Ih"y'N" got wind Of s"ru,.-
thus I anu.r Eu"@ what. Ny room WAS
scar, h,.,I today"
l."r'hay sW"rr through his board
Then why dII you come here" he
demanded Young Hun Iuughrd
glanced OF EUuor nnd back Impudrut-
Iy NJ ti" Russian.
YOU hnu~ Why cane" he said. in
high =,'"d humnr. "Hut wns careful.
It's nll right"
old Ililnry's chair had been placed
by Elinor's order. She had borne up
we'll the last month, was rather more
slender, certainly more appealing. The
quality Of wIstfulu">s was more npTur-
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. unscrupulous life. But Ellnor
held him In the palm of her small
hand.
They missed old Hilary. his saturnlne
humor, his bcotlng gray brows. And
inaCtion was telling on them. They
were growing reStive Borodny. advis-
Ing caution In view OF what he knew
felt the disafrection among the younger
men.
1t was LethbrIdge who. waiting un-
I'll the servants had withdrawn, rose
and glanced around the table.
1T seems to me-" he began, that we
have Il lot to decide tonight. I've been
thinking about 1t ever sInce-for some
time. The first thing. OF course, is
whether we are going to hang together
or not"
Talbot had rather weird sense of
humor. He suggested that the word
"hang" be changed to "remain."
We've been doing well. Wen do
all right again, too. as soon as this
thing blows over. 1t was unlucky, but
we've been pretty fortunate. Now we
can do one of two things. For Elinor's
sake. / suggest the first"
And that Is" Elinor's voice was
unsteady.
'Send Roroday to Paris to dispose of
your Jewels, Then get conservative
lawyer 10 invest the money"
"And after thatr
Forget you ever knew any of us"
Hun, across the table from her went
white. but said nothing.
You said there was an alternativer -
Ellnor was white, too. The room was
profoundly still.
ITO keep on as we are at present.
with you. Elnor. acting in your fn-
ther's stead. receiving and transmitting
messages, and-keeping the vault in
charge"
Boroday was on his feet in a mo-
ment, protesting. He would take the
Jewels and send them abroad 1t was
risky. but It could be done. But this
outrageous arrangement that had been
suggested
What we are. we are b. choice" he
finished. you have never had n choice,
and now 1t is given to you. For Gods
sake, child. go away now, while you
may"
ElInor's reply. when 1t came, was
unanswerable.
"Where could go? I know in all
the world only You four, and old Hen
riette, and governess of mine who
has gone into convent In France. l
shall stay here with you ALL"
So Ii was settled.
That was an eventful evening. with
Elinor. misty-eyed moving into her ia
ther's chair at the table. and the band
swearing the simple oath Of allegiance
which held them together. And when
they had moved from the dining room.
Walter Hun, following Elinor out onto
the terrace, told her he loved her.
The starlight above, and those near
er stars that outlined the streets be-
low. threw soft radiance over her.
She was dressed in white; old Hilary
had disliked mourning garments. ELL
nor was looking down into the village.
The great spire of Saint Jude's tow