Gunnison news-champion., 1918-07-05
CHAPTER I.
HiIa-y KInr--nr hat been shot.

DERBY hat h.a frr''.Lg gray hruws, his
always f-.-h rrny gloves. his erect.
rather haayy u,i figure. singled him
out from fl- moss ~ commuters fhut
thrDns,d the ely trains. The gray
derby aa- "a part ~ old Hilary. TX,
ccpt on those rare otraslons when he
attended service at Saint Jud"'s he
WAS never s..r aI.l"u, It.
lie llrrG uu the hill ahov" tn" VII
Iu=c. with ls dau-h'rr-haG I.vrr!
There r.r r,u y,.aE-- Th" hail was
huuH'll h.r "I Hilary received no
visitor. ~,'..n.I u9 aGtgur-- Visit
ors 'h.u-.' r..- ,-.r.uus. Thr ,tlla-.r-.
prosper. I- 'u.la--. men uIth sunrt
wives. -Lr---.G their shoulders. TIL"
H. a., I...-. .- les urrn. II he found
that l. onI ur a.rA"uJ 'h. town,
lA, ru.n ,...l -.i ainu- without him.
TH.rr w.- au mystery about ID"
hail. and rr.. ,.rn-.ry, Cars going
- rhr D.. -.'-H r..a pn--"d under iA"
hr... 500. of .I- Irr.an garden. Their
rnrU....- ..-t.'..Y,- caught "a glimpse
Of IUurr h.a--rnu there. reading Ia
r,," .-..- wandering among her
p"nnrr- and iris iu the spr.n-. 'r cut
t.re -fas- OF f.H.,I lu midsummer.
Til" m.u raw-ut hrr ra'h,r lovely;
the WOE. 90. uII. v.rh her h0.ut hnIr
mud ia-E ,l,s. Til" u--..'anf r,.'pr
OF Sau' iu.r.- n.aly come To the vii
lngu, met beg face 10 face on on" "t
his Ions nmul,ry wnIEs, month or So
before ult l.f.ury's death. and could not
forget her.
lie led ID" conversation to her that
night nt "a dinner.
AN exquisite fncc." he described
her hut sud almost truglcnIly sad"
"Blondf" The lady on his right was
n Mrs. Bryant. In honor Of the new
assistant rector. who came OF fine fam
fly and was n distinct acquisition TO
the village. she wore the Bryant pear
shaped pearl. She spoke rather curt
ly. 81 should not call her exquisite
but you probably met Elnor Kingston.
Her sadness Is pose, | believe; she
has everything she wants"
The assistant rector was young. but
very wise. So he spoke no more OF
Ellnor until the women had left the
table. Then he ventured again.
Don't join the army OF those OF US
who worship from afnr." advised the
youth who had moved up beside him.
"She's the lovellcst thing In this part
OF the country. But. except our sainted
rector, no one ever gets to put foot
on the place. It's eNcluslveness to the
nth power, and then some. There's
a lot OF talk, OF course, or used to be.
Old Kingston brings his servants from
New York. and except an elderly
housekecper. none Of them speak Eng
lish. They used to say around here
that he was n refugee, but that's all
rot. He's stingy old dotard. afraid
some handsome youth like myself will
capdvate the girl. That's all there is
TO It."
was Ward, smiled perfunctorily. In
stead OF the cleaning table, spread
with flowers and candles. with the gay
colors Of cordIals and liqueurs, he was
seeing n girl standing at the turn of a
country road and gazing down into the
valley and the distant village with
somber eyes.
Faith, hope and charity. and the
greatest OF these is faith. Faith in our
selves, fnith in those around US, and
that sublimest faith OF all which
trusts In something beyond. To all
men is given such faith at the begin
ming Of life. and some keep It to the
end. But here and there Is one who
has lost It, who cannot turn his eyes
up and say 'Lori. Lord" Old Hilary
had not kept the faith.
Years ago he had not been evil. He
had gone from philosophy into unbe-
lief. that route which all must travel.
But. unlike the many, he had not come
back.
He had started with socialism. but
socialism must be founded on the
Christ. and him he scorned. So from
socialism he had drifted to anarchy.
To rob the rich and give to the poor,
at first. Later on, to rob the rich. to
incite seditions, to arm the rebellious-
oh, II was comprehensive enough. vast
ly wicked with that most terrible law
icSshess VI uIi. tii'it DticNts itstil INV.
To pit his wits against the world
and win-that had been old Hilary's
creed. For the oppressed" had been
ut first the slogan Of the band he gath
cred around him. Against the OPP
pressor" 1t became later on. Vastly
different the two. Most of human
charity and kindllness lay crushed
down and trampled underfoot during
old Hilary's progress from Christ to
Antichrist.
The band had been gathered with
much care. Responsibility, order. de-
corum-these spelled safety to old
Hilary's astute' mind. Most Of them
were younger sons Of English landed
families. with sprinkling Of other ma
tionalities. Young Huff was an Aus
tralian. for instance. the son Of .
wealthy sheep-owner. Boroday the
Rus~Sop-1yu cAta6 en the hdnvsn