Gunnison news-champion., 1918-07-12
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~I4F-L'lETE. lF never 4pNEFl HIS 4ll4
height B"r"iny. in the corridor, stole
n m"urnt from his auElyti.s TO md
n" youu. clergyman every lEch ~ n
man. and T" throw him the Erudglns
admiration ~ defeated mlddle-aEe for
youth and vibrant he.
Then I shall not send FOR the rec
tor"
PLEASE. no."
"Is there anything at al that can
dof"
DO the-the police know about
thlsf"
surely. I suprps" you have been
told what haplru~d."
They Will toll III" nothing"
Th"-" WAS r3Ir coming W the hill.
That woult be it. E"ruduy "ased his
arNn@ ann H., lid not dare IA sling.
bur rh,. hand was thrust In the pocket
~ he ,,rrr II only the h"iuprrhuge
d!l nur start ngnlu! In bracri him
self and watched
1T was robbery YOU Enrw thaif"
raid Ward, la fM,. library. liz picked
his wurls currfuIy. As | g"t the
T'i's 70 .aA At' siI' VA Ai~ ftlF ~ lAl'' btll4k
WIS h"ld mp near tn" Record Office.
= Your father had stepped to the curb
To- hail tn" taxi. uHd-it happened
th"n. IA stray bullet from one of
tN" hnudlts' guns"
Hnr"Iny, cyvs on the cur, heard the
statement. and, with the chief coming
up ,h" steps from the road ru the gar
den. took ID" tim" 10 rrpGdiatr 1t.
"Pnrdon,' go b." said. "Ii was not
weapon In the hands Of the bandits. 1t
was the revolver OF the bank messen-
ger"
Ward turned In surprise. Borodny's
/ eyes We're fixed on Elinor's, with reas-
suFincc In their depths. The assistant
rector was not subtle. but h" had IA
curious feeling Of something behind all
this. He was uncomfortable.
Il trust" he said earnestly, that
these various outrages will be at an
end now. Surely the police"
Possibly" The anarchists gaze
wandered TO the garden, where even
then the chief was making his way to-
ward the house. "Of course, these
bandits are trained men of unusual
intelligence. II the police were Of In
telligcnce to cope with them"
"Yes?"
! They would not be on the force, at
meager salaries and petty graft. They
would bc"-he shrugged his shoulders
bandits themselves, very possibly"
! Ward left after that-left with an
uncomfortable feeling OF having got
nowhere. He was convinced OF one
thing, death, which for him was an
open gateway, was for this girl
closed and fastened door. And he
knew something else. No other woman
had ever so profoundly impressed him
as this girl who without hope in her
grief met 1t with u high head and
courageous eyes.
He felt a certain comfort In one
thing. Elinor had made concession,
and Hilary Kingston. lavish giver to
the parish poor. was to be buried from
Saint Jude's.
The chief met Mr.. Ward on the ter
race and took of his hat Boroday,
In the dim hall, felt certain sense OF
content. Nothing could have been more
auspicious, could have set his stage
better for his little drama, than the
presence of the young clergyman. The
whole scene gained tone, decorum.
The chiefs visit was short. They
had followed the bandits car and lost
1t, and finding himself In the neighbor-
hood
BE assured" he said to Elinor, in
his best manner, that we'll not rest
until this thing is cleared up. The
| comnunity"-he cleared his throat
the community will not lose one Of
Its best citizens without violent pro-
test"
| With the coroner he went up the
stairs and into old Hilary's room. The
chief glanced about while the hasty
examination was being made.
"Nice room," he said. "But a jolly
lot of good it does the old gentleman
now! Nice little girl downstairs. too.
I've seen that chap in the hall some
where"
The coroner drew the sheet over old
Hilary's peaceful face.
THE preacher? They all look alike.
It's the vest and the collar"
| THE other man. with the accent.
German, take 1t, or-Russian."
Boroday was waiting for them at
the foot of the staircase. In the IL
orary was a tray, with drinks and
sandwiches. The shades had been
lowered.
The chief ate and drank. And as
often as he raised his glass he looked
at the Russian over 1t. At last:
Haven't we met somewhere, Mr..
l."
"Boroday. rather think not"
You remind me Of someone-Tn
place you. or the person you resemble.
pretty soon. have slow mind. It's