Gunnison news-champion., 1918-07-12
CHAPTER III.

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sh.. doesn't care to Sc" uuyuur-'he
rector Is nnuy on holiday. I'll wire
him. "f cuur"'."
RorrIoy led n" way into th" library
where III" rector haI So recently re-
c"lvrd his check. H.. turned and eyed
Ward
why bring the rector hackf" he
asked. at is little Int for-the
comforts of religion"
Mr. Kingston gave lavIshly to the
church Whntcver the church can
do"
II rnther think" said Boroday pO-
litely. that he gave not to the church.
bat to the poor"
"InUsmuch ms ye give unto one Of
the least OF these" Ward replied,
and returned Borodny's gaze.
ElinOr had pulled herself together.
By the one standard that had ruled
her llfc she acted now-her fathers
wishes.
Ward. brought face to face with her,
found her unnpproachable, calm, al
most cold. Found her very lovely too.
and let his ardent young eyes rest on
her oftcner than was wise. Her sit
uation appealed to him. She seemed
to be quite alone, save for the Russian
with the beard.
"If l can do anything" he said.
"wtre to your relatives-tnything OF
that sort"
II have no relatives. My mother
died when I was born. II have
curious feeling that everything In the
world has stopped-as though I'd
reached the end Of things"
1t seemed to Mr.. Ward that he
faith to this shrinking. wIde-eyed girl
before him. But what? Rumors had
come to him. OF course.
Death Is only tragedy when we
think OF II as an end and not rs be-
ginning" he said. 'It is always sad.
I hope you understand that | know
bow terrible all this Is for you. But
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well and useful to the end. and then
to depart. In the fulIness of days, for
new actiyities-somewher else"
Elinor shIvered in the warm sun-
shine.
You see" she said drearily. "I do
not believe those things. | should like
to Just now" Then, almost defiantly:
''He was useful You will never know
the things he did that We're helpful.
But perhaps we would not agree ou
that, either"
The Russian was walking up and
down the hall, impassive. watchful.
Under his stoical Indifference. he was
suffering tortures. A bullet from the
automatic had gone through his left
ulLir tEIilE lllt
bullet was not in the wound. Henri
ette had bathed and cleansed It, but
he was in agony. He was suffering
pain, bereavement, defeat. His face
expressed only decorous and conven-
tional regret.
Now and then he glanced In at the
library door. but generally he watched
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watched the Church ascending, so now
at any time might come Law. He
would be prepared.
He had grown beard since the St.
Louis matter. That would help. And
ne had waited to return and claim old
Hilary's body. until the Record extra
had announced his killing. Walking
up and down the wide hall. his keen
mind was going back, detail by detail.
over the day Talbot and I.pfhhridce