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Show RICHMOND DEPARTMENT liVeutt From the Lively Town up North H Richmond, July 5. Independence Buy was celebrated hero In a most Hitting manner, not loud and noisy, Hot elaborately and showoy, but mod-Kntely mod-Kntely and modestly. The program, Hi announced In last Saturday's issue, RV' carried out with the exception FTne or two numbers ot the morn-Vet morn-Vet program. No booxe was seen any-Krhere, any-Krhere, and It reported that noxln-toxlcants noxln-toxlcants to amount to anything was imported. This feature was much appreciated by the decent class of people. A good baseball game was Iplayed between our own boys and the Hyde Park team, In which wo scored ll3-4. The tug-of-war and races In the afternoon were much enjoyed. The picture show and ball In tho evening ev-ening were well attended. Mrs. Amy Shepard of Salt Lake. City Is making a visit with relatives md friends here. Mrs. Mangus Silvertson and little ones are visiting with relatives In gait Lake City and Provo. The ladles of the physical Culture class met at the home of Mrs. Lenora Olsen Thursday evening, and In expressing ex-pressing their appreciation for her work with them as class leader, they presented her with some China and silverware. Dainty refreshments were served by Mrs. Olsen, assisted by Mrs. Lucy Funk and Miss Claudia Funk. Miss Lily Day has gone to Downey and has accepted a position thero as traitress at a hotel. Mr. Ituel Merrill, who has been attending at-tending the Harvard college, is home an a two monts' visit. The following mothers had "babies )le3sed on Sunday: Nellie Jones, Florence Chrlstensen, Nottlo Whittle, Eliza Kerr and Lorena Tripp. Mr. C. E. Merrill returned from California with reports that their lew condenser thero Is fast nearlng 'ompletlon and will bo In running ondltlon In August. Mr. Alma Balr and wife havo moved Into Mr. J. W. Morton's homo. Mr. Lester Buxton and family of Teton are Richmond visitors. Mr. Ell Webb and his son, Oeo a,vg each bought a new Bulck car. -Overland cars havo been bought n liy Henry Christofferson and W. I. Stoddard. Mr. and Mrs. Mito Andrews went through the Logon tomplo last week. The Boy Scouta went to Logan and played at the Mldsummerfest. They report being most royally entertained. enter-tained. For the benefit of Grandma Sten, Flora Chrlstoffersen and Mrs. Julia Anderson, who, on account of HI health, are unable to attend Relief Socltoy meetings, this meeting was taken to tho home of Mrs. Flora Chrlstoffersen last Tuesday and will bo held at the home ot Mrs. Julia Anderson next week. The four-year-old son of Mr. ond Mrs. Alvin Balr fell from a trlcyclo last week and cut his chin. The doc-1 tor was called to sew up tho wound. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Merrill have moved up to their new homo In Nebo. Mrs. C. H. Anderson entertained the Sego Lily club on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. P. Merrill and Mrs. II. 'B. Webb motored to Moul-ton Moul-ton on Sunday. Mr. C. It. Walters Is elected as assistant as-sistant chorister of tho Richmond ward. Asa Bullen, E. T. Lewis, and Miss Nlbley ot Logan came up and met with a number of our citizens for tho purpose of explaining the Red Cross organization, and this association associ-ation was established here with Mrs. H. A. Adarason as chairman, and Mrs. Alice Harris as vice chairman; Mrs. Mabel Young, secretary; Mr. G. G. Burnham, Lucy C. Merrill, Olive Harris, and Nelllo Webb are assisting officers. Mr. Robor Webb, who has been seriously HI, is reported on the Improve. Im-prove. Tho South Ward Primary association associa-tion had a big timo on the public square last Friday. A nice program was rendered In the tabernacle, after which the time was Bpent In tho open under the trees, where games, races and refreshments were the pleasures. A quilt, made by the primary officers, offi-cers, was raffcled off, Clorlnda drawing draw-ing tho lucky number, 13. Mr. Joseph Jones of Kittitls, Wash., who has been a sufferer of dropsy and leakago of the heart for more than a year, passed away on Friday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Rose Anderson. His son, William, Wil-liam, brought him here from Washington Wash-ington about two months ago. Ho was 58 years of age and Is survived by seven children. Funeral services wore held Sunday at 3 p. m. In the tabernacle The speakers were of girls and men In summer garment., chatting gnyly, passed under tho wall of her garden. Down lu the vitlloy straggling lines of evening church-.goers church-.goers moved dceoiously toward tho churches. A ragged child stood In the road below her garden nnd wept. Elinor ran" down to him, nnd took him up In her arm. When she had soothed him sho felt quieter. She went Into the house nnd put nn her lint. Them was no message from Talbot, no word of Huff. Evening service was over when she reached Saint Judo's. The lust straggler strag-gler hud gone, nnd Ward wart not In sight. She nvolded tho street lights. She felt quite sure that Walter was In the vicinity, his keen eyes missing nothing. lie had put his hand on her before she knew ho was nenr. "Worshiping again 1" ho Jeered. "I havo not been In the church." Her quick mind was scheming desperately desper-ately ahead. "I have been aloiio this evening. When you did not come, I" He swung her around. "You were looking for me?" "I thought you might be here. You said last night" The memory of tho night before stung him. Ho relensed her wrist, "Walter, I am afraid I I tried to mnko you understand Inst night, but you wouldn't listen. If ho were roused, "I Can Take Care of Myself." ho might bo dangerous. Don't tnko chances; don't think, because ho Is a churchinnn " Sho was talking against time. Sho hud her plan now. "I can tnko core of myself," said Huff sullenly. Hut he kept his placo beside her ns sho started buck. Her solicitude wub for him, then. Sho cured, after all. Hut It wouldn't do to unbend too much. Elinor hud treated htm with n high hand. His very pulse nrhed with her nearness, but ho did not touch her. Ho left her without even a hnnd-clasp. hnnd-clasp. "You might wish mo luck," "I wish you safety," sho replied. He stood down In tho road, nnd watched her shadowy flguro threading Its way along the garden paths. Ho had n wild Impulse to run after her, to kneel In tho earth at her feet and cry out for her old tenderness, for her wistful-eyed caresses. Then, Into his suspicious sus-picious young heart crept tho vision of Elinor's face when ho had planned his new coup. "I shall wnrn him," sho hnd said. Hurt's mouth was hard an ho turned and walked down tho hill. CHAPTER X. Into and through her garden Elinor wnlked quietly until she was safe from surveillance. Then sho ran swiftly, ruthlessly across the flower beds, through the roses. The terrace was lighted. Sho avoided It, making a detour de-tour that led by a sldo entrunce Into old Hilary's library. For obvious reasons, rea-sons, old Hilary's prlvato telephono was In a sound-proof closet. Before Walter had taken a hundred watchful puces down tho road shu hnd Ward at tho other end of tho Hue. What with running and terror, she could hurdly speak. Once, long ago, sho had heard n discussion between be-tween Boroday und her father ubout tho uso of tho telephone. Its sub-stanco sub-stanco was that when tho transmitter la held to the chest n clear message may be sent, but with the effect of distance. dis-tance. Sho held tho transmitter to her breast then, nnd It seemed to her that Ward must hear tho throbbing of her heart. "Hello, hello I" camo his quick response. re-sponse. No need to ask who It wau. Sho knew every Inflection of his voice. "This Is n friend," Elinor punted. "I want to tell you something." "Yes?" Very incisive now. Tonight very soon an attempt " Sho stopped. What was sho doing? She, her father's daughter, tho head of tho band I By warning Ward shu might bo sending Walter to his death. A vision of old Hilary, gray-headed, keen-eyed, ut this very telephone, flashed Into her mind, old Hilary, whoso religion had been of keeping tho faith, not with his God, but with his men, "Who ore you?" Tho Impatient volco was saying In her ears. "Aro you Buro you wont me? This Is Ward, of Saint Judo's." Elinor quietly hung up tho telephono transmitter, and stood In tho darkness, her hands to her throat. Old Henrlette, ever watchful, camo Into tho library beyond. Elinor could hear her wandering about, know tho moment when sho discovered her wrap on a chair, heard her plaintive voice spfaklng through n window to Uuc I empty terrncc. II iHHHJ "Miss Elinor," uho called. "Mlirf . i HHHJ Elinor I" f IHH Elinor let her go. When her Miuf-J j! IHHHJ fling footsteps hnd died nwny, Kllnoi? j HHH took tho receiver down ngaln, uiu fHHJ called the assistant rector's house. Uirl I IHHfl this time sho spoko directly Into titer , BH i I HjHjHJ "This Is Elinor Kingston, vMr. Wartf-K IHHHJ I wonder If you ure very tired to-j t mHjHjHJ ;' HHHJ "I? Tired? I'm tuner tired." HjHjHJ "Because I nm thinking of asklnffi I : HHJ you to come up. I there are nvtur.i v. HHJ things I want to talk about, queatluroj lj 'HHJ that nie doubling inc. I know it fctf , HjHH I I HHHJ "I saw you at tho enrly service. OX '(J HHJ course I'll come up." 1 ; HHJ He had seen her thenl l HH "I'll do my best," ho was saying. "Ut i j HHH course, you know I may disappoint I HH you. These questions, that come f roo.j j! HHJ within, must bo answered In the txxvii ' 'HHH way. But I'm coming nt once," I j HHH Elinor's battle was only half Umpht.1 HHH but sho had n great sense of rpltvCrt HHH Let him meet Walter on the way. U:f j HHJ much t)io better. Let llufl know tbuH j HHJ Ward was nut, and the offering pxvj HHJ sumably unguarded. He might tntej C HHH tho man, hut no hope of n runrAiift lHH light with him would deter hltn frocri Jj feH his main object, thc-inoney. i HHfl To snve Wnrd, she was willing, eteol ' HHH anxious, to let Walter succeed. b ' HiaHl anxious, to let waiter succeed. t HH Women sometimes meet Inrgo criwl , H with small Minifies. But Elinor buCij ' HHJ no vanity. Without so much ns xi jiHH glance at the mirror she went out ia-l jHHJ to tho garden to listen for Ward's bum o JHH on tho road. She knew his walk sl-j '; flHHJ ready; tho forceful, certain stcpaf aiA d flHH energetic nnd purposeful man. I j HH Tho Illuminated dial on the stveplaj 1 RHHj 'of tho Baptist church showed Roracl 1 lfHHJ thing nftcr ten when Wnrd finntlV I LjHHJ camo up tho hill. Tlu relief of KotinKj. I IjHHJ him unharmed sent Elinor down (fir. , 1 IfHH terrace steps with both hands oefc. I S H Bcforo ho could tnko them, Ward wu? , l E.HHJ obliged to stoop nnd deposit on iht: I lH ground at her feet n small box tha) j j IHHj ho carried. yHibI "Tho morning collection," ho said (' IHH smiling, and took her lmnds lu lib). U I" IH Her quick alarm showed In her fncejj . HHJ "But you are reckless 1 To go ulxmlC l HHJ with so much money " BH Ward was following her up ihet ffiH HHJ "I dare say It Is safer with me tturcr uHH any place else In the world. Did iiny-P KHI ono over hear of nn assistant rcctr.tS H going nbout with n fortune In hitr, fHH hand?" J HH Ho followed her into the library ttntJtJ HH placed the box on tho great t&blt'fj 'Hl wheio old Hilary had been wont toi lH divide the nnnual earnings of the bnudi' jHH Ward pointed to It with his humorotn j' ' I'SH I llH "Would nnyono suspect," ho pnlilij LHH "that In that box there Is n.fctonu tiur-3 .. MHJ Ish house, a new church organ, nnd vx HH children's playground?" U BHH Then, glancing at her with kecdj H eyes, ho wnB struck by her pallor. H l "You to ask me If I am tired V hci IHH cried, "Why, you poor child. It 1b yuot , IHH w ho nrc worn out. Wouldn't It bo bet-ij i liHH ter to have mo come tomorrow and r.oj i 1VHJ over tho things you spoke ubout?" j JHH "I think wo had better talk about .jHH them now," said Elinor, desperntcfr J fHH HH At u quarter bcforo eleven that Sno- IHH day night, old Henrlette, bent on her ; I HH evening task of sending Elinor to bed IHH wandered Into tho library. She found HH ,Wnrd, bis earnest face glowing, a;- HHJ pounding tho tenets of his faith frow HHH tho edge of his chair; and Elinor ly- HHH lng back with her face drawn, watch- HHH lng tho clock on tho mantel, HHH Old Henrlette, astounded, withdrew HHH 'not to sleep, but with the wukcftiS ' HHH ulertness of old age, to wander up mid! ! down tho garden paths until such time. HHH as Elinor's visitor might leave. IHHJ Wurd suddenly realized that he wn HHJ uinklug small headway. When at last iflHl ho caught Elinor's eyes on tho clock HH lm Hushed and rose. luflH "1'vo dono It all very badly," he HH said. "I seem to wander all about ! und not get anywhere. You seo Iff- HHJ nil so real to me" (HHJ Elinor had leaned back with doted- SHHJ eyes. HH "It Is all very torrlblo to me," she KflH replied. "This Ood of vengeance" HHJ "This Ood of tenderness nnd mercy." HHJ Ward supplemented. "Don't you see HHf what It all means? now terrible Uitis pHH life would bo If this were till 1 Our FflH little lives, full of Jealousies und HH hatreds and crimes: I brtnglug tlid jHHJ box, over thero on the table, up hen" JHHJ with mo tonight, becnuso I dnro not HHJ trust It to my fellow men ; I who couhl HHJ not sleep lust night for thinking at HHJ you, who are nil that is good and sweet ) HHJ ami tender, up hero alone In this great HHJ house, with God knows what danger HHJ lurking about." HHJ Elinor had reached her limit. The i HH baud of her self-control snapped. She I !'HH could not hold 1,1m much longer, unci j HH beforu ho went ho must know. I HH "When I sent for you," sho sntd, "I HJ had two reasons. I wanted to see you. j HJ l'leasel" As ho took n step toward ,'HJ her. "And I wanted to snvo you from ll ( something that I know of." IH Something In her thinly drawn voice ' AHJ wan familiar. jj .HH "I see," Wnrd said slowly. "It was jHJ you who telephoned mo and then rung ,' HH HH "When you sny that I am good aud )HH tender," Elinor wont on, "you shuuic HH me. I am nil tint! Is bad nnd wicked. Everything. You were to havo bceu HH robbed tonight. I brought you here under false pretense." I HHJ Ward was as whlto ns she. Hls tig- HJ uro straightened. HHJ "Then all tho timo that I havo been , HH telling you" i HHJ "I did not hear. I was watching tW ' timo." V-'HH Personal fear Ward bad none. -He' ' .! . Xo be .continued in our next issue.). , .HH -HH jfliHHHHHk '!-" . 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