The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-09-20
CHAPTER xxvi.-Continued.

Are you alone?" he persisted. 'I
have got to know"
Higgins is with me-" ..... ... b
oh, God" he cried wildly, chow
can you Joke with me? Don't you
understand you're breaking my hearth"
But she did not dare to be kind TO
MIN, knowing it would unnerve her
Tor the part she had promised to play.
He sat gripping his hands tightly
together, his lips white. when 1
leave you now" he said brokenly, 81
am going to find that devil of Hun
garian and do him t., Then l am
going to tackle Ruggles."
Why. what's poor Mr.. Ruggles got
10 do with it?"
Dan cried scornfully: For Gods
sake, dent keep this up! You know
the rot ne told you? made him con-
Tess. He has had this mania all along
abont money being "a handicap: he
was bent on trying this game with
some girl to see how It worked" He
continued more passionately. 81 don't
caro- q rap what you marry me for,
Lefty, or what you have done or been.
| think you're perfect and I'll make
you the happiest woman in the world. ..
She said: Hush, hush Listen.
dear; listen, little boy. I am awfully
sorry, but it won't de- never
thought it would. You'll get over it
all right, though you don't, you can't
believe me now. / can't be poor, you
know; really couldn't be poor" r
He Interrupted roughly: "Who says
you'll be? What are you talking
about? Why, I'll cover you with Jew
els, sweetheart, IL have to rip the
earth open to get them out" r'.-A
She understood that Dan believed
Ruggles' story to have been a cock
aao-bull one. d.. '-e-s. e.. ,r-- ..t'. g.
You talk as though you could buy
me, Dan. Wait, listen" She put him
back from her Now. if you won't be
qp;et, I'm going to stop my car"
He repeated: Tell roe, are you
alone in Paris? Tell me. For three
days | have Wandered aad searched
for You everywhere; l have hardly
eaten a thing. / don't beiieve 1 have
slept wink" And he told her of his
weary search, u
She listened tosilim, part of the time
her white-gloved tand giving itself up
TO the boy; Iart of tho time both
hands folded together ami away from
him, her arms crossed on her breast,
her small shoes of coral kid tapping
the floor of the car. Thus they rolled
1n;c ly oil f,xyt h.
Are you alone in Paris, Letty?"
And she sai6: "Oh. what bore you
are. You're the most obstinate crea-
ture Well, l am alone, but that has
nothing to do with YOU"
A glorious light broke over his
face: his relief was tremendous .
"Oh, thank Cod" he breathed.
o. "Poniotowsky"--and she said his
name with diftculty-'"is coming to-
night from Carlsbad"
The boy threw back his bright head
and laugher wildly; III
Curse him! The very name makes
me want to commit a crime. He will
20 over my body to you. You hear
me. Lefty. mean what say" s.
People had already remarked them
as they passed. The actress was too
well known to- pass unoEserved, but
she was Indifferent to their curiosity
or TO the existence of ap7cne but this
excited boy.
Blair, who had not opened paper
since he came to Paris. Cid not know
that Lefty Lanes flight from London
had created scandal in the theatre
cal world. that her manager was suing
hnc. and that to be seen with her driv-
Ing in the B,is was a conspicuous
thing indeed She thought of it. how
ever 't~
81 am going to tell the man to drive
you to the gate en- the ether side of
the park where it's quieter, We won't
be stared at. and want you to leave
me and let me go to the Meurice
alone. You must. Dan. you must let
me go to the hotel alone
He laughed again in the same
strained fashion and forced her hand
% remain In his.
Look here. You don't suppose
I'm going to let you go like this. now
hat have seen you agair. You don't
suppose am going to giye you up to
that infamous scoundrel: You have
rot to marry me-
rf:r gipg all her strength CT charac-
- es1r. she evo,sirned: Il exoect