The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-16
CHAPTER xx.-continued.

For Gods sakei" he heard her
murmur, and she impatiently drew
her cloak around her shoulders. Pc.
niotowsky put out his hand to help
her, but she drew back from him, ex-
claiming violently: "Oh, no-no" Be-
fore he was aware what he was doing,
Dan was holding his hand out to Miss
Lane.
How she turEed to him! God of
dreams! How she took In one cold
hand his hand; just the grasp a man
needs to lead him to offer the serv-
Ice of his life. Her hand was icy-it
thrilled him to his marrow.
"Oh-you-" she breathed. "Hello!"
No words could have been more
commonplace, less in the category of
dramatic or poetic welcome, but they
were music to the boy, and when the
actress looked at him with a ghost of
a smile on her trembling lips, Dan was
sure there was some kind of blessing
In the greeting.
Il am going to see you home" he
Eaid with determination, and she
caught at 1t:
Yes, yes, do! Will you?"
The third member of the party had
not spoken. A servant fetched him
light to which he bent, touching his
cigar. Then he lifted his head--a
handsome one-with it's cold and in
different eyes, to Lefty Lane.
Good night, Miss Lane" A deep
color crept under his dark skin.
Come" said the actress eagerly,
come along; my motor is out there
and l am crazy tired. That is all
there is about it. Come along"
Snatched from marriage contract,
still bitter from his jealous anger, this
to be alone with her-by the side of
this white, fragrant, wonderful crea.
ture-to have been turned to by her
to be alone with her, the duchess OF
Breakwater out Of his horizon, Ponio
towsky gone-Oh, it was sweet to
him! They had rolled out from the
Carlton down toward the square and
he put his arm around her waist. his
voice shook:
You are dead tired! And when ]
saw that brute with you tonight
could have shot him. .-..-
Take your arm away, please"
''Why?"
Take It away. don't like It. LIE,
my hand go. What's the matter with
you? / thought could trust you"
He said humbly: you can-certain
ly you can"
Il am red-tired-tired!"
Under his breath he said: "Pu,
your head on my shoulder, Lefty, dar
ling"
And she turned on him nearly a.
violently as she had on Poniotowsky
and burst into tears, crouching almost
In the corner Of the motor away from
him, both her hands upon her breast
"Oh. can't you see how you bother
me? Can't ysu see want to rest anc
be all ahnef You are like them all
like them all. Can't rest anywhere p
The very woias she used were those
be had thought of when he saw hel
dance at the theater, and his hear
broke within him.
You can" he stammered, res
right here. COD knows want you t.
rest more than anything won
touch you or breathe again or do any
thing you don't want me to-"
She covered hor face with he
hands and sat SO without speaking t.
him. The light in her motor shon,
over her like a kindly star. as
wrapped in her filmy things. she lay
a white rose blown into a sheltered
nook After little she wiped ne
eyes and said more naturally:
You look perfectly dreadfully, boy
What have you been doing with your
self"
They had reached the Savoy. /
seemed to Dan they were always jus
driving up to where some one opened
a door. out of which she was to a!
away from him. He got out befor'
her and helped her from the car.
Well. I've got piece of news Il
tell you. / have broken my engage
ment with the duchess"
This brought her back far enough
into life to make her exclaim: "Oh.
am glad! That's perfectly fine!
don't know when I've heard anythin,
that pleased me so much. Come an,
see me tomorrow and tell me all abou
it."