The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20

to you, you'd be disgraced for life.
I'll bet she'd be scream or Broad.
way, with her funny clothes and her
funny little hat and her red complex.
ion."
"That1l be about ALL" he said, a.
he jumped up and unwound his dog
chain; and his face had turned sud.
denly pale. "My ideas have changed
somewhat about things back in Pros.
perity, but l can't stand for having
that girl roasted, even in joke"
1t was over a month before he
came in again, and the Manicure Girl
had missed him. Now she saw at
once that something was wrong. He
was nervous and distracted, though
he tried to be his old fiippant self.
With the shrewd eyes of Miss Will
liams upon him he kept thinking OF
one thing while he talked of another,
asked questions without listening to
the answers, then asked the same
questions again.
How much did you Loser" she
finally asked him.
He stared at her in wonder.
How did you know? Where did
you hear?" he slowly questioned.
You've been telling me ever since
you came in" she said.
Il expect / have" he admitted.
We'll. they got to me in Jumps and
gobs. For the past month / think !
was about the only bull in bear
market. I went down the creased In.
cline SO fast it smoked from the fric.
ton. The first of this week l had
to sell both automobiles"
II can see the headlight and the
glimmer studded watch going next
she commented, with a shake of her
head. Il suppose they've about got
all that automobile money by now"
Suppose again." he retorted. "They
did get nearly all of it at first, but
the market changed at last, and I've
made little money since. If I'd close
out now I'd have at least three thou.
sand"
Tell me where it is and I'll go
get it for you," offered the Manicure
Girl, hastily. "You take that money
and 60 right back to Prosperity, In.
diana; buy the village dry goods EN-.
porium; marry that girl; settle down
and get fat. Then this experience
will have done you good"
He shook his head.
81 can never go back there" he
said; never! That's not my world
I tell you. I'll make back the money
1 lost. I've learned few tricks in
the last couple of weeks"
"Oh, New York will educate you,'
she owned; ''but, you know, college
graduates don't amount to much"
Never mind" he insisted. 1--WE
played this game to win before. and
I can do it again. Watch me-"
You'd better send at least one
thousand dollars of that money to the
girl back home to plant ulder the
cellar stairs" she suggested.
She watched him narrowly. and
then she smiled to herself. The men
ton Of the girl in Prosperity did not
seem to annoy him this time.
THAT much money wouldn't scare
her, at any rate" he said, smiling
She's rather well-to-do for a coun.
try town. She's an orphan and lives
with her married sister But don't
you worry about that thousand.
can use that to elegant advantage
myself"
The next time she saw him was on
the street. He tried to pass on by
with nod, but she called to him and
he came back reluctantly.
whats the matter with your" she
demanded. you look like yester
days three-cent bunch of soup vege
tables"
He glanced down at himself rue
fully. His clothes needed brushing
and pressing, his shoes needed polish
ing, his face needed shaving.
I'll give you four guesses," he Of
fered, with an attempt at his ole
gayety.
Il only need one," she replied
You wouldn't listen to your Aunt
Bessie, and they got YOU"
YES" he admitted, they got me
and they got me good. l haven't q
dollar"
What are you going to do?"
81 don't know" he said. and, In
spite Of his attempt to carry 1t of
manfully. there was a catch in his
voice. The ginger was all out of him
I'll get another start somehow.
guess"
"Oh. yes" she agreed. Some Of
your friends are sure to help you gel
back on your feet again; Beauty
Philips, for instance"
Hang Beauty Phillips!" he said.
Such language" she exclaimed
but nevertheless she secretly delight
ed in it, this time. 81 guess you're
about ready to go back to Prosperity,
she decided.
He drew a sharp breath.
I'D die first" he declared. III
live some way, though They always
live" and he laughed bitterly. 81
passed a group of just such men as
l may become, sitting on the stone
bench at Herald square; but I'll KEEP
on living, l am sure of that"
He seemed to be afraid that he
would not. He seemed to be afraid
of himself, and suddenly Miss VIII
liams saw with shock that he wat
zone of the tragedy kind!" It sci
her to swift thought, and sudden
bold idea came to her.
81 believe / know of an opening fol
you" she said, witt. a suppressed
gasp at her own temerity; "a part
nership that would ns about the best