The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-22

up the hope that sooner or later the
er-the woman will do something to
give herself away" said he.
? They don't take any stock in my
theory that she made way with herself
the same night. / was talking with
the chief yesterday. He says that
anyone who had wit to cover up her
tracks as she did, is not the kind to
make way with herself. Perhaps he's
right. 1t sounds reasonable. Cad, l
felt sorry for the poor girl they had
up last spring. She went through the
third degree. If ever anyone did, but,
by Jove, she came out of it all right
The Ashley girl, you remember. I've
dreamed about that girl, Brandy, and
what they put her through. It's a sort
of nightmare to me, even when I'm
awake. oh, they've questioned others
as well, but she was the only one to
have the screws twisted in just that
way"
Where Is she now?"
She's comfortable enough now.
When l wrote to Sara about what
she'd been through, she settled a neat
bit Of money on her. and she'll never
want for anything. She's out west
somewhere. with her mother and sis
tiers. tell you. Sara's wonder. She's
got heart of gold"
81 look forward to meeting her,
old man."
Il was with her for a few weeks
this winter. In Nice, you know. WV
ian stayed on for a week. but mother
had to get to the baths. Cad, / be-
lieve she hated to go. Sara's got a
most adorable girl staying with her.
A daughter of Colonel Castleton, and
she's connected in some way with the
Murgatroyds-old Lord Murgatroyd,
you know. / think her mother was a
niece of the old boy. Anyhow, mother
and Vivian have taken a great fancy
to her. That's proof of the pudding"
~ 81 think Vivian mentioned a COM
panion of some sort"
you wouldn't exactly call her a
companion" said Leslie. "She's got
money to burn, take 1t. Quite keeps
up with Sara in making it fly, and that's
saying a good deal for her resources.
l think it's pose on her part, this
calling herself q companion. An Eng
lish joke, Ell? AS matter of fact,
she's an old friend Of Sara's and my
brothers too. Knew them in England
Most delightful girl. Oh, l say, old
man, she's the one for you to paint"
Leslie waxed enthusiastic. "a type, a
positive type. Never saw such eyes In
all my pfe Dammit, they haunt you
You dream about EN-"
you seem to be hard hit" said
Booth indifferently. He was watching
the man In the "slicker" through
moody eyes.
"Oh. nothing like that" disclaimed
Leslie with unnecessary promptness
But if were given to that sort Of
thing, I'd be bowled over in a minute
Positively adorable face. If thought
you had 1t in you to paint thing as
it really is I'd commission you myself
to do miniature for me, just to have
it around where I could pick it up
when l liked and hold 1t betwee.. my
hands, Just as I've ofte. wanted to
hold the real tbias."
Sara Wrandall retEEasd to New
York at the end OF the month, and
Leslie met her at the dock, as he did
on an occasion fourteen months ear
lier. Then she came in on a fierce
gale from the wintry Atlantic; this
time the air was soft and balmy and
sweet with the kindness of spring. It
was May and the sea was blue, the
land was green.
Again she went to the small, exclu-
eive hotel near the park. Her apart
ment was closed, the butler and his
wife and all of their hastily recruited
company being in the country, await
ing her arrival from town. Leslie at
tended to everything. He lent his re-
sourceful man servant and his motor
to his lovely sisterin-law. and saw to
it that his mother and Vivian sent
flowers to the ship. Redmond Wran-