The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-13


I'm gettin' solemn. / want you to
hold up your right hand an swear
somethin' on your honor-that you
won't tell -anybody-about
this until | let YOU"
But now the shade Of a suspicion
flashed across Betsy-Barbaras face.
Rosalie caught it and formed her an
swer mentally before her pretty Juror
spoke.
Suppose" said Betsy-Barbara--"I
beg your pardon, Mrs. LIE Grange, but
one must watch everything in a time
like this-suppose you were working
for the other side?"
''In case you ever found that out"
said Rosalie. your oath is all off.
Goodness me!"-and now her emotion
was real-"do look like traitor or
anything of.that sort? Haven't helped
Mrs. Hanska every way could?
You're a woman, Betsy-Barbara, an
you know me by this time. Am that
kind?"
NO." replied Betsy-Barbara. you
are not" And with an air Of pretty
solemnity, she swore it.
"If l was a man." said Rosalie LIE
Grange, 81 could just eat you up when
you look that way. Now we're goin'
straight to business. 1t is a quarter
Of ten. Has Mrs. Hanska any date to-
day"
"She was going to her lawyers at
eleven o'clock"
Let her do that; but first you're to
see her and tell her that she mustn't
come home afterwards. Let her go any
where except home. An after you've
done what l want you to do, you'll
meet her somewhere an take her to
dinner at-at the Hotel Hamblen.
That's respectable out-of-the-way
place. Got THAR"
EYES,"
"Then after you've seen Mrs. Han.
ska, you'll rest while. And at two
thirty, sharp, you're to be waiting by
the Carlisle Trust building. It's got
only one entrance, which is lucky. And
you can hardly miss"
"For-him?"
For Mr.. Estrilla This is no time
to make any bones Of anythin'. He's
crazy over you. He has an engage
ment there for two-thirty. Let him
go in. He probably won't stay more
than fifteen minutes. You're to meet
him at the front of the elevator. You're
to-encourage him-you know. If he
asks you to take walk, which he
probably will, you accept, and start
him toward the park. This is the
point. At five o'clock sharp. you're to
have him takin' tea. with you in the
Park Casino-you know where that is.
don't you? An you're not to leave un-
til half past five. Then you're to meet
Constance-Mrs. Hanska-as told
you. Wait minute" Resale
paused. frozen immobile on the birth
of new thought-"have her pack a
suit case and take It with her. You
two register at the Hotel Hamblen an
stay there tonight-stay right there
until you hear from me. Got all that +?
Well, repeat it after me-"
The door ratified; Tommy North was
back.
"Mr. North" said Rosalie. I'm Dor
rowin' your Office help for the day. We
want you to do somethin' for us. You
don't understand now, but you will.
Don't you go near my house until to-
morrow-you sleep out tonight an
breakfast out tomorrow. ! can give
you a rebate If you demand it." she
pursued, dimpling on him.
Cali right, take 1t out Of that first
weeks board you stung me so hard
for" laughed Tommy North. Then his
eyes sought Betsy-Barbara's with a
troubled look. Whats the answer
he asked.
There's no answer" said Rosalie LIE
Grange; mot just at present. Except
you'll be glad you did tan I'll ex.
plain some day myself. Go where you
want tonight. Only don't get drunk"
ooh. he won't do that, Of Counsel!
put in Betsy-Barbara.
Which defensive assurance quite re-
stored the spirits Of Tommy North
and the smile came back to his face.
"But promise us one thing-you will
never say word to anybody about
this" put in Resale.
81 promise" said Tommy, as sol
EMMY as he could, considering that
his heart danced. She had taken uI
the cudgels for him!
The two women parted at the cor
ner. No sooner had Betsy-Barbara ia
ken Fifth avenue stage and started
on her puzzling journey OF intrigue
than Rosalie called taxicab and sci
her course for the East side docks Of
lower Manhattan.
Here we must introduce new char
acter in this story, person who flash
es in and out as people are ever flash
| ing in and OUT Of our lives. bearing