The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-15
CHAPTER XIV.
"God Save You Kindly"

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lieved Diane and Sheba at daybreak.
They slept until the middle of the aft
ernoon, then under orders from the
doctor walked out to take the air. The
fever of the patient was subSiding. He
slept a good DEAL and in the intervals
between had been once or twice quite
rational.
The thoughts of the cousins drew
their steps toward the Jail. Shebn
looked at Diane.
"Wih they let us pass, do You
think?"
Perhaps We can try"
Gopher Jones was not proof against
the brisk confidence with which Mrs.
Paget demanded admittance.
The prisoner was sitting on the bed.
His heart jumped with gladness when
he looked up.
Diane shook hands cheerfully. "How
is the criminal?"
Better for hearing your kind voice."
he answered.
His eyes strayed to the ebon-haired
girl in the background. They met a
troubled smile, grave and sweet.
lawfully good of you to come to
see me-" he told Sheba gratefully.
'How is Macdonald"
"Better, we hope. He knew Diane
this afternoon"
ave haven't talked to Mr.. Macdon-
aid yet about the attack on him." Di.
ane explained. "But he must have
recognized the men. There are many
footprints at the ford, showing how
they moved over the ground as they
fought So he could not have beer
; unconscious from the first blow"
"Unless they were masked he mus
have known them. 1t was light
| enough" agreed Elliot.
"Peter is still trying to get the Off
GERS to accept bail, but I don't thinl
, he viii succeed. There is good dea
[ of feeling in town against you"
| Because I am supposed to be al
enemy to an open Alaska, I judge.
: Mainly that. Wally Selfridge ha
: been talking a good deal. He takes
for granted that you are guilty. Wei
: have to wait in patience till Mr.. Mao
: donald speaks and clears you"
q Gopher stuck his head in at the door
you'll have to go, ladies. Times up.
:. When Sheba babe the prisoner gooe
J. by it was with phrase Of the oil
t Irish vernacular. "God save 20
kindly"
He knew the peasants answer to tn
:? wish and gave it. "And you, too"
e The girl left the prison with mis-
in her eyes. Her cousin looked at he
4 with a queer, ironic little smile of a
lection. To be In trouble was a SUI
e passport to the sympathy Of SHEDS
J. Now both her lovers were In sa
2 way. Diane wondered which Of thel
u would gain most from this new tW1:
Of fate.
- Selfridge had been shocked at tn
sight of Macdonald. The terrible bea
ing and the loss of blood had sappe
J. all the splendid, vital strength OF tf
L Scotsman. His battered head WE
swathed in bandages, but the whit
'o face was bruised and disfigured. III
wounded man was weak as kitter
:. only the steady eyes told that he W.
. still strong and unconquered.
"a 81 want to talk business for mi
ute, Miss Sedgwick. Will you plea'
20 step out?" said Macdonald to b
70 nurse.
~ She hesitated. "The doctor says
20 ''Do as I say, please"
10 The nurse left them alone. Wal
told the story of the evidence again
~ Elliot in four sentences. His chi
i caught the point at once.
ne After Selfridge had gone, the woun
er ed man lay silent thinking out his pr
o. gram. Not for moment did he dou
IN that he was going to live, and his bra
C. was already busy planning for the
a. ture. He knew now that in the "
I'D lence of his anger against Elliot
had made a mistake. To have kill