The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-01

grown hard and willful. All the sweet,
fine things of life I've missed. But
with you beside me, I'm not too old
to find them yet-if you'll show me the
way, Sheba."
A wave of color swept into her face,
but her eyes never faltered from his.
"pm not quite sure" she said in a low
voice.
"You mean-whether you love met"
She nodded. "I-admire you more
than any man I ever met. You are
great man, strong and powerful
and I am so Insignificant beside you.
lam drawn to you-so much. But
| am not sure"
'T'm going away for two days. Per-
haps when 1 come back you will know,
Sheba. Take your time. Marriage is
serious business. want, you to re-
member that my life has been very
different from yours. You'll hear all
sorts of things about me. Some of
them are true. There is this differ
ence between a man and a good wom-
an. He fights and falls and fights again
and wins. But a good woman is finer
| She has never known the failure that
drags one through slime and mud. Her
goodness is born in her; she doesn't
have to fight for 1t"
The girl smiled little TREMENDOUSLY
doesn't she? We're not all angels
you know"
81 hope you're not. There will need
to be a lot Of the human in you to
make allowances for Colby Macdon
add" he replied with an answering
smile.
When he said good-by it was with 6
warm, strong handshake.
"Tn be back in two days. Perhaps
you'll have good news for me then,
he suggested.
The dark, silken lashes of her eyes
lifted shyly to meet his.
Perhaps" she said.
|
During the absence of Macdonald
the field agent saw less of Sheba thar
he had expected, and when he did see
her she had an distracted manner hi
did not quite understand. She kept tt
her own room good deal, except wher
she took long walks into the hills bacl
Of the town. Diane had shrewd ides
that the Alaskan had put his fortune
to the test, and she not only let hel
cousin alone herself, but Tended Cor
don from her adroitly.
The third day after the dinner 81
liot dropped around to the Pagets will
intent to get Sheba into set of ten
mis-. Diane sat on the porch darnins
socks.
"Sheba is out walking with Mr.. Mac
donald" she explained in answer to ;
question as to the whereabouts of he
guest.
ooh, he's back, is he?" remarked
Gordon modify.
"He came back this morning. Sheb;
has gone up with him to see the Luck.
Strike"
you're going to marry her to tina
man if you can, aren't you? h
charged.
eff I can, Gordon" She slipped
, darning ball into one of little Peter
| stockings and placidly trimmed tn
hole.
, "It's what I cell conspiracy"
'Is it?' Diane smiled.
/ Gordon understood her smile t
/ mean he was jealous.
Maybe 1 am. That's not the point,
| he answered, just as if she had mad
, her accusation in words.
Suppose you tell me what the poin
} is" she suggested.
! 'He isn't good enough for her. 70
r know that perfectly WELL"
9 "Good enough!" She shrugged he
shoulders. "What man is good enoug
: for a nice girl, if you come to that
2 There are other things besides sugar
goodness. Any man who is strong ca
g make himself good enough for til
woman he loves"
h Generally speaking, yes. But Colb
Macdonald is different"
r "Thank heaven he is" she retorte