The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-11-07

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won't be tactless with Morgan again.
After this I'll just keep out of his
way"
Dear" she said, 'I wish you'd tell
me something: Why don't you like Eu-
gene"
"Oh, like him well enough" George
returned, with short laugh, as he sat
down and began to unlace his shoes.
Il like him well enough-in his place"
mo. DEAR" she said hurriedly. 1--WE
had feeling from the very first that
you didn't really like him-that you
really never liked him. 1 can't under
stand it, dear; I don't see what can be
the matter"
"Nothing's the matter"
This easy declaration naturally
failed to carry great weight, and Isa-
bel went on, in her troubled voice: 1T
seems so queer, especially when you
feel as you do about his daughter"
At this, George stopped unlacing his
shoes abruptly, and sat up. "How do
feel about his daughter" he de-
manded.
swell, it's seemed-as if-as if"
Isabel began timidly. 'It did seem
At least, you haven't looked ut any
other girl ever since they came here,
and-certainly you've seemed very
much interested in her. Certainly
you've been very great friends?"
"Well, what of tbat?"
"It's only that I'm like your grand
father: / can't see how you could be
so much interested in girl and-and
not feel very pleasantly toward her
father"
swell, Til tell you something"
George said slowly, and frown Of
concentration could be seen upon his
brow, as from a profound effort at
determination. "The truth is, /
don't believe I've ever thought of the
two together, exactly-at least, not
until lately. I've always thought OF
Lucy just as Lucy, and of Morgan just
as Morgan. I've always thought of
her as a person herself, not as any
body's daughter. If have friend, l
don't see that it's incumbent upon me
to like my friends relatives. Now,
suppose have certain ideas or ideals
which 1 have chosen for the regulation
of my own conduct in life. Suppose
some friend of mine has a relative
with ideals directly the opposite of
mine, and my friend believes more in
the relatives ideals than in mine: Do
you think 1 ought to give up my own
just to please person who's taken up
ideals that I really despise?"
"No, dear; of course people can't
give up their ideals; but I don't see
what this has to do with dear little
Lucy and"
II didn't say it had anything to do
with Them" he interrupted. II was
merely putting a case to show how a
person would be justified in being a
friend of one member of a family and
feeling anything but friendly toward
another. I don't say, though, that ]
feel unfriendly to Mr.. Morgan. I don't
say that I feel friendly to him. and ]
don't say that I feel unfriendly; but
if you really think that was rude to
him tonight"
"Just thoughtless, dear. You didn't
see that what you said tonight"
swell, I'll not say anything of that
sort again where he can hear it.
There, isn't that enough"
But, George" she said earnestly,
"you would like him, If you'd just let
yourself. You say you don't dislike
him. Why don't you like him? / can't
understand at all. What is it that you
DON'T"
"There, there" he said. 'It's all
right, and you toddle along"
"But, George"
Now, now! I really do want to get
into bed. Goodnight, old lady"
"But, George, dear"
"Pm going to bed, old lady; so good
night"
Thus the interview closed perforce.
She kissed him again before going
slowly to her own room, her perplex-
ity evidently not dispersed; but the
subject was not renewed between
them the next day or subsequently.
Nor did Fanny make any allusion to the