The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-04-23

sohie Ddu mistakes. L gave him the
last job he ever had in Syracuse, but
L had to let him go and told
him some plain facts when l did
That's what he refers to-"
Il assumed" said billiard, hesitat-
ly' that mt one time he had been what
you might call disappointed
i'll love? Something was weighing on
him-he practically admitted
but that was one point that he didn't
appear to want to confess, even to
me-.
HE was engaged to Carol Durant."
Angela had taken the cross again. and
held it like a precious relic. "She
broke it off, just before he went
away"
1.-THE day before" added Mr.. Gull
len. THAT was one of the two rea-
sons why he went"
| billiard nodded. .... ...
Il see. On account of his
habits?
'That was the gossip" said Mr.. Gull
len heavily. Doctor Durant was SUD-
posed to have"
Didn't he write to herr" asked An
gela, raising her eyes.
Not that l :" He STONED
quickly. II trust you'll forgive me-,
but I'd imagined from various remarks
he made at different times, that he
was really that he was great
ly attached to you" This last was adj
dressed to Angela, who was both digni-
fled and shaken by the suggestion.
Her father, however, nodded in the
negative.
angela wasn't much more than fif-
teen, sir. They were great friends: he
was very fond of her. No. it was
Carol Durant he was engaged to.
Didn't he ask you to see her?"
mo"
But you will, l hope, won't you?"
"YOu can see Carol here tonight, if
you care to-" said Angela, uncertainty.
"She and and a friend of hers
are coming over to talk about another
Red Cross drive. Carols on the COM
mittee. They ought to be here any
minute now"
Eyes" said billiard. eff I'm going
to see her, think 1 should rather
see her here"
Mr.. Cullen sighed stertorOusly.
well, perhaps it's better =.
and l shall want to telephone this to
the Herald If you don't object. It's
the least we can do, all things consid-
cred" He reflected mo-
ment. "How long are you staying in
town. Mr.. Hilliard?"
i've made no plans whatsoever"
he said, after slight pause. 81 sold
my interests to a British syndicate of
bankers two months ago. My home is
where my baggage is. I'm thinking of
taking day or two to see certain of
Dicks friends-the ones he talked
about most-and after that, the future
is on the knees of the gods"
Mr.. Cullen regarded him with sim
cere respect.
"It would give me great pleasure"
he said, a. trifle pompously, .'if you
would be my guest for the time you're
here, Mr.. billiard. 1t would please
me very much indeed" billiards.
heart pounded.
"And me too" said Angela, gently.
billiards heart threatened to suffo-
cate him; not entirely because the
game was going so infinitely better
than he had dared to hope, but also
because it was Angela who entreated
him.
70 It's wonderfully good of YOU" he
protested, but l couldn't disturb YOU
to that extent. Thank you, but"
Mr.. Cullen stopped him by an in
elusive gesture. a.ggs
You won't disturb us in the slight
est! 1 wish you'd come with us, Mr..
billiard. l should feel much better
than having you stay downtown"
'Well-" said billiard, obviously.
His soul was. filed with unholy low.
but his outward demeanor was depre-
catory.F ats ever so kind of YOU:
still"
"As a favor to me-" urged Mr.. Gull
len. 1889 a
"As favor to me-" echoed Angela,
and Hilliard looked attentively at her,
and was obviously swayed. She not
ed it; he had intended her to notice
it. He gave her smile which had
the power, even in her somber mood,
to draw a faint response in kind.
IF you're sure it won't be a hard
shin to yOu-"
Nonsense! It's settled, then, is It?
I'll send one Of my cars down for your
things"
billiards eyes fiickered at the in
genuous vanity; he's had recently
learned that Mr.. Cullen had made
more money during the past twelve
months than during the previous
twelve years.
WELL" he said. 'if you're so char
table as to insist"
II do, sir. do! =. You're at
the Onondaga, of course?"