The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30

the explanation-the explanation that
Henry feared? Alan had described
the man to her; that description had
not had meaning for her before; but
now remembering that description she
could think of Henry as the only one
who could have been in that house
Henry had fought with Alan therei
Afterwards. when Alan had been at
tackled upon the street, had Henry
anything to do with that?
Henry had lied 20 her about being
In Duluth the night he had fought
with Alan; he had not told her the
true cause of his quarrels with Uncle
Benny; he had wished her to believe
that Uncle Benny was dead when the
the watch which had been Captain
S.afford's Of the Miwaka! Henry had
urged her to marry him at once. Was
that because he wished the security
that her father-and she-must give
her husband when they learned the
revelation which Alan or Uncle Ben
ny might bring?
At Petoskey she went from the train
directly to the telegraph Office. Ii
Henry was in Petoskey, hey would
know at that Office where he could be
found; he. would be keeping in touch
with them.
Mr.. Spearman. the operator said. had
been at the office early in the day;
there had been no message for him;
he had left instructions that any
which came were to be forwarded 20
him through the men who, under his
direction, were patrolling the shore
for twenty miles north of Little Trav-
erse, watching for boats.
Constance crossed the frozen edges
of the bay by sledge to Harbor
Point. Her distrust now had deep
ened to terrible dread She had not
been able before this to form any def
mite idea of how Henry could threat
en- Alan and Uncle Benny; she had
imagined only vague interference and
obstruction of the search for them;
she had not foreseen that he could so
readily assume charge of the search
and direct, or misdirect, t..
AT the Point she discharged the
sledge and went on foot to the house
Of the caretaker who had charge Of
the Sheriff. cottage during the winter.
Getting the keys from him, she let
herself into the house. Going to her
room, she unpacked heavy sweater
and wooden cap and short fur coat
winter things which were left there
against use when they opened the
house sometimes out of season-and
put them on. Then she went down
and found her snowshoes. Stopping
at the telephone, she called long dis
lance and asked them to locate Mr..
Sheriff., if possible, and instruct him
to move south along the shore with
whomever he had with him. She went
out then, and fastened on her snow
shoes.
Constance hurried westward and
then north, following the bend Of the
shore. The figure of man-One of
the shore patrols-pacing the ice hum
mocks of the beach and staring out
upon the lake. appeared vaguely in
Tie uuSh Wueu SHE udu SOu6 dDOut
two miles. She came, three quarters
of a mile farther on, to second man;
about an equal distance beyond she
found a third, but passed him and
went on.
Her legs ached now with the unac-
customed travel upon snowshoes; the
cold, which had been only piercing
chill at first, was stopping feeling, al
most stopping thought. She was hor-
rified to find that she was growing
weak and that her senses were becom-
ing confused. She had come. in all.
perhaps eight miles; and she was
playing out" She descended to the
beach again and went on: her gaze
continued to search the lake, but now,
wherever there was break in the
bluffs, she looked toward the shore as
well. At the third of these breaks,
the yellow glow of a window appeared.
marking house in hollow between