The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-05-12

underestimate involved something
good deal worse perhaps than any
thing that could have been involved If
he had only gone away. The facts we
had made it certain that-if what had
happened to him was death at the
hands of another-he must have fore
seen that death and, seeking no pro-
lection for himself it implied,
that he preferred TO die rather than to
ask protection-that there was some
thing whose concealment he thought
lit might have meant that he con-
sidered his life was +. due to whom
ever took il" Her voice, which had
become very low. now ceased. She
was speaking to Alan of his father-a
father whom he had never known. and
whom he could not have recognized by
sight until she showed him the picture
a few weeks before; but she was
speaking Of his father.
MIR. Sheriff. didn't feel that 1t was
necessary for him to do anything, even
though he thought that?"
IF Mr.. Corvet was dead, we could
do him no good. surely, by telling this
to the police; If the police succeeded
in finding out all the facts, we would
be doing only what Uncle Benny did
not wfsh-what he preferred death TO.
We could not tell the police about it
without telling them all about Mr.. Cor
vet. too. So father would not let him
self believe that you had been attacked
to be killed. He had to believe the
police theory was sufficient"
Alan made no comment at once.
"Wassaquam believes Mr.. Corvet Is
dead" he said finally. HE told me so.
Does your father believe that?"
Il think he is beginning to believe
it,"
watching her, "how happened to be
out of the house that night. followed
man who came there to the house.
WassaQuam did not know his name.
He did not know Mr. Corvet was gone !;
for he came there to see Mr. Corvet
He was not an ordinary friend of Mr..
Corvet's; but he had come there often
WassaQuam did not know why. Was
saquam had sent the man away, and
ran out after him; but could not
find him"
He stopped an instant, studying her.
THAT was not the first man who came
to the house." he went ON quickly, as
she was about to speak. Il found a
man in Mr.. CerVet's house the firsk
night that spent there. Wassaquam
was away, you remember, and I wes
alone in the house"
"a man there in the hOuse?~ she re.
peated.
HE was going through Mr.. Cervetss
things-not the silver and all that, but
through his desks and files and cases.
He was looking for something
thing which he seemed to want very
much; when interfered, 1t greatly ex.
cited him. I frightened him. He
thought I was a ghost"
"a ghost. Whose ghost?
He shrugged. II don't know; some
one whom he seemed to have knewn
pretty well-and whom Mr.. Crvek
knew, he thought"
why didn't you tell US this beforer
AT least-I am telling you now,
Miss Sheriff.. l frightened him. and
he got away. But I had seen him
plainly. / can describe him. :.
You've talked with your father Of the
possibility that something might hap
pen to me such as perhaps, happened
to Mr.. Corvet. If anything does hap
pen to me. description of the man
may -. prove useful"
Then clearly ana definitely as M
could, he described Spearman To DeE
She did not recognize the description;
he had known she would not. Had not
Spearman been in Duluth? Beyond