The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-04


you needn't mind me-" Dorothy
said quietly. I'm reading the Literary
News. All the same" the girl went
on, looking up at Henry from the
magazine her glance had fallen upon,
II think that sort of inventor would
be wonderful person to have about.
Mostly they're so awfully noble and
innocent, aren't they, and about a hum
dred years old? Or is that just in the
movies? Anyhow, think you'll like
1t lot. wish father would give me
a job in the new company"
She rose then, put down her cup,
and, coming round behind her moth
er's chair, took her lightly by the
shoulders. 81 was to drag you away
by force at quarter to SIX" she said.
(Henry noted how she had evaded us
ing any term Of address.) Its nearly
that now, and you haven't done your
errand yet"
I'm having a dinner tomorrow
night" Violet explained to Margaret.
"and as things have turned out. I'm
simply gorged with men. Can I rteal
you away from Henry? It's going to
be frigntfully dull, Pm afraid"
Margaret thought she could come.
Dorothy had come over to Henry
and offered him her hand, "for luck"
He retained 1t as he turned to her
mother and asked, How about an
even exchange? Or wouldn't it be
proper? Or are you going to COM
mandeer Dorothy, too?"
Eyes, it's all right" Margaret said,
from her desk in the corner. Love
to! Seven.thirty?"
"Oh, Dorothy's perfectly-unattain-
able," Violet told Henry. "She's din
Ing and dancing somewhere tomorrow
| night. / don't in the least remember
where. All know is / accepted eleven
invitations for her for Easter week."
I'm desolated that caa't dine with
you," Dorothy cried in the best ac-
cents of Vanity Fair. at would be
much more amusing"
81 call that" Henry grumbled. after
| he had closed the door behind them,
IAN Internal outrage. Oh, not your
J going out to dinner % he added, for he
had caught a look in his sisters face
that startled him. 81 meant the way
she's trying to spoil that lovely child.
John said today that seventeen was
devilish age. He's wrong. It's thirty
eight that is"
Il didn't suppose You meant about
the dinner" she said, her voice COM
ing rather fiat, "and suppose you did
mean Dorothy. But there was just
chance, / thought, that you resented
the way John had treated YOU"
"John In offering me the new job,
you mean? That's because you don't
know about 1t yet. Violet spoiled
things, rather, making me tell it back
ward. It's ten thousand year, Peg,
to begin with-stock in the company
independence again, If the thing goes
right-something like old times."
She asked him abruptly, Wren did
you first hear about this?'
"Why-just today ct lunch. You
don't think I'd keep thing like that
from you. I'm sorry told Violet first
Dut IL came up naturally, ScmenoW,
and then 1 took 1t for granted that
she'd know anyway"
"And you accepted 1t finally-right
there at the lunch-tableT
'No, of course not. AS matter of
fact, John didn't ask me to. He knew
I'd want to think 1t over-talk it over
with you"
How long did he give you to de-
cider" she asked
"Well, the meeting is tomorrow aft
ernoon," said Henry, and all the wind
went out of his sails on tie admission.
They'll want to know before then.
told John I'd call him up In the
morning."
That's what / thought you might
resent" Her voice fiattened down