Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-09
THE Blue CIRCLE

/ can, Sir
THAT'S all right. brt I'm not a gen.
tleman guest. I'm here to stay, and
prefer to look out for myself So /
won't trouble you"
Renshsw spoke pleasantly, but he
was feeling puzzled. Standing by the
| fireplace with his elbow on the man
! tel and his detached glance drifting
past the mans face, he wondered,
without much interest, why the@crea-
ture was so suddenly friendly. An
hour ago he had been furiously resent
ful Of the newcomers presence. Now
he seemed all eagerness and defer
ence.
Are you planning TO have break
fast up here, slrl" he respectfully In
qulred
Good Lord, MOI"
Renshaw spoke with sudden irrita-
ton Why the devil was the fellow so
PERSISTENT Was It merely because he
realized that the open betrayal of his
antagonsm had been unwise7 Or was
1.-THE thought stood stolidly at the
entrance Of the secretary's mind until
he finally permitted the unwelcome
visitor to enter--was 1t because jerks
knew that this newcomer was so in
formally dependent on others that even
at this moment every instinct In him
was calling for assistance?
whats your manner"
Jerks, sir"
well, jerks. there's exactly one
thing you can do"
Yes. SIR" The mans tone was
eager.
Get out, please, and be quick about
IT."
jerks got out. His surface dignity
was unlmpaired, but the door closed
on his exit with temperamental snap.
Left alone. Reushaw dropped into
the casy-chalr before the exuberantly
blazing fire, and rested his head
against It's padded back with a sigh of
exhaustion He was tired-tired to the
soul but from the darkness OF that
soul the hermit-thrush OF hope sent
out a solitary note. He had put
through the Plan. He had won that
| little contest of Wills with jerks, and
had given no outward Sign of the ef-
] fort II cost him. Now he would rest
OF course he ought to be unpacking
bathing, dressing for dinner He would
do all those things later His present
duty was TO rrelax-to let the at
mosphere of the old house sink into
| him.
How absurd I've had been TO imagine
1 things about jerks and Miss Camp
/ bell jerks was merely spoiled serv.
ant, impersonally resenting any new
conner and already eontrite over his
mistake and anxious 10 make amends
/ As TO the girl, that lovely girl with
the jet-black hair and the proud and
/ perfect mouth. she was afraid that he.
/ Renshaw, was going to be nuisance
/ The human beings in Tawno Ker
I thrown together as closely as they
were-the solitude of the place sud
/ denly impressed him: surely Il was
miles from any neighbor those hui
mans must form a close corporation
II was not TO be wondered at that they
{ htiOhA1 AtSf4A M AAAtt AHANAA inv MS
A small log. blazing on the andlrorS
parted aud dropped with rattle and
d shower Of sparks. Renshaw did not
hear It. The door opened an inch. and
some one peered at him through the
crack He did not hear the sound II
made as Il opened and closed. He was
In condition OF we!l-belng. new
found and vastly comforting at peace,
relaxed, and at last drifting out on
the blessed sen of sleep.
He was awakened by the sound OF a
gong, mellow but extremely penetrat-
ing. obviously a dinner or crossing
gong designed 10 be heard throughout
the big house. He sat up with a spec
tacular start and glanced at the clock
on the mantel above him II was half
past seven lie had slept uninterrupt-
eddy for more than an hour, an expert
ence still novel enough to be crafty
ing. He had only thirty minutes In
which TO unpack. battle and dress for
dinner AS he cast last glance in
the mirror before he went down
stairs he was mildly surprised by the
/ agreeable normality OF the being who
looked back at him. The fellow
/ seemed at least reconciled to life.