The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-03-13

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.you-never anybody but YOU
But what I'm afraid of is that
something else, something terrible may
come between US"
There's nothing else that could
separate u.s."
IF you were engaged?" Lee would
no sooner have deliberately stolen an
other mans sweetheart than his wife.
To him love was thing of eternity.
1t was either a very young mans view
or very idealistic ones; yet there
are men of mature minds who hold
that doctrine; that was why the af-
fair of Estelle had broken his life.
Suppose j had become engaged to
someone / didn't love. Lee?"
you couldn't. You don't think
she felt thrilled by the CONSERVATION
in his voice-'that you-you have,
dearest?"
mo, I'm sure / haven't. But"
she persisted, 81 just felt curious to
know what we would do. in case"
''Oh, then-why, / suppose we'd have
TO go to him and tell him that we loved
each other. and then, of course, he
would release you," answered Lee.
looking troubled. "Still, we don't have
to think of that possibility. dear. do
wei"
"Of course not, Lee" she answered
But again he saw that she knit her
brows in perplexity, and he knew that
she was thinking, thinking, trying TO
reunite those travelled strands of men,
DRY.
You don't live in the range. Lee, do
your asked the girl presently.
mo, live at Manistree That's
long distance away. I've just come
here on business"
Wont you tell me what your BUSH
ness is?'
way, though I'm not under any
pledge" His instincts were 10 tell
her, and yet the training of eight years
seemed to seal his lips against her.
You see, I'm acting for Others"
"Why, then of course wouldn't ask
you TO tell me, Lee" she answered.
"Only have curious sort of feeling
that your business may be bound up
with me in some way, that perhaps
it means your going into danger"
II don't think there's much danger
attached to it,"
But. she caught that much" with
alarm. "a little danger, Lee? You
know, couldn't bear you being ex-
posed to danger But-what is there
beyond the range? You see, I've been
talking TO you about the range ever
since / first heard you speak of it, and
yet i don't really know where we are
It's curious, too, because for the first
week after my illness, didn't seem TO
care Is there a city beyond the
range?"
mo, thank God, all the cities lie
behind US. Nothing but forest"
But are you going TO see someone,
meet someone|
There's a Moravian mission three
or four days journey away"
"Oh, are you going there?" She was
still unsatisfed. still looking at him
in that wistfuDway.
Yes, / am going to take you there.
dear, and leave you in the care of
Father McGrath, who is in charge of
it. while l am away. He will take
good care Of you. He is a fine man.
and well known for his work among
- Whoy1 IL a i: \
last winter, Father McGrath was sent
for, all the way from Labrador to take
his place.
81 think" he added, that we shall
be able TO start in three or four days
now. We want to be off before the
weather changes"
How long will you be away, LeeY'
perhaps a week-or longer"
And he wondered, as he spoke,
whether it would be a week-or a
whole winter.
He held her hands and looked into
her eyes. "Have you faith enough in
me TO be willing to wait quietly there
even Tiff / should be gone for more
than a week." he asked.
It'll you return, no matter how
long, Lee" she answered simply.
Even if you remembered? No
matter what you remembers"
Even if l should remember. But,
Lee"-the note of fear came into her
voice again-"when the time comes
that / remember, want you with me.
am so oppressed sometimes-when
awake in the morning. always
seem 10 have been travelling in my
dreams all night in horrible places,
among hateful people. / seem TO have
some terrible duty laid upon me,
something that i must carry out, al
though it kills me. And them awake
TO you.
But one thing / know beyond ev
erything in the world, and that is that
there could never have been anyone
but you, Lee, dearest; never in the
whole world. So take me, Lee. and
shield me with your love, and be all
in this world TO me. for l shall never
love anyone but you.''
I'll take you TO the mission. dear.
and when / come back, ] shall take
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