The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02

thcugh-but III tell you about that
later. Where did you get himg'
THAT good agency can't remem-
Der it's name" Dale's hand moved
restlessly over her eyes, as if remem-
bering details were too great an eff
fort. "But I'm sure he'll be satisfac-
tory-he1l be out here this evening
he-he couldn't get away before, 1
believe. What have you been doing
all day, darling?"
"We have had a domestic upheaval.
The cook and the housemaid have
left-if you'd only waited till the next
train you could have had the pleasure
of their company into town"
Aunt Cornelia-how excitingi I'm
so sorry! Why did they leave?'
@Why do servants ever leave a good
placer" said Miss Cornelia grimly.
Because If they had sense enough to
know when they were well off. they
wouldn't be servants. Anyhow, they've
gone-we'n have to depend on Lizzie
and Billy the rest of this week. 1
telephoned-but they couldn't promise
me any others before Monday"
And I was in town and could have
seen people for you-if I'd only
Known" said Dale remorsefuIly.
"Only," she hesitated, st mightn't
have had time-at least I mean there
were some other things I had to do,
besides getting the gardener and"
She rose. II think I will go and lie
down for a little if you don't mind,
darling"
Miss Van Gorder was concerned.
"Of course don't mind but-won't
you even have your lemonade%
"Oh, I'll get some from Lizzie in the
paStry, before go up" Dale managed
to laugh. 81 think I must have a
headache, after ALL" she said. May
be I'll take an aspirin. Don't worry,
darling"
81 sha'n't. I only wish there were
something could do for yeu, my
dear"
Dale stopped in the alcove doorway.
There's nothing anybody can do for
me, really she said soberly. AT
least-oh, dent know what I'm say
ing! But don't worry. I'm quite all
right I may go over to the Country
club, after dinner-and dance. Won't
you come with me, Aunt Cornelia?"
Depends on your escort" said Miss
Cornelia tartly. IF our landlord, Mr..
Richard Fleming, is taking you, I GER
tainly SHALL don't like his looks and
never did,"
Dale laughed. "Oh, he's all right"
she said. Drinks a good deal and
wastes lot of money-but harmless
enough. No this is a very sedate
party-Tl be home early"
well, in that case" said her aunt,
ST shall stay here with Lizzie and my
ouija-board will furnish it. She's
ishment for the very cowardly way
she behaved this afternoon-and the
ouija-board. Lizzie deserves some pun
scared to death to touch the thing-I
think she believes it's alive.
well, maybe I'll send you mes
sage on it from the Country club
said Dale lightly. She had paused,
halfway up the flight of side-stairs in
the alcoye, and her aunt noticed how
her shoulders dropped, belying the.
lightness of her voice. "Oh," she went
on, ''by the way-have the afternoon
papers come yet? / didn't have time
to get one when I was rushing for the
train"
81 don't think so, dear-but I'll ask
Lizzie" Miss Cornelia moved toward
bell-push.
'Oh, don't bother-it doesn't matter.
Only if they have, would you ask Liz
zie TO bring me one when she brings
up the lemonade? I want to read
about-about the Battle fascinates
me-"
There was something else in the
paper this morning" said Miss Cor
nelia, idly. "Oh, yes-the Union bank
the bank Mr.. Fleming, Senior, was
president of has failed. They seem
to think the cashier robbed it Did
you see that, Dale?"
The shoulders of the girl on the
staircase Strengthened suddenly. Then
they dropped again. "Yes-I saw it."
she said in queerly colorless voice.
TOO bad. 1t must be terrible TOTO
have every one suspect you-and hunt
you-as 1 suppose they're hunting
that poor cashier"
"WeIl," said Miss Cornelia, "a man
who wrecks a bank deserves very lit
tie sympathy, to my way of thinking.
But then I'm old-fashioned. Well, dear,
1 won't keep you. Run along-and if
you want an aspirin, there's a box in
my top bureau drawer
Thanks. darling. Maybe I'll take
one and maybe l won't-all 1 really
need is to lie down for a while"
She moved on up the staircase and
disappeared from the range of Miss
Cornelia's vision, leaving Miss Cor
nelia to ponder many things. Her trip
to the city had done Dale no good, of
a certainty. If not actually i'll, she
was obviously under some consider
able mental strain. And why this sud-
den interest-frst in the Bat-then in
the failure of the Union bank? Was
1t possible that Dale, too, had been
receiving threatening letters?
It'll be glad when that gardener
cemes,' she thought TO herself. He'll
make man in the house at any rate"
When Lizzie at last came in with
the lemonade she found her mistress
shaking her head.