The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-05-18

"You haven't mentioned that occa.
sion."
"And hour ago she asked me to help
you, though 1t would be AN ordeal,
especially since l was inexperienced.
said | was here to learn; besides, all
my letters were finished. though the
other girls weren't Then she asked
me, very sweetly, to inquire of Mr..
Case, who was always so nice, whether
there had been any offer yet for that
old law book she had sent down to
you by me on Monday afternoon. She
said her cousin, Magistrate Juddes,
would give hundred dollars for Ii If
that would be enough"
"And you have not asked Mr.. Case
Nancy. it's vulgar to wink"
'And | am really most refined. as
anybody can see. When have | had
a chance to ask Mr.. Case anything?
had only time to stop in the stock
room and look at their telephone d.
rectory while was telling Dennis TO
go up and say found my typewriter
would be required, after all; and
there really is Magistrate Juddes.
And now it's no use asking Mr.. Case.
Miss Wilkes will just have to accept
the fact that the books going into the
catalogue. Listen, Constance: where
do you keep it?"
'Why do you want to know?"
"rm worried about it, on Peters
account. want il to be safe. Maybe
with a fake boOkplate, he'll be In a
worse hole than ever. Perhaps if you
have ii right by you, you might have
a chance to make somebody buy it
for more than Magistrate Juddes
would Offer"
felt touched.
Nancy, DEAR" / promised, I'm 60
ing to write the most alluring possible
advertisement of that volume, and
also of the bookplate. No Juddes
shall lay his marauding fingers upon
it until the world is apprised of all
its charms; and until Juddes or some
similar Juggins with money to waste
comes along, it shall remain here In
the lowest left-hand drawer of my
desk"
Nancy went back to work, satisfied;
we labored steadily through the cho-
rus of Good nights" from the eve
ming exodus. Only for Peter did /
stop one moment
''I'm going up tonight to a place
called Raynes Foreside to buy a lot
of horrible old trasn," he informed me
discreetly, viewing Nancy's back.
kids doing better. ehT
"She's great worker" / compro-
missed.
| looked at Peters downcast face,
and a thought that had occurred to
me over the steaming kettle reverted.
| felt convinced that ne was carrying
some heavy secret burden relating to
Julia Grosvenor. had never forgot
ten that state of frantic alarm which
had seized him on the threshold of
Mr.. Cases Office last Monday, though
ever since his manner had been so
calm as to be almost unnatural. par
ticularly when he and | had been
talking to Mr.. Almy. Ii | could have
only told him of my visit to Julia, of
her recognition of him in the shop,
her relief on hearing that he had de-
MED all understanding of her excla-
r:ationl But knowing that that visit
was confidential. | merely said:.
Buck up, Peterl It's up to yo1 to
come back from Representatives, II
is-with your shield or on it. Others
fires burning"
Peter looked grateful, but. said moth
ing, for at that instant Nancy swung
round and saw him. He put mans
first question to woman.
"When are you going home" he in
quired sternly.
"At six o'clock" said Nancy, sweet
ly. viewing him with calm appraisal.
Constance, come and have dinner
with u.s."
"No. thank you-thank you both
very kindly" repeated as Peter
urged the invitation on me brightly.
"If you won't come to dinner to
night. you must come and stay With
me all night tomorrow" declared
Nancy, tenacious as usual of her
wishes. cor I'll be all alone"
THAT'S fine idea I" exclaimed Peter.
"Yes; ii was mine," said his sister.
"Will you come, COnstanceT
81 shall be delighted, my dear, to
help the eight other occupants of the
house bear you company"
"One for you. Nancel" cried Peter
"Well. Constance, good-by till Satur-
day, at the latest. I'm off for Plym-
outh Rock and way stations!"
Nancy and worked alone In the
silent shop without further Interrupt
ton. The silence of the big building
was restful and unbroken, save by
distant, infrequent rumble of late
traffic. Not until | had nearly finished
dinner, sent in to me. did ] hear a
single sound in the shop. Then, un-
expectedly, far back, | heard a faint
movement.
1t was repeated {. It came
again pattering footsteps
sounded on the left-hanC aisle. Next
minute a dim figure materialized In the
dusk as | turned. and to my relief,
ever more than my surprise, | recog-
nized Mr.. Case just as be started back
in amazement. close at my left.
"Why, thought you'd gone to
dinner" | said matter-of-factly.
~ thought you mad" he countered.
Everybody else has who's going to
uorI toniohf waS inst doipo Some