The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-08

fore. grew wearier and wearier
after the sleepless vigil of the night
before, and felt increasingly peevish
over the wasted evening.
81 fear, Nancy. we've already kept
Miss GrOsvenor up too late."
"Oh, 0 don't want to go yet" pro.
tested Julia.
ave don't want to go at ALL" Nancy
assured her; mot from this lovely
rooml I've never seen so much nice
furniture; and | know quite a lot
about furniture, for n so young. My
father has stacks of mahogany four
posters and applewOod corner cup
boards and banjo clocks. How he
would love that enchanting little sew
ing table !" She indicated the minia-
ture table ! had noticed on my first
visit. "We've nothing like that, though
I've seen some In antique shops"
That's something special, though"
returned Julia "it's just a dummy, q
cabinet-maker's model. It's not useful
for anything but ornament. My grand
father frequently had such objects
made, when he was in the lumber
trade, to show off samples of wood.
But If you'd like to see something
really quaint, I'll show you my pet
candle stand inlaid In five shades of
green, that gave me quite a nice idea
once for a big lampshade they liked
at the studio. Wait just a minutel"
She went off through the door at the
rear of the long room, leaving Nancy
rapturously beginning another puzzle.
and me highly impatient 1t was late.
Somewhere | had heard a clock strik.
ing eleven, not long before. The ST.
lence in Normandy terrace. profound
all evening, vas now becoming IN
earthly. particularly for a spot one
block from Broadway. Even Nancy
sat perfectly quiet, her eyes on her
book, as if the night chill had frozen
her.
| glanced at the door through which
Julia had disappeared. 1t was shut.
| turned swiftly to the French window
behind my chair. Slowly. cautiously.
ii was opening.
Next second, q man Sprang through
it, from the balcony into the shadow
between the windows. From beneath
his vizored cap, his eyes swept the
room. | leaped up, so did Nancy, her
eyes glittering like chips from q blue
glacier. The intruder rushed forward
headlong, knocking over the chair
FROM ~hfah \ rod rotrootaa The roar
door burst open, a strange loud click
sounded somewhere; but there was no
time to Shrek a warning before Julia
GrOsvenOr, c~Ollapsing against a distant
bookcase. cried out in a mingled as
constituent and anguish that rallied
me to her support against all mis-
givings:
Charles! You again"
The intruder, a tall, handsome young
man, fashily dressed. tossed his cap
on the table as If he felt quite az
home. Pardon me for in~terrupting
your party. julia" he said easily. "Of
course | didn't realize you might be
having one. Still, this is the only
practical way | could get here. Other
people, you see, are trying the or
binary ones. Dear me. have ! already
frightened away one of your guests?
Sorryl"
Nancy had indeed disappeared.
had not noticed her departure until
that moment But l had no intention
of following her, however clear the
visitors hint to that effect might be.
for Julia cried out in a desperate
voice:
Don't go, Miss Fullerl Please
don't leave me ]" She vas In an al.
most uncomfortable state of terror. |
was frightened, myself, especially by
the cooking of that revolver the min
ute before. But 1t would not have
been like Nancy to run from danger.
and Julia made no motion to leave
the room.
"But why, my deal JULIA" inter
posed the visitor, smoothly. "do you
ask this lady, with whom | have not
the pleasure of being acquainted, TO
stay. | shall be gone within five min
utes; all | wish to see you about Is
one of those family matters which are
such a bore to ones friends"
81 won't see you alone !" fiared Julia.
with unprecedented vigor. eff my
friend will stay, you can say what you
have to say before her. or else not at
all. What do you suppose she. or
anyone else. would think of your
breaking in here this way. at this time
of night? You'd better say something
first to explain thatl
The young man bowed o%bediently.
"My excuse must be-" he observed
to me. "that this is my own house.
My name is Charles Maclvor. and |
nave the honor to be Miss GrOsvenor's
cousin"
| may have succeeded In conveying
my opinion of him without speaking.
He turned abruptly to Julia.
"You know what I've come for" he
said. "Have you got 1t? I'll make a
most liberal settlement with you. You
can stay here as long as you like.
Haven't | explained that TO you over
and we again? Think about 1t. You
owe me something"
81 haven't got what you want" said
Julia shortly. "Do you think I'm not
telling the truth? When have | had
a chance to get It'll"
where is it?"
"Where IFS always BEEN"
Charles MacIvOr swOre under his
breath. My attention was fixed on
him. His face was unfamiliar; yet
it's bold charm vas arresting. and
there was something vaguely familiar
ahnnf him as he StOOd there pazino