The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-06
CHAPTER ITI-Continued

People are just silly. And maybe its
a little too soon to expect to rent the
fiat Your luck will turn '"
Ernesto gave a pessimistic-artistic
shrug, and moved off to greet some
new arrivals. Nancy leaned over the
table toward me.
81 want to ask your advice she an
nounced. peter thinks you're the
most sensible young woman he
knows"
"Thank you. That makes a girl feel
so nice and safer
Absorbed in a new idea, Nancy con.
tinued to lean over the table, and so
missed two-secOnd drama that
flashed past on the staircase. Sill
lhouetted against the big hall window,
the figure of young man suddenly
turned the corner of the landing,
leaped to the hall, posed effectively
an instant, back toward me, before
long mirror near the staircase, then,
satisfied, flashed past the hall door.
The front door slammed. His Wis
ored cap had been low on his face.
he wore loud, vaguely familiar
This is what l want to ask you
about" Nancy was saying eagerly.
do you think 1t would be all right
If Peter and ! should take that fiat
upstairs? Could you and look at it
after lunch? Do you think it would
be all right?"
"Why suppose so, If you
and Peter want fiat But why -
Because Malvina insulted me so
about my elOpement that ] simply
won't stay home. Neither will Peter.
We've left and we haven't anywhere
TO go, not even tonight And we've
always lived downtown and like IT.
and | love to keep house, and | don't
see why should be done out of
everything just because Oh. j
never finished!"
l perceived that l was now in for
the conclusion of this distressing
child's singular romance.
Brandon came to the house in
about half an hour to get my suit
case" proceeded Nancy. systematical-
ly; while everybody was still out.
1t was packed, standing by the hall
hat-rack. He waited there while ]
dashed upstairs for my things;
hadn't expected him quite so soon.
came right down again, but he was
already holding the door open, with
the suitcase in one hand and his own
bag in the other. We got the train
all right AS we were getting into
Trenton, where it stopped, he sug.
gested going into the diner to get
some tea he said If I'd 90 in first and
keep a table, he'd come RICH. along
after he'd moved our things to bet
ter seat that was just being vacated.
But | had TO come right back. for the
diner was full | met him just as he
was starting forward with our bags,
and goodness, he was cross / thought
he must be terribly hungry. and didn't
say anything.
"Well, at Philadelphia, we had to
wait q few minutes for the connec-
ton. He said: why don't you go buy
those picture-postalsT had sug.
gested sending some home to tell our
news. So | went over to the news.
stand and turned around to look at
him, and he was racing toward
the door with our two bagsl"
"What did you do?" l inquired, at
last interested.
81 ran faster, another way, and got
to the door first, and :"
"Yes, my dear"
81 grabbed away my own suitcase,
and hit him-hard."
Nancy" said |, in congratulatory
tones, .shed no tears over your erst-
while friend Mr.. Tower. l. think you
did a good job with him."
That's what the Travellers aid lady
said" observed Nancy, complacently.
"The station guard got her, right
away, because cried and Brandon
ranl She telegraphed for
Peter, and he came for me late In the
evening. 1 was 5000 glad to see
him! And then, as he and the Trav-
eleTS d1u iduy anu "CiC NiooSihS
the station to the New York train
will you believe me?-there was
Brandon again, shopping behind
benchl Well, like a fool sup
pose because was so nervous
screamed"
'Why did he come back?" couldn't
help puZZling aloud.
81 give up." confessed Nancy. did
he think | would ever. ever, ever, In
this world or the next forgive him
for trying to get rid of me. after he'd
asked me to go off with him? Well,
anyway, there he was"
"What did he doT
"Ran, of course"
"And ! suppose Peter gave chase"
"Yes; he overlook him, and they
had dreadful fight right there In the
station. but Brandon got away, and
Peter got arrested. and came home
only this morning. The Travellers aid
lady brought me home. And on the
train" whispered Nancy, In nm awe
struck tone, as the last fragment OF
pastry vanished, "the queerest thing
of ell happened!"
"What was IT'D"