The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-04-04

was SET Der0re MIN, hlled with the
chefs rich delicacies. that he seemed
awake. He had been drinking steadily
since luncheon and drink made him
hungry.
Mary Unwin was disgnsted. She
had no fear OF her employer. She had
never liked him; now. iOr his behavior
to IRIS. Radway. she hated him. She
was glad when Bettington came in
She smiled al him II seemeu to her
that he and young Crosby Todd were
the only men aboard whom one could
trust. Captain Hallett was gruff and
SOured. The others watched her with
eyes aflame. And she. like the Others
turned her head from the ever smil
ing suave steward.
There was little conversation at the
wretched meal. AS Mrs Railway
passed to her stateroom with Mary.
leaving her husband still at the table.
she turned to Bettington.
ION deck, later. | should like to
speak to you"
He bowed in answer. The spoken
word would have betrayed his glad
ness.
He went out on deck to wait. with
what patience he could summon for
Mrs. Railways coming Mary was
looking up al the wireless The oper.
atOr was receiving news OF the day
for his bulletin. Clements had al
lowed the machine TO be repaired
Bettington was glad TO believe that
this lad was clean and honest Tubhy
Unwin's two defenseleSs children
might. ere long, have need OF all that
was clean and honest on the AL
batross.
He had feared Mrs. Railway would
be saddened by the cherries dinner
He did not want TO see her unhappy
Now lie was amazed to find her smil.
ing and vivacious.
Let us walk" she commanded.
Every voyage | take ! mean to learn
which stars are which and how sail
ormen can stand by them. What's
that bright thing up there?
"Venus," he said "She Is the eve
ming star this month. Most mariners
steer by her too readily"
"And these mariners Clements has
gathered together-what do you know
of them?"
Very little," he said. "but | don't
like them"
Directly | came aboard / knew
something was wrong here" she said
"a SapSa of dicSnpapoo Che ,o,,cod
a moment "Even more than that. but
impossible co put into words. Per
haps ii was certain sense of dread
feeling that Clements, in a past in
carnatiOn, was the spider who asked
the fly to step into his pa ..lor.'
of course" she said. moment
later, ~ care nothing whatever about
the stars. To ME they are just deco
rative. lovely lanterns hung in the
heavens to make the nights beauti-
full. Worrying about my bus.
band Is driving me to the deepest
misery. used to be so proud of
him. Perhaps | lacked the healthy
instinct which girls ought to have for
companionship with boys of their own
age. | rather despised young men,
Their ambitions seemed so small, so
contemplate beside Il OSe of the men
| saw in Washington and of
cOuI sc, Elgar was VIGOROUSLY hand
some then. You see, | took charge of
my fathers household when my moth.
er died. | was only seventeen. Think
what that meant to an ambition
craZed girl. For me, America held
only one city. and that was Washing
ton. where the embassies and legations
were"
Then came several turns of the deck
and no further condolences.
81 very seldom talk IF those days."
she said later. 81 try to think of
them; but here, with nothing to do
but watch Elgar, and know that this
is the end. am full OF my troubles"
What do you mean by the end?"
he asked. The implication that Rad
ways death might be what she
meant, disturbed him. No matter how
concerned he might ne for the welfare
of the two women, he was breaking
the law by pretending to be qualified
physician. And to have to attend
dying man and see others hang on his
verdicts nd take comfort from his
laundering inadequate service was
chilling prospect.
HE is slipping" she said, slipping
mentally. 1t is the fate of these
strong men who derive no strength
but from themselves. He thinks
months rest will Iut him in shape for
the battle. You have seen his methods
of training. He has burnt himself
out"
"By battle, you mean his fight with
GibbOns?"
"Elgar undertakes Mr.. Gibbons
whom ] know slightly. He has not
Cigars supreme ability, but he can
descend to meannesses which my hus-
band never used. After all, Elgar has
had his great moments" She sighed
"There was time when even so keen
a judge of events as my father thought
he would win the Presidential nOmina-
ton. II was just after the panic of
1907 when his name led all the
rest. should have been
mistress of the White louise before
was twenty. Naturally, l was daz
zled"
He knew she was living over again
those days when ii seemed the world
had placed its all at Ter feet.
"We were talking of Mr. Gibbons
weren't WEI" There was more of re-
serve in her voice now. II was as
though she realized she had, under
the strain of the last few hours, dis
closed too much of herself. "He has