The Ely miner., 1930-10-31

w. N. o. Service.

IDENTIFY parsonage, and knew it with
out openly exhibiting the naive con-
ceit of the self-made Scot-yet he chad
made his way from day laborer to con-
tractor and builder.
His splendid and varied vocabulary
had been one of his greatest helps In
that advance. No one could make
team of horses haul as much or as
steadily as young Rob Macbeth. No
one could manage q gang of Italian
labOrerS as well.
His vocabulary. practically unused
at home while gentle Jean Macbeth
was alive, was well known and feared
at his office. 1t was only since arthritis
had laid him by the heels that 1t was
becoming known on his island. espe-
ciaIly when Roberta rendered him
furious.
He was furious now as he looked
at her, and yet Roberta Jean Macbeth
was a sight TO make any father proud.
She was small, barely five feet three,
but she was beautifully proportioned.
A pocket edition of Venus, with her
fathers eyes and red hair. 1t was a
Macbeth characteristic-this red hair.
Roberts own was a reddish fair. with
only the tiniest admiXture of gray.
His, however, seemed merely a warm
tan when compared with Roberta's
locks. which riOted over her head
glistening helmet of red curls. cut and
pruned by some French expert in the
art of hairdressing.
If his long training as a contractor
and builder had given him a wonder
full vocabulary. it had also given him
wonderful control over his temper.
Being an experienced man, he knew
that to give way to his temper before
Roberta, since he could not arbitrarily
forbid the thing she was set on doing
and see that his ban was carried out.
would he futile.
But he had to remind himself that
he was Robert Macbeth, a power and
a terror TO grown men and high in
the council of mighty men of business,
before he could calm himself For
Roberta had flouted him, had ridiculed
all his plans for himself and for her
as "silly," as 'moss-backed." and at
the last "d-n tiresome!'
Doubtless, because he was fat on
his back for the first time I'm his
active life, she had thought ii the
strategic hour to carry through her
own plans and move the whole estab-
lishment bodily from his island Had
he been at fault, himself. in bringing
her up to be so mOdern-sO indie
pendent? 1t had always been a tradi-
tiOn in the Macbeth family that their
lassies were as good as any lad"
Was it because he had shown too
plainly that he loved her beyond.every-
thing and could deny her nothing. or
was it just because the whole younger
generation was quite out of hand?
He leaned back and sighed. He had
hoped for peace and comfort at home,
and he was evidently not to get it
yet He sighed again as he looked
about him and saw Roberta race along
the drive and cross the bridge without
a look or a wave of the hand in his
direction Quite evidently, she had
decided to keep her appointment. re-
gardless of his request that she stay
at home and properly tnduct the new
servants. who were arriving today.
Rank dsObediencel Open defiance!
Macbeth grinned. He had hever
minded a little spunk in a lass.
few minutes later he heard her
car tearing along the river road on
the mainland Well she was DELHI
erately diSregarding his wishes. despite
all he had said. lie must plan how TO
circumvent her. His eyes became
heavy and brooding. The very worst
thing of all was that Roberta hated
his island
II was the island that Roberta had
been so fluent about this morning. She
had expressed herself as astonished
that he had chosen it without consult
ing her. 1t was in her opinion God
fOrsaken spot"
Macbeth had not realized how
scOrnful the lady was of his most
precious possession, until he heard
her say that ii was great mistake
that be had not waited until she had
finished school, before purchasing this
island.
Roberta had not been looking at her
father, or she would have stopped he
fore she said that. She had been
sitting on the edge of the terrace,
smoking cigarettes furiOusly. Mac
Reth had not known that she smoked
He had opened his mouth to tell her
to stop when she had made him forget
everything else except his island.
(TO BE CONTINUED3