The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-06-06

Usually the UnwinS took their meals
in their own suite bur very often they
were invited to re with Mrs. Rad.
| way.
The three of then-Mrs. Unwin was
| still unable to mOve-were invited to
dinner party, given by Evelyn Rad
way, when she learned that Todd was
to leave for an appointment in Chi
| cagO, exactly one week after landing
| from the Albatross.
At seven, Mary heard her fathers
| voice on the telephone. He said he
| should not be able to get to Peekskill
| until nine.
"Your voice sounds cross, Daddy"
she said. "Are you angry with any
one?"
"Angry is too mild term" he said,
and hung up. Usually he called her
by some pet name. but he was abrupt,
different and incomprehensible.
When he came they were sitting
around a wood fire in the large hall
around which the house was built.
Unwin was one of those kindly men
given to ELUSIVE greetings when he
knew his people. Tonight he bowed
to them all coldly. Not even to Mrs.
Railway did he unbend.
Daddy said Mary. plaintively.
you haven't spoken to poor Crosby
yet. He's hurt"
81 have no doubt" said Unwin dis
tinctly, that young man of his re
sourcefuness and intrepidity will re-
cover from the shock"
Crosby Todd flushed He had been
told that his future tather-in-law was
of kindly and affectionate DISPOSE
ton. Assuredly, the smileless. middle
aged gray gentleman on the rug be-
fore the fire was not running true to
form.
I'm afraid you have had firing
day." Mrs. Railway remarked.
"One of the most miserable have
ever spent" he answered. at is diff
cult to know just how to tell you
about it,"
Mary came to his side and slipped
her arm through his. Very rarely had
she seen her father in such mood
as this. Had he. she wondered, taken
some dislike to Crosby? His tone
seemed evidence of it. Essentially
she was peacemaker.
Don't tell us now" she begged.
In the morning this black mood would
have passed.
Floyd Unwin took no notice of his
daughter. He stood there meditating.
The girl might not have existed.
Every difficult" he repeated. 81
suppose | had better commence by
proclaiming my own inefiiciencies. l
have been an economic failure, Mrs.
Railway. l have worked hard and
there is nothing to show for it. A
month or so ago went to an old
friend and asked financial aid from
him. 1t was for M childrens educa-
ton | needed it. He refused me. |
learned then something of the scorn
success has for such as L.
Don't Daddy" Mary begged. She
saw that for some reason, unguessed
himself publicly.
another man." he went on, unheed-
ing, "a friend of equal standing in
point of years, offered aid. 1t was not
in his power to give it Immediately
He set out TO earn by his unquestioned
skill the few thousand dollars /
needed. 1t was for Bob and Mary he
took this burden upon him. / remem-
Der that he said he would try and be
fairy godfather to them. Well, he
failed"
Unwin fell into another fit of silent
musing When he spoke again it was
OF another subject. II have just come
from the bedside of man who is dy-
ing" He looked toward Crosby Todd,
sourly. 1.-THE man you and my son at
tackled, wounded and left for the
police to drag to the TOmbs. | COM
mend your caution, Mr.. Todd"
Evelyn Railway was glad that the
dancing shadows from the open fire
concealed her face.
81 don't understand you, Mr.. I'm
win," Crosby Todd stammered.
Daddy, they had to do what they
did," Mary told him earnestly.
"YOu waited" Unwin resumed, look
ing implacably at Todd, until he was
worn out from the sleeplessness he
endured for you. You and my son
took him at a moment when he was
physically exhausted. You attacked
him when he was suffering from three
ribs broken in the fight with the man
h. lii -
that the splintered ends of these frac-
tured ribs penetrated the pleural sacs."
"We didn't know that" Bob cried.
1--WE hadn't any idea he was hurt; he
never let me know"
"You must be fair to them, Daddy"
the girl insisted.
~ feel just as bitterly toward you
and Mrs. Railway" he said 'You
lent yourself to the betrayal. Isn't
there anything that looks from the
soul of an honest man to tell women,
with their finer intuitional senses, that
he is to be trusted?"
Evelyn Railways voice had tears
in it.
allow could we know? she walled.
Madam" Unwin said coldly, "he
told you. Many times he tried to con-
vince you, but you would not listen.
After that, | suppose, he was too
proud He told you all his real name
Can you deny that he claimed to be
Howard Bettington?"
"But you went to Bettington's
funeral just before we sailed" Bob
reminded him. you identified him."
81 do not want to spare myself"
his father answered. 81 identified the