The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-04-04
they judged him to be one of Clements

they judged him to be one Of Clements
adherents.
He WAS not sure whether Mrs. Rad.
way, for all her courtesy at luncheon.
would expect him to get on the easy
terms with her which he had estap
lished with Mary. She was. he reflected
one of the great hOstesses and societ,
beauties of the day. Perhaps she. too
shared the suspicious already formed
of him by the captain. He found him
self elated-a new emotion with him
when she beckoned him to take q
chair at her side.
u am glad you are a physician"
she began, zone can talk so much
more freely to you"
This hardly put him at ease. It was
bad beginning, he felt, this enforced
deception, and yet he could not allow
her to suppose he was not the ships
properly equipped surgeon.
ut is about my husband" she con
tinued "He is very ill. He hates
ferOciously. He thinks it hurts his enc
mics; sometimes he talks as though
he believed in black magic. OF course
ii all reacts on him eventually" She
watched Mary and young Todd pace
up and down the deck. "Probably
about five years difference in their
age" she commented. THAT'S right ::
it's natural. | hope she'll marry him
He is a good honest boy"
"You know of him?" Bettington
asked. He found himself concerned
for Mary Unwin's future.
81 have never even spoken to him."
she answered, "but one sometimes has
the gift of seeing people as they are
You are reliable. There are others
here who are not. The man
Clements with his eternal smile. which
is never accentuated and never dimin.
ished It's the smile of mask Who
is he?"
81 saw him for the first time on
must know"
"He did Elgar a good turn once"
she said, land when he offered this
boat, all found except the captain.
who is our old skipper, Elgar took il.
He said he knew he would have to pay
for the help Clements gave"
So that was how ii came about
But Railway had not guessed the ex-
tent of the pay. Beitington sat talk.
ing to Evelyn Railway until she called
Mary and said it was time to dress
for dinner.
Clements came into Bettington's
stateroOm. A dinner coat and black
trousers, new.y pressed, were hung up.
''They always dress for dinner" said
the Boss. "You did well this after.
noon. | could see she was taken by
you. When you meet Metzger tonight
you will find him already furiously
jealous. | will not allow any quar-.
reling on board until the ching is
achieved for which | gathered you
together"
"You will not allow it?' Bettington
repeated slowly. "You may not allow
men like Sam and Metzger t. do as
they please, but l am free agent, my
good man."
Now he would see the smile fade.
If the dreaded Boss lived up to his
reputation some other expression must
replace the grinning mask. Bettington
heard swift intake OF breath. but
there was no other indication of anger.
You are free agent as long as you
do what l tell you. Tonight shall
introduce you to the rest. do not
wish the common good TO be endan-
gered by any foolish quarreling over
women"
The unwisdom Of making an enemy
of Clements and his gang of crooks
made Bettington alter his truculent
manner. He lad vet to get to the
bottom of the plot and gauge the
strength of it's instigators.
Pm not anxious to quarrel" he
said more pleasantly. "but I'm of just