The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-03-27
The andSOlnle Man
by Margaret 7WzmbuU

waved aside all assistance and put 1t
on the table near Sir George, and
began to arrange it for him.
Il had this ready against your COM
ing" she said with q satisfied air.
You're a pair of poor looking lads"
she added surveying the men, "for all
that Roberta and | think so much of
you" She began to pour out the
coffee. ''This'll put heart in you, my
lad. Tell the tale. Lady Sandison."
Roberta, from the arm of her hus-
bands chair. looked at them wide
eyed. "It's the most thrilling thing
that ever happened"
Hear! Heart" said Sir George,
Romeo and Juiet's little story scarce
ly compares with it. Put some cream
in my coffee like a dutiful wife and
then talk while | eat, Roberta After
a little careful training you'll be fit
for Sandisbrae and bonnie Scotland"
81 doubt it," said the Dowager Lady
Sandson. beaming at them. "Shell
never be meek enough 60 suit. It's
grand that she caught you this side
of the water. Glad as | am that it
happened, am fair astonished that
it ever came off. AS late as this
afternoon would have sworn that
Sir George would as soon see you
drowned as marry you"
$50 would l." declared Robert Mac
Beth, land what's more. would have
Dol hnx
drowned you if you'd asked her."
How perfectly absurd" said
Roberta.
absolutely" agreed her husband.
Aggy looked at her brother. with a
queer little smile and then turned to
Sir George and his lady. Il suppose
she sighed. "therell be no holding you
on this island now"
"Oh, why not? jolly interesting
place, this island" said Sir George.
"At least. it's just as Roberta says"
perfectly all right place for George
to rest up in," Roberta agreed. Don't
see thing wrong with it."
~ could stay here forever-with
yOu," he told her, between bites of
the cake with which she was feeding
him.
Robert Macbeth, though he found
locOmOtiOn tiresOme and painful, rose
I'D heavily and muttering some excuse
about fresh air, which was quite un-
necessary as neither Roberta nor Sir
George seemed to notice his with
drawal, went out on the terrace.
Aggy followed him and gave him her
arm to chair.
ITS grand" she sighed. I'm think
ing that with the Sandison weakness
toned down a bit by the Macbeth
stockiness your grandchildren should
be a fine-loOking lot"
Her brother gave a smothered roar.
You talk as though you'd planned it."
"Well," began Aggy modestly, but
Robert Macbeth refused to listen.
LAS yet we're in the dark as to
how it happened
Aggy laughed, "And likely to be
for while" she said cheerfully. tits
my opinion they're no very clear
about it themselves"
But Rob was not to be so easily
soothed. did you hear what they
said? What's the matter with them?
Are they crazy?"
Lady Sandison laughed. "It's love-"
she said philosophically. well jist
have to stand it for awhile. You can
do nothing with them at this stage"
They'll condescend to stay on my
island, now" Rob said it bitterly.
"A while ago they were both sick of it."
What can you expect?" asked his
sister. She looked at him sympa-
thetically. Don't be q jealous fool,
Rob. You're getting what you
wanted, though not in just the way
you wanted it, and so are they"
81 thought" Macbeth growled,
little ashamed of himself, though it's
hard to see ones only daughter COM
pletely engrossed in another and
younger man, 81 thought they were
after thrills?"
"Well, and have they not found
them?"
"What, here on this island"
NO. stupid man, in each other"
THE END.]