The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-02-20
CHAPTER X-Continued
by Margare. rurnbulL

| bridge TO the island. Glad TO see
them, too, In spite Of the fact that he
would have to face Roberta Mac
Beth's hostile eyes across the DINING
table. What did the girl want any
how? He had done his best for her
father and for her. and II she thought
he'd told about her friend Of the other
night, she was mistaken, though she
might have to hear some ugly tales
about that lad soon, II his recognition
this afternoon should prove that Jack
Navarro was mixed up in the attempt
on the payroll. If it was true. 1t was
plain why Navarro never came to the
house. He had probably given the
girl some highly romantic reason.
| What drove a girl like Roberta TO
sly fellow like that sleek-haired lad,
when there were men like Ray and
| Durham about? It did not occur to
him, Roberta being a girl, that it was
the same thing that had brought him
here TO MacBeth's island; that had
made him risk his skin today-ad-
venture, and the desire for things
| new and strange
After dinner he would go down TO
Green Bend and see Alice or Nell,
and rest his tired brain. Nice girls,
not nearly so disturbing as Roberta.
He reached the bridge, clattered
across 1t and up to the terrace.
Roberta and Ray were already there.
They had passed him when the po-
liceman halted him, they told him,
without his observing them. Lady
Sandison came running down the ter
race steps and grasped him. 1t was
the first time Aggy had Rugged him
since he was seven, but she had lost
nothing by want of practice.
"Oh, my laddie! Did they touch
your
Not a touch" Sir George said In
what he thought was a truly Ameri-
can manner. "Now hands off, must
report to the chief"
Macbeth sat in his library. tele-
phone near at hand. He was drawing
on a piece of paper and trying to
look businesslike, but the hand that
held the pencil shook a little. as be
saw Sir George in the doorway. Just
by so little had this shining young
head missed death on this wonderful
day In this peaceful countryside and
It was he, Robert Macbeth, who had
set him on his dangerous way-to
save a few miserable thousands.
But that was not the way Sir
George looked at it.
"Well, we pulled it off, sir. Chicago
wasn't in it. as you say over here.
I've had a great day." he concluded.
and then hesitated as he saw the ex-
preston on Robert MacBeth's face
IL did hope you'd be pleased"
I'm just terribly pleased, but I'm
id glad it's over. Aggy was in
such stew"
ooh, you've got to make allowance
for Aggy," her stepson said. "She
thinks that without her supervision
and superintendent the Sandisons
would have persisted. Maybe she's
right, at that" he added, remember
ing the debt of gratitude the family
really owed Aggy. But she has an
awfully aggravating way of acting as
though she were still my nurse"
Robert Macbeth laughed.
"But leaving Aggy out of It en-
tirely, sir, as we must, I'll ask you to
think of this and discuss it after din
| ner. Why did the beggars attack the
bank today and why did they come up
the towpath? Was it because the bank
robbers in New York got word through
that was there after the money? Or,
and this l think the more likely, was
it because there was a leak somewhere
-here?"
Roberta called cheerfully: "Sir
George, Aunt Aggy says not to dress,
but come as you are. None of US are
dressing tonight"
"Oh, blast!" calculated Sir George
as he sprang to his feet, that means
l must get some Of the soil from my
face and hands" He disappeared.
In the cheap Philadelphia restau-
rant only two men met at their Gus
tomary table. The waitress asked the
older man, who had come in first
'Wheres your friendsT'
"Ah-" the sound was like a smoth-
cred oath, that is what / should like
/ to know myself"
Jack entered and approached the
table. The older man nodded and let
him slip into his chair and give an
order before he spoke.
"Well?"
Jack shrugged his shoulders. swell
is it my fault if Paul bungled it?
/ Check up on mel Everything | got
was straight. They had the money in
the country bank and he did take it to
the works. The New York car was
decoy, as l told you. The man who
slipped up is Paul."
"They have Paul."
what Will he squeal?"
The older man was silent. Then
he looked up and asked, 1.-THE girl?
Does she suspect your"
Jack shook his head. 81 told her
enough about him to keep her from
believing anything he says about me-"
The older man looked at him grimly.
Eat and come to the Office by the
back way. We're not done Since
the payroll's lost to US, you must get
the cash through the girl"
.
Roberta was feeling a little lonely.
Here where she used to be first, with
her father and those within the house.
Sir George seemed to have taken first
place away from her. Even the
servants watched for him, tried to
anticipate his wishes, and as for her