The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-06
By
Concordia Merrel
(Copyright.)-wNU Service.

tOQcn my money Wnen my money
would have beaten them, I'll never.
never forgive you" Her intensity as
tonished him.
why, Lucy, I'd no notion you felt
it like this" he cried. But I'm glad
OF your interest in the old show
thought you didn't feel it; just took
what IL yielded without question or
affection" He spoke little
efficiently, as man will when be
speaks of something that means a lot
TO him.
Then II you're glad Of that, Oliver.
you'll promise me TO use my money,
If il should be necessary. Or before
it's necessary; II 1t should ever be
useful I've got heap. as you know.
And it's, every penny of it. Gresham's."
what does-Jim-say TO thisT' he
asked, and the question came so sud-
denly that she started, saying:
What" And. recovering quickly.
managed a very good imitation OF a
laugh and went on quickly: "Oh, Jim
isn't interested in what do with my
money. He has such lot, that mine
doesn't count" she went on, conscious
that she was speaking very fast. land
since he does precisely as
he likes with his own he'd be
the very first TO admit the justice Of
my doing as l like with mine. :"
She could not prevail upon Oliver to
give the definite promise she wanted,
but he did say that he'd remember il
when he had need And with that
Lucy had TO be content, and after
that, they talked in a more general
way.
Next day, he took her over the yards
and offices of Gresham's, showing her
everything; and explaining things to
her, lucidly and well She was ire
mendously interested in everything
and something tremendously more
than interested, too. For, though to
Ames this was merely the familiar
place where the work OF Gresham's
went on, to her it was the place where
Jim had done his bit of that work.
The place where he had put his big
energy into his job; his hope and am
bitiOn, too. The place where disgrace
had fallen upon him, and the doors
Of the future had suddenly closed
against him. She spoke of the
Warrington case. Asking questions
about it as unconcernedly as she could,
while her heart threatened to suffo-
cate her with its violent beating.
you've got that wretched man on
your conscience, Lucy" Ames told her.
Your father said you had been talk
ing about him only little while ago"
His case" she answered. flushing,
sis part of the history Of Gresham's
want to know it all; in every detail"
Then you shall" he said. easily,
and steered the talk along happier
channels.
AS they were passing the entrance
to the offices. man came running
briskly downstairs and out through
the wide doorway. Ames stopped him.
"Oh, Macklin," he said, will you
take Mrs. Lee TO have a look at the
works? She is here to inspect"
The man turned quickly, a smile on
his lips.
Il will indeed, sir" be answered,
with an air Of very respectful pleasure.
go with Mr. Macklin, Lucy" said
Ames, land when you've seen every
thing you want TO see. tell him to
bring you up to my Office"
Lucy went off with her new guide
he was very attentive, very respectful
But Lucy disliked him. She could not
have told just why. Perhaps il was
the touch, ever so slight, but still a
touch Of cringing in his Difference. He
was just shade too respectful Lucy
it, and she was glad when she had
seen all she wanted to and could ask
him to show her to divers Office.
He rose as Mac lin showed Lucy in,
and pushed up a chair for her.
Since you are so interested in that
affair. Lucy" he said, I've looked out
the various papers and notes about ii,
so that you can see them. Mrs. Lee
is anxious to know that Warrington
had square deal, Macklin," he added
Macklin was at the door. Just going
out. He stopped; stood still a mo-
ment; then turned back.
Il wish we could think he didn't,
sir. He always seemed such a fine
young fellow"
Lucy felt an almost irresistible i'm
pulse to get up and hit out at some
thing or some one; Macklin perhaps,
for the SNUG patronage of his words
and tone ''Such a fine young fell
low. - JIM With all his strength
and courage; and all he had had to
suffer! To be patronized by this
obsequious, insincere, shifty-looking
man
Mrs. Lee thinks, very rightly, that,
as future owner of Gresham's, she
ought to acquaint herself with all the
details Of Gresham's history. The
Warrington case is certainly one Of
the details" To -ucy he said Mr.
Macklin was very much in that case.
Lucy. No one knows more of it, or can
Judge more impartially than he"
Lucy raised her eyes suddenly and
looked at Macklin- Ii came flooding
in upon her mind that he must be
one of the men concerned In the bust
ness, Of whom Jim had spoken He
had never mentioned Macklin's name.
but evidently this rather ratty little
man was intimately concerned In it
all She wondered just what his part
in IL had been.
Just for an instant the rather near
together eyes of Macklin met Lucy's
and held: and then turned aside, as,
with a word or two to Oliver, he ex-