The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-04-08
CHAPTER V-Continued

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$50 il is under your orders that Lin
forths wrecked our Norwegian timber
deal?"
Under my orders, and with my
money" he assured her. And it will
be under my orders and with my
money that Linforths will wreck every
deal that Gresham's attempt to make
1t will be under my orders and with
my money that Linforths will bring
Gresham's 10 ruin. Linforths is. now,
a hundred-fOld the enemy OF Ores
hams. :"
She understood now She had Won
dered whether, should she ask point
blank what his scheme of revenge was.
he would tell her. Well, he had told
her And il certainly was ugly hear
ing. But she would not let herself
betray how deeply she was troubled /:
she made herself speak steadily and
cOOIly as she asked:
And Perry has just found that
out?"
Yes"
Anu lllluhS size broke OH.
THAT I'm playing a dirty game" he
finished for her, with no mincing of
words.
THAT is why you were interested
in how found father yesterday" Lucy
said. thinking back.
Il knew that Ames would Just have
got the news that the deal had fallen
through" he replied.
''LinfOrths." she said, after mo-
ment. has always been out to smash
Gresham's"
Their eyes met, very straight and
challenging.
And LinfOrths," he said slowly, let
ting each word fall clear and cold,
will now have the means to make
the smashing thorough and effective"
She drew a breath. So this was his
plan. Well, anyway. she knew. And
better thousand times, to know it
all, than TO be cropping in the dark.
Yes" she said. quietly. 81 think
whatever you set out to do. you would
do E. very thoroughly. l am quite
prepared for that, Jim"
There was a considerable silence,
then Lee said abruptly:
Now that you have found out the
dirty game I am playing. you'll do as
Perry is doing, suppose"
Leave you?" she asked. mo, Jim.
! shall not do that"
Then what will you do? Tell your
father who | am, and what | am, and
Just how am out to smash hiR?"
She didn't answer Immediately. The
position, for her, was extremely diff
cult. She was between her loyalty to
her father and her love for this man
she had married. Could she stand
by and let Jim ruin her father and say
nothing? On the other hand. how was
she to show him up TO her father and
probably TO the whole world. as the
hideous revengeful monster injustice
had made of him, and which she knew,
with every fiber Of her, was utterly
untrue TO his inmost nature? 1t was
a really appalling position.
NO" she said slowly, Il don't think
I shall say anything about it to IA
ther. :"
Are you going to stand by and let
me smash him, then?" he challenged.
And l don't think I shall do that,
either" she replied in the same slow
way.
He looked at her, frowning; sud-
denly puzzled. There was something
beneath her quiet manner that he
didn't understand.
Then what are you going to do?"
he broke out, with irritation
Il don't know, Jim. only know
that l am not going to give you away
10 daddy, because. I well, because
/ couldn't. And l don't see how am
TO stand by and let you smash him,
either. So. :"
Its a a HI of a predieament. then.
isn't it," he said roughly.
She glanced up at him quickly.
Yes. But hfe's been rather a
what you said ever since :"
IT came into it,"
YES"
'Then are you going to pit yourself
against meT' he demanded. out OF a
pause. set yourself in opposition to
meT'
And 1 don't think I shall do that"
she said again ~ don't think / ever
could do that, Jim. I couldn't ever be
in opposition TO you, Jim; / don't
feel that way"
You did last night" he muttered,
as If the words came against his will.
"You shrank from me again just as
you did when we were In the country.