The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-03-25

.If had come to you poor; work
man; would you have ~. He
broke off.
"That isn't playing fair, Jim." she
protested quietly, answering his look.
"All the same. I'll tell you: | think
would. :"
He colored slightly and said moth
ing more until they reached the COM
mon. Then he said, with change of
voice:
Il want to ride well. Tell me where
| go wrong, Lucy. If I'm going to do
thing, | want to do ii as well as ii
can be done"
Ride past and I'll watch" she sug-
gested. This led to a regular lesson,
and for half an hour he quite gravely
let himself be coached by her. He was
tremendously in earnest, which made
her earnest. too, and while that les
son lasted, personal questions seemed
forgotten.
you've a splendid seat" she told
him at the conclusion. But you could
just have a lighter hand. :" They
discussed it together for little while
"When l see that anyone really
knows, want to get their knowledge"
he said, as they rode on again.
She thought over that; it was new
light on him.
Il suppose. she thought, hes al
ways shown that concentration AMI
earnestness over everything he's ever
done, big or small It's that
that's . sort of turned % poison in
him, and filed him up with hate :"
She found herself thinking:
1T isn't hopeless. 1t isn't :.
We've been mad, both of US :.
Jim, with hate, myself with love. :.
a new beginning and start all over
again. .
After that, she gave him a riding
lesson every day, and the truce lasted
right through to the end of the three
weeks. And then, he seemed TO change
abruptly. On the evening before they
were to leave for the fiat in town, he
said suddenly, while they were having
coffee after dinner:
1.-The end of the honeymoon" and
laughed in the old disagreeable way.
His tone stabbed her through and
through; but she answered bravely:
Yes, jim"
''This mode of life is to continue,
presumed" be went on.
Yes.
very well, then. want to go
into money matters. Do you mind?'
"No. But in what way?'
You are Mrs. Lee; | presume the
idea is for you to manage the house
hold affairs?''
81 will; certainly"
Il like to pay up all round at reg
ular intervals. Run your accounts
quarterly, will you? And then come
to me for the necessary checks. I'll
pay your dress allowance into your
bank, with enough over to give you
some loose change for current house
hold expenses. :"
Jim" she interrupted, 81 don't need
to bother you for my personal ex-
penses. I've got heaps of money of
my own. All that daddy settled on me,
and all that mother left me, too.
Mother had an immense fortune, you
know. Did you know had SO much?"
Eyes, your father told me that your
mothers money came to you when you
married. But I'm not interested in
your money. Whatever else you can
say of my motives for marrying you.
at least your money was not one of
them :" he said, unpleasantly.
II know that 4. only thought
that as had such great lot :"
you are part of my establishment
now" he broke in, land my establish
ment is run on my money. :"
Il understand"
He went into details as to amounts,
and she let him have it his way en-
tirely.
Next daJ they went up to town.
While they had been in the country.
st. Abb had been busy getting the fat
ready for its new mistress. and they
found it in apple-pie order Lucy
found it little difficult TO seem genu-
inely hearty in her approval of what
he had done. This was the home that
she had imagined was going to be
paradise of love, md her heart ached
as she thought of how tragically diff
ferently things had turned out But
she played her part pluckily and well,
and ST. Abb didn't guess what it cost
her.
As soon as they came to town, Lee
became immersed in business which
kept him either busy in his study with
st. Abb. or else took him out, so that
Lucy saw very little of him.