The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-19

reyelry from beyond the room. And
I'm finding You"
Il didn't know you were In
the game" she said.
"It's obvious that ! am. though, isn't
it?' he replied.
"Yes | suppose IL is :"
She scrambled Off the seat and stood
before him, looking like little girl as
she shook out her fieecy fiounces
But I'd no idea of seeing you
here. Who who are your"
Lets introduce ourselves" he said.
My name is Lee. James Lee"
She looked up at him quickly. So
this was Perry ST.. Abb's chief.
The latest thing in millionaires. She
held out quick, girlish hand.
I'm so glad you were able to
come. I've heard so much OF you
from Lady Cordelia. Z. I'm Lucy
Gresham, you know"
He took her hand in a rather mighty
clasp that seemed to swallow it all
up. and said slowly:
"Hsw d'you do, Lucy Gresham"
She laughed up at him, her hand
still in his. and:
How do you do-James Lee?" she
answered merrily.
But he didn't share her merriment.
His queer dark eyes looked down at
her, unit by any least hint of amuse-
ment, until ii made her quite nervous,
and she twisted away from him, the
bright color coming up into her face.
Have you only just arrived?" she
went on, hurriedly.
II entered the ballroom with Lady
Cordelia and st. Abb, precisely as the
young man in green stripes was pro-
claiming the rules of the game" he
told her. 81 can't dance, but this next
dance is obviously mine, if you will sit
it out with me? l came in here to find
you. l stood quite near you in the
ballroom while the game was being
arranged. How many dances are you
going to give me?"
She wasn't quite prepared for that {;
she equivocated.
But you say you don't dance?"
She was destined TO find out then
that equivocation didn't work with
James Lee. He said:
do you think you'll find it dull
work, sitting out a dance or two with
me-" and his sullen gray eyes were
challenging. She colOred.
No" she said, slowly, but quite
truthfully. "No, 1 shouldn't think I'd
find it dull. I. F.. Only there
are other men l must give some
dances to There's Mr.. Green
stripes; 1 promised him. And a
Romeo and Nero; l promised them !;
and there's :" She caught sud-
den, quick breath, and halted.
"Yes?" he prompted.
"Oh, just my cousin, Oliver Ames.
He's going away tonight. He has TO
leave at eleven; l must mean
I want to dance with him. :"
She broke off, conscious that she was
rafting Oh nervously. Conscious. too,
that those queer eyes of his never left
her face.
You must; or you want to?
Which?' he asked abruptly.
She looked up at him; looked away !;
all around. Things were going faster
than was quite comfortable. She
equivocated again
II promised to-"
To her relief he-for the time at
least-left it at that. WELL" he
said, Eve are sitting out this one any,
way" He pushed up deep leather
covered chair for her.
Don't you want to go and watch
the dancing?' she asked.
why should II" he answered. And
she had no good reasons to offer So
they remained in the library. She.
sitting in the deep chair; he. standing,
leaning back against the mantel, look
ing, most of the time, down at her.
She was recovering now, from the sur
prise of finding that this guest of
hers was that man who had shared
that tiny adventure with her, and be-
gan TO fee, that ever since the day of
that adventure she had really been
waiting to meet him again. She
hadn't known it. but it seemed so to her
now. Because, .disconcerting as he
was, there was sort Of feeling Of
utter rightness in being with him
again. He kept her guessing as no
man ever had before; made her shy !;
half-indignant, sometimes; yet happy,
in new and bewildering way that
she didn't in the least understand
He asked suddenly: You say that
Lady Cordelia has told you lot about
me. What exactly has she told your"
"'Tisn't fair to ask that" she coun-
tered.
"'Tisn't fair to say things behind a
mans back that you wouldn't say to
his face he retorted
ooh, she said she liked you very
much, and that Mr.. st. Abb was very
keen on you. And that you came from
Canada or Australia-she wasn't sure
which-And. - Lucy broke OF
there.
"Yes?"
She raised fun-lit eyes to his; since
he had asked, he should be told.
''She said you weren't exactly wild
or woolly, but still you weren't really
tame; and that you were very strong
and silent and never enjoyed any
thing. She said she thought I'd
like you immensely"
"And do you?"
"What an odd conversation to have
with anyone when you've only met
him twiceP' she laughed
thine hasn't anything to do with
it. Do you?"
She looked up at him.
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