The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06
Three Point Two
By THAYER WALDO
G. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.
wNU Service.

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liOn-eyed winking vista-Hollywood
Suddenly Morris halted. He stole a
quick sidewise glance at Gould. made
misunderstanding noise, and said:
"Say, listen: maybe we oughtnt to
gang in on him like this without warn
Ing. Suppose he's-well, that he doesn't
want visitors tonight. You know what
| mean"
Gould pulled out his breath impa-
tiently. Horowitz pointed toward the
house ahead, demanding:
''Look-does a guy mex private
phenaglings wit de sheds opp end all
de light on, once? Besides, who ever
hold of S. ]. fooling arond, hah?"
you're talking" Morris persisted,
"about when his wifes here. What
he'll do with her gone to Europe for
six months is something else, maybe.
AS they moved on, mounting ten
steps to the broad veranda, Gould
stated with finality:
"Well, however that may be, it doesn't
appear that he's cutting any didOs this
evening"
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their right went dark. Morris drew
back as if encountering high voltage.
"There" he gutturaled. what
does that look like? Let's beat itP'
Over his head HorOwitz and Gould ex
changed glances of amused contempt
Horowitz punched the bell button
Morris groaned slightly. muttered:
wan birds orof WhU
S. J.u probably fire all of us for this. "
An overhead lantern Lit up and the
door opened on a tall thin fellow In
cutaway and wing collar.
"Ah, good evening, Graves" said
Gould. at Mr.. Faroges at home"
'Uh-no, sir, he's not" The butler
seemed i'll at ease. Looking past him
into the room still illumined. Gould
saw a tea wagon that held bottles.
glasses, and what looked like plate
of small cakes. He stepped forward
deftly erowding aside the reluctant
Graves.
"Quite all right. l see you're expect
ing him back shortly. Wen wait
Come along, Jake-Frank."
Curiosity conquered Morris hest
lance. He sided around to get look
inside. When he saw what Gould
had seen, he muttered something,
shook his head once more, then scud-
ded in behind the other two.
"Come on-let's blow" he urged !;
"the old boys liable to pop in any
minute now and catch US here"
"Catch usr' Gould's echo was an
explosion of scorn. "Say, that's GER
tainly rare! l thought it was rather
the other way around. And I've de-
cided not to leave. I'll stay and when
he comes I'll denounce him as he de-
serves to be denounced. Think Of his
poor, trusting wife, only two days on
her way and with never suspicion
that he's moral leper"
Horowitz, silent since their entrance,
now leaned near Gould with per-
ceptibly cleaning eye to exclaim:
well, dun't knowing so moch abot
dis moral leopard stuff, but got 1t a
idea: Here's our chance to pot de
screws on S. ]. end mex sure from
What We hoped We could talk him into
tonight-ain't it?"
A thin smile creased the others
mouth.
Jake, either you're smart, too, or
good at mental telepathy. That's one
of the chief reasons I'm staying. A
man like that should be made to pay"
"Well," Morris interjected unhappily.
Il think we ought to scram."
Gould put on his most impressive
manner.
"Now, see here, Frank" he COM
menced; "we're three decently married
men ourselves and"
There were steps on the porch out.
side; q key scraped into the lock.
Norris reached up and clutched Gould's
shoulder.
"Listen!" he begged In swift whis-
per. There he comes! Let's run for
| it and get out the back way
Without reply, Gould jerked free
and dropped hastily into chair, as
Stunning a careless pose.
From the vestibule sounded chatting
voices as the outer door closed. They
came nearer; one masculine, one not.
Two figures appeared In the archway,
and stopped short. A split second Of
dead silence, then Gould sprang up
and began loudly:
"Why, Mr.. Faroges-really, l don't
know what to say-I-"
The woman shrank back and In q
ehoked voice cried:
George
Body gone suddenly rigid, Gould
peered strickenly through the half
shadows, gasped:
Edna What in Gods name-T
Again one instant of utter stiffness.
Taroges had turned, his back to them
all and stood motionless, with sagging
shoulders. At last from the corner
came Morris sorrowful wall:
"See, said you should have left.
couldn't tell you it was because your
wife was with him, or you'd've
smacked me. But l knew 1t; she told
me about this date when 1 was out
with her last night, and just re-
membered it when we saw the lights
go out"
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