The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-04-27

face. Il confess I'm not crazy about
Miss Mercedes. but | do think IT'S hard
lines TO be denied a love affair simply
because ones fat In spite OF that.
when once fancied for few mo-
ments thar they were actually en-
gagged. | can't say that | was pleased.
even while I saw plainly what q nice
solution II wonld he of all my worries"
"And what are your worriesY'
Cousin Nab inquired. lifting quizzical
eyebrows.
They're principally connected with
Stone at present ought to have told
him long ago that had planned all
my life to buy Lovelylea. Now, II is
going TO look as If | had hurried to
do it.behind his back. And Stone and
| have been friends I'd hate to lose
that friendship almost as much as I'd
hate to lose Lovelylea Not quite.
suppose: because If the scales tipped
that way. | could say: Here it is,
I've bought II; but If you love 1t too
much to lose 1t. I'll give II up to
you I'm not that unselfish.
Cousin Nab. I'd love him to have the
use of 1t. I'd be glad TO LET him use
the track and the new stables and the
other improvements he has built.-But
the old place is ours Our dead lie
there. Without disloyalty to them.
how can give Il up?"
The older woman made no answer
NH C,,,if
appealingly. She knew right well the
solution she would like to recommend,
but II was too soon for so risky ven-
ture. Sniff might take alarm and run
away North. which was the last thing
she wanted. So she preserved SYM
pathetic silence and Sniff went on:
You can see ii would be a won
derful solution for me If he married
Mercedes. He would live within easy
reach and we could at least share the
track and training quarters. ! don't
think I'll break the news to him until
Mercy is back from her cure and I'm
sure he knows his own mind. Then.
If he just won't have her. I'll help him
look about for another place. might
even pretend IL was for me. What
would you think of that?"
"My dear. don't ask my advice. I'm
an utterly unprincipled woman myself.
Your Cousin Kit will tell You that |
only tell the truth when I've made up
my mind nothing else will work as
well. That's as II may be. hut It's
crh hn oil Whnn do
propose to let Stone know that yon
are here?"
"I'd like It awfully If he could be
taken to the heart of the Hoxton Hunt
and the countryside In general with
out fancying I had anything to do
with IT," Sniff said wistfully. at
would mean a lot for-well-for his
morale, I'll call 1t for lack of better
word. must visit Great-Aunt Anabel
Trevor and the Culpeper aunts and
uncles some time. Suppose start the
round at once? Can you get the pre-
liminaries over In two weeks. say7
Then I'll come back as If it was my
first appearance and stay with you. If
you'll have me. until Susan Phelps
comes down to Lovelylea to house
party there The Phelpses are really
my dearest friends up North. You'll
like them. Cousin Nab. Tell me. will
that suit your"
Perfectly. and ! don't know why 1t
shouldn't work. Since nobody knows
you know Stone except Kit and me,
you'll probably not be mentioned If |
warn Kit" Which she proceeded to
do with such emphasis that for once
he held his usually unruly tongue.
Sniff left on her series Of visits and
peace descended upon Culthorpe.