The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-04-20

| inaugurated her business this would
never have happened.
Far different from Susan's was her
sisters attitude when they all met.
The three young women Joined forces
at the Colony club: all awaited the
coming of the youngest of the four
as they had on other occasions In the
past. And, just as indifferently as be
fore. Sniff wandered in.
The sensation was all and more
| than Louise had hoped for. The sis.
tiers fairly babbled their amazement
"a always told you she was the hand.
soonest Of the family" Laura said.
"She ought to make a really distin.
! guished marriage" Lucy declared, GO.
Ing over In her mind the possible can
| didates.
isn't she stunning?" Louise gloated.
"She could marry anybody"
I'm going south next week." Smif
announced to deaf ears.
with Susan Phelps backing"
Laura murmured.
| I'm going to Virginia-to see Love
lylea." Smif said She might as well
have talked to the winds.
Il hate the thought of Palm Beach.
but there's no denying the money goes
there" Laura's mind was still busy
with the problem of how best to settle
| her youngest sister matrimoniaily.
SIN going to Virginia to stay" Smif
interposed.
Lucy nodded her complete accord
with Laura.
Before she has chance to get fat
again. They sometimes do, you know "
"I'm going to buy Lovelylea and set
tie there" Smif tried the effect of
pitching her voice in its deepest con-
tralto but there was no result.
"She might even pick up really
desirable title in England, looking
as she does at present" Lucy went on.
Laura signaled appreciation of this
suggestion
"The Leisters have a charming
| place and are in a very smart set But
every one claims to be poor. Simply
a state of mind to be sure, but as fatal
as if they were poverty stricken"
eff she married an Englishman.
she'd have to live there and she'd need
some sort of fortune" Louise was
interrupted by Lucy, to whom this had
suggested a new train of thought.
"How much have you made since
you started this business. Sniff"
Smif threw her bomb.
IT have made enough to buy Love
lylea, which am about to proceed to
do" she said very distinctly.
Laura was the first to recover her
presence of mind.
Nonsense, dearest. We might have
consented to that last year. Now it's
out Of the question. It's high time you
settled down."
"And there's nobody In Virginia for
anyone to marry" Louise began. As
usual, she got no farther than a be-
ginning.
Laura spoke briskly. II don't oh
ject to her going to Virginia for a
short visit"
| I'm going to Lovelylea to live and
die" Sniff declared.
"How can you say anything so
| frightful?" Louise was near to tears.
"Of course it's better than Borneo and
| the ad-Hunters; but why should you
| want to die"
81 don't want to die. I'd be willing
to live thousand years-in Virginia"
Sniff assured her.
Lucy's mathematical mind was mean
! while busy with the problem of
Madame Saitou's finances. She knew
| nothing of the fee from Martha Wash
| ington Mercedes nor would she ever
learn that Charles and Susan Phelps
had finally persuaded Sniff to accep;
| a generous portion of what she had
| saved them when she had succeeded
| in destroying all chance of an aliena.
| ton suit against PAM 1t had sudden.
| ly flashed over Mrs. Stannard that
here was a veritable gold mine-and
she was not one to stand by indiffer.
ent while it passed from the grasp of
the family.
| "You mean you are going to retire
To give up your business absolutely
she asked with unconcealed eagerness
Sniff nodded her head emphaticalIy
"Tm going to virginia-to live" she
added, with reassuring smile at
| Louise.
"And you aren't selling out?"
Neither Doctor Blanton nor I know
| of anyone competent to act as my
| successor"
"Then / shall take over the con-
cern." Lucy stated firmly.
Sniff was aghast. To her mind
Lucy had none of the qualifications
| essential to success In a majority of
her cases Sympathy-when had Lucy
| ever shown any sympathy for weak
ness? Then her face cleared as she
thought of Doctor Stannard.
Does my memory play me false, or
! do / remember a time when | was
urged to give up my disgraceful prof.
| ect to spare Cyril's ethical con.
science?" she asked with a small grin
Lucy was ready with her reply.
| "You have shown US that such a
business can be conducted in digni-
fed manner. and naturally don't In
tend to devote all of my time to it.
| shall engage capable assistant, even
| If I have to pay high salary"
Plainly Lucy would hear and heed
only what she wished. Short of an
| absolute refusal of consent to allow
her to succeed to the business. diplo.
matte handling of the situation would
be necessary if she was to he dis
suaded from carrying out her plan.