The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-10-22

and Bee-and the boys-I guess So"
And so Cathal got the money and
cleared Davis.
To the O'Maras a child was born the
following spring, upon one of those
days marked in memory by the closing
of every bank in the United States.
The tiny girl, some day to find herself
standing in the stream of Time, came
at the end Of one phase of adjustment
of human affairs which we call an
epoch. OF course an end of one epoch
must mark the beginning Of another.
This began from "the bottom" men
said. Improvement appeared, values in
general became higher.
Prices have not yet risen sufficiently
to bring Robert Gleneith's holdings
into the clear. Bob's books do not yet
balance; but he is operating his plants
! and making a little money. And he's
| living again In the same little" house
on Easter Lane to which he brought
Tricie as bride and where, for many
years, they were happy. They are ten
der again together.
Are they happy? Well, what is hap
piness? ....
Tricie has not forgiven" him; she
was never to make that mistake. She
has succeeded in never referring to her
husbands association with Cash.
Jeb has a job. He's customers
man, selling stock, and people are be-
lieving him again.
| Davis has job in a creamery COM
pany; he's district superintendent at
| fifty dollars week. Bee has a job,
life-insurance; and she's good at it.
She means to keep at 1t; she has de-
clared her collaborating days at an end.
Davis and she rented a very small
house near Easter Lane. Bee keeps a
middle-aged maid who wears spec
tacles and who is only a plain cook
but who is completely reliable with the
little boys.
At noon, Bee often drops In on her
| sister at Agnes apartment on the north
side. 1t Is almost down town" yet
it overlooks the lake; and the wind
sweeps off the water, clean and clear,
| Agnes adores the place.
Bee likes to linger there.
Its fun to fight for business and to
| get some," said Bee. you feel good
about it-at least until your husband
| gets home. It's certainly hell on the
husband to have his wife good at any
fhinn hut xryha 7
| Flop?
"Of course you can't flop" said
| Agnes.
And 1 won't! I'm going to make
some money for my boys; and I'm go
ing to pay you back some day, Agnes
you ard Cathal"
"No!" Agnes begged her. 81 don't
want it; and he doesn't either"
II know you don't; but it's our debt
and you can't deny it, Agnes"
Alone, after Bee had gone, Agnes
went in to her baby-her little daugh-
ter, Light One, like herself.
At ten months, she has soft fiaxen
hair and eyes of deep blue; she has
skin like pale petals of wild rose, an
adorable little mouth, and tiny, formed
chin and most perfect little hands. Her
hair is like Agnes in texture and hue.
! Her name is Winifred Agnes; and the
kingdom Of the happiness of her father
and mother encloses her.
Will that kingdom fall in a few
years? Agnes does not believe it; for
| her love and Cathals differs from that
which once held her father and mother
| And Bee and Davis never knew any.
thing like this. They tried to improvise
a kingdom on material possessions
and even those were taken from them
Standing and gazing down at her
! baby, Agnes wonders suddenly what
she shall tell this child, some time
| of the glory of the Gleneiths' that is
| gone?
Should she relate how they had a
little money, and were happy; but had
| to have more and more? SO they made
it: and her father became unfaithful
and Davis tried to kill himself; and
| failing at that, he went crooked?
What, out of all the past, should Ag
mes preserve and pass on to her childi
What, out of all her family who SO
highly prospered for years? What
! really memorable and inspiring act OF
| occasion?
| On her side, Agnes realized, standing
there over her sleeping child-on the
| side of the Gleneiths, nothing.
Nothing to compare with that which
entered so largely into the making OF
the man who is this baby's father
nothing to compare, in its effect wher
Winnie will pass it on (Agnes prays)
to her own children! How Catha
Martin O'Mara went up with Fitzpat
rick, his chief of battalion, to the tower
with the building ablaze below, ant
how he died there, and his wife stood
| and watched him.
THE ENID