The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-08-20
CHAPTER VI-Continued
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81 had a letter this morning from
Mrs. LOrrie."
"Oh!' So it was the case, of course:
no more than that "What did Mrs
LOrrie say to you?"
''She asked if l would come visit
her"
in the Jail, she meant"
"Yes. Should 1, Mr.. O'Mara?"
He was slow to reply. Say yes, and
he would see her. She would come
10 town by appointment with him, and
he escort her to the Jail; and then,
BraddOn not interfering, he'd see her
10 her train again. Fool-Oh. fool!
How his pulses were pressing him.
You should not" he said, control
ling himself. Mrs. Lorrie had neither
right nor need to ask it of you"
You do not ask it, them"
az? No" And now, having downed
one temptation, another which he had
refused before, got the better of him
Miss Gleneith?" -
yes"
He proceeded, recklessly. "That is.
Of course, your brother-in-law, Mr.. Da-
Wis Ayreforth, that makes the new firm
with Collitt and Remble"
YES" said Agnes. "Why?" ...
HAS he been long a friend Of this
COllitt?"
what do you mean by that, Mr..
OMara?"
HAS he? That's just what 1 mean,
Miss Gleneith."
Il don't know"
"Then I'd ask him."
Il WILL" said Agnes; and she
thanked him and hung up.
Very slowly he returned his receiv-
er to its hook. PerspiratiOn stood on
him. Now why had be let himself do
that? He knew very well.
Agnes arose, a bit breathless, and
decided to go at once to her sisters.
- She got out her roadster, and as she
backed from the garage, Baskerville
half blocked the driveway as he of
tered himself for company. To the
great hounds numbering delight, she
Ieaped down, opened the rumble, and
Baskerville clambered in, seating him.
self sedately upright. He was absurd
ly solemn and superciliOus looking
wher he was riding, holding his huge
muzzle high in the air, and shifting the
rushing wind.
1t was lunch-time for the children
ut Bees, and Agnes knew that on
such a fine, sunny day; Bee would have
had a table set in the orangerie which
edged the circle of the driveway be-
fore the house. From far off Agnes
Spied the table and the little heads in
the sun, and somebody serving; so
she sounded her horn, and sped dash
ingly thrice about the loop of the drive
TO display Baskerville to the children
before she halted, and the big hound
with the economy of motion by which
he accomplished all things, Slid to
the gravel.
The Black Watch, meanwhile, had
been doing its deafening best to tear
the house down. The Black Watch
was the closest and most completely
cooperative Of canine companions
two Scotties, Biff and Bling, who tu-
multuouSly defied Baskerville when
behind the pane of glass. Once they
were let out, as now they were, they
ran to the hound in utmost friend
ship. Baskerville never paid them the
slightest attention.
The children were banging their
spoons on the table with eyes only for
Baskerville; they scarcely noticed Ag-
mes when she kissed them. She kissed
her sister, and took the chair placed
at the table for her, and they both
watched Baskerville and the boys.
The dog carefully established him.
self between them.
He was so huge that, when he sat
on the floor, his tawny head was
above the board and almost as high
as Davy's dark little head on his right
Davy was in his high-chair with a
tray before him and fastening him in |;
Bobby also was in the high-ehair, but