The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-11-16
By Talbot MUNDY
oTAIBoT MUNDY-WNU SERVICE

Chief of Police very kindly took the
trouble to phone me about it,
Imagine the impudence of that
grill"
"But I haven't noticed that she
is impudent."
eff she was in love with Captain
Norwood she should have told me-"
"Do you think she knew it?"
asked the Maharanee. ST knew it,
late this evening. But do you think
that Lynn knew it?"
Aunty Harding cackled chair
woman's ladylike laugh on two
notes, politely derisive:
''Knew it? Maharanee, what this
younger generation knows is more
than you and I ever will know.
They're incorrigible. That girl has
more whalebone in her will than
there are cents in a dollar. It isn't
brittle. You can't break it. It's
resilient"
yes" said the Maharanee, 'this
generation has its own ideas. It
goes its own way. Lynn will go far"
Aunty coughed drily: GO far?
She will go to the devil, don't
doubt. But I have this consolation.
If what you say is true, she has dis
graced herself with the only gen.
tleman I have met in India"
The Maharanee protested loyalty:
ellis Highness my husband"
"Oh, kings don't count" said
Aunty. They're middle class now
adays. can't forgive kings for the
way they've sold out to the politi-
clans. I never will forgive them.
I'm a Democrat and I'll die in my
boots"
"But you'll forgive Lynn"
Getting back at me, are you? A
little sarcasm, eh? Maharanee, if I
can get that mink Lynn to forgive
me before she has had time to SLAM
der me to Captain Norwood, I'll
think I'm lucky. I'll be wizard
or is it witch?"
COR are you a little wiser than
you were?" the Maharanee suggest
ed.
Norwood whispered: "How much
did you bet? Are you still scared?"
Moses Lafayette O'Leary's whistle
piped from the nearby shrubbery a
few notes of private signal: C, D,
F,-C, D, F,-C, D, &c. It star
tied Lynn.
"What was that? It sounded like
someone in hiding. Are we being
watched?"
Eyes, the night has eyes in India.
They've a saying here that even dia-
monds see in the dark. That's a
very rough diamond informing me
that all's clear and he's off home.
You go in. I'll follow you presently.
I want to speak to him."
Norwood walked alone into the
shrubbery. He almost walked into
Moses O'Leary.
81 warned you," said O'Leary,
"about women. By the hundred
they're all right. Ones a problem.
But you wouldn't listen. I suppose
you'll get yourself new man now,
to say yes to you and tell you you're
Solomon. But Solomon had him a
thousand wives, and concubines on
top O. that. So put that in your pipe
and smoke it. Am out of a job?"
where's your horse?"
'Tain't horse. rode your
baby mare. She's near the gate"
''When you get back to camp see
that she's rubbed down carefully
and give her light blanket. Stand
by and see it done. Do you hear
me?"
eyes, sir, Captain Norwood
Here's the key to the whiskey.
Help yourself. You've leave of
absence until noon tomorrow. Turn
up sober or I'll"
SIS the Government broker"
"Here are ten rupees. But that's
not Government money. It's per-
sonal. Don't get into trouble with
it."
"Well, sir, I've seen miracles in
my day. I've seen you pick win
ners. Maybe she's as reliable as
she is good looking. Here's hoping.
I'll say prayer for YOU"
"Don't keep that mare standing.
Good night
"Good night, sir, and here's hop
ing"
Moses Lafayette O'Leary strobe
away into the night, until the sound
of his football ceased on the dusty
path and there was nothing more
heard of him but the tune that he
whiStled:
Oh. officers wives get buildings and pies
And soups and roasts and jellies.
But poor Tommies' wives get sweet