The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-02-04
BEYOND REACH.
cHApTER |.

CHATTER L.
A. well might be, upon the sun cnamored. gaze
And fail Ike Pheion. or dream that he could wed
star
81 am indeed. Jack. very, very glad
TO see you again. Four. years past.
Fancy four whole years since you
went away"
"And 10 see you, believe me-" and
Jack Bingham looked up at the girl
standing two or three steps above him,
at the fair face with its frame of
brown hair dashed with ruddy auburn,
at her wonderful eyes,
Those eyes, the greoncsl o. things blue,
The onert Of things grey,
and then away over the silver white
landscape, where the snow had drifted
and fallen, and chung to everything.
Bare branch and holly-leaf, around
stems OF great oaks and elms, over
the broad carria ge-drive, and disman-
tied tiower-beds, sunk fences and orna-
mental ponds, Governing thickly the
vases that decorated the steps on
which they Stood. tipping the open
work OF the balustrades with powdery
white like swansdown, and hanging In
thousand fantastic shapes and forms
on the stone mullions. peaked ROOF, and
queer gables Of Hadlow Hall.
The girls eyes follow his, and rested
dreamily on the distant range of hills,
that looked like great iced wedding
cakes.
"And have you had any wonderful
adyentures?" she asked after time,
as they looked at each other again.
mo; nothing very wonderful hap
pened."
Have you brought me live mer-
maidY''
mo" he answered with gay laugh;
81 couldn't catch one but have brought
you some muslfns from Dacca, a few
things In brass work from Benares, an
Indian shawl, a cage full of African
birds, some uncut stones got in Cey-
lon, cheetah, which you can have as
a pet or not, as you like, marmoset
monkey, two or three live snakes, a
dried one, and"
"Oh, stop, Jack" cried his compan-
ion. with pretty gesture of pretend
ed dismay: "what am TO do with SO
many thingsf How shall find house
room for them? 1 cant listen TO the
rest Of the list now; we are late al
ready, and Ii stay chattering here we
shall never get TO the church. prom
Used your father faithfully that would
help with the decorationslr and run
ming lightly down the steps, she COM
menced walking rapidly along the car
riage-drive, followed by her two dogs,
Judy, diminutive fox-terrier, with "A
rakish look and beady black eyes,
and Sambo, huge tawny mastiff.
stately and digniiied TO the last de-
gree.
A few quick strides and Jack Bing-
ham was by her side.
"why Is the church to be decorated
today / thought Christmas Eve was
the proper night"
$50 II Is. But you surely have not
forgotten that Aunt Eleanor Is very
pious. and she wishes service there
tomorrow. 50 your father, with his
usual good nature, consented 70 the
church beng dressed in all It's Emery
to-day instead Of Tomorrow
"Dear old dad" murmured the
young man, with tender look on his
handsome face.
didn't they tell you all this, Jacky,
at homer enquired Miss Hadlow.
mo" replied Jacky. looking a little
foolish. ~ suppose Blanche thought
/ didn't care 10 know"
"Are you as great heather as
ever"
"Now that really isn't fair, Dorothy.
You know perfectly well that am no
heather. l dare say l am not quite
as religious as parsons son ought
TO be, but still, am not a heather"
Aren't your thought sailors al
ways WERE" with little mischievous
CLEAN in her bright eyes.
"Ah. / see you are as great tease
as you used TO be-"
.Of course. suppose, then, you
don't know that one Of your fathers
curates Is pals, sentimental, and knock.
kneed, with reedy voice and per.
petual wink"
"No," answered Bingham with
q laugh.
cor that your sister Is engaged Il