The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-11-01
MRS. DRESDENS CLEVERNESS

Kathleen Alistone is lovely, Arthur.
Why will YOU refuse to meet herP III
you two were TO fall in love everything
would be so satisfactory"
As she spoke. tiny pucker of dis
content gathered between Mrs. Lena
Dresdcn's brows.
Her brother laughed easily. but his
own smooth forehead wore slight
frown.
I'll accept no wife. ut living hands
or dead" he said, carelessly. my
uncle never prepared me for such an
act. on his part. or he should have un-
stood that his nephew was not quite
fool enough 10 value wealth. beyond
freedom. Enough. my dear! Let US
ask our friends TO visit us here--let us
make merry for the two months during
which l am 10 be master here, and
then the deluger'
THE delugc," indeed, it would be
for Arthur Bancroft; for. from luxury
aud idleness. he would go forth to pow
erty and labor.
But the dead uncle. who had brought
him up as the heir of Heath had left
so strange n will--had made him mas
tor of IL all but for year. At the
end Of that time. il he had not won
the promise of Miss Kathleen Alistone
10 be his wife--eyen though he asked
her and she dcclined--he was TO hand
over all to her, and go forth empty
handed.
"Who is Miss Kathleen Alstoncp" he
had asked his sister.
''Fhe daughter of the only woman
our uncle ever loved, - she told him. II
have met her--a bright. sunny girl.
She is to be in our party at Cliffs in
September"
Then cross my name from. the party
list. I" the young man said. cuftly. II
have no wish to see the lady. and YOU
may tell her that on the 1st of August
next she shall take peaceable posses
sion OF Heath"
Nothing that Lena could do or say
had the least weight with him; he
would not and did not once come
face to face with the girl whom he
declined to woo. and now it was the
latter part OF May--so near-the end of
the year.
Lena. after she had entered the
house. stood at one of the windows.
looking out ut him as he smoked on
the lawn.
at Is thousand pitiosl" she cried,
impatiently. lis there no way TO set
this tangle straight Let me think
again"
She watched the straight. tall figure.
the lifted head. the clcar-cut. naughty
face; then her eyes left them. and went
over the lawn. sloping down to the
river. the stately trees. the broad and
fruitful lands. the smoking mills. the
grazing hcrds--all to be lost to Arthur
now SO soon, unless
'Ahr' she breathed. at last; "why
did | not think of that bcforcp I'll try
it.n
She hurried to the library. and was
still busy ut desk there when Arthur
entered half an hour later
You are writing to invite guests.
are You notP" he asked, carelessiy.
Let us have a merry party. What Is
the listpr
MARTIN Lawton and wife, she said.
rather confusedly. gathering up and
folding the sheets on which she had
written. "Mrs. Gale and her daughter,
Rowland Drce and his sister. Jack
Wilde. Maud Varcoc. young Towers.
snd--a girl do not think you know
Miss Kittie stone"
'Kittie Stonel / never heard the
name. The rest know; but prey de-
scribe. Miss stone"
Tall. slight. pale. with silvery-
brown hair. and gray eyes fleoked with
brown. dainty. laughing. merry girl.
whose face and nature are all sunlight.
How hope she'll comer'
Docs she rider"
'She does oil things"
II was a week later that the guests