The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

What pity IL is that you cannot
prolong your stay Mr.. Alloyn
am sure we are all exceedingly sorry
TO lose you. said Lady Elizabeth
Ormiston graciously.
Lady Elizabeth was by no means
given TO the delivery OF kindly
speeches. as "a glance at her face
might have told any one skilled enough
20 read its expression. She was
handsome woman still, although
sixty-flve years OF age. She was tall
and upright; her figure was some
what thin and spare; but she carried
herself with AN air Of dignity and
dressed with n richness which more
than atoned for that deficiency. Her
face, with its straight rather sharp
features, had none OF the gentleness
and yielding softncss which advanc-
ing age sometimes brings TO women;
her tinely-cut lips, were rs "A rule.
firmly compressed, her gray eyes hard
and bright; her abundant and very
fair hair, coilcd up under little lace
cap, had hardly "a streak of gray To
the very few people whom she cared
far greater number about whom she
was absolutely indifferent, she was al
most repulsive. She was proud,
cool and self-containcd woman. and
yet at times strangely capricious and
changeablc. 1t had been one OF her
caprices TO take u liking TO George
Alleyn, although be was nobody and
had no more money than young man
trying TO make his way at the bar us
ually possesses. So It was with n
feeling perfectly sincere, and In
manner unusually gracious and kindly
that she expressed her regret at his de-
parture from The Cot IL was just
fortnight since he and Owen had lost
their way and wandered TO tho
Thatched Cottage, and George could
not take longer holiday. Now the dog
cart was ut The door, and Owen was
waiting TO drive his friend to the sta
ton, which was some four miles from
Upper Catching, and In The drawing
room George was saying goodbye To-
Lady Elizabeth and Millicent Heath.
perhaps before we leave Tho Cot
you may be able TO spare MS another
week. said the elder lady.
'You are very good. Lady Elizabeth,
but am afraid not. answered Alleyn.
Il must be very busy as 1t is to make
up for my holiday. Perhaps | may
call upon you when you return to
townp'
"Wo shall be very pleased TO SEQ
you, said her ladyship graciously.
Goodbye, MIR. Alleyn. A pleasant
journey
George would not have had very
pleasant journey had those been the
last and only words OF farewell which
he was TO hear ut The Cot. But Mil
ly, instead OF giving him merely cold
little hand and "A colder little bow, AS
she might have done, chose rather 10
follow him out into the hall. She was
perhaps little palcr than usual; but
she looked very pretty In her white
dress. with half-blown rose at her
mock.
"Good-bye,n she said. and put her
hand into his with touch very diff
fcrent from that OF Lady Elizabcth's
cold, thin fingers. "Shall we sec you
again?'
III can possibly get away l shall
come down"
''Dol Owen will miss yon so muchl
L almost wish no were going with
you instead OF staying down here with
nothing to do but get through tho
timo as pleasantly as he can"
Alloyn's eyes Intercepted the brown
ones raised TO his and understood
them. She saw that he did; for sho
added at once
Have you spoken 10 himp Have
you cautioned himPn
"As much as | could. He did not
take what did say too kindly
I'll krow. He has been vexcd at one
or twot hints OF mine. And he has
been there since that first visit--how
oftenP"
"Six or seven times, l think
And now, when you are gone. he
will 60 oftener."
TO nv CONTINUED.