The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-07-05

deal Of that peculiar element OF char
acter out of which jealousy Is manu-
featured under favorable circumstances;
and SO. though M first she tried not
20 show IL. Mabel was more than
little offended. aud Frank. poor fellowl
could not help seeing and feeling IL.
And thus the next day passed and
the next. and affairs down town looked
worse and worse, aud affairs nj home
grew cloudier al rate Frank Hatfield
would hardly have thought possible.
SO much for keeping secret from his
wife.
In her irritated mood, Mabels
thoughts naturally turned to her broth
err aud SO one day she sat down aud
wrote 10 him a letter in which she said
a great many things that were only in-
tended for his own eyes. Perhaps no
harm would have come from it ii Ma
bel had not posted the letter with her
own hands without saying word TO
her husband, and that, more by acct
dent than anything else. 1t was opened
aud read by "A young married lady in
one of the large towns on the following
day.
II was not the Same cell that Frank
Hatfield had looked into before. and IL
was nearly aweek later. The prisoner
was the same. however. and with all
his confinement he was hardly as pale
AS his worried-looking visitor.
Its all up, Harry. Florence is
coming
"Florencel How do you knowPn
Read the telegram. Got TO meet
her al the station this afternoon"
"Oh, Frank, my boy, what is to be
done?"
''She must know"
"And Mabclp'
"We'll see about that. Don't see
what can do but invite her TO the
house,
And Frank Hatfield looked more
like baited wild animal than ever as
lac flung himself out of the cell.
Frank did not 90 home 10 dinner
that day, or he might have discovered
that nurse had been left alone with the
baby aud his wife had gone out" no
one knew whittier. So. In uncomfortable
ignorance of the dangers that beset
him, he went 10 the railway-station
that afternoon and waited for n lady
who should resemble rs nearly as pos
sible the miniature likeness which had
been shown him, and be found her very
readily. There was no chance of mis-
taking the striking, demonstrating
beauty, and. in fact. rs he advanced TO
meet her the trembling lips parted
slightly. just enough to say:
Frank Hatfield?'
ga nj vo,t AFRO EIoranroou
"Oh, Frank. where is my husband9
Why is he not here?n
"Ile Is safe and well, | assure you,
and you shall soon see him.
But | don't understand. Why is
all this mystery and deception"
IL can't explain here" said Frank.
"but il you will get into carriage
will tell you as we go.n
And Frank was determined TO keep
his word. though he had almost as soon
have been convicted of burglary.
He was not aware of all his trouble,
however. He had not noticed the
yelled form that had followed him into
the station, nor had his excited and
confused faculties taken any note of
the fact that the same form sprang
lightly into cab which drove off rap
idly after the carriage which contained
him and Florence. When the latter
was pulled up in front of an hotel the
cab also stopped a: little distance.
but the yelled lady did not get out. She
leaned forward TO the window, mutter-
ing:
II knew there was something of the
sort. Oh, Frank, Frank How could
you?"
Aud then the driver OF the cab re-
ccived fresh orders, and drove rapidly
away.
Florence had only gone into the ho-
tel TO gather her somewhat scattered
senses after listening to the news inn
parted by Frank, and on the whole she
had sustained the shock much better
than he had expected. In few mo-
ments--for. with all her nervousness.
she was brave and devoted wife
Florence declared herself ready.
IL must stop mt my Office for mo-
ment, said Frank.
"Oh. but am in such hurryr' said
Florence.
But IL IL only 10 leave law paper
with my partner. He has been at court
all day and have not seen him."
Franks Office was la very busy
part of the city. and both he and Flor
ence had their heads too full Of excit-
ing thoughts TO notice any particular
member of the hurrying throngs upon
the pavement. SIN. as the carriage
pulled up at the curb. Frank remarked:
Good | won't have 10 go upstairs;
there's my partner now. Brownl Eth.
Brownl"
The gentleman thus addressed had
been standing on the edge of the pave