The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-29

was solely for her pleasure that he had
had tie pretty little conservatory
built. and the red-brick drawing-room
with It's French windows. its lace cur
iains its piano, its smart carpet. and
its fashionable and frail furniture. He
did not care about them-in fact. he
hardly ever set foot in one or the other
--preferring his working bench and
his elbow-chair in the plain sitting
room but he seemed To have no
doubt that they were the right things
for Lily. There was something odd
and almost touching In the passionate
affection OF the grizzle-headcd. hard
featured, gruif man for the delicate
nymph-like girl She hardly realised
the depths OF his devotion-she was
too used to IL but until lately IL had
satisfied her. for until now only her
looking glass had told her her beauty
and she had no lover--lhat Is, no one
worth speaking OF. To be sure, there
was Edward Wcdlake. the doctor at
Upper Catching, whom her father
had summoned 10 SEQ her when she had
not been very well in the spring, and
who had got very fond OF coming over
10 the Thatchod Cottage when he
could spare the time. He was certain
ly rather nice-loolxing and very kind.
often taking the trouble TO bring her
new books and music. But. although
her father liked him and said that he
| liked him, still, after the advent OF
Owen Ormiston, she was quite sure
1 Al -. H.. .t,.I
Wedlake. She did not confess so
much TO herself, but she began 10 hate
the doctor.
at seems TO me that fellows always
here!' said Owen one evening rather
sullxily, when he had ridden over after
dinner from The Cot and found the
young doctor lingering about In Lily's
drawing-room.
He had taken rather hasty depart
ure when Owen appeared, and from
the French window the two watched
him GO across the green slope TO the
gate. He was good-looking fellow
enough; but his clothes had not been
made in Bond street, his boots were
country boots, his hands we're rather
red. and so was his hair.
Always here?' Lily looked up
innocently. .'Oh, no. he is mott he is
too busy. He is not here nearly SO
much as he used TO be-
isn't hep" very sarcastically.
Perhaps he used 20 live here He
was here the day before yesterday,
and two days before that, and twice
last week. He must be great favor
ite with your father
''Oh yes, he is They have been
talking for long while-until mo-
ment since. in fact; he-he had only
just come in to say good night to
me.
Ovens expression OF severe end
sulky condemnation relaxed sensibly
at that; perhaps he was notified at
the soft look OF entreaty she gave
him. There was nothing very objec-
tionabe In the mans coming 10 say
good night, although II was an atten-
ton which might be dispensed with.
He had never thought Lily so beauti-
full a. he did tonight; standing tall and
slender beside him in her long white
dress, she was more than ever like the
| lily TO which he was fond OF mentally
comparing her. He thought that her
golden hair had never looked so rich
and bright. or her face so sweet as 1t
did with the little soft rings curling
childishly upon her forehead. The
shadowy twilight seemed to etheralise
her whole figure. He was more des-
perately in love than ever, and peril
ously near declaring II. He might
have thrown all remembrance OF Lady
Elizabeth TO the winds in another mo-
ment had not Toss come bounding
across the grass. AS usual. Toss was
in the best OF spirits. and expressed
himself In such very frisky and loud
mouthed fashion as he danced about
his mistress's skirts that sentiment
was put hopelessly to the rout.
TO BE CoNTISUEp.
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