The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20

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little fuss about the babies. declared
it pity the boy wasn't a girl, for
boys were sure to meet with. disap-
pointment sooner or later. And SO
they kept a-drilting. Since their re-
turn 10 town matters had not inn
proved. He went TO the bank early;
he remained late.
All this was crowding into Mrs.
Hamilton's brain as she sat in the
freight with her little girl in her lap.
Those four delicious years had been
full Of wonderful planning, and nowl
Some one came up the stairs, opened
the door, and, closing il after him,
cried "Coniound itp' when he stun
bled over q chair in the darkness.
"Are you there, Helen?'
"vas. VIM
ave told nurse not to meupyet
awhile. wish to speak toyou about
something" The voice was n little
harsh; ii it had not been harsh IL
would have trembled.
"Yes, WILL"
81 want to tell you what's come
over me the last few months. ldon't
believe you really know.
She buried her face in the golden
curls. ooh, no, no, nc" she said.
"But man ought not TO keep
things from his wife" Will blurted
out. I've been intending To tell you
this long while, and tonight Unjust"
"Oh, DON'T" she pleaded. Was she
going TO tell her that he had been un-
true TO his babies mother? No, no,
no. not while the babies were there.
Tell me after while, viii; not
here with one OF them in the cradle
and the other on my knee"
IL thought you were Drawer than
you are, Helen, used to think you
were very brave, but you've shown
me during the past months that
your like most other women"
She looked up at him with a little
wonder in the brown eyes.
But you have TO listen to me now"
He put n hand down roughly upon
one of hers and held il firmly. 1.-THE
bank is going TO smash; we've done
our best. but all 10 no anvil. We
first got shaky when ] was down TO
that miserable watering place, and it
drove me wild; SO wild, indeed, that |
believe l spent the most of my time
dancing and rowing with the gypsy,
Edith Kirk. | couldn't bear Co go
near You or the babies, for never
should have brought you TO this"
sis that all, WHIP 1t was half n
sob, halt laugh.
Isn't it enough? Don't YOU un-
derstand. Helen? | thought some
sneak had told you n little how
things were going, aud that was why
you were SO changed. Yon don't
know what it means. Not n cent in
the world. never should have mar
ried you, Helen"
He turned away and leaned his vel
low head upon the arms of his chair
and groaned aloud.
What did Helen Hamilton mean by
it? She jumped up and laid the sleep
ing Nellie in her little white bed; then,
yea, she actually waltzed about the
nursery floor.
"Willl' What n glad cry it was,
anu she ran TO INN and put her arms
about his neck Don't you know
III bs ~ tomorrow"
"And you don'tmind poverty fora
birthday giit?p snid viii in amaze
meut.
You don comprehend ! ..hcc-..ht
it was something else. I'm tie hap.
piest woman on Gods earth, for OH
I'll be % tomorrow"
VIII didn't Comprehend the begin
ming or the end, but IL Helen could
bear poverty SO could he.
Thatwasa merry Christmas. What,
were the town bells ringing? The
National bank was not To smash. the
Junior partner was promoted TO the
dignity of senior, Tor pretty Mrs.
Hamilton had come into an enor-
mons fortuna