The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-04-26

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day they first saw one another. there's
nothing | wouldn't have done TO pre-
vent H. And that's at least rs true.
my lady. as what you have just said
| 10 me"
lie spoke in manner which, UNI
polished and blunt as IL was, was yet
almost rs digniied rs Lady Elizabeth's
own. She locked at him, and her
thin lip slowly. cured in a smile OF
satirlcal incredulous scorn. The au-
dacity OF this common man, and his
assertion OF his common daughter,
were really almost amusing.
Then. that being so undoubtedly
the case. why do you come here?" she
questioned ici'y.
My. lady. for this reason. I'M
fortunately. my girl loves your adopt
ed son better than thought she did
and hoped she did. and she is fret
ting for him. Freiting so much that
unless IL can lie stopped. and that
soon, / can zee pretty clearly what
the end will be-" lie paused for IA
moment and then went on--''lier
mother died young, and SO will she.
SO | came here to-day, my lady,
where 1t is full as little pleasure to me
to be as ii is for you to see me--to
ask yon II IL could not be settled some
how"
lit is impossible-utterly impossi-
BILE! said Lady Elizabeth coldly. II
must again decline TO hear you"
She would have risen. apparently
] ii .t.au Int
view by leaving The room, Needless OF
the OBTAINING hand which Millicent
ventu ed 10 place upon her shoulder;
} but Aaron Blair moved another pace
TO ward IN front OF her.
There word o. two more 20 say
I yet. my lady--it there had been no
more than than | shouldn't be here
now Maybe ought 10 have said 10
before. should have done so; but |
hoped she would soon get over it and
fO get IL. and be rs happy with me rs
she used t. be efore she saw Mr.. Or
mission. It's this he marries her,
/ he won be marrying a poor wife, al
! though perhaps not rich one COM
pared with himse I. When my Lily
marries she will have fortune OF
fifteen thousand pounds
Lady Elizabeth repeated the last
I wo d. Unfortunately. II seemed that
wonder had 70 the moment quenched
all other feelings Ia her.
Ave been wo king man all my
4 life be went on. ''as | dare say you
see plain enough; but had some little
! brains for all or that. and | turned
i 'cm 10 the best account ] could.
don't need 10 trouble you with any ins
aud outs. II was bit OF an invention,
and ! got IL patented. and IL answered;
afterwards | sold it, and got good
price My daughter doesn't know 1t;
but every penny ot that money is put
! by tor her. rs | said-an that's the
sum thut'll be- hers the day she mar
res. And IL she marries your adopt
ell on. neither you nor any one else. my
| lady, need be afraid hat | shall trouble
either her on her husband. Let me
sec her now and then. and that's all
ask. lie again paused for mo-
ment. looked down at his hat, which
| he held i'm his hand since entering.
and then Looked up with his former
I steady air II want TO know, my
lady. II what We told you makes any
! difference in your way oi looking at
! ilP-meaning my daughter, that is.
No. returned Lady Elizabeth. in
her forner frigid way. lit makes no
difference. | regret. Mr.. Blair, that
this fancy should have arisen be-
tween two persons SO totally unsuited
TO each other as my adopted son and
your daughter. and l trust that she
will soon Orget him and find "A suit
able husband In her own station OF
life--I can say NO more"
"Her own station I lifegn repeated
Aaron Blair, slowly passing his hard
hand over his grizzled hair. Then,
my lady. take IL that IL isn't on nc
count OF money that you objectp'
1T is not. by no means consider 1t
essential that my adopted son should
marry money; but he must marry his
equa in birth and alton. have no
desire to wound your feelings; but IL
must be perfectly plain TO you that
your whom | do not wish
In any way 10 dispag AGES not, and
never can be. that To put the case
shortly and plainly. Mr.. BAR, while
your daughter Is your daughter 1t is
qui impossible that she can be- Owen
Ormislon's wife. or that can ever re-
ceive her in that character.
while my daughter is my daugh-
ter he echoed. turning away 10 the
door Then, my lady, there's little
use in troubling you with any more. -"
lie made nm abrupt careless bow and