The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-05-03
AARON BLAlR'S ATCNENENT.
CHAPTER vH.-CoxrrSurp.

INJURED Mllly. with a comical grimace.
half laughing and half c:ying. ''But
not about US. George. IL haven't
told her yet.
What about then?n asked Alleyn.
..Owen. She has been Ia king about
him TO me. You can guess now. can't
youP"
Georges look and nod seemed 70 in
dictate that he could, very well; but he
only said
What did you Say. Milly?"
ss0nly that Owen and | were very
good friends. and thai we should
never be anything else. and so on
hardly more than have said before.
But Lady Elizabeth was terribly
angry--she Is put out with Owen al
together. you see. What do you
think she told me? That, II | chose
10 thwart her wishes, | could get n
situation as governess or companion
as soon as | pleased. | don't believe
she really meant IL for u moment; but
she said IL.
Alleyn laughed they had moved
over to the rug, and were standing
before the fire. which was glowing
redly in the bright steel CRATE. His
arm was about her waist. and he
looked down iondly and proudly ut
the curly dark head viii n lightly
touched his arm, and at the pretty
vivacions face. which was half merry
and half doleful.
1T won't be much worse than
that TO marry me and live in cham
bers, darling
"Oh. George, worsel"
alt won't be much better, I'm
afraid. II was awlully cool OF me TO
dare TO ask you, | know that. Why,
when went away from here yestcr-
day could hardly believe that IL was
really true. | wondered wherever |
had got the impudence from. Confess
now--didn't you?
mo" answered Milly coolly, ii
didn't wondered why you hadn't
lone IL before"
Lady Elizabeth will wonder how |
Jared TO do Il at all. I"
''She will get used to II. When she
once makes up her mind that l shall
never marry Owen, don't think she
will care very much about IL. Not
that IL makes any difference If she
does"
''But she can make things very
dlsagreeable for you, Milly."
perhaps; but hope she will no.
do that"
I'll she does you must marry me all
H. oil oh
it, !" said Alleyn, in a tone OF resolu-
ton.
I'VE shall see. mean TO tell her
tomorrow; then we shall know how
she takes il.
but, even II she taSesit pretty well,
you won't keeping me waiting long,
dearP' he questioned tendcrly. II
really have made start just lately,
you know. That case--Clark rs CLAW
erton--has been good thing for me.
j shall make "A name yet"
"Of course know that George,
said Milly, with very bright glance
at him; and then she added simply
and gently. "And, II you don't. IL
doesn tmnlse any difference, dear"
"But | mean il 20 mako differ
ence" George rewarded her for the
pretty speech in the usual inevitable
fashion. "And OF course il Is only
rubbish about the chambers, darling.
I'll manage something better for you
than that. Wei have pretty snug
little box somewhere down Richmond
way"
This introduction OF the 'snug lit
Ito box down Richmond way" natur-
ally led TO the discussion OF n good
many kindred topics, and couple OF
hours or so passed away very pleas
antly. II was not until Alleyn. who
had said two or three times that he
must 60, and had come back at The
last moment TO say something else,
was really going in good earnest, that
he recollected TO ask where Owen
was.
"IIc has gone TO some races, l
think. l heard him say something
about it, Milly answered. I'VE
have not seen him all day."
II haven't seen him for n week or
more" said George. ''IIe seems TO
have good many engagements just
lately, doesn't hegn
"'lic Is nearly always out; we hard
~ ever see him. Lady Elizabeth Is so
yoxod about Il; and he Is so changed
so short-tempered and Indifferent.
oh" added Milly impulsively.
''what dreadful pity II was. George.
that you two contrived to lose your
way that day.
"Oh, Is that itP / hoped he had
forgotten 10: / thought he would have