The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-28


for two weary hours In the library. his
brown head bowed on the table. Lefty
Coles sees him as she is passing through
the long gloomy hall. and of course
she goes TO him. Lefty has never in
her life seen suffering in the humblest of
Gods creatures without seeking TO al
leviate il. and her heart Is bleeding for
her old long-ago playmate's sorrow.
There Is no hope" he answers
YEARLY
There Is always hope, always, Tony,
MS long as Gods gift Of life remains.
she says, gently. Send her TO Flor
ida The climate must benefit her"
II cannot send her among strangers.
Mothers nerves unfit her for nursing,
and business complications will pre-
vent me from leaving home for months.
must keep myself in position TO
supply her with every comfort while
she needs il. and my absence would be
financial ruin just now"
.'Will you trust her 10 me Tonyp"
laying her hands tendcrly on his head.
as sister might. "Scei i am strong
well; my nerves are like steel. Will
you trust me TO take your darlingPn
Trust you? AS l might trust an
angela saint-anything unseliish and
noble. But have no right to ask such
a sacrifice OF you"
Never mind that; there ought to be
no talk of sacrifice between US Tony.
Once-do you not remember itf you
asked me 60 be 60 her a sister; you
must let me fulfill that promise now.
will you notPn
And Tony in his gratitude, thinks
there Is not a woman i'm the whole
world equal 10 this one. and even has
his doubts of the saints and angels. TO
whom he has just alluded. So they 90
TO Florida, Lefty Coles and Vesta Tad
lock.
But not even Florida, with all its
sunshine and flowers and salubrious
climate. speaks ought OF hope of health
to the lovely invalid. and Lefty Coles
fears that she has brought Tony's wife
here to die. Tony has written to put
them under the care of an old friend Of
his, an eminent physician, wintering in
the state. He pays daily visits to the
hotel where they are stopping. but he
gives no encouragement, though at
first he is ready to lay down his life for
Tony, and later for--wcll, Tony's
wife. let us say, for indeed he Is singu-
larly attracted toward the young crea-
ture.
us there nothing to be donep" Lefty
Coles asked of him one day, as they
are talking out of earshot OF the in
valid, beside whom a stout middle
aged woman is sitting.
Nothing, fear. There are in
stances where, in cases like hers. trans
fusion has been known to be beneficial,
but / doubt the efficacy of such an
operation with your sister,
Miss Coles does not notice the word
sister.
"TransfusionPn
''She needs new. healthful blood. It
is just possible that it might with good
effect be supplied to her from the veins
of another person. There would be
some difficulty in finding suitable
subject. / fear. and 1t Is scarcely n
hopc,n
Lefty Coles dark eyes rest for mo-
ment on his. They are very beautiful
eyes. and though he is a jealous adj
voeatc of celibacy-though, he has al
ready taken immense care to inform
Miss Coles. The Is welded TO his profess
sion," his heart gives sudden ham
mer-like throb. well conducted organ
that il is; for DIR. Estaycr Is human,
after all, in spite of these little anti
marriage notions of his. and this bit Of
pathetic feminine beauty quite does"
bin.
OF this, however, Miss Coles Is dis
tressingly unconscious; she is wonder
ing, sadly enough, how she Is ever TO
enter Cupid's towers again. ever face
Tony Tadiock, IL this last hope dies rs
have the rest.
"Transfusionp Yes, yes.r eagerly
1--WE will try it,"
And so they do; and il is an artery In
Lofty Coles own firm. round arm that
pours out its rich treasures, OF health,
hope, and life for Tony's darling
Lefty Coles, whose life has been spent
In the open air. whose health Is SO
gloriously perfect, who Is so ready 10
sacrifice everything for the sweet hope
Of giving the young wife back to her
husbands arms. Exactly this does
Miss Coles do. and marvelously glad Is
she 10 do IL.
Another June lies over the land.
Lefty Coles's rose garden Is something
worth n journey 10 see, all a-riot as they
are with loneliness Blossoms and
buds nod their heads nc her and strew
their colors lavishly beneath her feet.
and pluck themselves elder ducklike.
rs If their hearts petals are not half
good enough for her 10 walk on. so
enamored are they OF her.
Lefty Colesl Lefty Colesl Where
are you Lefty Colesp" cries deep voice
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