The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-05-03

Blair Is very pretty. and | am sure
she Is "A lady. 10 spite OF that rough,
blunt father OF hers; but I'm afraid Ii
will never do. You will speak 10
Owen--wont you, dearP 4 am SO
anxious about HIN, poor 10Y"
Although GEORGE gave the promise
heartily. with every possible intention
OF keeping II. he reminded Milly that
he might not see Owen for some timei
for the young barr.stcr WAS working
now az quite "A desperate rate, hnving
the prospective little box at Richmond
always in view. und. although he did
not say SO. he would have 10 sit up
half the night TO make up Tor the time
so delightfully."- wasted in Lady + la
beth 5 drawing
1t so chancel however that he had
not long 10 witt ate. nj, or the very
nest morning Owea came sauntering
into Alleyn's chambers before his
breakfast was over.
"What-you, Owenn cried George,
putting down the coifee-pot TO give
better effect 10 his welcome. 1.-The
very person wan el 10 see--and
about the last / looked forl One
doesn't expect 10 catch u glimpse of
such a Sybarite Us you before ten
o'clock in the morning There's
nothing wrong?"
"No-oh, mol The fact is" said
Owen. returning To his friends hand
shake and taking chair, Miss Milly
gave me "a certain lite bit OF news
last night. and so 1 thought I'd come
round and catch you before you went
out. I'm awlu.ly glad to hear 1t, and
only wonder you haven't settled the
matter before; | saw pretty wei how
things were going down at The Cot.
Congratulate you, old mani
Thanks, old felloww returned
Alleyn, emphasizing the words with u
second hand-shake You didn't con
graduate Milly. Ihope?
"Oi course did though! What do
you mean?n
because II strikes me that there's
remarkably little reason, that's all, y
observed George, with rather dole
ful expression and shrug OF his
shoulders.
Emily dCeSn I think so.
mo, bless her heart don't be-
lleve she doesl You've had breakfast,
| supposepn
Eyes, thanks before | came out.
Owen sat silently o)king at the
fire and tapping his boo with light
cane he car. led. George, busy as he
was with his kni and fork, found
time 10 scrutinise his friend seeny
enough. Without that last night talk
with Milly TO sharpen his eyes he
would have seen change IN him.
The handsome, almost boyish face
had become older, grayer and harder
In the last few weeks, dissatisfied
and moody, and decidedly sulky too
II Owen were not breaking his heart
for his thwarted fancy, he was GER
tainly spelling his temper, George
thought. He was wondering how he
could best introdu the sub ect OF
Lily Blair, half afraid that IL might be
imprudcnt TO do SO, when, very much
TO his establishment. Owen saved him
the trouble by swinging round In his
chair suddenly. and excaiming--
"George, look herew
"WellPn-.'Im going down 10 Up
per Datching.n
ITO The CotPn
"Confound The Coil I'm going
down TO see Lily. will see herl'
And what them asked Alleyn.
II II make her listen 10 mel / was
fool to let her send me of as she
Jf1f A. for Tho ,,n,o,, k,oc, 81,
money! tell you, George, that I'd
rather be poor thousand times
over than loso herr lie had
risen, and was walking up and down
with stride between each short SEN
tence. ''Im fonder OF her than ever
II live TO be "a hundred. / shall never
find u girl can care for as | care for
herl Id marry her II her father were
u sweep As for Lady Elizabeth, il
she doesn't give In after It's all over
and can't be helped--well, she doesn't.
that's all! Anyhow. I'm going; and
I'll take good care that Lily doesn't
get rid OF me so easily this time. Poor
little thing. know very we'll that she
Is ns fond of me as / am OF her
and It's a dnstardly shame TO break
the heart o. girl like that because
her father isn't the thing" He had
come TO n halt beside lis friend. and
now held out his hand. "Good-bye.
old fcllow-you can tell Milly, you
know. No. it's OF no use for you TO
say anything-I'm OF by tho next
train
George sympathised with his friend
TOO much 10 feel particularly inclined
TO demonstrate: so he added ONLY "A