The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-02-22

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He broke of suddenly. looked into
Phemie's eyes. and gave q little sigh
and so they rowed away together
down the river.
Mr.. Roder was n good oarsman, and
they had gone long way when GER
tain flowers upon the bank tempted
was too gallant not TO get them for
her. and while he was pinching them
for them she too stepped out and came
10 help him. IL was pretty place
and they fingered for some time under
the great elm that shaded IL. and when
at last peep AT Phemie's watch told
her how late IL was. they hurried back
10 tho boat IL was gone
you tied it. OF course, Mrs. Rus
sellP" said Rodcr.
And Phemie's conscience smote her.
She had forgotten 70 tie it-forgotten
II altogether. IL had Aoated away.
and in vain did Roder run along the
bank and peer down the river. IL was
not Ia sight
And" said Roder. II don't know
that there's another boat 10 be had.
I'll try, though"
He did try, but though he spent two
hours In the search. no boat was 10 be
had.
And we can't walk home" he said
in answer 10 Phemie's declaration that
they must you can't imagine the
distance by the road. or what road Ii
Is. All we can do is TO 60 on little
way. There Is a hotel up yonder on
the hill; we will take lunch--you must
be starved-and we can hire trap TO
20 home in. WalkP My dear Mrs
Russell. IL would take us until mid
night"
Poor Picnic yielded 10 necessity
and they went TO the hotel together
and lunch was presently placed be-
fore them. As for conveyance one
was expected In an hour. But"
added the informant, 1--WE can't be
sure: No calculating. positively"
'And IL is 3 O'clock" said Phemie.
Yes" said Mr.. Roder. "Yes. Il is
certainly 3 o'clock. Fate has been
kinder TO me than l hoped. 1 shall
have the whole day with you
But Phemie was thinking OF Tom,
and the delicate morsel set before her
seemed 10 CHOKE her. What would
Tom sayp Yet perhaps she would be
home before he was. after all. She
prayed that she might And yet 1t
served Tom exactly right, too; and IL
he could only be moderately jealous.
not furiously so, ''all would end well.n
Then she tried TO talk TO Mr. Roder,
watching for the carriage all the
while. but the hour passed without
bringing IL; and another had done
when the landlord came out upon the
lawn and remarked encouragingly,
that dinner would surely bring back
the folks with the carriage.
And when shall we be homer"
asked Picnic OF Roder
about 10 o'clock tonight. said he.
''But there was carriage
That's not one OF ours, though
said the landlord. Those are stran-
gers
The carriage ratified up Three gen.
tlmen sprang out
IL protestr' cried one my wife
will be anxious"
1T does wives good TO be anxious
said another. who had evidently had
something 20 drink. Begin as you
are going on. Don't be too attentive;
il makes 'em troublesome.
Women said the third, who had
had more TO drink than his friend and
had been made very solemn by IL
''women are exacting by nature. You
must show them that man Is the
superior and has (hic) gotariterdoas-
hesaminter. Let's have some cham.
payne"
well. you may be right In a meas
ure. began the first Then he paused
and started. and made rush forward.
"Phemic." he cried. ''how do you
come hereP" and he regarded her es-
cort with IA frown.
II didn't tie the boat, aud IL got
away" said Picnic.
1.-The pleasure OF a row with Mrs.
Russell has ended in little accident"
said Mr. Roder. I'VE are waiting for
n conveyance which was expected back
at tho hotel"
Tom looked at his Picnic. 1t was
a decisive moment But she found
herself equal 10 IL.
You know wanted row this
morning" she said quietly. Il always
have what / want somehow, aud rs
you had no time. and Mr. Roder had,
why. Mr.. Roder took me out I've en-
joyed myself very, very much. Mr.
Roder Is "a better oarsman than you,
Tom. really, and we have had n most
delightful lunch"
The party went home in two wagon
cites that night Mr.. Roder between
the two gentlemen who had aired their
views on the woman question. Picnic
and Tom together.
And when you desire TO go any
where. Phemie." said Thomas AS they
drove through the moonlight "remem-
Dor am always ready TO escort you"