The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-27

And my friend. being good man.
did rs ! advised that me should do.
For that he died ia good peace with
his own conscience and made me for
once. senors. very happy that | gave
good advice. free, gratis.for nothing At
ALL"
so you did not profit at all by this
willPn
Not one dollar in money. hut very
much in my conscience. Santa Jose
! am well content
Miss Mary said the alcaide. kindly.
shave yon anything TO say?'
Mary raised her clear. grey eyes. and
looked with yearuing tenderness into
her brothers faces David pretended
TO be reading. George stopped over aud
spoke TO him. With sigh. she turned
10 the dicaidc.
ASK my brothers what they value
the homestead at
Two thousand dollars promptly
answered David.
Too mnch-too much" grumbled
all the jury.
Two thousand dollars" rcasserted
David. and George added; Bare
valuc.n
II will buy it Mt two thousand dali
lars Will you ask my brothers II they
have any daughters. alcaide?"
Gentlemen YOU hear? Have you
any daughtersP"
David said snrlily that he had no
children NJ ALL and one Of the iurymen
muttcred. with "A queer laugh that he
It.ltft hnu III os,,
''a-going to find him out
George said he had two daughters.
ASK their name. dtcaidc."
Mary and Nellie"
The poor sisters eyes filled as she
looked iu Georges face and said:
'Atcdfde. | give TO my niece Mary
ten thousand dollars. aud to my niece
Nellie ten thousand dollars. aud hope
you and the good men present will al
low the gift To stand. | know my
brother David will never want dollar
while there Is one in the country he
lives In. George Is eXtravagant, aud
will have always a ten-dollar road for
iivc-dollar piece; but his boys can
learn his own or their unclc's trade;
there are plenty of ways for them. |
NVulN w pun lut Etilo OtNOnu ut-
pcndencc and beyond the necessity of
marrying for living"
David rose in u fury aud said no
would listen no longer to such none
sense.
you forget. Mr.. Forsyth. that you
have put this ease into our hands. |
think YOU will have more sense than
make enemies of thirteen Of the best
men in the neighborhood. Gentlemen.
would You like to retire and consider
this matter?'
Not nj all. aicdide. | am for Civ
ing Miss Forsyth all her father gave
her."
And l." "And T." And l." cried the
whole twelve almost simultaneously.
Il shall contest this affair before the
San Antonio Court. " cried David. pas
sionately.
"You'llthi better Of Il. Mr.. FORSYTH.
Do YOU mean to say you brought
twelve men here to help you rob your
sister sirP"
II mean To say that that Mexican
Zavala has robbed me. / shall call him
10 account"
The doctor laughed good-naturcdly.
and answered.
I'VE have each our own weapons. my
friend. cannot tight with any other.
Besides marry me wife next week"
And the doctor leaned pleasantly on
the aIcdtde's chair, and. with joke,
babe friend after friend Goodbye
Mary Forsyth carried out her intcn-
tons She settled. strictly and care
fully. ten thousand dollars on each OF
her neces. bought her homestead. and
then sat down 10 consider what she
should do with her eight thousand dol
lars.
IF ! were Frenchwoman and San
Antonio were Paris" she said; Il
would rent store aud 20 TO trading
! know how To buy and sell by instincts
and il were born farmer Il could
plant corn aud cotton. and turn them
into gold; but | am not farmgr-l
never made a garden aud rot decent
meal out of IL. | calculate twill he
best To get John Doyle for head-nan.
and put my money in CATTLE
just as she came to this decision;
Doctor Zavala drove hurricdly up to
the door
Mary Maryr' he cried. come
quickly! There is mn old friend ofyours
In the timber too i'll with the dengue
fever TO move
What do YOU need. Doctor"
Need? l need you and couple oil
men To carry him here. DO you know
That IL il VIII Morrisonp"
"Oh. DOctorl Doclori'
Fact. Heard of your fathers death
In Arizona. and came straight home TO
look after you. Poor fcllowl he's pref
~ bad"
Well. Mary did not need To hire John
Doyle AS head man; Tor Will. who had
lnr..tl her f.lifhfnllu for Iifinnn lnntr