The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-29

sueh thing"
do ?"
do you not ? You know what
your understanding is with Lady Eliza
be;h-what her opinions are upon that
sort OF thing. and into what fine
amount OF hot water such marriage
would involve you. passing by all
thoughts OF cruelty to the girl"
well P"
well ~ George repeated impatient
ly. beginning TO get out OF temper with
these apethetfc responses. Il say that
your only sensible and honorable
course Is TO let the whole thing drop,
and at once. Don't 90 there again
II you do. forsee what will happen. "
"What p
..You will get SO much involved That
you won't be able TO draw back"
WELL" rejoined Owen deliberately,
after pause which seemed thought
full one. .'supposing that | don't want
TO draw back what then Pr
"Do you or don't you Pr queried
Alleyn. stopping TO look at him.
II don't know. Upon my honor,
George. haven't had time seriously TO
make up my mind about it--thats the
sober truth "
''And you will go there again ?"
OF course l shall go there again.
..Well,n returned Alleyn. with last
esort, for the train was in his foot on
the carriage step. and there was time
for no more, ''it's pretty plain, l
should think, that her father doesn't
want you"
Hang her father Goodbye, old
man ! Drop me line now and then.
and look US up when we come to
town.
But Owen Ormision, although he
had opposed TO the last anxious look
OF his friend face expressive OF per-
feet carelessness and gaieiy, was yet
grave enough as he drove back TO the
Cot. The fact that the Thaiche Cot
,age and Lily Blair hal given him a
good deal to think about during the
last fortnight-the last week especial
| ly for he had succumbed entirely 10
the charm OF this golden-hai maid
en- with the wonderful gray eyes, and
had almost made up his mind that life
would not be worth living without her.
He knew we'll enough the difficulties
in his way. Lady Elizabeth would
object and make "A iuss, just at first OF
course but she would give in when
she found out how firmly he was bent
upon having his own way. And he
was quite sure, in spite OF that half
denial TO his friend that his onlyway was
TO marry Lily Blair--hc had no doubt
IL. He had been in love before GER
tainly--two on three time perhaps; but
he had never been so much in love.
He certainly had not the least idea OF
denying himself the gratifica ion OF
seeing Lily every day OF listening TO
her sweet voice as she talked TO him
with such pretty fresh artlessnes, and
OF watching the sweet rosc-tint which
he knew he could easily bring TO those
fair cheeks OF hers. No u; he was too
| far gone 10 draw back farther even
than George Alleyn knew of--so far
that he cared little for Aaron Blair's
determined ungraciousness OF manner,
which, In any other case, would have
exasperated him quickly enough, and
had even managed in his own mind 10
get over the rejection that he would
make In some respects a decidedly
awkward father-in-law. He troubled
himself very little TO find out what this
gruff and curt behavior meant. III he
assigned any reason 10 IL at all, IL was
that the man was naturally n cross
grained and ill-conditioned old fellow.
He was complacently conscious that he
Lady Elizabeth's relative and hcir--
must be so much more than a good
match for Aaron Blair's daughter. II
he had known that Aaron Blair had
ficrcely sworn TO himself that he would
sooner see Lily dead than his--Owen's
wife, IL would have asionished him
more than he had ever been astonished
In the course OF his easy existence.
But he had no such knowledge, and to
himself he almost c onfessed that after
all, he was glad old George was gone.
II had been exceedingly unpleasant TO
have his sharp eyes watching the pro-
gress OF the sweet idyllic courtship
among the roses.
The Cot saw very little OF Owen
Ormiston during those sweet summer
weeks. His horse learned TO turn
down the lane which branched OF
from the road to Upper Catching. and
to stop at the little white gate opposite
TO the shallow pool without any guild.
ing touch upon the bride. At The
Cot. Lady Elizabeth grew cross and
Millicent anxious and Owen, seeing
both, cared not at all. lie cared foI
nothing but the lovely face that had