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

are you. Lctty (OicSf II VIII not An
swer hint" declares Miss Coles. with q
petulant shake ms she goes carefully
on pressing the cool dark mold about
the roots OF rose she has just repotted.
'He knows the way to the rose garden,
] dare say"
This with mild sarcasm. for seven
days out OF each week does Tony Tad
lock find his way at some hour or 9TH
or 70 the gardens nj Roscmead.
Lefty Coles! Lefty Colesi Where
are you Lefty Colesp"
This time the happy young voice is
nearer; its owner has stopped at the
low hedge, and after leisurely survey
ing the sunlit garden. cspied Lefty
dainty poised among her favorities n
half mutinous. half mischieyous look
on her dark brilliant face.
'.Ah, there you are in perfect
extravaganza of roses--blush. crimson.
yellow, white yourself the fairest."
Don't be ridiculous. Tony" laughs
Miss Coles. But she adorcs her roses,
and Is not offended at very trito COM
pliment, since Tony gets il off. Are
they not lovelyPm she continues, pick
ing withercd leaf from the flower just
ported.
Only see how well my Lefty Coles
is doing" he says, clearing the little
gate with bound. and coming 10 her
with bunch of her lovely, fragrant
namesakes in his hand. II transplant
ed them from Rosemead, you rcmcm-
Der. They take very kindly 10 their
new soil, Ell, Lefty ColesP What a
r~l. IL i IL t.p .te
crimson heartl Somehow, / fancy il
that rose could feel, il would suffer far
more terribly than your Nephitos or
Perle des Jardins. with their pale
petals"
"Oh DON'T" cries Lefty Coles. with
a SILVER in spite of the June sunshine
that is rollicking about her in way 20
set cold at defiance; then she adds, with
self-directed disgust. What nonsensel
was about to get superstitious. " and
goes on potlering among her roses.
His laughing eyes follow her grace
full movements for a moment. They
are nice eyes. those Of Tony Tadlock's,
soft aud gray, and oyerbrimming with
happiness this sweet June morning.
Now ! wonder IL you can keep Sc
crct. Lefty Coles. a secret / have come
all the way from Cupid's towers to tell
Lefty Coles, and want my congratu-
lations first from your lips"
MARRIED." They are brave eyes
she raises to his and yet time was
when Lefty Coles expected him TO ride
over from Cupid's towers through the
beautiful golden fields with different
story for her ears.
There Is a moment of silence after
that word. but during that moment so
much has died out of her life that IL
seems 10 her small century has passed
and she wonders that Tony has not
tired OF standing there waiting for her 60
speak. But n moment is soon over.
the dead soon buried, and drawing of
the big dogskin gloves i'm which she al
ways gardens, she lays both hands
frankly in his and speaks the words he
il waiting 10 hear Memory Is strong
within her just now, cruelty strong;
IL recalls the long sweet days that are
past, when such shadowy. transparent
excuses have brought Tony TO Rose
mead; a brace of birds, lucky MINI
rod has brought down. string of shin
ing fish TO testify TO the success of
Izaac Walton's Jealous disciple, rare
cutting from the rose houses ut Cupid's
towers, over the setting out of which
their hands had often met, for OF course
Tony must assist or how was he to
know If her work was well doneP
Though, for the matter of that. IL is an
open question whether or not he can
tell the difference between a cabbage
rose and tea rose, and he has been
detected in sncaking preference
for the old York and Lancaster over all
the later varieties that have been propa-
gated.
How or when this easy friendship
which has characterized their relations
since childhood has grown into some
thing warmer with Lefty Coles the girl
herself does not know; but there II Is
staring her boldly in the face, and
sending a sickening sense of pain
through every fiber. while Tony, all
unconscious of the feeling he has
awakened. presses on about his love.
'She is beautiful. Lefty Coles, this
dainty Perle dies Jardins of mine, so
beautiful And Cupid's towers is but
dreary place to which TO bring her
You win come TO see her often, will
you notp You will brighten up the
dull old life for her as neither mother
nor can doP You viii be a sister TO
her. Lefty ColesPn
So Lefty Coles promised; so Lefty
Coles secs him ride away on Gray
Eagle, the noble animal that has
brought him to her so often while she
stands idly at the garden gate. the
cluster Of Lefty Coles roses burning In
her hands. And she wonders, wonders.