The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-02-17


tell you may be interesting enough 70 (
rmalsc you forget my second intrusion. 4
n lie paused and, still smiling, continued I
For more than three years, Miss BOWS. I
on have more or less occupied my
thoughts; and. although we have actual |
" met to-day only for the lrst time, ]
have during that time carried your i'm !
age with me constantly. Even this
meeting, which was only the result 81
an accident, I had been seeking for
three years find you here unGeryonr
own peaceful vine and zig tree, and yet
three years ago yon came 70 me out OF
the thunder cloud Of battle"
"My good gracious" said Miss Sally
She had been claspng her knee with
her linked fingers, and now lenncd back
ward with affected CONSERVATION, but
an expression Of intense amusement IN
her bright eyes. Courtland saw the
mistake Of his tone, but II was too late
TO change IL now. lie handed her the
loclsct and the letter, aud briefly, and
perhaps little more seriously, recount
I'D the incident that had put him IN pos
sion Of them. But he entirely sup
Xtcssed the more dramatic and CHASTITY
details and his own superstilious aad
strange prcposscssion towards her.
Miss Sally took the articles without a
trolnor or the least deepening or paiing
~ the delicate faint suifusion Of her
cheek. When she had glanced over the
letter, which appeared TO bc brief she
said, with smiling, half plying tran
quillity:
"Ycal-it was that poor Chct Brooks.
Surcl heard that he was killed at
Snake river. IL was just like him 10
rush in and get killed at the first pop!
And all for nothing, too, pure foolish.
nessl"
Shocked, yet relieved but uneasy I'm.
der both sensations CORTLAND went on
blindly;
"But he was not the only one, Miss
Bows. There was another man picked
up who also had your picture
"Yes-,Ioyce Mastcrton. They sent
Il TO me. But you didn't kill him. too2'
II don't know that personally killed
either" he said, a little coldly. lie
paused and continued with gravity
which he could not help feeling very in
consistent and even ludicrous; They
were brave men. Miss Dows.'
'sTo have worn my picture?' said Miss
Sally, brightly.
"To have Thought they had 50 much 70
live for, and yet 10 have willingly laid
down their lives for what they believed
was right"
xn "Yo' didn't go'huntin' me for three
ANcars 70 tell mc--a soth'n girl-that
8'th'n men know how 20 light, did 80,
"a co'nnleP" returned the young lady with
1.-THE slightest lifting Of her head ana
- droopinq OF her bluc-vciEcd lids Ia u
divine hautcur "Thcy were always
ready enough for that, even among
themselves. IL was much easier for
those pooah boys 10 Eight a thing out
than think II ont, or work II out. The
folks I'm the moth learned - do OIL
three; that's where you got the grip on
ms. Yo' look surprised, connie
II didn't expect you would look at u
quite in-in that way" said Court
land, awlSwarlly
81 am sorry disapDointcd so ate
VOID taken such n heap o trouble, r.
turned the young lady, with puzllin'
assumption OF humility as she rose an'
smoothcd out her skirts, "but didn'
know exactly what so might be cA
pecting after three years; u hdd,
might have pat on moaning sh,
stopped and adjusted straying tendri
~ her hair with sharp corner Of IN
dead mans letter. "llut thanl, yo' al
,hc same. connie II was real good !
yo' 60 think Of toting these things owe
here" And she held out her han
frankly.
CORTLAND took Il with the sickcnin
consciousness that for the last NV
minutes he had been an uneonsclonaoi
ass. lie could not prolong the interview
after she had - significantly risen.
nc had only taken his leave and kept Oh
letter and looked for . later Nisit-pe
hans when they were older friendsl
xo>.vas too late now. lie bent over her han
tor n moment, again thanked her q
her courtesy, and Withdrew. A momcr
later she heard the recediDg beat Of hi
horses boots on the road
She opened the drawer Of bras
handled cabinet and after moment
critical survey ~ her picture in u
Aoad mans ioelSet tossed H. and The "
Ter in the rccesses the drawer. Ih'
she stopped, removed ncr niue shpp'
from her foot, looked az II thoughtful
aud called: "SophyW
"Miss Sally9' said the girl reappea
ing az thc door
sAre you sure you did not move th
jaddcr?'
~ clare TO goodness. Miss Sally
nebbcr teched H."
Miss Sally directed a critical CLAN
nj her hand.maiden's red-coiled hea
..No." she said 10 herself softly
didn't feel l'kc wool, anyway
- CHAPTER Ill
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