The diamond drill., 1894-02-24

hand, ahc said, quietly. As he glanced
at her quickly, she added ,dryly; Don't
trust too much 70 people always acting
In yo' fashion, connie. And don't think
! too much nor too little Of what yo' hear
here. Yo'ro just the kind of man TO
mako good many silly cncmics-and
as many foolish friends. Aud ! don't
know which viii give yo' the most
trouble Only don't yo' undcrratc
eitisr, or hold yo' head so high yo' don't
sec what's crawlin' around yo'. That's
why, In coppcrhcad swamp, horse Is
bitten oftoncr than hog
She smiled, yet with knitted brows
and such pretty aifectation OF con-
ccrn for her comr-nion that he sudden
Iy took heart.
81 wish had ons friend | could call
my own" he said, boldly, looking
straight into her eyes. I'D care little
for other friends and fear no enemies
"Yo'rc right. connie, che aaid -ostcn-
tstsously slanting her parssol In a mar
veious stimulation Of hiding n purely
imaginative blush on cheek that was
perfectly lnfantine In its unchanged
pink--'company talk Is much pootier
than what we've been sayin'. And
meaning me-for reckon yo' wouldn't
say that Of sny other girl but the one
yo're walking with-what's the matter
with msf''
He could not help smiliDg-though he
hesitatcd. "Nothingl but others have
been disappointed.
"And that bothcrs youf'
TIown wset he t.p rffrla tr,
put your feelings 70 any test, while"
Poor Chet had, 20 were going 20
eayl Well, here we arc u: the cene-
nrryl rockoned 20 wero bound 20 10
back 70 The dead again before wo'd
aone far. and that's why thought We
might tekc the cemetery on our way.
~ may put me In more proper frame
Of mind 10 please yo'."
As he raised his eyes he could not re-
press slight stSsrt- He had not no
ticsd before that they had passed
through a small gateway on direrging
from the road. and was quito unpre-
pared 10 find himself on tho edge Of c
gentle slope, leading 10 a beautiful val
ley, and before him a long vlstG oi
tomb., white headstoncs and low
CROSSES, edged by dropping cypress and
trniling fenthery yinea. Some OF them
had fallen and been caught in long
Loops from bough TO bough, like funeral
narinnds, and here and there the tops
s,f fisolatod pRlmettos lifted n cluster OF
laearxe-lilse plumcs. Yet In spite Of this
drminnnco .of sOmbor but graceful
|, ebedow, the dropping delicscy OF dark
4 <>sselled foliage, and leafy fringes, the
AEnvinQ, mourning wells OF gray trann-
fucont moes-s glorious, viyifying
uoatbern sun smiled and glittered every
wacrs 20 through tears The balm OF
bey, ooutherr- wood, pine and syringe
izeNthod through the lorg alleys: the
rsmulatug scent OF roses moved with
every rsrhyr, and the heavier odors OF
1ensamina, honeysuckle and orange
6cverr hung heavily In the hoilows. II
soemed 10 Courtland like the mourning
cf beautiful and youthful widowhood-
seductive evcn In It's assembling trap
rings, provocative In the contrast OF
its own still strong virility. Every
where the grass grew thick and lux
uriant; tho thick earth was tee.ning
with the termination Of the dead below.
They moved slowly along, side 10y
side. speaking only Of the beauty OF the
spot and the glory OF that summer day
witch seemed TO have completed les
rerSrction here. Perhaps from the
teaA ths overpowering perfume or
some unsupported sentiment, the young
lndy became presently "a silent and
preoocupied as her companion. She be
cna 20 ilnger and loiter behind, hover
ln9 like butterfly over some towering
shrub or clustered sheaf OF lilies, until,
encountered suddenly In her floating
Araperies, shs might have been taken
for q somewhat early and far too be
coming ghost IL seemed 20 him also
sAnt her bright eyes wero slightly
shndcwed by n gentle thoughtfulness,
Ho moved close TO her side with an ir'
socistiblo impulsc OF tenderness. but she
surned suddenly, and saying; 'comei'
snoved NJ . quicker pace down n narrow
sAds path. Courtland followed H'
hsz not aono far before he noticed tha'
A. graves seemed 70 fall Into regular
U~~s, sAe smblems became cheaper And
r>ere comm IN; wooden head and foot
~<,ne- OF one mcaotonous pattern took
xhe plaza Of carved .reestones or mar
bls, and he knew that thcy had reachee
tho part Of tho cemetery rescrYed fo'
sto-o who had fallen In the war. The
long lines drawn with military pre-
esrion stretched through the little VALLEY
azd again UP the opposite hill In al
pdd semblnncc OF hollow squares, rank
md columns. A vague recollection o
the fstofui slope Of Snake river cam'
3vsS him. II was intensified as Mis-
ALLY. who ~ss still preceding him. sud
denly stopped brtore an isolated mcnn'
A>sring broken mSrble shaft and
psdc~tal with the inscription; "Cheste
krooks- A few withered garland
I'D immo~tslles were lying at jts base
kut encirciing the broken shaft was
p>rfsstiy fresh. unfaded wreath.
aYou never told me he was burics
hsrsr- sGid courtland, quickly, hal
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