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

net M 10 n quite so much" She made !
a little doprecating gesture with her
disengngcd hand Is II 70 ward or any
retaliating gallantry: II amt speaking
FOR myself. connie. Yo' and mo arc
good enough friends, but the girls
round here think yo'ro tribe too much
taken up with rice and niggcrs. And
looking at Il even ia your light, connie.
"A mint btsaesa. lo' want 70 kccp
straight with Maj Reed. SO IL would
bc Just rs well % square the MAJORS
woman folks 'Tavy and Gussic Reed
amt exactly poisonous, connie, ana yo'
might see one or the other homo from
church next Sunday The Sunday nfter
that. lust 70 show You amt particular,
md that yO' 20 IN for being regular
beau. go might walk home with me.
Don't lie frightcncd-I've got q better
gown thnn tlis. It's q new ono-jnnt
come from Naahvillc-and I'll wear u
for the occasion"
lie did not dare say that the quaint
frock she was then vcaring--a plain
checked" household ginghnm used for
childrcn's pinaforc5, with It's ribbons OF
the same pattern. gathered il bows NJ
thcsmart cpron pockets, had become
part Of her beauty, fer Nc was already
bopclcssly conscious that she was love-
IL Ia anything, rnd he might bc inn
PEELED q cay SO. lie thanked her grave
liz and earnestly, bnt without gallantry
or cFrsion, and had the satisfaction Of
seeinr tho mischief IN her eyes increase
IN proportion 70 his seriousness, and
hoard her say with affected conccrn:
Dear mp connie. Don't let II worry
20 till the time comcs," AID took his
leave
On the following Sunday he was pres
cnt az the Rcdlands Episcopal church,
and after the service stood with out
ward compasurc bat some inward chat
ing among the gallant youth, who,
after the local fashion. had ranged
thcmsclvcs outside the doors a the
building ilo was somewhat surprised
to find FIR. Champncy evidently IS much
out Of place as himself, but less self
contained, waiting n the crowd Of OK
4 pcatant cavaliers. Although convinced
/ that the young Euglishman had come
only 10 see Miss Sally, he was glad e.
share his awkward isolation with on.
! other stranger. and greeted him pleas
/ antly The BOWS pow being nearer 4
j the entrance than the Reeds, gave M
4 its occupants FIRST Col CORTLAND
lifted his hat T. Miss Miranda and hci
niece. III the same rioncnt that Clamp
nov moved forwerl and ranged him
self beside thcm Miss Sally, catching
Courtlaud's eye, showed the whites %
her own ia % backward glance Of mis-
chicyous rigaiiicansc 70 indicate the fol
lowing Reeds When they approaehc
CORTLAND i0ined them, and finding him
self beside Miss Octavia, entered int,
conversation Apparently the sup
pressed passion and s,.rlonie nolan
choly Of that dar,l-cYcl Young lgd.
apurrcd him 20 q liahtcr gager hume
even IN proportion az Miss Sally's good
naturcd lcyity and nlnny praatiralit,
raadc him serious They presently fcl
20 the rcar with other couple, an,
were soon qGite alone.
A ht;le naughty, bat tall anl cree
In her well preserved black rrsladin
drcsa. which gave her tbs aprcaral 3 q
4 youthful but implaaahc widow, Nis
Reed declared she had not seen Oh
connie for "A coons are" nld ccr
tainly had not expect A ta hav
the honor ~ his company ns LON
, as there were uiggcra t. be elevated o
J PAINTED % lool, hltc white men. Sh
} hoped that lac and paw and sally Dow
j were happy They hain't yet got s
g far as 70 pnt up a Niger prclehe
, in the place Of Mr. Sym2s, their rector
r but she understood that there was som
: talk of running llunrihal johnson
z Miss BOWS coachmnn, for count
: Judge. next ycarl 10? She had nc
] heard that the connie h'msrJ In
/ thought Of running for the Office! II
!. might laugh at her as much rs h
i likcd- lie seemed % bo IN better spirit
G than when she nr9t cas- him only 81
y would like g. know IL Il was moth
4 style" To laugh coming homo frol
y church2 OF course IL II rus she wonl
c have TO adopt Il with The Efficient
il amendment But just now, she u'
c tiecd the folks were staring ~ thci
Il and Mics Sally DOVES had turned roun
is 20 loolsl Nevertheless Miss Oetavia