The diamond drill., 1894-04-07

"NR- pABSEY, l Dog'r THINK IRIS MY
BUSINESS.
thought 10 use and delude according
TO his purposes of every sort may have
gotten beyond his power, quickened
his admiration for her 10 the degree
that. II found necessary, he would
marry her with small delay.
"My dear Hannah" he said, not n
little embarrassed, I've been wanting
very much TO sec you. How are you,
Hannah? never saw you look better" :"
I'm very well. ! suppose II was on
business you wished TO sec mc?'
business? Why, yes, some little
business; but also wanted TO talk TO
you about other things, among them a
message that poor Julia left for you. !"
She answered his look with one
which showed she knew the value in n
mans eyes OF suck a woman as herself,
and was neither surprised nor dis
pleased at the admiration now ex-
hibited.
"A message from Sister Julial I'd
like TO hear that first"
Wonderful tho gift In women, even
those not much cultured and not fa.
miliar In the worlds artificial ways, to
net for definite purposes strange parts.
Before hearing further words, excus-
ing herself prettily, she rose and re-
tired to another room, where before
the mirror she put another ornamental
something upon her neck and shoul-
ders. Returning and reseating her
self, she looked at him as II she hoped
the message meant good for both.
'Well?" She spoke between archness
and becoming solemnity.
Julia wanted me TO bring the mos
sage soon after-that Ia, that was her
request"
"Why didn't you bring IL, thcnP'
Casting down her eyes, with her hand
she brushed ut an invisible mote upon
her shining black silk gown.
WELL" moro embarrassed, he con
tinucd, "the truth Is, Hannah, II was
OF kind that ! thought perhaps you'd
rather not hear II quite yet, although
she made point OF asking mo not 10
put II of, stopping To consider what
people might have 10 say about such
things taking place sooner than some
might have expected in the circum-
stances"
She could not repress the deep blush
that suffuscd her check. Installing its
cause, lie felt exceeding glad
brushing away her tears, she asked:
"Can you tell me her reason for such
anxious haste, and whether II was
mostly on your account or on minc?"
son account OF both, Hannah. Julia
seemed ia have found out somehow
tho feeling had for YOU"
but what about me9 From what
you say, she must have believed thett
all needed from you was the asking. {"
Some paleness took the r,acc OF the
rcdncss that now fctired from her
face. Thc bearing down OF her eyes
upon hin seemed to confound him. so
unexpected was tho attitude taken by
her. Difficulties In his mind having
apportalned only 20 calculations as 10
what would be best for himself, doubt
suddenly raised, added 70 the sight OF
her beauty. which never before had
sccmcd so cntlcing, created and every
moment stimulated eagcrncss TO have
her. laundering in his words, he re-
Piled;
"Why, Of course. Hannah, Julia--I
don't know what reason she had for Il
but she seemed TO believe that-thnt
you and both would be lllSely-that
Is, In time-thRt both Of us might
think such o thing, In all the circum-
stances, the best thing TO do"
"Thon, according 20 your notion,
Sister Julia, who I'm oil her previous
lifetime kept herself outside OF schoincs
Of every sort, undertook, whllo ON her
deathbed, ono for you and for me, and
even, aa you say, was anxious about
IT..
''Why, Hannah, you-you know what
sort OF woman Julia VASE"
ayes, )" she answered, looking upward
revcrcntly. 81 know her partly before
her last swift decline, but not until
then did know how far sho was
above the lot i'm which she lived. That
her end was not long ago, suppose
was because tho good God meant to
show 20 her what, for lila salSo. she
could endure. Knowing tho blessed
ness Of suffering 20 an innocent spirit,
Tie lot II fall upon her In many ways;
but the sorcst pang no doubt was
when she was led ~ suspect something
between you and me. That Il should
have moved her 90 feel and 20 express
such wish as you report showed thnt
she was absolutely ripe for the King.
dom OF Heaven. would wonder at
your repeating her words Ia me. except
that from what know ot you could
not wonder ~ anything you would do
en tho line Of comprising any purpose
Of your own"
Her calmncss was as OF one disposed
almost 20 smile.
Hannah" no spoke rapidly, "such
talk surprises me more than any
What can you mcan?'
"lIow came Sister Julia 20 suppose
that I'd marry you? Did you tell her
you thought SOP
II did not. I supposc-Tvc told you
whit | suppose about Il. Julia was
xuorr4ioI nIkntst thn etsstxY fafl.n. IuI 4. a.