The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-06-23
CHAPTER XII

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silk, the pride 81 her wardrobe, AWAITED
tlicr friends ia the drawing room In A.
few moments Mnrslcn entered.
doctor Remington regrets, he bcgan.
slightly culoring, that il will be impos-
Siblc ior him To accept your imitation
this evening Miss Wescott. His prac-
tice will not permit ~ his absence. /"
III nnl very sorry" she returned. we
all eljpy The doctors company i'm.
nenscly but there will be lpts 81 on or.
tunitics to least upon lis plcasuu,ble
companionship in the future, Jack
Tier lace ilusl Ell.
Pardon me, Mr. Murstlcn. am So
accustomed Co hearing Uncle Edward
speak 81 you as jack, forget that you
have another name."
"And would have no Other, were to
Ortlain in the premises" he returned
With II smile.
Marsien had, agreeable to Nnn's re-
quest, seated himself To await the con.
ing Of Lawrence aud Cnu. At lcngth,
servant entered. bcaling a tiny envelope
IN her hand. She advanced to Nan, de
livcred the message and withdrew. Nan
read ITS contents hurriedly. II con.
tanned the regrets 81 Lawrence and Clarn
ia au Informal way. assigning reason,
whether plausablc or not, Nan did not
stop 10 consider, for their inability To- be
present That evening.
"And, now, they are not coming
Lawrence and Chra," she said, return
ing he note to It's enclosure. Well, yon
are here, nj any rate, Mr-or, Jack.
That's easier"
And quite as agreeable To the pos
SCISSOR 81 the name, Miss Wescott"
Now, that isn't fnir" she exclaimed
with "A pretty poui. "Nn-n doesn't
spell Miss Wescott.'
And YOU really would not object to
my calling YOU 'Nnn?'
Object? II isli't extremely eupl on
iuus, but it's all the name | have, poor
soul, so CANT Object, ye know, " she
returned, iensngly, with contortion Of
her sweet face that rendered her shapely
mouth ycritable rosebud
Marsden affected frequent attempts 10
II llre To his room, but Nan invariably
had Just one thing more" to say, until,
when he finally did take leave, lac felt
that The iormaiity with which their nc
quantanee had long been environed had
been completely removed.
Il What changes time had wrought
| An almost fricndless "river hog" in
the wil,ls Of the north; filled with hope
ns lac returned 10 his mothers home;
stricken motherlcss and pennicss by the
hand OF Fate; rescued 10y II faithful
friend, whose hospitality he now EN-.
ioyed; and above all, The happiness this
nights interview With the beautiful Nan
had brought him. AZ lac reflected upon
the phenomenal good fortune that had
followed his connection with Mr.. Wcs-
colt he was tempted to hope that Nan
might sometime rcciprocate The love lac
cherished for her Perhaps she regarded
Layton merely as a dear fricnd-a play.
mate, M il were, from childhood.
As the days passed, the meetings Of
Nan aad Jack became quite frequent
Merely 10y accident, 81 course, in "A great
many cases, but such chapter Of ncci-
dtnts il would be difficult To excel And
then, too, there were tetca.tetes, prom.
cnadcs aud drives in which the guisc oI
coincidence" did not figure.
They had returned from n pleasant
drive one evening aud we're seated on the
luwn to enjoy the cxhilernting lake
brcczes before parting for the night
The many changes that had trnnspired
during the past few months were can
yasse,l until the conversation, very nat
urally, drifted to NJ and Jacks Tor
mer occupation.
"Do you know when first saw YOU,
Nnn2p
at the hotel ~ NJ"
"No. At the loot Of the hillside street,
when heard Lawrence Layton explain
/ To you and his sister, lie Is one OF
! those worthless river hogs, ny !
passed.
! 81 never could quite forgive Lawrence
Z for that unkind expression, Jack nc.
member itas wildly az you to"
"Wcll, WIS river hog. Nnn, aud |
MN not ashamed 81 IL, now, worthless on
: not. ! would rnihcr know that was -
! river hog that rearun, tbnn 60 know
that tomorrow would inherit the nil
: hons 81 the Vanderblls"
/, "SuIcly. jack. IL was nn disgrace. Bot
Why prefer such a hard lot Ca almost in
! calculablr wealth."
p Mandcn did not rrIly ipr moment.
e Then, taking her hands gently Ia hiz
own, and hooking down into her sweet
i lace IN a way that spoke more eloquent.
~ than words, he sail. hall nlond
+ II should not say IL, Nan Hut that
+. which burns incrrsnntly within must
a