The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-04-21

stroying itl
mot ono word. He wns perfectly
calm and seemed unconcerned. That's
every single thing ! ever knew about
the plagued thing And hope you'll
not putan more questions TO me about
Mr.. ANDERSON. You don't think it's
right for man that's been q mans
clerk to be talking about his business
TO other people. do you? Surely you
don't, Gus Rachcls? You wouldn't
want TO be treated SO yourself by yonr
clerk"
al wouldn't care one everlasting
cent how my clerk answered questions
put ia him for good reasons by any
honest person. provided he answered
the truth and no lies"
"All men amt like You. Gus"
mo, and I'm thankful 10 not be like
VILE Anderson. But there's one or
two more questions I'm going to put TO
you, whether you'll want me or not, and
whether you answer them or not,
straight up and down. You'd better,
tell you, for your own good, and I'll
call on your mother right here 10 say
IL she don't think I'm right"
Certainly do" she answered, with
much earnestness. Law me, Owen,
you do talk SO strange TO the man you
know Is the very best and truest friend
you've got In this whole world, or
your mother either. Why. Owen, your
poor father would try TO rise out of his
grave IL he was 10 know that In all
this miscr'ble business you had done
anything you was ashamed for Mr..
Rachcls TO know"
Great goodness alive, maj" he said,
with intense pctulance, throwing the
covcrlot TO his feet. and kicking IL
against the footrail. "Thc idea of pa
coming out of the graveyard TO haul
mo over the Goals about Mr.. Anderson,
when I've got no moro 20 do with his
business than the man In tho moon,
except that worked for him as faith
full rs could as nigh like he told me,
and he paid me for IL and has always
been kind to me-"
"As nigh like he told you. How
was that?" asked Rachcls, ignoring
his passion. That's one OF the things
I'm going to ask YOU"
81 don't know as I'll answer that,
sir"
Yes, you will, sir. oven Carruth-
crs-ifit's got 10 that we must call one
another sir, and our full nnmcs-Tm
a-tclling you no lies when tell you
that | wouldn't like Co swear that
certain person who his nnme have
been called hero tonight mnyn't be-
fore this thing's over. he mayn't have
10 move out o that big house he's got
now TO his lone self, and, after his
heads cropped md hc's put into
striped jacket and brooches, oclSepy
awhile that big buildin' In sight of IL
along Of n crowd OF them that's in the
snme fashion. For nuther God Al
mighty nor man Is going 10 stand such
behavior always. Now, I'm not Assay
ing belicvc-bccnusc don't believe
you've done anything, that Is, any
thing that's downright intcntual
helping In Vile Ancrson's devilmcnt;
but II you has, you'd better get 10 un-
doing II, soon as yon can, md not wait
to have TO be made To do il, and then
take the consequences, IL you think
you can stand 'cm. Arthur Dabncy's
going to begin again on the case, and
he got Scaborn Torrance TO help him,
and you ought 20 know just as well as
you're named Owen Carruthers that
you couldn't no moro dodge Senborn
Torrance on the wtncss-stand than
you can dodge death when he come
and lay his paw on your shoulder"
my good Lord!' cried Mrs. Cnrruth-
era. Owen shuddcred, but, rallying
somewhat, he whined-
my salScs alivcl thought the man
come here To see mo about my sick
ness, and, stead of that, here he Is a.