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

the language, was sonewhAt or2Ai an \
unconventional Tor a yoang laly. i
CORTLAND promised % send her some \
boolxsanl cvcn vcnturcd - suggest some 4
American and English novels not In I
tcnscly .sno'th'n'" nor ''mstaphysicai'
according u the acecpte1 southern !
beliefs. A new respect and plying IN
torcst IN this snllcu, solitary girl,
crampcd hy tradition and crushed rath-
or than enlightened by sal experiences,
came over him. lie found himself talk
ing quite confidcntially 70 the lifted
head. aehcd eyebrows and aQuiline
nose beside him, and even thinking
what a handsome high bred brother
she might have been % some one.
When they had reached the house, in
compliance with the familiar custom,
he sat down on one Of the lower steps
OF the veranda while she, shaking out
her skirt. took "A scat a step or two
above him. This enabled him, after
the languid local fashion, 60 lean on his
elbow and gaze up into the eyes OF the
young lady, while she with equal
languor looked down upon him But
In the present instance Miss Reed
leaned forward suddenly and darling a
sharp quick glance into his very con-
seriousness, said:
"Ani yo' mean 20 say, connie there's
nothing between yo' and Sally Dows?'
CORTLAND neither flushed, trcmbled,
grow confused nor prcvai'icated.
ave are good friends | think, he re-
Piled, quietly, without evasion or hest
tation.
Miss Reed looked at him thoughtful
~. 81 reckon that Is so-and no
moro. And that's why you've been so
lucky in everything" she said, slowly.
81 don't think | quite understand, ~
returned CORTLAND smiling. lis this n
paradox-or consolaton?'
"lt's the truth, said Miss Reed, grave
| lv. "Those who try O. bo anything
moro % Sally BOWS lose their luck
"That is-aro rejected By her Is she
really 50 relcntlcss2' continued Court
land, gayly.
~ mean that they lose their lack in
everything Something IS sure to
happen. And she can't hclp IL, either. "
SIS this Sybiiline warning, Miss
Rccd?"
NO It's Niger superstition. II
came from Nanny Judy Sally's old
nurse. It's part Of their regular hoo
doc" lnct-ro witehcraft; voo-doo, prob.
ablyl "Shc bcwitchcd Miss sally
when She was baby, SO That every
body IS bounl 10 mr. rs long rs they
care for her, and she isa't bound q
Mc3i IN any way All their luck goes
| III. IL. $3.50, ~ 80, et,,fl L. an fhart, q
she added, darlSly
~ think know the rest" returned
CORTLAND, with still greater solcmnity.
"You gather the buds Of the witch
hazel IN April whom the moon is full.
You than pusl, three hairs from the
young laiys right eyebrow when she
isn't loo,ing
"Yo' can laaeh, connie, for yo'rC
lucky because y0're free
"I'm not SIRE Of tint" he said gal
lantly, "for I ought t1 be riding 40 this
moment over e. the inhrmary % visit
my Sunduy sick II being made L
pleasantly forget ones time and dut5
Il sign Of witchcraft mn
, afraid Nanny Judy's cnchantmcni'
were not confined 70 only one southern
: young lady"
Tho aound OF quick footsteps on ths
; gravel path caused them both % lool
T up A surly looking young follow
, ostentntioualy booted AMI epurrcl am
, carrying heavy raw hila riding whiI
, in his swinging hand, wa lppr3afhila
: them Deliberately, yet with uneasy
I sclf-conaciou8ncss, ignoring the pr25
! cncc ofCourtland, he nodded abruptly
2 10 Miss Reed, naccalcd The steps
g crushed past them both without pans
z ing, and entered the honso.
els that so ma1acrs, Mr. Tom?'
a called the y3uag laly aftor him 4
! slight llush rising T. her salloW check
! The young man nnttcrcl something
? from the hall which CourtlnnA did mol
= catch tits Cousin fon Iligbcc," sh'
? explained, half di8lainfully Hes has
! some ugincss with his horse, ! reckon
5 but paw ought 20 ieloh him how =
behave AMI don't think h likes
no'th'n msn," She added, gravclY.
Coartlnn |, who ha1 kept his tempe
; with his full understanding Of the in
trudcr's meaning, smiled rs he too
Miss Reeds hand In parting That
4 quite enough cNplnnation-ani don
know why " shouldn't be even a
apology
j Yet the incident left little impressio
on him as he strollcl back to Rcdland'
II was not the first time he had taste
the drcgs OF old sectional hatred IN u
civility and discourtcey, bat a. IL SCI
dom camc from his old personal anita,
onistl-thc soldiers and was confnc
t. the callow youth, former noa-con
batants and politicians he could aiior
c 10 overlook IT, lie did not sec Mi,
J. Sally during the following week. som
y mctalurglcal experiments hc hal bee
making vita ore found on the cstat
u had taken up hia time. lie was an
6 bitious 70 develop the resources Of Ga
5 property beyond the expectations ,
a the company. Miss sally was right
attributing 70 him capacity for al