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

In the management and control Like
most preiudieed men, Drummond's com
version was sudden and extreme, and /
being n practical man was az onccacted /
unon. At n second and third interview /
the prcliminaries were arranged and |
IN three weeks from Courtland's first
visit the BOWS plantation and part OF
Mai Reeds were merged in the
''Drummond syndicate and placed be- |
yond financial uncertainty Comtand |
remained TO represent the company as
superintendent at Ecdlanda, and with /
the transfer Of the Engliah invest |
mcnts, Champncy retired, as he had
suggested. 10 n smaller venture OF his
own, on plantation fcw miles dis
tant which the company had been an
able 10 secure.
During this interval CORTLAND had
frequent interviews with Miss sally
and easy and urrcstraincd access % her
presence lie bad never again erred ON
the side ~ romance cr craotion; ne bad
never ngain referred 70 the infcliN let.
ter and photograph, and, without being
obligcd 10 conGnc himself stri .tly 70
business a.1uirs hc had maintained an
evca quiet. ncighborly intercourse with
! her Much Of this was the result 81 his
own sclf-control and soldicrly training
and guvc little Indication Of tho deeper
| feeling that lac wos conscious las be-
meath H. At times hc caught the young
| girls eyes hycd upon him with ii inis-
chicyous curiosity A strange thrill
went through him; there are icw sttna-
lions SO subtle and dangerous as the nc.
cidcntal condolences and understand
rugs Of two young people 81 opposite
scN. even though tic question Of any
sentimental inclination DC Sill In abcy-
ancc CORTLAND knew that Miss sally
remembered the too serious attitude he
had taken towards her past She might
laugh nj ", and even resent it-but she
kgar IL, remembered u, know that NJ
| did and this precious knowledge was
confined TO themselves. II WAS IN their
minds when there was pause IN their
more practical and conventional con.
vcrsaiiou, md ,vas even revealed IN tho
excessive care which Miss sally later
tool, 60 avert ~ the right momcat her
mischicvously. smiling cye8 Once she
went further CORTLAND had just hn-
ishcd explaining 60 her q plan for sub
stftuting small farm bgildiaCs for the
usnnl half-culiivatcd garden patches
dear 20 tho negro field hand, aad had
laid down the drawings on the table IN
the Office, when the yonng lady. leaning
agninst II with her hands behind her
Gxed her bright gray eyes on his scri'
Gus faco
- VOW and protest connie she
said dropping into one % the quaint
survivals Of an old-tunc phrascology pc
cuinr Ito her people, - never allowed
yo' could give yo'sclf up T. business
soul and body, rs yo' 10. whom lirst
J met go that day
why, what did you think mc?' b,
; asked quickly
Miss Sally. who had q southern apti
tude for gesture, took one little han,
from behind her, tossed u above hci
I head with pretty air 81 disposing Q
some airy nothing in presumably mas
J culinc fashion, and said "Ohl that
- am afraid | did not impress yo'
. thon as very practical man" he said
. with faint color
! n thought you roasted rather high
connie, 20 pick up many worms in Tia
mo'ning. But" she added, with q da2
zling smile, ~ reckon from what "
= said about the photograph, 80 though
wasn't exactly what 20 believed
i ought TO be."
2 lie would have liked 20 tell her thci
Y and there that he would have bee
"a content " those bright beautiful eye
y had never liindlcd witch anything bu
: love or womanly aspiration; that tia
~ soft, lazy. carcssing voice had move
. been lifted beyond the frcsidcor domc'
!. tie circle that the sunny. lcndriic
q hair ard pink cars had mover incline
Ia Co anything but Whispered admiration
and that the graceful, 1.-the, erect ilgur'
y ~ independent and sclf-contuincd, hn
y beou satisfied - lean upon bis arm ~
&c support To was conscious that TIL
4 had been in his mind when he lirst sa'
6 her: he was equally conscious TINT sh
d was more bcwildcrinsly fascinating
n him IN her present inaccessible INTEL
~ gencc ano pFaeilanlitg
y ~ confess ne said, ilokiuQ into be