The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-09-01

'Oh. II might be just little beau
tfful, just for little whilel" she
sighed to herself. Then, rejecting
that the wish was absurd. she had her
superb couple OF biscuits and a
glass of millk-and went 10 bed.
There are two kinds OF women
those who offer sacrifice and those who
demand IT, The latter must have some
thing 20 lean upon; the former must
have some one 20 support, somebody TO
feed or fondle or convert. IL may bo
n husband. Il may be curate or cat
or n cannibal Now, Marion Norman
was one OF those women who long
vaguely for some one for whose sake
they shall have right to sacrifice
| themselves.
A fortnight had passed, and the OPP
Grafton was over For some days Lewis
Darlington had lain upon his sofa in a
darkened room with baDdage across
his eyes and terrible dread at his
heart. lie was waiting for the remov-
al of the bandage 70 know whether he
was TO sec or be blind for the rest OF
| his life. Marion had been with him
all the time, waiting upon him and
reading 20 him. She had not been SO
happy for years, for Lewis Darlington
depended entirely upon her Every
day she had been downstairs TO answer
the inquiries OF fair-haircd girl IL
was the girl whose photograph stood
upon the mantelpiece Every day she
had been able 10 tell her that Lewis
was going on well, and that there was
every hope that hc would sec as soon
as his eyes were strong enough 20 bear
the light
The evening before the day on which
the question was % be decided, Car
riugton was restless and nervous, Ma
rion read aloud 10 him to keep his
thoughts from the morrow. But She
saw ms fingers twitch upon the arm OK
his chair and knew OF what he was
thinking. At 10 o'clock she insisted
on his going 10 bed But for more
than an hour Marion, who was listen
ing by his hnlf-opcn door heard him
tossing from side 10 side. She had de-
cidcd 70 give him soothing draught
when his breathing became moro regu-
lar, ana at last settled down into the
Rhythmic respiration of the sleeper.
So Marion lay down on the sofa In the
sitting room.
She had been asleep as IL seemed,
but a little while when something
awolSe her and from whore she lay
She saw Darlington standing In tho
doorway between the sitting room and
his bed room.
mr.. Carringtonl What is tho mat
ter? Can get anything for your sho
said, starting up in alarm.
lie did not reply, but walked slowly,
without turning his head, straight
across the room TO Size window, over
which heavy pair OF curtains hung.
"Mr. Darlington" she said again.
But ho did not answer. And then
She understood that he was asleep
For the moment in her half-awalt-
cncd state, she could not think of the
right thing TO do. She watched him
pull one OF the curtains aside. Tho
light from a gas lamp jan the street be-
low fell full upon his face. And by
the light she saw that his hunds were
pulling ana Juggling AT something up
on the back. Of his head. He was try
ing 10 take on the bandage from his
eyes. In another moment IL he sue
ceeded, the glare of the gas lamp
would meet them and distinguish for
ever the feeble glimmcr OF sight. Her
senses, halt dazcd with fatigue and
sleep. Marion, in that instant OF
startled comprehension, saw but one
thing, that Lewis Darlington would bc
blind, and being blind
Her heart gave great leap OF exul
tation. Motioulcss she sat, watching
him as he still fumbled with the band
age.
"Thc lover IS always selfish, espe
cialiy II II be "a woman
The words broke i'm flash across
her miud-the last sentence she had
taken down from Carringtou's lips.
In nu iustant She was by his side
wide awake, every nerve tinglilg will
Shame.
"Come-como with me-" she whis
pcred In his car, laying her hand upor
his arm and gently drawing him away
from the window.
with n sigh he turned, and suifcrec
himself 20 be led back q his room
For minute or two Marion watchc,
him as be- settled again into peaceful
! sleep. Then she bent down and hast
! lily touched his forehead with her lips
and returned 10 her sofa. lnt not {,
sleep She was crying, FIRST bccaus,
she was wicked enough 90 be tempted
T and then because she was not wiclSc,
6 enough 20 yield 90 temptation.
The next morning Lewis Darlington
knowing nothing Of his narrow escap,
G during the night, was waiting Tor hi
o eyes % be uncovered The doctor ha,
q Just arrived when the servant opene'
J. the door and whispered something Z
c Marion. without saying anythinl
!, Marion left the room and ran down
}. stairs. Nora rhurston was there.
Come mr." said Marion. you ar
/" iust In time. think he can see YOU,
g They went MP tho stairs together
q eco ia there. dear quietly. On
u moment" Merton took the girls fac