The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-02-10

els hat, which had providcntinlly fallen
inside the room, and rctrcatcd inglori
ously TO the other end Of the parlor.
The voice came again from the window;
il struck him Us being singularly sweet
and clear
"Sophy is that youp"
CORTLAND discrcctly retired 10 the
hall To his great relief voice from
the outside answered. "Whar, Miss
Sally2"
What did sou move the ladder for2
You might have killed me!'
70 God, Miss Sally, didn't move no
ladder"
Don't tell me, but go down and get
my slipper And bring up some more
nails
CORTLAND waited silently in the hall
In few moments he heard heavy
footstep outside tho rear window This
was his opportunity Recntcriag the
parlor somewhat SYSTEMATICALLY he cor.
iroatcd a tall negro girl who was pass
ing through the room carrying a tiny
slipper ia her hand Excuse me. he
srid, politely, but could not find any
one To announce me. Is Miss Bows at
homc?"
The girl instantly whipped the slip
per behind her. lis yo' wantin' Miss
Mirnndy Dows2" she asked, with great
dignity, "oah Miss Sally Bows her
niece Miss Mirandy's bin gone 60 At
Atlanta for week"
~ have a letter for Miss Miranda, but
] shall bc very glad II Miss sally Bows
will receive me, returned CORTLAND,
handing the letter and his card TO the
girl
She received II with still greater ac-
cess Of dignity andmarkc.l dclibcration
Its clean gone outer my mind. fah, 81
Miss sally Is in &c resumption 81 yisi.
tab, az dis houah I'm fac, sab, She con
tinucd with intensified gravity and an
exaggcration Of thoughtfulncss ms the
sounds 81 Miss Sally's hammcring came
shamclcssly from the wall :" donhn
know exactly q she's engaged playin'
de harp, prnctisin' dc languages or
paintin' i'm oil and watah colors, o Civ
In audiences to ofiishals from the court
house. II might be dc houah for dc one
or de oddcr But III communicate wild
her, sab IN do budwoh on the uppah
10" She backed dcxtcrously. so rs TO
keep the slipper behind her, but with
no diminution 81 dignity. out Of side
door In another moment the hammer
ing ceased, followed 10y the sound Of
rapid whispering without; n few tiny
twigs and leaves slowly rustled TO the
ground, and then there was complete
silence. lie vcnturcd ~ wall, 70 the
fatcful window again.
Presently he heard faint rustic No
the other end 81 the room and he
turned. A sudden trcmulousncss swept
along his pulses, and then they seemed
30 pause. lie drew deep breath that
was almost a sigh, and rcmaincd mo
tionlcss
lie had no preconceivcd fancy 81 fall
Ing IN love with Miss Sally az first sight,
nor had he dreamed such a thing possi-
bile Even the girlish fare that he had
eeea In the loclSct, although " had
stirred him with singular emotion,
had not Anggcstcd that and tho Idea
he had evolved FROM " was never
n Entent presence Hut tho ev-
auisitciy pretty face and figure before
him, although II might have been
painted frolq bis own fancy Of her, was
still something more and something UNI
expected All that had gone before
had never prepared him Tor the bcauti-
ful girl that now stood thcre. u was
poor explanation 10 say that Miss Sally
was four or Eve years older than her
picture, and that later experiences, en-
largcd capacity, Q different life and new
ambition had impressed her youthful
face with refined nobility; u was a
,.,.sii,l fes.aV ~. isseofns that fi,0 hle~s1