Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-04

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eyes; how she grew up the sweet
est girl who ever lived, and how she
has promised fellow who is not half
| good enough for her, but who would
give his life to make her happy, to bo
his wife, answered George Lane.
eyes, I suppose you were right to
keep the story from her, and yet [
hate a secret; there is always the
chance that, like an old spent Shelf it
may explode. "
"You are right" said Lane. "and
the mischief of it is that think the
secret may come out soon. When I
was down at the landing waiting for
you this morning, saw stranger,
who had come by the steamer yester
day, hanging about by the inn. They
told me he said he was from the dia-
mond fields, and he had been asking
| all about me. had thought that l
remembered his face, and when l heard
that, it came across me that he was
Sam Dredge, the floor manager OF
O'Brien Brothers, who was run in
with Nelle's father. II he knew who
Nelly was he might try and trade on
his secret"
"He would be an internal william,
and he would find the island of Scar
tina rather close quarters if he tried
on that game"
"Wel, seeing him has made me feel
uneasy, but let's forget him. There
is one thing, in marrying Nellie you
are taking penniless bride. | have
spent all got out of tho Vaal River
in restoring the house, and in doing
bit OF improvement about the place,
building seawall here and putting up
some decent houses for the crofters
there. The place comes to you, as it
must all my money has gone into it,
but there is still drain of debt and
charges on it. You had better have
married an heiress."
81 love the old place where our peo-
pie have lived so long, but love Nellie
thousand times more" replied
George.
'I don't blame you, though [
would like to have thought that there
was little money to go on the prop
erLy," said Daniel.
Just then the door was opened, and
girl of about twenty came in, whose
blue eyes and dark eyebrows bore wit
ness to the strain of Irish. blood in her
veins, while her bright radiant beauty
was out of keeping with the story that
had Just been told.
"What lot OF business you must
have talked over" she said, with q
blush, as she remembered what the
business would be. "Tea is ready,
and, dear, there is a man waiting at
the gate who wants to see you.
"What is he like? ?" asked lane.
81 have never seen him before on
this island. He is a tallish man, with
red beard"
"He is the man I talked to you
about, Lane said to his nephew. 81
will see him here. [ would like you
to be present. Don't wait tea for us,
Nelly, but go and have yours"
Walking to the window, which
opened to the ground, he went out,
and soon came back followed by tall
man whose shaved face was set off by
red chin beard. He had rather a
colored nose, and pair of little eyes
that wandered restlessIY about the
room, though after some time they
fixed themselves on the picture OF
Nelly's mother
"Well, what do you WANT" said
Daniel Lane. 81 suppose you have
come to see about something"
oyer right, but l think it would be
best lor me to say what I've got to say
alone meaning no olfense to this
young gentleman, only we knew each
other out yonder where they find
diamonds"
81 have no secrets from this gentle
man. Ii you have anything to say,
you can say it before him. Who are
you and what do you want?"
"You know who L am, mister--Sam
Dredge, who was run in along with
Dick johnson, and who has done his
seven years, and amt ashamed to talk