The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-01-26

With the first plunge into the bed OF
the stream the water rose 10 the axles,
and then IL crept up 10 the shafts, so
that the surgeon could feel IL tapping
in about his feet, while the dogcart be-
gan 20 culver, and il seemed as II IL
were TO be carried away. Sir George
was as brave as most men, but he had
never forded Highland river in flood,
and the mass Of black water racing
past beneath, before, behind him, af-
fected his Imagination and shook his
nerves. lie rose from his seat and or
dered MacLure 10 turn back, declaring
that he would be condemned utterly
and cternally IL he allowed himself 10
be drowned for any person.
''Sit doom" Numbered MacLure;
condemned We will be suner or later
gin We shirlS yir duty, but through the
water We gang the day"
Both men spoke much more strongly
and shortly, but this is what they in
tended 10 say and II was MacLure
that prevailed.
jess trailed her feet along the ground
with cunning art, and held her shout
der against the stream; Mcclure
leaned forward in his seat, "A rein in
each hand, and his eyes fixed on Hill
locks, who was now standing up 10 the
waist In water, shouting directions and
cheering on horse and driver.
"llaud tae the RIGHT, doctor; there's
n hole yonder. Keep DOT OF for ony
sake. That's il; yir daein' fine. Steady,
man, steady. Yir at the deepest; sit
heavy in yir seats. Up the channel moo,
an ye'ill be DOT o. the swirl. Wecl
dune, jess, wecl dune, auld marel
MAX STRAIGHT for me, doctor, an an gle
We the road DOT Ma word, we've dune
yir best, bath o We this mornin', cried
IIillocks, splashing up To the dogcart.
"Sall, IL ives itch an go for a
mecnut in the middle; Hielan' ford is
xittlc (hazardous) road in the shaw
time. but ye're safe moo.
Guide luck tae We up at Westerton,
sir; name but richt-hearted man wud
haze rislsit the Tochty In flood. Ye're
boond tae succeed after sic a Rraund be-
ginnin',n for it had spread already that
IA famous surgeon had come to do his
best for Annie, Tammas Mitchelrs
wife.
Two hours later MacLure came out
from Annies room and laid hold of
Tammas, n heap of speechless misery
by the kitchen fire, and carried him off
10 the barn, and spread some corn on
the threshing floor and thrust fail
into his hands,
moo we've tae begin, an we III no
be dune for an cor, and ye've tae lay on
without stoppin' till n come for We, an
all shut the door tae baud In the noise,
an keep yir dog beside We, for there
mamma be n cheep ABBOTT the hoose for
Annie's sake"
AN dae onything ye want me, but
if-if-"
"All come for We, Tammas, gin there
be danger; but what are We feared for
wi queens ain surgeon hcre?"
Fifty minutes did the fail rise and
fall, save twice, when Tammas crept TO
the door and listened, the dog lifting
his head and whining.
IL seemed twelve hours instead of
one when the door swung back and
MacLure filed the doorway, preceded
by great burst of light, for the sun
had arisen.
His face was as tidings of great joy,
and Elspcth told me that there was
nothing like it 90 be seen that after
noon for glory, save the sun itself in
the heavens
"a never saw the marrow, OF Tam
mas. an all never see the like again;
it's a over, man, without a hitch frae
beginnin' tae end, and she's fan asleep
as fine as We like"
dis he think Annie II
live?"
"Of ooorse he dis, and be ABBOTT the
moose inside a month; that's the guide
o bein' n clcan-bludded, weel-liyin'
Preserve yc, man, what's wrung wi
ye? It's mercy a keppit We, or we
wud hev anither job for Sir George.
"Ye're a RIGHT moo; sat doom on the
strac. All como back in n while, an
yen see Annie just for meenut; but
ye mamma say word
Margaret took him in and let him
lSneel by Annie's bed.
lie said nothing then or afterward.
for speech came only once in a lifetime
20 Tammas, but Annie whispered, Ma
ain dear man"
When the doctor placed the prccioun
bag beside Sir George in our solitary
first next morning, he laid check be-
side IL and was about 90 leave.
mo, no, said the great man. AIRS
Macfadyen and / were on the gossip
last night, and / know the whole story
about you and your friend. You have
some right 10 call me coward, but
I'll never let you count me a mean,
misery rascal and the check with
Drumsheugh's painful writing fell In
fifty pieces on the floor.
As the train began 10 move n voice
from the first called 50 that all in tho
station heard:
Gives another shake OF your hand,
MacLurc I'm proud 10 have met you.
You are an honor TO our profession.
Mind the antiscptic dressings.
IL was market-dny, but only jamie
| gputar and Hilloclxs had ventured