The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-01-18

instance?"
''IIe can. That know. He's got a
hold on her that 'ull shut her mouth as
tight as squirrel trap"
And cusan Greene
"lIcr fathers Wixon's private prop
erty. lie never uses no tools he can't
dull or sharpen as he wants to. That
sham pnrson Is his, body and soul, and
the lubber Holbroolx Is already shipped
Off 70 Chicago"
'And Mr.. Edgerly2"
sAh, he's a horse of another color;
honest as the day, but his head viii
never ache from the weight Of his brain.
Wixon 'ull fix him, never fear. You
agree TO go, an Edgcrly s all right"
"And my friends OF the night school,
what win they say?"
"That you were bought off - sold
them-got your pile and skipped"
"Then / must leave behind me the
reputation of a yillain?"
''As / said before, you must either
sink yourself, or sacrifice the girl"
For time there was silence. The
young man sat watching the clouds OF
smoke that rose from his companions
pipe, as though in them he would read
his fate. In imagination he saw the
the sweet. innocent, childish face with
the brown hair clustering round 1t, the
sad look of those pensive eyes, the
trembling movement Of that beautiful
|, lip--and he held his hand out To- Wild
ers and said:
"Jack, IscH gof"
sfe,,.el~.,, Ttl.o :, ,..l,tto ,,,av, .,.;nd flo
prospector. ''Now we can 60 ahead
with full steam on an no danger sig
nails out"
Long and earnestly they talked till
the first shrill scream of steam whistle
reused the miners from their sleep and
called them TO another days duties
when they were but half rested from
yesterdays.
''Stay q minute Wilders said, as his
guest rose to leave. "Millie wants me
to give you this"
He handed the young man bulky,
scaled envelope, which he took from
table-drawer.
Just q woman's within nothing
worth mentioning-but she said you
were TO keep 1t in your pocket, an not
open 1t till you were days journey
from Oretown."
Grey's face was Swallowed as he stood
lingering the little parcel.
Guess It's some OF those furze-how-
crs." the prospector added unblush-
ingly. Females is awful tender
hearted, an choclS full o. nonsense
kind o forget-me-nots guess-but take
of them for the little woman's sake
Twill, Grey replied in fearful tones.
''and may God reward you both for all
you have done for me-"
Coin TO Chicago for visit, be thee?"
asked honest Mrs. Whitford at break
fast. Hast thee vollxs down 4 those
parts?"
mo, Mrs. Whitford," Grey replied,
81 have no business; my father and
mother died when / was n lad, and /
have never known other relatives"
"P'raps," interrupted the corporal,
iocularly, tive shall see you tripping
back with trim little wife hanging on
60 your arm"
''No, Mr.. Whitford; never yet spoke
one word of love to living woman"
Grey declared in slow, impressive tones.
lord, but / pity your bad TASTE"
grinned the corporal. why, when l
was lad In the royal marines. L"
"Howd thy tongue, mon," Mrs. Whit
ford interjcctcd. "Dunna thee see
how thy foolish claver reddens Elsic's
cheeks" Then turning TO the girl, she
added: Gan thee hast finished thy
meal, my dear, get thee 10 thy room an
fettle 1t oop bit. Oh 'ull be wi ye
presently"
Grey seized on Elsic's absence as q
good opportunity to finish packing, for
he was haunted with painful dread
! OF arousing her suspicious of his per-
Ihanent departure, feeling sure that n
long farewell would be so hard for the
dear child aye, and for him, too;
whereas II his plans did not fail he
would slip away under the pretense of
going TO Chicago on vacation, and be
Off without any painful betrayal of
| emotion.
| But this was not to be.
| The last book was packed, the last
belonging put away, tho last long,
! lingering look out of the window at the
lake, now big plain of snow, fringed
by the pine-clad hills, the last All,
what was that2
The door opened and Elsie whitford
confronted him.
A child, Good heavens. II seemed as
II In a night she had grown into glori-
Gus womanhood. AS she stood there In
the strength of her young beauty the
scales fell from the eyes of the unhappy
man, and he knew he loved. oh, how
he longcd 90 take her in his arms and
tell her all he felt; but. between her
and him was n chnsm he dared not
cross--not yet-but who knew what
the future might bring forth?
She seemed very quiet and sclf-pos-
scsscd--not bit tho omotion-tosscd
Elsie he had pictured TO himself. Look
ing round the room nt his corded boxes,
she said very quietly:
"You arc going TO leave rs for good,
Mr.. Grey, you arc not coming back 70
Orctown?"
| MI