The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-11-14

! How is Rosie? Has she forgotten
me?" were among his first questions.
Mrs. Dysart laughed.
"Rose is at school at Neuilly. Come
with us this afternoon. and then judge
for yourself whether you have been
forgotten"
The girl had not grown stiff and shy.
She was immensely delighted to see her
friend again, and she told him so. He
joked her about her baby oyertures to-
ward him; he reminded her of how she
would drag footstool across the room,
and by it's aid climb TO his knee, and
busy her small hands with his hair, on
the pretext of making him mice and
tidy"
II have grown gray since those days,
he said, with half sigh. Whereupon
Miss Rose declared that she liked gray
hair best.
Each seemed 20 please the other; they
seized in n moment on each others
meaning, they appeared TO divine each
others thoughts.
IT shall come again." said Col. Clithe-
roe, when the visitors hour was over,
and study must begin. II see that you
and / shall be excellent friends, as we
were IL years ago."
However, he made no second visit TO
the "pensionnat" at Neuilly-sur-Seine.
His old uncle's illness recalled him sud
denly TO England, and Rose Dysart was
a finished young lady and about to be
introduced into society before she had
the pleasure OF meeting her colonel
again.
This girls face was not strictly beau
tiful, but IL was n charming face; she
was immensely admired, both by men
and women. And there must be some
thing lovable as well as lovely in
young lady OF IL, when those of her own
sex express sincere admiration and can
praise her intellectually.
"She will certainly marry young,
said elderly people; but it never oc-
Cured TO any of them TO suppose that
this sunny-faced Rose Dysart would
refuse three eligible men, simply be-
cause she loved n middle-aged colonel.
Like many other parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ds sart seemed 10 regard their daugh-
ter as little more than child. They
scarcely realized that others viewed her
differently.
"Of course, like other girls, Rose
must go into society" they said, but
we hope IL may be years and years be-
fore we have TO part with her"
And they were quite delighted that
she should refuse her first three offers
OF marriage.
1t was in the spring, and just before
her eighteenth birthday, that the Dy-
sarts left their pretty Sussex home for
furnished house in Eaton place, which
they had hired for the season at some
what exorbitant rent.
To the great Joy of Rose, Col Cltheroe
was one OF the first callers. He also was
i'm town for two or three months, hay-
ing, during the previous year, buried
his old uncle and inherited the prop
crty.
"My dear fellow" said Mr.. Dysart to
him, with the familiarity of a friend OF
long standing, "you really ought not
20 remain unmarried. Try and remem-
Der that you are depriying some woman
OF an excellent house, and a still moro
excellent husband! A man in the prime
of life-well off, good looking, retired
from the anywhere lies the hind
rance?"
"Simply in this" replied the colonel.
81 have never been in love. / should be
afraid TO marry now that am past the
age for the tender passion. You sec
there is no three years system in mat
rimony. 1t has TO be till death us do
part"
Mr. Dysart laughed.
"You must not be allowed to remain
bachelor, my dear Clitheroe. / shall
look round for some nice woman Of
about five-and-thirty, and try my prem
tice hand at match malsing"
"No; don't you get married, colonel"
exclaimed Rose, who was in the room.
81 like you best as you are. Indeed
think changes are almost always dis
agreeable. IL is plcasanter for things
10 go on pretty much the same. Imean
10 remain single all my life so as never
10 have 20 leave father and mother"
you will be reconciled TO leave us
when the right man and the right mo-
ment arrive" said Mr.. Dysart. "You
any Nph 'iihh ~ lAbNf gins DfNti wv
before they are really in love. But in
all probability the time will come
when, OF your own wish md will, you
will go away with u.s."
Rose shook her head.
81 can't think so, mother. However
let ms talk of some more interesting sub
jcct-of my being presented, for in.
stance. Can you picture me. colonel.
making my courtesy and kissing the
hand of royalty? | hope shan't turn
awkward and shy at the last moment.
ought not, for as n little girl with
counterpane in place OF a train. have
practiced my manners over and over
again"
They all laughed
mo, scarcely think you will be
ahv " said Col C1ffharoa ssno.;ao. Al.