The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-08-29

and revengefulness. he saw the central
truth-thnt he had been deceived. not
by his wife. but by himself. He had
suspected all this before--this was
what had been really troubling him.
this was what he had put aside, rather
than his faith. not In her. but in his
ideal.
He remembered letters that had
passed between her and Capt. Pinkney
letters that she had openly sent to no.
torious southern leaders, her nervous
anxiety TO remain at the rancho. the in
nuendoes and significant glances of
friends which he put aside-as he had
this woman's message!
Susy had told him nothing new of his
wife, but the truth of himself. And the
revelation came from people whom he
was conscious were the interiors OF
himself and his wife. To an independ-
ent. proud and self-made man il was the
eliminating stroke.
In the same distracted voice he told
the coachman TO drive home.
The return seemed interminable,
though he never shifted his position.
Yet when he drew up at his own door
and looked at his watch he found he
had been absent only half an hour.
Only half an hour! AS he entered the
house he turned with the same abstrac-
tion toward a mirror in the hall as II he
had expected TO see some outward and
visible change in himself Mt that time.
Diminishing his servants 10 bed, he
went into his dressing-room, completely
changed his attire, put on pair %
long riding boots. and throwing SER
ape over his shoulders, paused mo-
ment, took pair OF small derringer
pistols from box, put them in his pock-
cts, and then slipped cautiously down
the staircase.
A lack of confidence i'm his own do
mestics had invaded him for the first
time. The lights were out. He silent
ly opened the door and was in the
street.
He walked hastily a few squares TO a
livery stable, whose proprietor he
knew. His first inquiry was for one
Redskin--a particular horse; the sec
ond for it's proprietor. Happily both
were in. The proprietor asked no ques-
ton of customer OF Clarence's condi-
ton.
The horse. half Spanish. powerful
and irascible, was quickly saddled. AS
Clarence mounted, the man. in an inn
pulse OF sociability. said:
Saw you at the theater tonight,
sir"
"Ah!" returned Clarence, quietly
catering up the reins.
Rather "A smart trick OF that woman
with the flag" he said, tentatively.
Then, with possible doubt Of his GUS
toner's politics. he added with forced
smile IL reckon it's all party fuss,
though-thar amt any real danger"
But fast ms Clarence might ride the
words fingered i'm his ears. lie saw
through the mans hesitation too,
had probably heard that Clarence
Grant weakly sympathized with his
wife's sentiments-and dared not speak
fully. And he understood the cowardly
suggestion that there was mo real dam
ger"
IL had been Clarences one fallacy. He
had believed the public excitement was
only temporary outbreak of partisan
feeling soon TO subsidc. Even now he
was conscious that he was less doubtful
of the integrity OF the union than of his
/ own household. IL was not the devo-
ton Of the patriot, but the indignation
OF an outraged husband that was spur
ring him on.
He knew that IL he reached Woodville
by five o'clock he would pet ferried
across the bay 10 the embarcado and
catch the down conch TO Fair Plains
whence he could ride 90 the rancho
As the coach did not connect directly
with San Francisco, the chance of his
surprising them was greater.
Once clear of the city outskirts he
bullied RedslSin into irascible speed
and plunged into the rainy darkness
OF the high road. 'Hle way was famil.
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For awhile he was content TO feel
the buffeting, caused by his rapid pace