The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-23

| That's what gives additional zest TO
what she has done. The fact that Riv-
ers has failed and she has succeeded,
seems to be the great feather in her
cap"
"Then," said Kenyon, IT am going
TO appeal 10 Miss Brewster myself"
every well. ! wish you Joy of your
job. DO what you can, John, there's
a good fellow. Meanwhile want to be
alone somewhere"
Wentworth went down the stairway
that led 10 the steerage department,
and for few moments sat among the
steerage passengers. Then he climbed
mp another ladder, and got to the very
front of the ship. Here he sat down on
n coil of rope and thought over the
situation. Thinking, however, did him
very little good. He realized that even
IL he got hold of the paper Miss Brews-
ter had, she could easily write out an
other. She had the facts in her head,
and all she needed to do was TO get 10
n telegraph Office, and there write out
| her message.
Meanwhile Kenyon took few turns
up and down the deck thinking deeply
on the same subject. He passed over to
the side where Miss Brewster sat, but
on coming opposite her had not the
courage to take his place beside her.
She was calmly reading her book.
Three times he came opposite her,
paused for n moment, and then contin-
ued his hopeless march. He saw that
| his courage was not going to be sufii-
clent for the task, and yet felt the task
must be accomplished. He didn't know
how 10 begin. He didn't know what
inducement TO offer the young woman
for foregoing the fruits of her inge-
nuity. lie felt that this was the weak
point in his armor. The third time he
paused in front of Miss Brewster, she
looked up and motioned him to the
chair beside her, saying:
II don't know you very well, Mr..
Kenyon, but l know who you are.
Won't you sit down beside me for q
few moments? ?" The bewildered man
sat down on the chair she indicated.
''Now, Mr.. Kenyon. know just what
is troubling you. You have passed
three or four times wishing to sit down
beside me and yet afraid TO venture.
Is that not true?"
"Quite true"
81 knew IL was. Now I know also
what you have come for. Mr.. Went
worth has told you what the trouble
is. He has told you that he has given
me all the particulars about the mines,
! hasn't hep"
"He has"
"And he has gone off to his state room
to think over the matter, and has left
the affair in your hands, and you imag-
| inc you can come here TO me, and, per-
| hops, talk rue out of sending that dis
patch TO the Argus. Isn't that your
motive?"
'That Is about what hope TO be able
to do" said Kenyon, hopping his brow.
"Well, thought / might just as well
put you out OF your misery at once.
You take things very seriously, Mr..
Kenyon, can see that Now, don't
you?"
"I'm afraid l do"
"Why. OF course you do. The publica-
ton of this, as told Mr.. Wentworth,
will really not matter at ALL IL will
not be any reflection on either OF You,
because your friends will be sure that
IL you had known 20 whom you were
talking. you would never have said
anything about the mines"
Kenyon smiled grimly al this piece OF
comfort.
"Now, l have been thinking about
something since Mr.. Wentworth went
away. 7 am really very sorry for him.
/ am more sorry than ] can tell"
"Thcn," said John, won't you"
NO, / won't, so we needn't recur 20
that phase OF the subject. That is
| what am here for. and no matter what
YOU say, the dispatch is going TO be
sent. Now, IL is better 20 understand
that at first, and then it viii create
no trouble afterwards. Don't you think
that is the best2"
Probably" answered the wretched
man.
"Well, then, let us start there. viii
say in the cablcgram that the informa-
| ton comes from neither Mr.. Kenyon
nor Mr.. Wentworth"
Eyes, but that wouldn't be true"
"Why. 81 course It wouldn't be true,
4 iNN AhhN AlNtrii ittNAANAf hb'o iNt
"Well, on our side OF the water"
said kenyon. 1--WE think that the truth
I does natter"
Miss Brewster laughed heartily.
"Dear me-" she said, what little tact
YOU have. How does il concern you
whether tits true or not? If there isany
/ falsehood IL is not you who tells IL, so
! you are free from all blame. Indeed
you arc free from all blame, anyhow,
in this affair; 10 is ollyoVr friend Went
worths fault; but still, IL IL hadn't
been Wentworth, Il would have been
! YOU"
Kenyon looked UP at her incredulous-
ly.
"Oh yes, IL would" she said, nod
ding confidently nc him. you must
not hatter yourself because Mr.. Went
worth told me everything about IL,