The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-01
CHAPTER XXII.-CoNTINUED.
IcopyrIght 1905. BY Robert Barr.l

CHAPIEK AAll.-tONTlNuED.
Miss Longworth left the Office, and.
getting into her cab, was driven to her
fathers place of business.
"Well, my GIRL" said the old man,
showing his spectacles up on his brow
and gazing at her, what is it now, some
new extravaganza"
eyes, father, some new extrava-
gance." His daughter was evidently
excited, and her breath came quickly.
She closed the door and took a chair
opposite her father.
Father" she said, ~ have been your
business man, as you call me now, for
a long time"
Eyes, you have. Are you going TO
strike for an increase in salary?"
Father" she said. earnestly, not
needing the POPULARITY of his tone, this
Is very serious. / want you TO give me
some money for myself-to speculate
with"
al will do that very gladly. How
much do you want?" The old man
turned his chair round and pulled out
his check book.
81 want 6 100000" she answered.
Mr.. Longworth wheeled quickly
round on her and looked at her in as
constituent. Thirty thousand what7'
Thirty thousand pounds, father, and
want il now-and want it in cash."
my dear girl" he cxpostulated
shave you any idea how much 6 10000
isp Do you know that 10000 is for
tune?"
eyes, know that"
"Do you know that there is not one In
twenty OF the richest merchants in Lon
don who could, at n moments notice
produce 10000 pounds in ready
money!"
Eyes; / suppose that is true. Have
YOU not the ready money!"
eyes; / have the money. can draw
n check for that amount, and IL will b'
honored at once; but cannot give yoI
go much money without knowing wha
you are going TO do with it,"
"And suppose, father, you do not ap
prove of what / am going TO do with it,
GAIL the more reason, my dear, that
should know"
"Then, father. / suppose you meal
that whatever service i have RENDERED
you-whatever comfort l have givel
vou-what 1 have been 10 you all IN.
life IL not worth 6 10000"
"You shouldn't talk like that, daugh
ter. Everything have is yours, or vii
be when die. IL Is for you work.
Is for you accumulate money. You wi
have everything | own the moment
have 20 lay down my work"
Father" cried the young girl, stand
ing up before him, 81 do not want you
money when you die. i do not wan
YOU TO die, as you very well know; br
I do want G 10000 to-day, and now
want IL more than / ever wanted any
thing else before in my life, or ever sha
again. Will you give IL 20 meP"
"No, / will not; unless you tell m
what you are going 90 do with t."
"Then, father, you can leave yor
money to your nephew when you die.
shall never touch n penny of IL. no
bid you good-by. l will go out froi
this room and earn my own living"
With that the young woman turned
go, but her father, with n sprightline
one would not have expected from
wears, sprang to the door and look,
at her with alarm.
edith, my child, you never talked
me like this before In your life. What
wrong with your"
Nothing. father, except that I wa
a check for 10000. and want IL now
"And do you mean 20 say that you W
leave me II do not give IL 20 your"
slave you ever broken your woT
father?"
"Never, my child, that 1 know o.
Then rcmeruh~r I am your danght'