The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-23

he lived for months with no company
but his dog and his sheep. He was
stricken down with deadly fever while
one Of party of adventures who were
searching for a quick fortune in the
diamond mines OF South Africa. Three
months later, more dead than alive,
he found his way TO Johannesburg. lie
here fell In with an English captain
and made his way TO London and then
to Liverpool. and after four years OF
adventure, trial and sickness he landed
once more in New York.
Harvey was q changed man-changed
this time in earnest. He had learned a
most valuable lesson, one worth going
all the way to Africa 20 learn, my boy.
lie had learned 10 know the value OF a
dollar.
Being a persevering fellow, he de-
sired 10 raise himself TO n better posi-
ton in society. Knowing that an edu-
cation was necessary, he looked for
school where his limited means would
hold out for the longest time, and in
few weeks after we find him enrolled
as a student Of law at Ann Arbor
North Of University hall to-day still
stands n building that, had it tumbled
down 20 years ago, would still have
been old. This building is owned by
some church corporation which fur
lnishes students with rooms in the old
shack at miserably low rates.
But more miserable than all else are
the rooms; these are devoid OF furni-
ture, save a rickety old table chair
and rusty stove with n crazy pipe,
some dry goods boxes and a broken
! looking glass. The decorations were
the work Of spiders and flies of genera
! tions gone. The windows, for the most
part, were minus glass and stuffed up
with copy books and old paper. Here
/ Harvey was located. just across the
way was the local chapter Of his fra
| ternity. Little did his wealthy broth
ers think that the Tramp Law" as they
called him. possessed their most sacred
Of secrets, knew their grip, had MEM
orized their ritual and was indeed a
brother in good standing.
II was the night OF the junior hop.
Across the campus the gay young dane
ers assembled from all parts OF the
country were whirling. enmeshcd in
the mazes of the waltz.
IL Yves just midnight; Harvey had
put in a hard night over "A still harder
lesson in common law pleading lie
crossed the floor To the window. The
dingy old building shook in the wind
that moaned bitterly out Of doors. He
brushed aside the frost from the pane
and looked in silent meditation toward
the scenes Of gayety and grandeur. He
reflected on his own position; thought
Of time when he was part of similar
gay assemblage, and how now he was
poor and more miserable than the
coachmcn that were knocking their
heels together without.
lie sat down before his dim fire, and
thoughts OF another junior hop came
TO him. lie was back again in the good
old days; Bessie was by his side; he
saw her tender eyes looking into his;
she seemed just as she did that night
I'm the conservatory when, for the first
time in his life, he felt the warm and
gentle pressure Of the hand OF the wom'
an he loved His heart beat lively and
his body thrilled through and through
Strange it is" he said TO himself
"that a beggar dares love" AS the
blaze dimmcd and the Goals bncllened
he thought Of his career, of his wealth.
his life, his adventure and, last of all
his poverty. "Such is life" he said ia
himself. "Why not write a story about
it all? II seems more romantic than
real, anyway. People would read ii and
be interested in the characters they can
never know, and besides, / need pair
of shoes and new coat badly"
A few weeks later in Sunday paper
there appeared most interesting col
lege romance about the junior hop at
Ann Arbor.
A pale and sickly new boy was vainly
trying TO sell his wares in crowded
parlor car. Travellers fatigued with d
long and hard journey. and chilled with
the cold even i'm the car, were not inter
csted in the paper, and only one was
affected by the pale look upon the face
of the poor and thinly-clad boy.
This was very handsome young
lady; she was tired with her journey
and seemed weary Of the world. She
purchased all the papers because she
pitied the boy. She looked them over;
her eye CHANGED upon college echo
She read the story, for she used to know
college girls and fellows, too, for al
that
The story finished, the paper AZ her
feet, this very handsome young lady
unconsciously lent charm 10 hei
beauty by the tear in her soft blue eyes
The next day shortly before moor
there was a light step upon the dingy
old staircase that led TO Haryey's room
and there was light rap NJ the door
Harvey. thinking IL was his washwom
an, called out; "Come In, but / have nc
washing for you to-day" The visitor
came in. and Harvey looked up; he al
most tainted, for before him he saw his
sweetheart OF other days. Bessie Hill.