The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-12-18

soon nOtlceu Dy the chlels anu got
rise. This was when was %. really
think the head man in our department
had a fancy for me. At any rate, he
kept me always in his own room. and
the other chaps In the Office all envied
me my luck and chaffed me about the
rosy future when / was 20 be top OF
the tree. But / soon gave them reason
to change their opinion Of me. mar
ried. and, not only that, | married
girl who was pretty, loving, sweet, but
who had no money. Now, this Is the
sort OF thing business men despise. To
them marriage is entirely a business
transaction. The husband can pro-
vide the breakfast they say, but the
wife ought 10 provide the dinner
"Well, when we first married Il was
fully as much as we could do between
us to provide supper Everyone said
/ was fool, and that | had made mess
OF my life But we contrived 10 make
ends meet She was as good MS gold,
our wants were few, and, though We
| had 10 economic and be called fools
for our pains, yet society condescended
not absolutely to cut us.
"My chief was a rich man and fond
Of making show. He often enter
tained; sometimes at great, heavy din
ners, and occasionally he invited the
chief residents and the families OF the
government officials 10 a dance.
at was 10 one Of these latter enter
tninments that we were asked about a
year after our marriage, and, my wife
not being in n III state OF health 10
accept, / would have given great
deal TO stay al home cozily with her.
But dared not do II. for the chief did
not permit his invitations 10 be
sighted.
$50, reluctantly enough, donned
my dress clothes, the wife running me
over with her eye before | started 20
see that everything was correct and Civ
ing me little pats and pulls, especially
the bow Of my white tie
ats going TO be a regular grand
ball she said, so mind you keep your
eyes open and see everything, for my
benefit / shall expect to be told who
is there and all about the toilettes and
the supper. Oh, ! forgot, there is tC
be n grand supper. They say he has
sent 10 Chevet for all kinds Of delicacies
fruits and things worth their weigh
in gold. Peaches, my dear, at three
francs apiecel Oh those peachesl
do want one so badly. Do you know,
think IL you were very, very nice, you
would manage to smuggle one TO mel
81 cried out al this, and represented
TO her that IL was as much as n man
reputation was worth 10 be seen slip
ping fruit off the table into his pocket
and that II were caught doing sucl
thing we should be cut. But tn
more l talked the more she insisted
upon the qualification Of her within.
"'Why, IL is just the very easies
thing in the whole world. All yo'
have TO do is TO take one for yoursel
and bring II 10 me. In the midst o
all those people coming and going yot
won't be noticed. Now, don't you shruI
: your shoulders, sir. / daresay IL i
very childish Of me, but | do long 70
Il. Ever since | heard about thos
peaches have wanted one, just dread
fully. Promise me, dear, you'll brini
me one-promise me, darling
"Now, what was / to say 10 her
, How could / refuse her, loving her n
| did2 Al any rate, at last murmure
> out some kind Of a promise and the
FASTENED 20 start. But just when l wa
In the act Of closing the outside doc
she called me. looked round AID i,
two great blue eyes fixed on me. eye
= that absolutely cleaned with desir,
and she called out:
"You've promised, haven't yo,
: dearT
"The ball was grand affair. Flower
in profusion, pretty toilettes, good mt
u sic. The prefet, the local justice tn
= officers Of the garrison everyone VIII
was anyone was there. The chief cel
/, tainly had spared nothing to make
= a success, and his wife and daughtt
: did the honors exceedingly well.
AT supper time / followed the pr,
cession with humping heart, and III
: first thing saw, in the place of hone
on the long table, were Chevet's Il
nous peaches.
"And magnificent they certainl
T. were. They were piled up in baske
G. shaped dish OF Luneville china, enc
separate fruit resting In its own lit
:, nest OF fresh vine leaves, slillfully a
Il ranged TO display It's attractions, Il
ID rosy flush Of one velyety cheek contras
ing with the greeny white OF a neig
II Dor. The very look Of them was enough
e one could see they were delicious, pc
'e fumed, pink-feshed.
y 81 gazed tenderly at them from di
ir Greet distance, and then began 10 thin
of the happy little cries that won
d greet me IL could contrive 10 take IN
)f one home Everyone was admirir
them. and the more looked, the mo
ie determined / was 20 get one, or pc
haps a couple.
n "But howe That was the point, for
~ was evident the servants were keepir
;; guard over them. Every now and ia,
l cnught the master OF the house ri
ing u little nod. and then the butt