The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-03-20

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proper state of mind TO keep man In.
and then you can do what you like with
him. generally make him propose,
30 as to get IL over before any real
harms done, and to give an artistic
finish TO the episode. After that you
can be real good friends. and have q
| jolly time. That's what / did with
Lord Freddie. We all went up the
river one day-two young men friends
of Freddie's and two nice girls, a chap
eron, and myself. Would you believe
that those two girls proposed 10 tow
us up stream. and the young men
actually allowed them 10 do so.
was steering, and IL made me 80 angry
couldn't speak. Lord Freddie seemed
20 feel that IL was necessary TO keep up
a conversation. but when / didn't re-
| ply to him he calmly lit his pipe and
began TO smoke. The other two re-
clined with their hats over their eyes
and, think. went 70 sleep. Mean
while the two nice girls trudged along
the bank together, pulling the rope. l
would have sunk the boat IL could,
but / didn't know how. Well, when we
| got to the place where we were TO have
tea, the young men said IL was jolly
nice Of the girls TO tow them so far;
then they went and sprawled under
some trees, leaving the complacent
| girls TO get YEA ready. / couldn't stand
IL any longer. went up TO the three
sprawlers under the tree, and, bidding
them good-by, / started down the tow
path. Lord Freddie sprang up and,
running after me, asked where was
going. / told him WIS going to walk
back TO London. He laughed and said
/ couldn't; IL was 80 miles away. But
when he saw was in earnest, he be-
| came anxious to know what the matter
was.
81 told him / thought / had come
out with three gentlemen, but, finding
l was mistaken, / was just going back.
He got very red, and then L just gave
him my opinion of him and his friends.
coming out with three girls and pay
ing no more attention 70 them than
| II they were three dolls. That settled
things. Freddie apologized, and he
sald he would 60 back and shake the
brutes up bit, which, l suppose, he
did, for the brutes were az nice as
could be to us after that. When Fred
die and / were towing the boat back,
he proposed, and / laughed at him.
After awhile he began to laugh, too.
and so we had a splendid time. What
n lovely little river the Thames is.
isn't IL? A nice, clean, little pocket
river. / would like TO buy IL and put
II in our back yard in America, just
10 sit and look at II. Now, here am ],
chattering away as IL / were paid for
talking instead of writing. Why do
you look at me so? Don't you believe
what i tell you?"
"Yes, believe all you say. What
can't understand is, why bright girl
like you should enter house and-well
do what you have done here, for in
stance"
"Why shouldn't 1? l am after ac-
curate information. I get IL in my own
way. Your writer's here tell how the
poor live, and that sort of thing. They
enter the houses of the poor quite un-
blushingly, and print their impressions
of the poverty-striclSen homes. Now,
why should the rich man be exempt
from a similar Investigations"
SIN either case II is the work of
spy"
"Yes, but n spy is not dishonorable
person; at least he need not be. saw
a monument in Westminster Abbey TO
man who was hanged as spy. A
spy must be brave; he must have nerve.
caution and resource. lie sometimes
does more for his country than whole
regiment. Oh, there are worse per-
sons than spies in the world"
Il suppose there are, still"
'Yes, / know. 1t is easy for persons
with plenty of money TO moralize on
the shortcomings OF others. I'll tell
you secret. I'm writing a book, and
il it's success, then good-by TO jour
nalism. / don't like the spy business
myself any too well; I'm afraid Eng
land is communicating me, and IL
stayed here n few years I might de-
generate so far as to thinh your news
papers interesting. BY the way, do
you know Mr.. Wentworth's address,"
Edith hesitated a moment and OF
last answered; Eyes, do"
"Will you give IL 20 me? I think
ought 20 write him a note of apology
for all the anxiety caused him on
board ship. You may not believe il,
but l have actually had some twinges
Of conscience over that episode / sup
pose that's why partially forgive you
for stopping the cablcgram."
CHAPTER XVI.
Edith Longworth was astonished at
herself for giving the address TO the
young woman, but she gave IL, and
Lady Slavey departed in peace. saying
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