The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-03

arms TO him gladly II he would but re-
lieve her of her onerous duties OF
watchdog, and would declare that
Nora had money enough for them both.
Nora sighed az she stood at the win
dow. 1t was .opsy-turvy world. and
the wrong people were always being
thrown together. II only
"Am disturbing you? i was told TO
come In here"
Nora started. and the color rushed
10 her face.
"Oh. hadn't heard you come in!
Do sit down. Aunt isn't well. am so
sorry you should have had the trouble
of calling for nothing, but she hoped TO
be able TO go until the last moment.
Won't you let me give you some tea?"
She spoke with nervous hurry, scarce
ly pausing for an answer.
Ted Markham took the chair she Of
fered him. and listened in silence
while she ratified on. Suddenly she
stopped. conscious of his fixed glance.
us anything the natter" she asked,
in slightly alarmed voice. II was
surely not possible that he could al
ready have learned OF Betty's treach-
cry.
"Yes. We can't go on like this, Miss
Helmsley."
"Nol" Nora felt the color go out of
her face.
ut isn't fair to you. and besides L
things have changed"
"You mean that Betty"
"Miss 0akhurst is going TO be MAY
ried." Nora gasped. but did noe
speak. "She is engaged TO Lord Bar
thorpe. / met Lady oakhurst just
now, and she was overlooking with
loving kindness 10 the world in gen
eral."
"Betty has behaved abominahly!"
put In Nora, Indignantly.
Ted Markham smiled.
'I think, on the contrary, that she
has shown remarkably good sense. /
am going 10 leave London; / really
came this afternoon TO say good-by."
Nora bit her lips.
81 am very sorry" she began, hest
tatingly. 81 am afraid was rather
10 blame, but thought Betty really
cared, and"
She left the sentence unfinished.
Ted Mnrkham's demeanor puzzled her;
he was quite white, and there was q
look in his eyes which troubled her.
What was there I'm her huffy-haired,
blue-eyed little friend TO move man
so? That her companion had taken
some great resolution, and that a sim
mil 10 al q
enough TO perceive.
Are you going to be away long?"
she asked, awkwardly. 81 mean, arc
you going far?"
II think Of going 10 have look at
the antipodes. My father has some in
terest, and | hope to get sent off to
Melbourne"
But haven't you made up your
mind rather hurriedly ?" she objected,
timidly.
"Hurriedly2 Why, I put things in
train weeks ago!"
Weeks ago" she exclaimed. "But
Betty's engagement is quite fresh,
Did you suspect"
81 suspected nothing knew"
"You knewl" she exclaimed, indig-
nantly. Then why didn't you speak?
Why didn't you tell me?"
Tell you'll" She stared at him, his
tone was so vehement. "Oh, about
Betty, you meant"
"Of course. What else could I
mean2"
Nothing, OF course"
Really, don't understand you"
He laughed drearily as he rose. mo.
| must not explain. Good-by."
She looked up at him with startled
syes.
"You are too hard on Betty. She"
"0n Betty? Don't you know that
haven't thought of her for weeks
that ] found out long ago that we had
made a mistaken"
"rhen why are you going?"
She managed 10 keep her eyes upon
his face, though her checks burned and
she felt almost choked.
Don't You know that ! am almost
pauper2" he said, bitterly, as he
turned away
Nora took step after him. "Are
you going" she asked, in trembling
voice, because you want to make your
fortune, or because / am too
richl"
Moral"
She covered her face with her hands.
"0h, IL you were not in love with
Betty, didn't you sec-didn't you guess
weeks ago"
The voices Of the chaperons were
loud in condemnation when the en-.
gagement was announced. and the
mothers OF younger sons and ungilt
titles declared that Lady Hewitt had
allowed her niece TO throw herself
away; while Betty Oskhurst shook
her pretty head and reflected sadly
that men were tickle creatures and
that feminine friendship was but
broken reed.-London World.
Deep-Rootcd suspicion.
The little naked-legged. shoeless