The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-01-22
PRoPos Of finding photographs,


~ did you fellows ever hear about
Briarwood's romance? In our fresh
man year il happened.
Brarwood was not exactly in our
crowd, you know, but we all came from
the same fitting school, and so at first
we saw a good deal Of him. remem-
her / went over TO his room that first
evening after he was settled, and found
him sitting in his big armchair before
the open fire. lie jumped up quickly
when came in, and laid something sly
" on the mantelpiece. 1t looked like
a photograph, and began to blow him
about being homesick so soon, and
asked II he was looking at mothers
picture.
He flushed up quickly, and said il was
nothing to be ashamed Of II il had been
his mothers picture, but that as il hap
pened II was no such thing. Then he
changed the subject and asked how
liked the room
"Haye you noticed my desk?" he
asked, pretty proudly. Il bought it Of
Thorne, the fellow who had this room
last. lie was first marshal last class
day, and frst-rate fellow, too, Judge
Great, isn't it, Stockholm"
IL was handsome desk mahogany
roll-top, with brass knobs and all that
He unlocked and rolled up the top for
my benefit.
"Thorne gave me the key himself
with his alumnus blessing, to-day" he
said, "and when asked IL finding was
having, he laughed, and said | was well
come TO whatever | found In the old
ark, for he was pretty sure there was
nothing but undergraduate dust in the
cracks"
"But you did find something after
ALP" ! asked, quickly, for though he Is
q good lawyer now he never could keep
a secret in those days.
"Oh, well, not so much, he said, care
lessly; but saw him glance toward the
mantel. i guessed in n minute what Il
was, and before he could stop me
sprang for the photograph at which he
had been looking when l entered. He
jumped up angrily "Giye me that
photograph"
"oh, no! So it's girl, is It? And
mighty pretty one, too"
The girl was evidently tall and dark,
with a splendid figure, a strong face
almost masculine, but perfectly fea-
tured-and great, big, dark eyes full OF
fun. She had huge shade hat hang
ing by It's ribbons, and was smiling so
as 10 show the prettiest teeth ever saw
"Thorne was a lucky fellow. won
der--ah, here's n name on the back"
went on, composedly. "'Rose Thorne
Pshawl So she was only his sisterl
What a fakel"
Briarwood had the picture by this
time, and after putting il away In the
desk turnedupon me Indignantly again
"lou had no business to NEEDLE with
st." said he.
shes n sumner" | answered, and IL
finding Is having Briarwood, advise
youtohunt up the original pretty quick
old man."
With this parting shot l hurried out
OF the room, lodging the curve on
Greek lexicon that came tumbllng after
me. After that saw more or less Of
Briarwood, principally less. for he soon
grew too popular to stay in our set. lie
was easily the man OF his class, and no
wonder; for, take him all around. he is
about as fine chap as ! ever saw.
One night dropped around for pipe
before turning in, and to borrow
Unrry's notes TO use before the mid
year examination in--something or
other. just as / was leaving / hap
pened to remember my former call.
"Oh, by the way, Briarwood." asked,
shave you seen Miss Thorne lately?
Finding Is having you know"
had no idea IL was more than n Joke
with him then. But / was completely
Knocked out TO see him change color
furiously and jump up looking as mad
ms a halter.
"You keep quiet about that. will you,
Stockholm" he said, grufily.
"Oh, don't mind me. old man." I re-
piled, cheerfully. you've got II bad.
but you'll pull through all right Can't
you get Thorne 90 introduce you? Look
him up, Briarwood; that's my advice"
Harry did not reply, but hunted up the
notebooks and gave them TO me. still
with that flush on his face. This set me
thinking. ! believed we might get
some fun out q Briarwood over this