The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-01-22
"He insulted a lady,"
"A lady? What lady 2"


Harry made no reply, and some Of
the fellows snickered. But Harry
looked around quickly with a glance
that made us all keep quiet.
This is the lady's photograph" he
said. at last, steadily taking the pic
ture from his breast and handing IL TO
the proctor with much dignity. she is
the sister of a man who is an honor to
the college. You know him, Mr.. White"
No one said word, even 10 explain
the joke. Mr.. White started when he
saw the face, turned il over and read
the name as il puzzled. Then, as IL
suddenly comprehending, he glanced
around the circle of us with a quizzical
look and n half contemptuous smile.
"Briarwood," he said, 'you were
quite right. l excuse your action, and
thank you in the name of the lady be-
fore all these gentlemen. Goodrich,
get up and out of here as quickly as you
can" Then, turning to Harry again,
he said, pleasantly, as IL nothing had
happened:
'Mr. Briarwoow, there are lady and
gentleman waiting outside who would
like TO look at this room, If you are
prepared To receive visitors now"
We all stood mute and awkward
while the proctor, after receiving puz-
zled but gracious assent from Harry,
turned and spoke to some one outside
the door.
Mr.. Briarwood," he said, reentering,
followed by the two strangers, 81
think you have met Mr.. Thorne before.
lie wished his sister to see his old col
lege room. 1t is the first time she has
ever been TO the college. / assure you,
Miss Thorne, it is not usually so
noisy here. The boys were having n
little frolic tonight
One by one we skunk silently out of
the room, fixing our dazed eyes TO the
last upon the feminine counterpart OF
the unlucky Photograph sweeter,
far loyelier version of the handsome
brother, by whose side she stood chat
ting graciously with Harry and look
ing coldly ut us from under half-dis-
dainful eyelids.
We said little more TO one another
that night, but we all wondered, and
wonder still, how much Of that racket
she overheard. She had come TO c.
early for her first class day, for she had
been studying abroad for the last three
years, and so had missed her brothers
spread. But she had wanted to see his
old room, now Briarwood's, and had
stumbled upon our joke.
No, it didn't get around the college
| don't know whether Harry himself
ever quite understood it. You see, we
naturally did not care to have it noised
around much, for even Goodrich agreed
that the joke wasn't exactly on Briar-
wood.
Oh, yes, her name really was Rose.
Thorne had written il on the photo be-
cause its resemblance TO her was SO per-
feet We saw il still more plainly on
class day, when she wore big leghorn
hat rs she walked about the yard with
Harry, the lucky dogl We hung around
them anxiously, the whole crowd of us,
hoping for an introduction, but neither
of them paid any attention to us. That
was only Iarry's freshman year. You
should have seen him at his own class
day!
What's that? or course he did. Har-
~ always got whatever he tried for, in
college and out. Beside, hadn't Thorne
himself agreed that finding was hay-
ing?" ] rather think that Harry found
something worth having on class day
evening. II looked Woman's Home
Companion.