The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-02-25

couldn's possibly get asEore before ten
o'clock Friday night; s. it's safe -
say So hours. On the other hand. Ma:
let know what you have just told me-;
IL those things mine had been, 1 you
would never forgive. Now do you at
tempt one OF those dresses 10 bring
down 10 my door. l will there wait
for YOU"
i hurried up to our quarters. where
Halstead was deep in the North Pa
cihc Directory again, and somewhat
out Of humor.
you're a nice sort of a partner 10
have, / must say" he growled; leave
me to dig out dry facts for your bene-
fit while you calmly appropriate the
only available girl on the ship. But
III have the cinch after you go
ashore-proyided you're not engaged
to her before you leave. You wouldn't
play a mean trick like that On me.
would your"
NO, / wouldn't. Dick; honest In
jun. You shall have her all TO your
self for the rest of the voyage. and I'll
make her believe you're the finest man
on salt water. I've been ~cultivating
the senorita with an object. | told
her all about the box OF clothes. and
TO bring one of the dresses below, SO
that she can tell something about the
size"
1.-THE devil she doesl Between you.
you'll get me into deuce OF a scrape
before you're through. You'll tear
the blamed things, or smut 'em with
fngcr-marks. or get 'em mixed SOS
they won't 60 on regular, or some
fool thing; see If you don't"
"Nonsensel She's n woman, amt
she? Don't you s'pose she's ever ham
died 'em before? I'm trying to figure
the matter out SOS that pretty DE
Garma girl II get something nice next
trip, If she don't this one. Besides,
the %senorita only wants 10 look at
one Of the dresses; she didn't ask for
the rest Of the things"
You didn't tell her we'd been GO
ing through them. did you? Oh. the
good Lord! And she didn't go beiow2
What did she say?"
"She laughed until i thought she'd
choke. Then | believe she said some
thing about your being a wretch;
yes, that was the word she used, a
wretch You'll have TO be mighty
careful what you say 10 hex. Sgt it'll
probably CONT out all right. 4 lad
TO get out of it somehow. you see.~
"Oh. yes, you had 10 get out of it, %
course, and, as | was the nearest VIC
tim, my reputation suffered. just
wait till l have my innings with the
young lady; If l don't serve you out!
BY gravy. T1l-Ill marry you, to keep
you out of further mischief"
Marry mel"
Exactly; tell her you're a bene-
dict. But IL she's waiting you'd bet
ter grab that top gown and get be-
low with il as fast as you can. Don't
let any OF these East Indians of mine
see you with IL, either; there's no
telling where they might let il OUT
Hastily wrapping the garment In
a newspaper, | descended TO the saloon
and hurried along the passage TO the
door of her stateroom. In answer to
my mufiled knock, ii was opened slight
ly and a pair Of laughing eyes peeped
around the edge. Then n lovely bare
arm reached around for my bundle,
and, after whispered instructions that
/ should wait for her on the after
deck, the door closed.
In n few moments she joined me,
dressed In a ravishing costume OF
soft India silk, with pulled sleeves and
all the latest London trimmings. I'm
furling a dainty lace parasol that went
with the outfit, she slowly revolved
before me, and then, with a saucy
glance over her shoulder, said:
How think you this would please
Ia senorita? do know from the pho
tograph that we the same complexion
are, and her dress like n glove does
fit me-"
"Please herl Shed be as happy as
the best-dressed woman 10 a New York
church on Easter morninp. IL she had