The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-02-10
CHAPTER II.-CoNrrNuEp.

Obviously he had not the faintest
conception of what the agony was all
about, nor had his uncle's will any
thing whatever TO do with his consid-
erations. They were carried on upon
lines of pure and unadulterated in
stinct--just as a young duck poles its
fat bill about in q stupid search for
the delicious mud which ii has never
seen nor heard of, except in the sweet
babble of some soft nursery clucking
over its pipped egg.
~ wonder how the thing should be
Brought about" Stanton muttered, as
he lay on the sofa in the library, smok-
ing and dreaming.
Even then the innocently stupid fell
low did not dream that he was doing
precisely what everyone was bent on
having him do; il he had, he would
not have done it, In fact, he never
even fully realized how the thing was
! done, it was so quickly and easily ac-
. complished when once he turned his
attention that way. But that was inn
material. 1t was surely done. lie UNI
questionably became engaged, and ii
was q great relief TO him TO know and
TO have others know that SO much prog
ress at least had been made towards
the relief from society which he sought.
The really strange thing about IL
was that IL was d loye-match. At least
the Lombards all said so, and every one
admitted that they were the last peo-
pie in the world to be influenced by
a. -. A.,
be the case, a little later.
The immediate effects Of the engage
ment were not in precise line with the
final results he sought, but he reasoned
with himself: 81 suppose it's fellows
duty to the lady he's TO marry TO go
with her into society, just as it's his
duty to stay with her at home after
they're married." SO the poor, deludcd
fellow honestly, earnestly aud patient
~ plunged into grand whirl of So
cial life at Miss Lombard's side, only
longing to have the transition state
over with, that he might arrive at the
stage where he could be let alone.
Stanton had hardly adjusted himself
TO this when another disagreeable fea-
ture presented itself. Young Lombard,
his future brother-in-law, was a client
of his whom he had always consid-
cred an ideal business man; but il sud
denly appeared that he was also an
ideal society man. It was simply q
side OF him with which Stanton had
\ never CHANGED TO come in contact. lie
insisted upon putting him up at two
fashionable clubs.
I'm already n member of the pro-
fessional club over in the city," hc
said. "That has some point 10 IL. But
what's the sense of social club?'
ats good place 10 meet the fell
lows and kill an hour or two Of an even
ing now and them" Lombard urged.
but / haven't time enough as it is
without killing any" Stanton objected
Still. he allowed himself 70 be put up
There was really no help for IL; II
occurred to him, too, that there wa'
certain underlined duty which fellow
owed 10 the brother OF lady he was
about TO marry; and Lombard took Il
upon himself 20 see that, after he wa.
TO become a dead letter.
ITS astonishing what dihercnce A
makes with fellow whether it's busi
ness or society he's at" Stanton re
Elected, as he watched young Lombard
ct the clubs. Gle has wonderful In
cility In adjusting himself and per
meeting everything. | haven't a hi
e. II. But it's something man ough
TO have. ] suppose, especially IL he !
about 20 be married. IL / could onl'
be let alone, / should rather like TO droI
I'm here occasionally and look on.
might pick up some OF that facility my
self, in time"
The thing which he abhorred moe
intensely and received most abundant
ly was flattery. Next TO that he dis
liked being questioned. II is often th
case with an expert at cross-examina
tions-