The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-03-31
CHAPTER TX.

CHAPTER TX.
IF she recognized me at all, she sure
~ saw that / was coming, and left TO
avoid me-" Stanton said 10 himself as
he looked in vain along the gallery.
"And really, now, j don't blame her
for not running to meet the fellow for
whom she found n wife. i hope / shall
be able TO show her some slight inn
provement il ever we do chance to
meet"
With that he dropped the subject and
went on with his itinerary; but the in
cident had reused in him an intense
longing for home, which grew strong
err and stronger the more he tried TO
shake il Off. lie faithfully obcyed his
mute director, following its commands
through North Africa and Europe, till
months later he was strolling through
the Place de la Concorde with prom
inent Partisan, congratulating himself
that only Spain and Italy remained be-
fore him.
The obelisk attracted his attention,
and he paused as hieroglyphic car
red him away TO his friend in Bagdad.
Suddenly her face shut out the ODE
lisk. Her voice drowned all other
sounds. Her eyes flashed in his
thoughts.
With the quickness of reflex action
he turned as pair Of fiery cobs dashed
past him towards the Bois de Boulogne.
She was driving them. Beside her sat
white-haired man, and even in the
first shock Stanton realized that he had
seen his face before. Behind them sat
the footman.
Her eyes met his in one flash OF recog-
milton, but before he could move she
was gone. lie stood silently watching
while the carriage disappeared between
the marble groups. Only vaguely he
realized that the Frenchman was say
ing:
80 you know her. Happy man! But
you cannot win her, nor can anyone
else. They say she has the wealth to
purchase a prince, but she is always
beside her father. She has beauty 10
capture anything, but she will look at
nothing. There are noblemen without
number who would give their titles for
such glance as you received. Happy
man! How | envy you!"
Stanton WINGED as he thought how he
had questioned that woman, in his Of
Gee, less than year before.
How she must have laughed at me,
even II she did pity me and provide me
with n wifel" he thought, as they
walked away. The idea grew and de-
veloped, till he said TO himself: I'm
under no obligations not 10 see this
woman. She came TO me without an
apology, when she had business. /
will go TO her. I'll tell her | am deter
mined TO be different man and make
myself worthy of real wife. She
helped me 10 win Esther Thorndike's
assistance. She may be willing to help
me to win her love-"
He finally recalled the fathers face
rs that OF Thaddeus Braddon, OF Brad
don e. Burridge. One of the last vic
tories he had won at the bar was an
almost hopeless case against Braddon
4 Burridge. Stanton had noticed only
the junior partner in the court room,
f-but llraddon was there, and chucklcd
In a most'unaccountable way rs John
Ulmstead's nephew twisted his wit
nesses about till they said precisely
what they did not mean and the case
went against him in spite of glazing
facts TO the contrary.
Stanton easily learned the location
OF their lodgings. lie found the place
the next afternoon, and learned from
servant that Mr.. Braddon and his
daughter had left Paris quite suddenly
snd Unexpectedly that morning, even
forgetting TO tell him where they were
going or when they would return.
The tips OF bis teeth showed under
his mustGchc ~ Stanton walked slowly
away, saying to himself:
$50 she did know me, and there's no
doubt she intends 10 avoid me. Well,
I'll not keep her away from Paris, right
In the height Of the season. I'll leave
myself In the morning. But we shall
meet sometime, my beauty, on this side
OF the ocean or the other; and when we
do / have a word to say TO you. I'm
ashamed of the man you knew me, but
I'm not ashamed TO look you In the face
and tell YOU 40. You are my only pos
sibla means Of reaching Esther Thorn