The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-10-12

hlt W e1ls M@iAAs Will hlhAh YOU rs
happy as the day Is long Molly. love
you ten times as well as that proud
lord. He win not marry you. There
isn't man Ia All the company l VIII
not fight for your sake Don't think
will let any other man have you. Cons
found H. Molly. why don't you an
swerw
For now she kept silence. The more
he parleyed the more time she gained.
But she found one or two loose boards
that had been used for laying I'm tres
ties for the support 81 tic aock beds
She laid them across ,he trapdoor.
There was, however. nothing TO keep
them down
Then Tom Rising began 20 swear at
the old woman
"You fool You laundering. silly. jen
ny ass Of fool. What the devil did
you give her the candle forg"
81 didn't give IT. She took t."
eco get another candle. them
"Thcre are no moro candles. master"
said the old woman In her feeble voice
"She's got the only one"
"Molly If you won't come down.
shall force my way up
Still she kept silence.
He took two steps up the ladder and
lifted the boards. showing the fingers
Of his left hand Molly applied her
knife gently. but deNterously. Lut 10
touched the bone and taught him what
TO expect lie drew back with a cry OF
rage
Come down." lie said, ''or II win
be worse for you. Come down, say"
He had not reclloned on a knife and
on the girls courage in using it.
you have ne food MP there" ne
went on. your window Is only n light
in the roof looking away from the road.
No one from Lynn VIII come this way.
II they DO, they win see nothing You
had better come down. Molly. | shall
wait here for a month. shall starve
YOU out 10 you hearf i will set fire
10 the thatch and burn yuu out! You
7 shall come d0wnl"
So he raved and ragged. Meantime
4 the two chairmon who We're his OVID
servants. stood pole ia hand one In
f front of the house and one behind, TO
prevent m escape, but this was I'm
possible. because tile room. as you have
heard, had no other window than a
SMALL squire opening in the roof, In
which was fitted q piece Of coarse.
common glass
slack" She told me, whom he talk
cd Of setting fire 70 the thatch | con
Tess | tremblod, because. you see, my
knife would not help me there and.
indeed. ! think he would have done Il,
because ne was like one that Las gone
mad with rage Iic was like mad
bull lie aormcd; he ragged, he cursed
and swore he called me al the names
you ever Heard of sue names as the
sailors call their swcethearts when
they are IN rage with them, and then
lie called me- all the cnlcaring names,
such as lovehest OF my sex. fairest
nymph. tendercst beauty What q
man. What a mane
Meantime She made no answer what
ever ana the darkness and the silence
and the ohstinacy Of the girl were drlv-
Ing the unfortunate lover 70 a kind OF
madness. and / know not what would
have happened
Molly" he said, willy niily, down
YOU come. / shall tear down the
thatch. / would burn sou out, but
would not spoil your beauty, shall
tear down the thatch. and my men
shall carry yOu down
Then Molly made answer.
II have a knife IN my possession. Do
not think tint | am afraid 20 use H.
| THE Grst man who lays hands ON me
/ Viii XIII. whether 1t IS you or your
servants"
'That wc ba'l sec. Ieok yon Molly
you are only d merchant daughter
ana am d gentleman. DO YOU think
] value that compared with marrying
Il you? Rot ONE whit When we are
married, / will buy moro land. ! win
be Tie greatest landowner ~ Tie whole
county Sir Robert VIII make me sher-
IN | Will 30 into parliament Molly,
lie VIII make nae peer Come down,
say
But she spoke no more.
Then he lost control Of himself and
for awhile stamped and swore. threat.
cncd and cursed you will have H.
thcn2 Here. John, 90 and look for a
ladder There's always a ladder In
the back yard. Put II up against the
thatch. Tear It down Make n hole IN
the roof Tear OF the whole roof
The man proppad his chair pole
against the door aud went round TO
look for the ladder and toobey orders.
80" Molly told me, u was besleged
Mr.. Rising was below, bat | had my
knife, and lie was afraid TO venture up
the steps | heard the men dumping
about outside. / heard them plant the
ladder and climb up. Now, a country
man who understands q thatch IS able
20 tear II off very quickly, either 20
make or mend n hole or 90 tear down
the roof altogether and l feared TINT
must use my knife seriously. Was ever
woman more barbarously abusedf
Well, / waited. By the quick tearing