The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-11-23

But one felt the loss or ftfm or
. house very little. II was not until
the ships, too. were threatened that the
full cnormitx Of the thing the incredi-
bic wIckedness 81 the consp.rators. was
borne In upon my mind Al threatened
to ruin me. you see. as well as Molly.
, Therefore walked acroN the mar,
ket place TO the Crown ian more gloomy
In my mind than ! can describe T.th,
erto. somehow, a ship seemed safe No
one would Interfere with a ship, Like
Lord Fylingdaie himself was ready
TO ask whether a ship could be bought
and sold thTt Is to say, | knew that
she was often bought and sold. but
never thought that any Of Molly's ships
any other ships as much as you
please. but not Mollys ships could be
brought to the BANNER.
The lady sent word thar she would
receive me Imagine my surprise. She
was none other than the Lady Anasta
sin She was greatly changed IN SIX
months had seen her last, you re
member, in January, when ] met her
Ia the park She was then finely dress
ed. handsome woman. with winning
manner and a smiling face. Thus she
was when met her When | left her,
she was q handsome woman married
with consuming wrath.
Now should hardly have known
her She was plainly alfred without
patches or paint. wearing gray silk
dress But the chief change was not
In her dress. but In her face. She was
pale, and her cheeks were haggard.
She looked like woman who had re-
Gently suffered severe illness and
was, indeed not yet fully recovered.
'lack" she advanced. giving me her
hand with her old graciousness you
are very good TO come when ! call II
is the last time that you viii obey any
call from me-"
''Why the last time, madam
Because, Jack, am now going TO
make thee my bitter enemy yes. my
enemy for life" She tried TO smile.
but her eyes grew humid Il can new
er be regarded henceforth as anything
else. You will despise me. YOU wiz
curse me. Yet must needs speak"
madam. protest ! know not what
you mean"
And l. Jack. | protest ! know not
how 10 begin DO you remember last
January when we talked together?
Let me begin there yes. II will be best
20 begin there DO not think | could
begin az the other end II would he
Ike a bath OF ice cold water IN Ianu-
airy"
Il remember our conversation. mad
am"
You told me-what was II you told
me- Something about certain box or
case OF Jewels"
"Mollys Jewels Yes, ! told you how
his lordsbip seized upon them at the
FIRST when he claimed control over Mol
ly's fortune"
"You told me that II was In Janu-
airy He hnd seized upon them six
months before, The thing surprised
me lie bad always told me that he
could not get those jewels and. Jack,
you see. they were my own"
Yours, madam? But they were Mol
ly's"
"Not at nh Molly after her mar
riage had nothing. an became my
lords property The jewels were mine,
Jack. mine by promise aud compact"
/ understood nothing
81 have seen IN France the women
knecllne AT the boxes where they con.
fcss TO the priest Jack. viii you be
my priest? | can confess to you what
! could never confess TO Molly, though
| have wrUngcd her Jack. Oh. my
priest" Here she fell on her knees and
clasped her hands mo, no. she cried.
81 will not rise--On my knees. on my
knees not to ask your pardon. but for
the shame and the disgrace and the
villainyw
Madam. pray-I entreat" .
took her by both hands. l half
lifted her and half assisted her She
sank into an armchair. sobblng aud
crying. and covered her face with her
hands She was not play acting No,
no. Il was real sorrow. true shame.
oh. there was revenge as we'll No
doubt there was revenge. IL she had
been wicked, she had also been wrong
ed Presently she recovered a little.
Then she sat up and began 70 talk
~ am the most miserable woman IN
the world, and | deserve my misery.
Jack. when you GO back 10 your ship
fall on your knees and thank God that
you are poor and that Molly has been
robbed OF her fortune and Is also poor
Oh. to be born rich-belieye me. il IS
thing most terrible II makes men Ike
Lord Fyllngdale. who have nothing to
DO but to follow pleasure such pleas
uSp' An. mcrclful heaven. such pleas.
are! And IL makes women Jack. like
me We. too. follow pleasure like the
men We become gamblers. There Is
no pleasure for me ike the pleasure Of
gambling We fasl II love FOR the pleas.
ure and within OF II til we are slaves
20 men who treat us worse than they
treat their dogs. worse than they treat
their lackeys Then we forget honor
and honesty; then we throw away rep