The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-10-26

-2-k3e As~T2 captain sitting In the
--s-.s summer house alone
t--.--'---.---s--A without the usual sol
ace OF his tobacco and his October.
Jack" he said. with a gloomy sigh,
II am now the happiest of men be-
cause my Molly is the most fortunate
OF women. / have attained the utmost
could hope or ask. The most yirtuous
of men-l should say noblemen-has
asked the hand OF our girl. Molly will
be countess! Rejoice with mel"
| stood outside on the grass. having
no words 10 say.
"She will marry him Immediately.
Nothing could be more happy or more
fortunate. Such rank. such position
as places her on level with the high
est ladies OF the land. though the
daughter OF plain folk, with a ship
owner for a father and sailors
daughter for u mother-there is pro-
motion for you, Jackr'
"She will go away. then. and leave
usT'
AYE she will leave us, Jack. She
will leave us. His lordship-you do not
ask who II is"
"Who can it be, captain, but Lord
Fylingdale"
'The best Of men. He will carry her
off to his country house, where they
will live retired for awhile, yet in such
state as belongs TO her rank. We shall
lose her. OF course. That, however. we
always expected. The country house
is In Gloucester on the other side OF
England. Perhaps she may get TO see
Us, but ! am 70 or perhaps more. and
Jennifer her mother. is not far from
so. | cannot look TO set eyes on her
again. What matter" he hemmcd
bravely and sat upright-"what mat
ter. | say. so that the girl is happyl
Her mother may perhaps set eyes on
he once more, but size wiI 6e changed.
because, you see, our Moiiy must now
become hne lady"
Yes / groanrd. "sne must become
a fine lady"
Jack, sometimes l am sorry that
she has so much money. Yet what
was TO do? Could waste and dissi-
pate her money? Could l give away
her ships? Could | give her, with the
fortune or a princess. 10 a plain and
simple skipper Ito. Providence, Prov
idence. Jack, ha.h so ordered things.
l could not help myself"
mo, captain, you could not help
things. Yet l broke or.
well. Jack, why don't you rejoice
with me7 Why the devil don't you
laugh and sing? All you want is TO
see her happy. Yet there you stand
as gum ana dumb as a mute at fu
neral"
Il wish her happiness. sir, with all
my heart"
"Sam Semple came here this after
noon by order of my lord. Sam gives
himself airs now that he is secretary
and companion. lie came and demand
cd conversation with me. Ii was quite
private, he said and Of the utmost i'm.
portance. SO we sat in the parlor. and
with n bottle OF wine between us we
talked over the business. First he told
me That his patron as he calls him,
meaning his master, had been greatly
/ taken with the innocence and the
beauty of Molly. | replied that unless
he was stock or a stone or an ice
berg | expected nothing less. He went
on TO say that although noble earl
with long pedigree and great es-
tate, his patron was willing to contract
marriage with girl who was not even
of gentle birth and had nothing but
her beauty and her innocence. / told
him that she had, In addition, n very
! large fortune. He said that his pa
! iron sconed the thought OF money
being already as rich as most noble
men OF his exalted rank; that he was
willing also to pass over any defects
In manners. conversation and carriage,
which would be remedied by little
acquaintance with the polite world
Ia word. his lordship offered his
hand, his name, his title, his rank and
himself TO my ward"
Ills condescension," said, sis be-
yond all praise"
II think 80, too; beyond all praise
l ask his advice touching a husband
for my girl. lie promises his assist
ance In the matter, and he then offers
himself. Jack, could anything be more
fortunater
81 hope II may turn out so. What
does Molly sayT
"You may go In and ask her yourself
She will tell you more than she will tell
anybody else. The matter II to be kept
for the present a profound secret be-
tween his lordship and ourselves. But
since Sam Semple knows II, and Jen-
infer knows It. and you are one Of our
selves, therefore you may as well know
II too. Bnt don't talk about IT,"
"Why should Il be kept n secret?
why should II not bc proclaimed every
whcrew
my lord says that the place Is hot
bed Of scandal; that he would not have
Molly's name passed about In the pump
room. TO be the object OF common Cos
sip and inventions made up or envy
and malice. He would spare Molly
this. When she Is once married and