The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-11-16

face became hard and drawn as with
pain. Her smiling mouth became hard.
The light died out OF her eyes. She be-
came suddenly % years older. won
dered what this change might mean
You win think that was very sim
pie person not 60 guess more from all
these indications. She pushed back her
chair and sprang TO her feet. She
walked over TO the window and looked
out upon the cold street. In which there
were dying fakes Of snow. Then She
You can "a" she said harshly, not
looking me In the face. You can
20" she repeated, forgetting her
proffered hospitality Of tea about
that woman, Jack, you may find her
yet Many a wicked woman has been
goadcd by wrongs intolerable 70 con
fess her wlckedness. | think you may
Mollys fortune. But when II is all
spent there Will be chance for you,
Jack" She turned upon me wan and
sad smile. Happy Molly" she added,
laying her hand upon my arm with the
sweet grnciousness that she could com
mand Jack" she added, 81 think we
may pity that poor wretch who person
ated Molly. IL was perhaps out OF love
for n worthless man. Women are so.
II Is not worth or virtue or ability or
character that awakcns love and keeps
II alive. A woman. Jack. loves man.
There is nothing more 10 be said. II
he Is a good man. so much the better;
II not, still she loves him /" She sighed
heavily what do you sailors know
about women? Virtue. fame and for
tune 10 not make love, nor. Jack. which
Is hard thing for you 20 believe, does
all the wickedness IN the world destroy
love. A woman may be gonded into
revenge but II makes her oil the moro
unhappy because love remains"
went away, muslng on this woman
who sometimes seemed So true and ear.
nest with all her fashion and affecta-
lions, for as she spoke about love the
tears stood IN her eyes as II she was
speaking OF her own case. But | new
CIR suspected her. / never had the least
suspicion OF her as the mysterious we
man.
took oars into the city md went TO
my cousins shop, where there were
half a dozen gentlemen talking volubly
about new books. among them my
friend who had taken me 10 the gam
Ing house and TO the tavern. When no
saw me. he slipped aside Mr.. Pcntc-
crosse he said. "your cousin reminds
me that once told him what could
learn concerning an unfortunate poet
named Scmple. II you would like 90
see him, think I can take you to
him"
! thanked him and said that / would
willingly have speech Of Mr.. Semple.
SO he led me down Little Britain and.
by maze OF streets. TO n place call.
ell TurnagaIn lane. He stopped at an
open door. The street I'm the waning
light looked squalid and the houses
mean.
THE darling OF Parnassus," he said.
"llcs In the top chamber. You will find
him there unless I mistake not. be
cause he cannot conveniently go
abroad"
So saying he left me. and climbed
up the dark and dirty staircase. some
OF the steps or which had been taken
away for iirewood. and presently
found myself at tho top OF the last
flight before n closed door. I knocked.
A faint voice babe me come IN.
There was no fire IN the fircplace;
there was no candle. By the faint light
which struggled through the window
that was In n garnet: that
nli thaflN 1ee Visible WAS he1 enl
a inaa in bel.a table enA 3 ehalr.
On ta nntclsheif stood c
stick without candle an6 q tlnder
box.