The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-11-02
OF an archangel. and Mr.. Purrdesn may

/ offered her the letters NO" she
said. Read them yourself
"The first. then, Is from my fathers
first cousin. Zachary Pentecrosse. a
bookseller in Little Britain. which is a
part Of London He Is, believe, a re-
\ srectable, GOD fearing man. You Will
observe that he does not vouch for the
truth Of his Information
then read at length the letter which
you have already heard.
what do you think, MollyT
II don't know what 20 think. Is the
world so wickedw
"Here Is another letter concerning
the Rev Benjamin purdcn. Observe
that This is another and an independ-
ent witness" SO I read the second let.
ter. which You have also heard.
What do you think of this worthy
gentleman. MollyT
"Oh. Jack, | am overwhelmed! Tell
me more. what Ii means"
1T means. my dear. that a ruined
gamester thought TO find an heiress
who would know nothing OF his tar
nished reputation She must be rich.
All he wanted was her money She
must not have her money tied up; IL
must be all in his own hands. 10 do
with il what he chose-that Is 60 say.
20 dsspate and waste IL in riot and
rakng and gambling
Lord Fylingdale? Jack. think Of his
face. think Of his manners. Are they
such as you would expect in a rakeT
There are perhaps different kinds OF
rakes. Tom Rising would spend the
night drinking and hawllng songs. An
other kind would practice Wickedncss
as eagerly. but with more politeness.
What do | know Of such men? Ger
tain am that Lord Fylngdale would
not scour the streets ana play the Mo
hawk, but that he has found other vices
more pleasant and more, apparently,
polite IS quite possible"
II don't understand. Jack. All the
gentlemen like Mr.. Rising drink and
sing DO all gentlemen who do not
drink practice other vcesy
"Well. Molly. you have seen the vicar
taste a glass of wine ale Will roll It in
the glass: he viii hold II to the light,
admlring the color; he viii inhale the
fragrance: he viii drink II slowly little
by little. slipping the contents. and he
will not take more tlan single glass
or two ut the most. In the same time
+ Tom Rising would have gulpcd down
whole bottle One man wants to graf
ify many senses; the other seeks only
10 get drunk rs quickly as lac can. So,
/ take It. with the forbidden pleasures
OF the world. one man may cultivate
his taste; the other may be satisfied
with the coarse and plentiful debauch.
cry. This is not. however. talk for
honest folk like you and me-"
go on with your story, Jack. Never
mind the different ways Of wicked.
ness"
wen, he heard Of an hciross. She
belonged to town remote from fash
Iona town Of simple merchants and
sailors. She was very rich; much rich-
or than ne at first believed
"Who told him about this heiressT"
"A creature called Sam Semple,
whom the captain once cudgeled. Why
Molly. il was revenge. In return for
the cudgelng he would place you aud
your fortune In the hands Of man
who would bring misery upon you and
ruin OF your fortune Heavens. how
the thing works QUIT And Il happened
just IN the nick OF time that a spring
tues Of this noble villalnY sam Sem
ple-in his service, most base and
dishonorablc service Mr.. Purden, the
man VINO writes ribald verses"-
thought OF the Lady Anastasia, but re-
Trained She M least had nothing to
do with this marriage. So far, how
ever, there was much explained.
"WhHt shall we doi"
"We must prevent the marriage of
tomorrow The captain knows nothing
OF II. Lord Fylingdalc persuaded Mol.
ly. He cannot marry her publicly be-
cause he cannot join n wedding feast
with people so much below him. Molly
shall not keep that engagement II
have to lock the door and keep the
key"
Better than that, Jack" said the
vicar. eTalc these two letters. Show
them to Molly and ask her TO wait
while the captain makes inquiries. II
Lord Fyllngdale Is an honorable man,
he Will court Inquiry. If not, then we
are well rid Of a noble knave."
/ took the letters and ran across the
empty market place On my way l
saw the captain. He was walking to-
ward the Crown, with hanging head.
Let us first deal with the captain.
He entered the room. hung up his hat
on the usual peg and put his stick in
It's accustomed corner. Then he took
his seat and looked round.
al am glad" he said, "that there is
none present except you two. My
friends, | am heavy at heart"
$50 are we" said the vicar. But 90
! On, captain"
you have heard, perhaps, a rumor
OF what has been arrangedY
"There are rumors of many kinds.
The place Is full OF rumors. IL Is ru
mored that n certain Colonel Lanyon