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

4 tie woman who Keeps the bank and
pretcnds 20 weep when you lose. |
i know about her. I've heard talk about
I her What Is IL? Don't remember
/ Tell You tomorrow.
Gle should stop talking" said the
+ colonel we must not listen 10 his
wanderings."
Richest man IN the county he re-
peated. colonel. | Ike your com
pany You lay down your money Ike
a man. In a week. colonel tn have
( IL All. There shan't be n guinea left
among you all Richest man In coun-
t. make euneas-hy" Ills head sank
down again. he was once more
speechless.
Ills friends looked from one 10 the
other What ala Tom Rising meanY
Gentlemen" snid tho colonel "he
has been drinking FOR many days He
has some Kind of a fiji upon him.
+ After a sleep he viii be- better Just
now he dreams OF riches. have
known men In such q condition 10 see
animals ami think that they are hunt
cd by rats and clawed hy devils"
I
blcd confusedly
'The richest mantle richest man
IN che whole county After tomorrow
pight-not tonight-after tomorrow
tay fcuad out a short way
20 i9tne The richest man in the
countv.
81 DIZZY left him sleeping in his
chair. with his head on the table
among the elasscs end tho split punch.
The next was the night Of the as
scmblng, and Molly was present.
After dancing with his lordship who
then offered his hand % a lady Of the
county slc stood up with Tom Rising.
WHO was by Ills time as sober as could
be yrertcd after such night. lie, in
tie f.i 81 everybody loaded her
81 am aents Of the common kind,
would suit a milkmaid, but
Wa oi proper for q modest woman
10 lasr 'ro hese. however Molly re-
turned no reply ana danced as II She
heard them not size then roloinod
Lady Anastasin ana with her retired 10
the cardroem whittier many Of the
young men followed her she stood
beside her ladyship and obliged lie
\ young men ly choosing cards for them,
which they lost 1r Won Tom Rising
4 followed her and stood beside her with
flushed face and trembling hands, II
was remarked af.erward that hp seem.
ed 10 assume tlie clrp ~ her. He kept
gazing upon Molly with fierce and raw
cnous looks Ike a wolf who hungers
after bis prey and lives 70 wait for It.
lie played the while, however and lost
during the evening. I believe, some
hundreds of pounds but for reasons
which you win presently hear he never
paid that money.
Molly next lad second dance with
his lordslip After e had been finished
he offered her the refreshment of wine
Or chocolate but She declined, saving
that tic captain now would be wishing
her 10 80 home and that her chair
would be waiting
So his lordship led her 70 the door
whore indeed her chair was waiting
but no captain. and, lowing low, lie
handed her ia and shut the door, and
ne returned to the assembly, and Mol
Tvs chair was Immediately lifted up
and borne rapidly away, she sitting
alone. thinking Of the evening and Of
her great triumph suspecting no evil
and thinking Of no danger.
4 minute later the captain came to
the door. There he saw AIolly's chair
mon waiting with her chair. lie look.
Ell about him Where WIS Molly? lie
rctTapd IL tle samllv. the nlrl was
not tharc TTe lto. y nt1 TIE car1r0om:
his lorlahip wal standing "a tie table
looking on My lord said tie cap
tain IN confusion, where Is my wardT'
"NIiss Molly? Why. captain, | put
her into her chair five minutes ago.
She Is gone"
Her chuirfn The captain turned pale
"Iler chair Is now at the door with her
chairmen
aWhat devllry u forward2' cried
Lord Fyiinriale Come with me.
captain Come with me-
The chair into which Molly stopped
without suspicion and without even
Hooking for tile captain who should
have walked beside her stood as |
atttA tAaht A tAA hlit NAAAtfliAf vi the
long room. Outside the trees were
hung with colored lamps: the place
was as bright as In the sunshine OF
noon one would think that nothing
could be done IN such a place which
would not be observed There Il, how.
ever, one thing which IS never OBJ
served L Is the personal appearance
Of servants 30 one regards the boat
man Of the ferry or the driver OF the
hackney coach or the postboy or tho
chairman The chair then. stood with
It's door open opposite 10 the entrance
of the long room. The chalrmen stood
retired, n little IN tho shade. but not
SO far on as TO need calling. when
Lord Fylngdale handed In the lady.
This done. he stood. hat III hand.
bowlng The chalrmcn stepped UP
briskly, seized the poles and marched
or with the quick step Of those who
nnVo Ilwht Iurfiafi ia rnrry No ono