The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-12-06
CHAPTER XXyIi.
WALDO GOES OUl' 10 SIT II TIE Sun
SHINE

SHINE.
II had been "A princely day. The long
morning had melted slowly into n
rich afternoon Rains had covered the
-karrOo with heavy coat OF green
that hid the red earth everywhere. In
the very chlnks OF the stone walls dark
green leaves hung ont. and beauty and
growth had crcpt even into the beds of
the sandy burrows and lined them with
weeds. ON the broken. sod walls OF
the old pigsty chickwceds dourished
and Ice plants lifted their transparent
leaves. Waldo was az work In the
wagon house again lie was making
kitchen table for En- A. the long
curls gathered In heaps before his
plaup hc paused for an instant now and
again TO throw one down 10 q small
naked niger who had crept from It's
mother who stood churning I'm the sun
shine. and had crawled into Che wagon
house. From time 10 lmc the little ami.
pal lifted It's fat hand as = eNpccted
fresh shower Of curls till BOSS jeal
ous of his masters noticing any other
small creature but himself would
catch the curl IA Ills mouth and roll
Tie little KaiHr over I'D the s6wdust.
much 10 that small animals content
ment
4 different life showed itself in from;
2 Of the house. where raut Sanne's cart
] stood ready 'inspauned. and the Boer
I woman herself sat IN the FROM room
drial,Ine coffee She had come to visit
g her stepdaughter. probably for the
e last time. as she now weighed 26O
i. pounds and was not easily able 70
!, move. ON a chair sat her mild young
husband nursing tie baby, pudding
Al faced. weak eyed child.
n you take II aud get into the car
y with III" said rant Sannie. What d'
% YOU want here. listening TO our won
T. ans mlkT'
The young man arose and meeki!
re went out with the baby.
Of I'm glad YOU are going to be mar
d. ried. my child" said rant Sannie a
IL she drained the last drop from he
Y. coffee cup. Il wouldn't say SO Will
he that boy was here. Ii would max
es him TOO conceted But marriage
is the finest thing In the world. ~
~ been az II three times and IL il please
n God Ia take this husband from me
or should have another. There's nothin
IL. like H. my child, nothing"
an "Perhaps il might not suit all pee
ple nj an times az well rs Il suits yoI
r. Tant' Sannie." said En- There was
- little shade OF WEAKNESS in the voice
er mot suit every oner' said .lant' So
We ME. If the beloved Redecmer didn
IA
or make women for? That's what sa
me III woman's old enough 10 marry an
re- doesn't. she's SHINING against the Lon
ng It's wanting 10 know better tina
he him. What Does she think the Lon
lat took an that trouble III making her 4
ng nothing? lis evident lie wants bable
Ia otherwise why does lie send then
MOI that I've done much In that W;
lk myself" said Tant' Sannie sorrowfl
lin ". ebut I've done my best
on She rose with some difficulty fro
her chair and began moving slowly
use ward the door.
lis Its a strange thing, she said, ID
I'VE you can't love n man till You've had
we baby by him. Now. there's that By
're- there. When we were first married,
ny he only sneezed IN tic night ! box
sln his ears Now ii he let's his pipe a
lot como ia my milk clothes J don't thii
yet or laying ruger OH him. There's not
us, ing liEe being married. said rai
No Sannie a she puIed toWard Che do'
,If 4 wouuu eot q haby ana ht
red band she's cot the best things the 70
ned can give her. III only tho baby does
ers nave commissions As FOR a hnsbar
lat IT'S worry much the same WHO one h'
ger Some men are tat and some men q
the thin some men drinl, brandy, and soi
Nv men drlnl, gin but IL al comes to
rs same thing Ii the end; It's all one
90 mans a man. YOU know
'opl Here they came upon Gregory "
NY was sitting IN the shade before I
~, house rant Sannie shook hands ~
= n him
.Im glad you're going 20 get m
riod. She said Il hope you'l have
80 many children la FIVE years rs Q &,
va has calves. and more too. think
'n Just 20 and have look az your SO
4h - pot before / start she said, turning
- EN- "Noi that | believe n this u
plan OF putting soda IN Tire pot II I
IL uthI IAthtl itatH iii,tliA sunni ~ ~ J
into soap what @ugld be have ma
- milk bushes for aul stuck them
i i'es over the weld a. thick ms lambs IN
inmbing scasorfs
.ie Size waddled 30 after Elm ia the
ar reciiou III the hu'li In soap pot. lcavi
~ DitE1fy as tbHy FOUND hiin Wi,h
az dead pipe ls5ng ou the bench bes
~ him ma t.s blue eyes gazing ont
orr ncross tlie nat like one who sits on
sun sca tlogc Marching that which il n
him -. ,.ss ,..,,a. s1,,n,i +, !. dost
hat - ~ r,tn,s.if l,nt nsy.r -,
Il held only four words, You M
LOT marry Err" He wore II ~