The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-03-08

!. !. :. J. i. s"
/ wn-FMW she was generally |
! lNkWE known In the Ameri /
i IN ~z4Cl can colony was wo
| e yE2A sE man Of broad views
I EsSSRN "A and inyincible indie !
AA Il J a. pendence Her social |
/ III 49, position was very
strong. being founded
on ancestry. buttressed by money and
defended by tact and individuality
the last named great power for II Is
the conventional creature, who must do
conventional things. while the strong
personality wins measure of freedom.
She heard Vera's story, somewhat
more fully told than before, yet with
nothing of real Importance added To
the tale as Darrell had received H.
Vera mentioned no names of friends In
Paris and avoided any reference To
reason for her choice Of that city ms
place of residence. but the impression
was strong upon Darrell that his prin-
cess was not I'm the great capital for
the sake OF its climate nor TO behold
its many beauties. He felt that this
womans life must be directed by some
strong purpose, and II its handspring
, had been the desire for vengeance that
, would have seemed natural Yet she
had denied completely with nihillsm,
and Darrell had taken her word. He
, must therefore seek some other ex-
, PLANTATION of the mystery surrounding
her.
In spite OF all that Americans know
: OF the various injustices that are rife
In Russia, IL Is impossible to hear sucn
!, a narration as Yera's without feeling
! that there IL something novel. almost
!, incredible, In IL; that men In high sta
= ton, surrounded by the attributes OF
i power and dignity, cannot be dragged
: down In a moment to the level OF grind
ing. hopeless, unrewarded toll In the
= mines OF n frozen desert; that gently
nurtured women cannot be cast out oil
!. palaces into novels buried In arctic
SHOWS. Gordon heard the story with
n growing wrath, his elbows on the IA
bic. his head thrust forward, his eyes
= shining. and his wife. who showed
- less emotion, was yet moved to elasI
the hand that had slain the villain Cor
ski and TO hold II firmly for some see
onds after that incident had been dis
40 closed.
N At the last Vera showed signs of th
/, strain involved in the recital, with q
,,, CHASTITY memories and 50 when II wa
10 done the others felt an impulse % with
: draw her mind from retrospection u
1 soon rs pa 2hle
| Get us Lave l more lock at th
Il ] nils fffItH
( slebt of eul lIs aeurted people wi
II do us good
Il lie turned toward o.. Eer hall a
Z he uttered the words 1 that INC
Il mont two Hcn cama laatlf p go him.
Il "You are Mr. Robert Gordon sail
/ one Of them. and as Ae spoke q thir
| man joined the two.
/ Il am, replied Gordon.
VI land you are Mr. John Darrell
II "Tlmi Is my name answered "a
III gray friar
III at rs believed that you haNe ccfta'
III Information which Is Desired hl b
| | police" said the officer in low ton
III "Wln SOU accompany usf
III "With pleasure replied barre
l3 eAiay ASK tha nature ol One atIalrt
] II
Ia esrhe commIssu1 Will inform You
~ said ihc0aleer "Slall $50 80 ai nnce
~ lmreH u pu3cctlr willing y
onlg dear being 81 lead thsse lcI
faced uurctas la a Do .h.e Lro
Ycu utalof
parlln mH lue ai
tuua HYat 90 tlHl
slant leN 0ut aa gleeu wh
ia b the paelsM4n tAsir laili
rh adle a Mime Gordon ana Ail
IonImer Americans
Afr Gordon aiQ overheard tle
9lt words. and She said Instantly
iei eRobert viii take Miss Larr.mcr OF
hs. myself home aud then he Viii go
ani Won n these men VIII give us the ~
cssary information
tll' To CHS the leader Of the dccctly
~ replied that his orders were to d
w Mr.. Darrell 20 accompany him 10
Na station on the Rue Gluck, beside
- opera house III he should not be the
when Mr.. Gordon should arrive, TIM
would be no difficulty In Learnt
,,oa where he had gone.
a. Darrell did not whit for furti
mo words. He gave his hand to Vera
the Gordons and then hurried awi
FOR attended by the officers who were ri
. I'm enough 10 avoid giving the snair
annaa m nco of an arrest.