The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-11-22


He must follow him and try to learn
more. hpt he soon found that there
was no W more 10 be learned there.
Poor GEogory.
One dizzy, coming to little town. his
horses knocked IN, he resolved to rest
them there. The little hotel OF the
town was bright and sunny place.
like the jovial face or the clean little
woman who kept II and who trotted
about talking always; talking 10 the
customers In the taproom and 20 the
maids In the kitchen and to the pass
ersby when she could hail them from
4 the windows; talking. as good natured
women with large mouths and small
noses always do, In season aud out.
4 There was little front parlor I'm the
hotel. kept for strangers who wanted
TO be alone. Gregory sat there 60 eat
his breakfast and the landlady busted
the room and talked Of the great finds
at the diamond fields and the badness
81 maldservants and the shameful con-
duct OF the Dutch parsap la snat town
10 abe EI~.Sh inhabitants. Gregory
ate his breakfast and listened TO moth
i ing He had asked his one question.
had had his answer. Now she might
talk on.
Presently a door I'm the corner open
ed, and a woman came out-a Mozam-
biqueE with a red handkerchief twist
ed round her head. She carried In her
hand tray with a slice OF toast crum-
bled fine and half filled cup Of coffee
~. " q
Her ebony face '-...- y cvNplacendy
as she shut the door softly and said
Good morning"
The landlady began To talk 20 her
"You are not going 20 leave her real
ly. Ayah. are youl" she said "rhe
maids say so, but I'm sure you
wouldn't do such n thing
The Mozambiquer grinncd.
Husband says must 20 home"
''But she hasn't got any one else and
Mont have any one else Come, now" =
said the landlady. i've ltgSt!rng u,
& be sitting always in sicefoon, Iiotsf
was paid anything for IT,
The Mozambiquer only showed her
white teeth good snaturedly for an
swer ana went ont. and the landlady
followed her
Gregory. glad to be alone watched
the sunshine as IL came over The
fuchsias I'm the window and ran up and
/, down ON the panelcd door in the cor
ner. The Mozamblquer had closed Il
loosely behind her, aud presently
, something touched il inside. IL NOV
ed little Then IL was still, then NOV
, ed again. Then through the gap .
!. small nose appeared and yellow en-
I, overlapping one eye Then the whole
! head obtruded. placing itself critically
J, on one side. wrinkled its nose disap
: provlngly at Gregory and withdrew
!. Through the half open door came
fair scent OF vinegar, aud the room
! was dark and still
Presently the landlady came back
!, Left the door open" she said, bus
: Ting to shut il. "but darby viii he
(, darky ara never carries n head on MI
shoulders like other folks. Not Ill.
hope. sir?" she said. looking at Greg
ory when she had shut the bedroom
n door
! "who," asked Gregory. -is In tina
4 roomY'
- Glad 10 have little innocent piece
i gossip to relate and some one Willing
:. TO hear It. the landlady made the mos
OF little story as she cleared the IA
BILE. Six months before n lady ha
: come alone to the hotel In Wagon
n with only colored leader and n dirty
= er. Eight days after little baby Ia
- been born. If Gregory stood up an
!. looked out nj the window, he woul
"A see a blue gum tree In the graveyard
70 Close by II was little grave. The bi
u by was buried there. a tiny thing, onl
i lived two hours, and the mother he
~ self almost went with II. After awhil
~ she was better, but one day she got
ii out OF bed dressed herself withol
~ saying word to any one and weI
!, out. IL was n drizzly day A lit
~ time after some one saw her sitting
or the wet ground under the blue gu
tree with the rain dripping from IN
- hat and shawl They went TO fet6
80 her but she would not come until 81
- chose. When she did, she had gone
IN bed and had not risen again from
n. never would, the doctor said.
10 She was very patient, poor thin
be When you went in TO ask her how s.