The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-11-15

Lc lad been eo1c more t.iGa "A year
and half.
You did not expect 10 see me" he
answered as he turned toward her II
should have slept In the Clubhouse and
not troubled you tonight. but through
the shutter ] saw gllmmerings OF a
light"
Come into the fire. she said. 1t il
terrific night for any creature 20 be
out. Shall we not go and fetch your
things In tirstgp she added.
II have nothing but this" he said.
motioning TO the little bundle In his
hand.
Your horseT -,isi '-tt
lis dead"
THE cakes are almost ready" she
said. II will get you something to
eat. Where have you been wandering
all this whileT'
up and down. up and down." he an
swered YEARLY. "and now the within
has seized me 10 come back here. EN-"
he said. putting his hand on her arm
as she passed him. "have you heard
from Lyndall latelyr
YES" said EN-. turning quickly from
him.
where is she? had one letter from
her, but that Is almost year ago now.
Just when she left. Where il she2"
I'm the Transvaal. will go and get
you some supper. We can talk after
ward"
"Can you give me her exact address?
! want TO write TO her"
But En- had gone into the next room.
When food was on the table, she
knelt down before the fire. turning the
cakes. babbllng restlessly. eagerly. now
OF this. now OF thai. Sc NaS clad to
see him. Tant' Sannie was coming
soon TO show her her new baby. He
must stay on the farm now and help
her. And Waldo himself was well con
tent to eat his meal In silence. asking
no more questions.
Gregory is coming back next week"
she said. ''IIe will have been gone 1903
days tomorrow | had letter from
HIN Yesterday"
where has he beenF'
But his companion stopped to lift
cake from the fire.
"How the wind blows. One can
hardly hear ones own voice." she said.
Take this warm cake. No ones cakes
Az Ike mine. Why you have eaten
nothingr
81 an little weary" he said "The
wind was mad tonight"
~ will write few lines" he said.
It'll you are ready to sit down and
talk"
I'm as she shook out the tabecloth
watched him bending lntently over his
paper. He had changed much His
face had grown thinner; his cheeks
were almost hollow. though they were
covered 10y dark growth OF beard.
She sat down on the skin beside him
and felt the little bundle on the bench.
II was painfully small and soft. Per
haps ii held a shirt and "A book. but
nothing more. The old black hat har
piece OF unhcmmed muslin twisted
round IL, and on his elbow was a large
patch so fixed on with yellow thread
that her heart ached. Only his hair
was not changed and hung In silky
beautiful waves almost TO his shout
ders Tomorrow she would take the
~ eyed edge OFF his collar and put
new band round his hat. She did not
interrupt him. but she wondered how
il was that he sat to write so in;ently
after his long. weary walk. He was
not tired now. His pen hurried quick
~ and restlessly over the paper, and
his eye was bright. Presently En-
raised her hand TO her breast. where
ny the letter yesterday had brought
hpr Soon she had forgotten him as
Sc rely as he had forgotten her. Each
vas in his own world with his own
ic was writing to Lyndall He would
II her all he had seen, all he had
one. though II were nothing worth re-
gt.ng He seemed 10 have come back
. her and to be talking 10 her now
~ sat there In the old house:
And then | got TO the next town,
al my horse was tired. so ! could go
is farther and looked for work. A
,hopkeeper agreed TO hire me as
lrsman. He made me sign promise
D remain six months, and he gave me
little empty room AT the BACK OF the
store 20 sleep in | had still f3 OF my
WI. and when you have just come
om the country f3 seems great deal
when had been I'm the shop three
'nys. wanted to go away again. A
clerk In n shop has the lowest work
o do OF all people. II is much better TO
prenk stones. You have the blue sky
love you and only the stones to bend
o. asked my master to let me go,
NJ | offered TO give him my f2 and
- bag OF mealles had bought with
10 other pound. but he would not.
II found out afterward he was only
living me half as much as he gave to
the others. That was why. | had a
senr when | looked at the other clerks
hat ! would at last become like them
I'll day they were bowling and smirk-
~ TO the women who came In. smil-
No when all they Wnnfpd was TO ret