The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-06-28


swore deeply and with SUI
that they left him alone. WIN "
II did not help Slavin eitbined
Nixon stride in through ast re-
drinking at his bar and give eighed
OF warning. a that
AZ Is not your Iauil' siaNl That
I'm a slow, cool voice. "tha, ,,
your precious crew didn't
my death too. You've wof"' o"
but | want 10 say that OF anu
tl..u-h Won are seven 10 J Parks
times that. when any of yd that |
fer me drink I'll take yC
fight, and III not disappoin
some one Will be killed" a
ing, he strobe out again, leav
looking crowd OF men benin, In the
who had not been concerlges in
business at NlXon's shack ex, Tho
prevail Of his position and 49, -
would see IL through $50
But the impression OF Nix WI
upon Slayin was as nothing manner
with that made by Geordie cessful'
1t was not what he said stay and
the manner Of awful solemn short
ried Geordie was strugglSra the
ehtiousiy 10 keep ms proInt. The
80 - posts
had aoraod ..to Iaara ,ha,r h made
MIGHTY" But the manner ia out
them was so solemnly awlks De-
could not wonder that Slawishing
stitious Irish nature supplieereatter
supernatural terrors. 1t wicity. A
ond day after the funeral Immediate
and l were walking towar ...,,,l5
There was great shout of ! -
we drew near.
ark like
Geordie stopped short am 1aid
"a .h-cn.. s' e. $50 s, - . Nv days
bar. IN o99
Michael Slavin," began Gsoileous
the men stared In dead sinus mao
their glasses in their hands graves
Slavin. / promised the lad iged fol
nae III wull, but JUST leave the lot
ALMIGHTY, an l want tae Eva acre,
AZ A'Spi' iiia "ui ~ u'soon as
- -. .,...,, 80 .,'na,i,. -, thing
g 49,, ror han,s ~ ra NJ for thu
His voice rose sharply, pat on
pointed Slavin instinctively
his hands. and Gcordie addeqy are a
Aye, an the Lord VIII rewell {
We an yer hoose," flower
They told sle that Slavin 81 ma,
if taken with ague after Gc,l -
out, and, though he laughed $50,
he did not stop drinking till
. drunken stnnor and had hndone,
ried TO bed. Ills little Frencbking
wife could not understand tfeet j
that bad come over her hushs reache
Hes like one bear. she 4 a. the
Mrs Mavor. TO whom she was SNOW
her baby OF a year old. He's not X
me one tam dis day He's mos haw
bad. He's not even look az de baby.
And this seemed sufficient proof {
something was seriously wrong
she went on to say:
Hes tnk more for dat ieel baby
for de- whole worl He's tlnk more
dit baby dan for me" But she shr
ged her pretty little shoulders in DEF
cation OF her speech.
"Yod must pray for him." said N
Maror. land all VIII come right"
All, madame" she replied oarnes
every day, every day. | prny Ia sal
Vlerfqe ct tous les saints FOR him"
you must pray to your Father
heaven for him"
"Ah, oui. / wecl pray" And VI
Mavor sent her away bright W
smiles and with new hope and courI
In her heart
She had very soon need Of all
courage. for at the weeks end
baby fell dangerously I'll. Siavin's Al
iefv and fear were not relieved mi
by the reports the men brought h
from time to time Of Geordie's omin,
forcbodings. for sgcordie had ne dol
that the Avenger Of blood was
upon f;layin's trail. aud MS the sickn
grew be became confirmed In this @
viction While he could not lsc said
find satisfaction In Siayin's impendl
ailliction. he could hardly hide his 60
plaecncy in the prompiness Of Pro
dcnce III vindicating his theory Of ret
button
But Georte's complacency was son
what rudely shocked by Mr.. Grail
answer to this theory one day.
You read your Bible to little pro
IL seems to me. Gcordie. OF perha
you have never read the Maste
teaching about the tower Of Siloa
Better read that and take that wni
Ing 10 yourself"
Gcordic gazcd after Mr. Craig as
turned away and muttered
"The toor o. SLOAN. Is Il? Aye,
ken fine ABBOTT the toor o. Sloan q
ABBOTT the toor o. Babel AZ weel, q
I've read. too. about the blaspheemio
Hcrod an sic ike Mon. but he's a h
heided laddie an lacks dlscrremeer
ton"
what about Herod. GeordicY'