The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-11-08

that IL only fair, even very fair. they
mar and flaw. but 10 the face whose
beauty Is the harmony between that
which speaks from within and the
form through which II speaks power Is
added by all that causes the outer man
to bear more deeply the impress OF the
inner. The pretty woman fades With
the roses on her cheeks and the girl
hood that lasts an hour. The beautiful
woman finds her fullness OF bloom
| only when a past has written itself on
her, and her power Is then most ire
sistible when II seems going.
/ From under their half closed lids the
1 keen eyes looked down NJ her. Her
shoulders were bent For n moment
/ the little figure had forgotten It's queen
/ ly bearing and dropped wearily. The
wide dark eyes watched the fire very
softly.
II certainly was not In her power 10
resist him nor any strength In her that
made his own at that moment grow
soft as lie looked nj her.
He touched one little hand that rest
ed on her knee.
Poor little thingI' he said. 'You
are only child"
She did not draw her hand away
from his and looked up at him
You are very tired"
eyes"
She looked into his eyes as a little
child might whom long days play
hpd saddened
He lifted her gently Up and sat her
on his knee.
Poor little thingv he said
SHE turned her face 90 hts shoulder
and buried Il against his neck He
wound his strong arm about her and
held her close 10 him When She had
sat for long while. he drew with his
loud the face down and held II against
II ARM lie kissed Il and then put Il
laeG ii IL. Oh resting place
= atl't you want u talk tu met
No"
ilagc you forgotten Tie night IN the
ayaWeT
Hs could rccl tnat she shook her
hpad.
no you want 10 be quiet now"
"iCs"
Iuey sat quite stnl, excepting that
oa@ sometimes hc raised her fingers
softly 10 Ills mouth
, Doss. who had been asleep In the
, corner. waking suddenly, planted him
SELF before them. his wiry legs moving
nprvonsly. lis yellow eyes filed with
anNipty. lie was not az all sure that
Size was not being retained in her pres.
ent position against her will ana was
not little relieved when she sat w
ana held out her hand for the shawl.
II must CO. she said.
The stranger wrapped the shawl very
!, carefully about her.
!. "Kecp Il close around your face. Lyn
I dalI Il Il very damp outside Shall
walk with you to the housef
NO Lie down and rest. vii come
!, aud wake you at o'clock"
! She lifted her face that he might kls
: IL. and when he had kissed II once SIN
i still held Il that he might Kiss Il again
Then he let her out. lie had seate
himself al the fireplace when she r.
- opened the door.
~ "IIa,r sou forgotten anythingT
-Nn,M
She gaveJone long, lingering look
-, rho Ola room. When she was gone an
- the GJor SHUT, the stranger ared b
=. glass aud sat at the table slipping
thoughtfully.
The night outside was misty al
10, damp. The faint moonlight trying
- force its way through the thick =
ali made darkly visible the outlines OF =
-, buildings, THE stores and walls we
an moist, and now and then n drop, slow
mt collecting, fell from the caves to
an ground. Doss, nok liking the char
ror from the cabins warmth. nan q,xe'
10 the. Kitchen %oorstep but hiss q
nm tressNwalsed s,ewly past him snd Y
her way up the winding fVotpsth
rem beside che stone wnll.of die can
ar When she ,ohme to the end Of the
camp. she threaded her.~waF. among
M. stones and bushes til'l she reached
ere Grmsn's grave. v my sheshad G
wo there sshe hardly knew. She 3
~. hooking down. s. ,ddenly she bent
ON quit one hand N the face OF
~, stone.
no Il shall ney or come to- yon ny
orn she said.
ma Then she knest on the 'grou""
,er, Teamed her FACE upon The stones.
ecp Dear n man. good Ola M, =, -,
lan. - tireui she said, for we .,,n
Get the u''n' ITO tell secrets we "
ace Continued next veal
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