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

for him IN K7fNH OF absence
but Of then (lnt lay at their
hearts neither sald II bytllng. Then he
went out 10 look az ihc kraals. aud III
supper En- gave hiitl hot cakes aul
coffee. They talked tabout the serv-
ants and then ate thetr meal I'm quiet
She came and sat ont n footstool near
him
"Do you wish to heat anything" he
asked.
She whispered. yes, )If II does not
hurt you"
Yet he lay quiet for fong time. The
! light through the open( door showed
him TO her. where he lay, whth his arm
thrown across his eyes At\ last he
spoke. Perhaps il was relief TO him
to speak.
To Bloemfonten. In the Free State.
10 which through an agent he hap trac-
ed them. Gregory had gone. At the ho-
tel where Lyndall and her stranger
had staid he put up. He was shown
the very room In which they had slept.
The colored boy who had driven them.
TO the next town told him in which
house they had boarded, aud Gregory
went on. In that town he found they
Lad left the cart and bought spider
and four grays. and Gregory's heart
reioiced Now, indeed. II would be
easy 10 trace their course. and he turn
cd his steps northward.
/ Al one desolate farm the Boer had n
gond deal TO tell The lady had said
she liked a wagon that stood before
the door Without asking the price the
E.n.-lishman had offered flJO for the
old thing and bought oxen worth tlO
for rIG The Dutchman chuckled, for
he had the "Salt-reim's" money Ia the
box under his bed Gregory laughed.
too. In silence lie could not lose siglt
Of them now. So slowly they would
have 10 move with that cumbrous OK
wagon. Yet when that evening came
and lac reached a little wayslde inn no
one could tell him anything of Mcaray'
,lers.
The master surly creature hall
slpid with Boer brandy sat on tn,
/. bench before the door smoking. Greg
DRY sat bcsida him. questioning but
lle smoked on lie remembered moth
l..g of such strangers How should 10
know WHO had been there months ane
f, months beforei lie smoked on. Greg
] ory. very weary, tried 10 awake hl'
, memory: said that the lady he was
seeking for was very beautiful. had ;
i Ittlc mouth and tiny. very tiny feet
! Tile man only smoked ON ~ sullenly a
N FIRST. What were little, very little
/ mouths and feet TO him? But hit
I. daughter leaned out In the window
!, above. She was dirty and lazy an'
!, liked TO Toll there when travellers cant
I, 10 hear the men talk, but She had a sof
Z heart. Presently a hand came out 9
!. the window, and pair of velvet sill
! pers touched his shoulder. tiny slip
J pers with black flowers. lie pulle
ont of her hand. only one VIC
: mans feet had worn them; he kneN
q that.
j Left here last summer by lady.
a said the girl. might be the one you an
= looking for; never saw any feet $
- small
u They might have come in WACO
!. and spider: she could not tell. But I'll
:, gentleman was very handsome, tai
i. lovely figure, blue eyes. wore GLOW,
=. always when he went out; an Englis
>. officer. perhaps; no Afrikander, &C
in ta,nly.
4 Gregory stopped her.
n The lady? Well, she was prett
!. rather. the girl said; very cold, du
air. silent They staid for Il migl
II be. 1--WE days slept in the wing oy'
IA against the "stoep;'' quarreled SOU
il times she thought--the lady. She la
seen everything when she went IN
!. wait. one day the gentleman touch,
~ her hair She drew back from him
II though his fingers poisoned her; we
~ tie other end OF the room II he can
/, 10 slt near her: walked out alone; co
sc for such handsome husband. Il
II. m thought. She evidently ptied hin
Le was such beautiful man Tn
+. went away early one morning. how
~, IN which way the girl could not tell.
Fl, Gregory inquired of the servant
lEt nothing more was 60 be learned,
4 next morning he saddled his hor
went on ST the farms he came
tha good old looms" and 'tnntes' az
him to have coffee and the III
less children pceped ont ut I
tsrr from behind ovens and gable
t no one bad seen what he asked 4
WAY aud that he rode TO pick
thread he had dropped. but
.arr and the wagon. the little In
Uc handsome gentleman. no 9
zen. In the towns he Jared y
tsp.
rcp indeed hope came TO him
"stoepr Of hotel nc which
il Che night in a certain little
q, there walked gentleman, gfa
wnwuwst was not la
Had he G