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

..Nlce curls. pretty curls.' she said.
4 like curls.'
"She felt my hair all over with her
little haads. N.hess'I put out my arm.
she let me rake her aid sit her on my
knee. She kissed me With her soft
mouth. We Wire happy till sise nurse
girl came and shook her and asked her
II she was not ashamed C sit on the
knee Of that strange man. But l do
not think my little one minded. She
laughed at PIE as she went out.
Elf the world was all children.
could like II. but men and women draw
me so straDgely and then press me
away till ] am IN agony. was not
meant 10 live among people. Perhaps
some day, when am grown older,
will be able to go and live among them
and look at them, as look ut the rocks
aud bushes, without letting them dis
turb me and take myself from me. but
not now. So grew miserable. a kind
OF fever seemed 20 eat me. could not
rest or read or think so ! came back
here. knew you were not here. but
il seemed as though | should be nearer
you. and II Is you want, you that the
other people suggest TO me, but cannot
give"
az has been delightful journey,
/ this journey home. ! have walked on
foot. The evening before last. when II
was lust sunset, | was little footsore
ana thirsty ana went out of the road TO
! look for water went down into a
deep little 'kloof Some trees rap along
the bottom. and thought should tind
water there The sun had quite sci
when got to the bottom of II. II was
very still Not n leaf was stirring
anywhere IN the bed Of the noun
tain torrent thought might find wa
Ter. | came 10 the bank and leapcd
down into the dry bed. The hoor Oh
which / stood was Of line white sand
and the banks rose Oh every side A@t
\ the walls Of room Above there was
precipice OF rocks. aud tiny stream
of water oozed from them and iel
slowly on 10 the hat stone below. Eacu
drop you could hear fall like littl,
silver bell There was one among ll.'
trees on the bank that stood cut ou
against the white sky All the Other
trees we're silent. but this one shoJl
and trembled against the sky. Every
hing else was still. hut those leaSt1
were quivering quIyering stood 81
the sand. | could not 20 away Whei
il was quite dark and the stars ha,
come. crept out. Does II scem sirahs'
10 Won that Il should have made me s.
happy? II Is because | cannot tel
: YOU how near felt to things that W
: cannot see. but we always feel. 10
! night has been wild. stormy night.
have been walking across the plain 70
hours in the dark. | have liked -
: wind. because ! have seemed forcln
my way through 10 You. ] knew 30
we're not here but would hear @
! Won. Whep used TO sit on the trans
, port wagon half sleeping, ] used
e start awake because your hands wcr
{ on me. IN my lodgings many mig
! have blown the light out and sat
! the dark that might see your fac
u start out more distinctly. Sometime
I il was the little girls face who use
G % come To me behind the 'kopJe VINE
c [ minded sheep and sit by me IN he
l. blue pinafore Sometimes IL was I'll
L elder. | love both. l am very heil
:, less. shall never do anything. hl
!. YOU viii work, and | Will take 70,
u work for mine. Sometimes such
J. sudden gladness seizes me when /
y member that somewhere In the VOL
q YOU are living and working. You u
g my very own. Nothing else Is my oW
y so. When | have finished, am goil
o TO look at your room door
u lie wrote. and the wind. which III
! spent It's fury. moaned round ~
e, .oupd the house. most like tired CHI
g weary with crying.
a En- woke up aud sat before the III
10 rubbing her eyes and listening ms
+ sobbed about the gables and wander
away over the long stone walls.
III You have many letters to writ,
'h she said.
G No" he answered. 1T is only o
y 10 Lyndall"
ut She turned away and stood long
81 fore the fire looking into u. II n
e. have deadly fruit to give, II will u
- ow swecter by keeping.
ce waldo. dear" she said. putting \
he hand on his. leave off writing
d, lie threw back the dark hair FRI
OF his forehead and looked nj her
he at Is no use writing any more,
OF said
en- "Why not3n he asked.
- She nut her hand over the papers
had written.
wv waldo" She said, "Lyndall IS dea
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