The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-02-21


casion he had asked Smith where he
would like TO be buried in case OF
death, and on another had hoped that
he would die without suffering II he
died at all. These things somewhat
worried Smith for time, but he final
~ dismissed them from his mind as
somehow belonging TO the lath and
shingle business.
During the first three days in swift
erland Smith and Carter met with un-
pleasant weather and did not wander
from the hotel In this interval Car
ter's solicitousness became SO great
as TO be almost offensive. He would
even get out of bed at midnight TO see
that Smith hadn't kicked the bed
clothes of or was lying on his back.
lie bought the choicest wines and the
best cigars-he told his funniest jokes
and his best stories-he worked hard
er 10 give Smith good time than as II
he was being paid a hundred dollars "A
day. Smith wondered over il, but he
was soon TO know the awful truth.
On the fourth day the two walked out
together in twin-brother way. In
Switzerland the only way you can walk
out is TO walk up hill. They walked up
hill They assembled at least 500 feet
above the hotel roof, when they came
TO bridge spanning ravine. 1t was
200 feet to the bottom of that ravine,
with no air cushions on the rocks be-
low. The two men sat down TO get
breath, and Smith noticed that Carter
was looking at him in hungry way
the way wolf is popularity supposed
to look at a baby weighing about "a
pounds of fat.
whats the matter now?" asked
Smith, as a chill crept up his back.
81 have you at last?" replied Carter
as he smacked his lips and sharpened
his teeth
Come Off and explain YOURSELF"
Then Carter settled down and told a
little story. and as he told it he kept
one eye on Smith and the other on that
dark, dank. deep ravine. While he was
attending TO his lath and single bust
ness at Plum Greek his wife went up
TO Oconemawac on visit 10 her sister.
Her sister gave high teas and lawn par
ties, and at one of these the wife met
n suaye, sleek villain. She didn't like
his sickness, but the villain pursued.
What arguments he used against the
lath and single business the depopent
couldn't say, but the result was that
Mrs. Carter eloped with him and left
Carter hanging ia the air She had ten
days start, but the wronged husband
set out TO secure revenge on the villain
who had broken up his happy home
and guided simply 10y chance he had
found him and was now about TO drop
him of the bridge spanning the RAJ
vine. He would grant the villain just
three minutes in which to prepare for
eternity.
What the devil do you mean by such
talk?" asked Smith as the story was
finished.
You are - the villain!" slowly
and impressively answered Carter.
Nonsense! | was never in Ozone
mawac in my life"
''Ha! You deny ito"
"of course, do! What in Texas
would be shocking around after Mrs.
Carter for when 1 had wife Of my
own?"
But IL was man named smith,"
persisted the trembling husband.
well, what of it?"
Then IL must have been you. You
are Smith, and you can't deny it,"
But do you imagine that am the
only Smith in the United States"
II never heard of any other"
you ass! Why, there are over 900
Smiths in the state Of Wisconsin
alone!"
rs IL possible?"
And over hundred thousand In
the United States. to say nothing of
Canada. Did you follow me here from
New York To wreak your vengeance
on me because happened 10 be named
Smith,"
81 did. l was sure you were the
man. / can't understand it. learned
that IL was man named Smith. and
you are Smith, and"
And you are Carter, and the biggest
ass in the worldl Come along back TO
the hotel and let's have n drink"
But how about smith," walled
Carter. Iou-he-Smith ran away
with Mrs. Carter"
ayes, you said So"
"And I've followed. you-he-Smith
clear over here to drop him into n rn-
vine"
Yes, / know, but you-he-Smitb'
objects TO being dropped IL was an.
other Smith. It was one of tho bun.
dred thousand Smiths. twas Smith
who has got clear off with Mrs. Carter
and viii never he heard Of again. and
now let's have cocktail or mint julien
or some thing and be happy."-Sunny
South.