The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-30


lpunSf ~hy = - nc< occurred 20 ktm
20 nahe vts same o4vaDees In tbe pres-
- tmkancs. eSmehow she Wa dif-
ssseuk these WIS that strange digni-
". thaf pure bcavtyps thea imperial
names. All combining 20 forbid the
fiint~st thought Of Familiarity.
He took out ne ccln md leaned back
IN HIS esatY. svfDdes1ng where n enn,e
from. In sny case" he Thought III
y make . good pocketpiece. ai,d some
Dag IN find some IDIOT wf.o knows
moro sDout geography than do" Mr..
Ilorsy'S Ssen IDEAS OF geography were
tumbscd ard vogue, as II he had GOT
ncm ~ etudyfng che iabefs on his
katbun F3s knew Tire places he had
bssn "a, Irud he recognized new sosn-
Try ~ 'dss uunsyan6es q The customs
houna, bot beyond thfs hh fgnorame
was eotnpse<e. The eotn. 10 Err ss he
knew, might bare 0vme from any cue
Of hondred Stnan rrindpsiittes scst-
tered 6bout the conuneut-
Before the train reacAed e. Louis
he made up lbs mind 30 change Ours
there aud TO 20 Washington. n also
occurred 90 htm that Ne might 20 on
20 New York II me epefl lasted. Dur
ing die day he autographed ahead for
accommodations, and when the 1ier ar
rived In ST. Louis chat evening he hur-
rtediy attended 10 the transferring and
rechecking Of his baggage, bought q
new ticket and dined. At 3 he was In
the station. and at s:15 he passed her
In the aisle She was standing In her
statcroom door. directing her maid.
He saw a hook Of surprise nit across
her face as he passed. He slept sound
iy that night and dreamed that he was
crossing the ocean with her.
At breakfast he saw her, but II she
saw him II was when lac was not hook
ing NJ her. Once he caught Uncle Cas-
par staring at him through his mono
Gle, which dropped instantly from his
eye Ia the manner that Ia always SELF
explanatory. His spirits took a furi-
Gus bound with the realization that she
had dedgped 70 hoOOr him by recogni-
don. II only 90 call attention TO him
because he possessed q certain coin
Once the old gentleman asked him
the time OF day and set bis watch 40
cording TO the reply. In Ohio the man
servant scowled nj him because he In
voluntarily stared after his mistress IN
she paced the platform while the TRAIN
waited at q station. Again. Ia Ohio
they met IN the vestfbuie. and be was
compelled 20 step aside b allow her 70
pass. He dsd not zeal particularly iw
biiant over ttns meeting. Che utd NOT
even glance at ham.
Losry realized that his opportunities
were fast disappearing aud that he did
not seexn 70 be any nearer meeting hsr
than when they ssertcA He had hoped
70 ret Uncie Caspsr iDto Q ponvcrsA-
tton and tisen pss hina, bot Unosc Cas-
par wss 90 Distant - &o .tcsberx. III
there 6hot,d be Q wreck Cvxnfah
cnueht himself thinking, s-risen my
dance would csme, but ! oon't 80
kow 'Proytdcncs h going b bcip me IN
any sther way
Near the c,cse OF <he day, after they
heft C1ncinnAu. The train began % wind
through the foothills OF the Ale
ghanies- Beiiaire, Grafton and Other
towns were lon bctnnd and they wore
soon whirling up the steep mountain.
higher and higher, through tunnel att
or tunnel. nearer and bearer 20 Wash
ington every minuta- Az they were
pulling oxt Of little mining town
buik on the mountain side q sudden
jar stopped the train There was souse
little excitement and q scramble for
Information. Some part OF the engine
was disabled. aud h would be neces-
sary 70 replace II before the run
could proceed.
Lorry strolied up the crowd OF pas
sengers who were watching the engi-
neer and fireman at work. A clear,
musical voice, almost In his ear, star
tied him. for he knew 10 whom Il be-
longed- She addressed the conductor.
who, impatient and annoyed. stood I'm
mediateiy behind him.
How long are we to be delayedY
she asked lust two minutes before
this same conductor had responded
most ungraciously to a simple question
Lorry had asked and had gone 40 far
IA TO instruct another inquisitive trav-
eler TO go to a warmer climate because
he persisted In asking for information
which could not be given except by n
clairvoyant. But now he answered I'm
most afrable tones:
We'll be here for thirty minutes az
least miss-perhaps longer"
She walked away after thanking
him. and Grenfall looked at his watch
on the main street OF the town ran
little lanes leading 10 the mines be-
low. They all ended az the edge Of
steep declivity. There was drop Of
almost 400 feet straight into the valley
below. Along the sides OF this valley
were the entrances to the mines Above
on the ledge. was the machinery for
lifting the ore TO the high ground on
which stood the town and railroad
yards.
Down one OF these streets walked the