The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-04-02

way and framed her little face deli
ciously with her long pointed hands.
I, III Mr.. Harry Thorpe can ask that
/ question" she replied. ''he is not quite
SO impollte as had thought him."
How IL that?" he inquired breath
lessly.
Don't you know who 7 amp she
asked in return.
"A goddess, beautiful womanv' he
answered ridlculously enough.
she looked straight at him. This time
his gaze dropped.
Il am friend of Elizabeth Carpen-
ter. who is Wallace Carpenters sister,
who / believe. is Mr.. Harry Thorpe's
partner" M
She paused as though for comment.
The young man opposite was occupied
in many other more important direc-
tons.
1--WE wrote Mr.. Harry Thorpe that
we were about 10 descend on his dis
trict with wagons and tents and Indi-
ans and things, and asked him 10 come
and see u.s.
The girl looked az him for moment
steadily, then smiled The change of
countenance brought Thorpe 70 himself.
but / never received the letter. I'm
so sorry said he. 1T must be Mt the
mill. You see, I've been up In the
woods for nearly month"
"Then Wen have TO forgive YOU"
"But | should think they would have
done something for you at the mill'
"Oh. we didn't come by way of your
mill We drove from Marquette"
IL see" cried Thorpe, enlightened
"But I'm sorry didn't know. I'm sor-
ry you didn't let me know. ! suppose
you thought | was still at the mill.
How did you get along? Is Wallace,
with you?
mo" she replied. dropping her har.-.
and strengthening her erect figure.
Its horrid. He was coming, and then
some business came up and he couldn't
get away We are having the lovellest
time, though. | do adore the woods.
Come" she cried impaticntly, sweep
Ing aside TO leave a way clear. you
shall meet my friends"
Thorpe imagined she referred to the
rest Of the tentlng party. He hesitat-
ed
Il am hardly III ft condition. he OBJ
iected
she laughed parting her red lips.
"You are extremely picturesque just
as you are" She said, with rather en-
baTassing dircctness. II wouldn't
have you 1855. different for the world.
But my friends don't mind. They are
used 10 it," She laughed again.
Thorpe crossed the pole trail and for
the first time found himself by her
side The warm summer odors were
I'm the air: dozen lively little birds
sang in the brush along the rail; the
sunlight danced ana hickercd through
the openings
Then suddenly they were among the
pines, and the air was cool, the vista
dim and the birds songs inconceivably
far away.
He said little, and that lamcly. for
he dreaded to say too much. 10 her
playful sallles he had no reposte, and
in consequence he fell more silent with
another bodng-that he was losing his
cause outright for lack OF ready
word.
And so the last spoken exchange be-
tween them meant nothing, but IL each
could have read the unsaid words that
quivered on the others heart Thorpe
would have returned to the Fighting
Forty more TRANQUILITY, while she would
probably not have returned to the
camping party at all for a number Of
hours.
IL do not think you had better come
with me-" she said. Make your call
and be forgiven on your own account.
l don't want to drag you In at my
chariot wheels"
"An right. I'll come this afternoon"
Thorpe had replied.
IL love her; must have her. l must
goat once" his soul cried, quick
now-before / kiss herr
"How strong he is" she said To her
self, chow brave looking, how honest!
He Is different from the other men. He
Is magnificent"
That afternoon Thorpe met the other
UlclnDtTS Oh tnt purity Oh'i'u Ills oPoi7
ogies and explanations and was gra-
ciously forgiven. He found the person
mel to consist OF first of all Mrs. Cary,
the chaperon. very young married
woman OF twenty-five or thereabout;
her husband, youth OF three years
older, clean shaven, light haired, quiet
hammered: Miss Elizabeth Carpenter,
who resemblcd her brother in the char
acterstics of good looks, vivacious dis
position and curly hair; an attendant
satellite OF the masculine persuasion
called Morton, and last OF all the girl
whom Thorpe had already SO variously
encountered and whom he now met as
Miss lIilda Farrand. Besides these
were Ginger, a squat negro built TO fit
the galley of yacht, and three Indian
guides. They inhabited tents, which
made quite little encampment
Thorpe was received with enthuai-
asm. Wallace Carpenters stories of his
woods partner. while never doing more
than justice 10 the truth, had been