The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-09-30

10 years OF age my mother died; II 1,
we'll she did, l was left quite alons,
as | never had the care OF father.
turned newsboy. bootblack and gen.
eral street gamin. Poverty drove me
20 crime. For food | broke into a
bakery shop and was caught In the
act. or a reyengeful nature. I re-
solved 10 be avenged upon the man
who had me punished, and was as
bitter against the unthlnking Judge.
whom blame for not acquitting me.
The baker was burned out. and | was
sent up some years for incendiarism.
The judges residence was robbed. |
made him a poor man. I wished 10
fee from justice. but knew OF no
safe place TO go. IL was then thought
OF founding a refuge for Just such
people as myself II was n child OF my
brain. but the real founder OF the city
as II now stands, was an outlaw by
the name OF Mitchell, the teacher he
was called. because he was a learned
man and had at one time piled this
vocation
THE town is naturally protected
and Hes at the foot OF three noun.
tains hard OF entrance Mitchell was
perfectly al home in this district and
II was an easy matter 20 surround
himself with band OF desperate fol.
lowers. II took three years 20 start.
and fully ten years 90 get the village
into running order. and this only by
no MI - sNf
mons In 1850 II had a population OF
seven hundred. OF which number only
fifty were women. Under the leader
ship OF doctor by the name OF Schil.
Ter the town has reached population
or fully nineteen hundred, with fully
-four hundred women, and they are on
the increase
The government OF the city is not
what may be termed an absolute mon.
archy. We have a king. but his will
Is not absolute. lie rules according
TO law. and Is amenable 10 the law.
Marriage Is an honorable state Here
mans honor is everything. strange
as IL may seem. In the matter OF
punishment. the death penalty pre-
dominates. but in rather a queer way.
Two persons who have forfeited their
right to life and liberty fight to the
death, and the survivor become free
again. This works well. We have
more law abiding citizens In the city
10 the square inch than any one place
In the states. When once you enter
the city you will be expected to work.
There are many occupations, mostly
police and guard duty goes round, in
trades that have been learned I'm Jail;
other positions trading takes place.
II YOU are assigned to a certain duty
that Is displeasns 10 you. you can
trade or buy substitute.
Il am afraid ! tire you. Lang. so will
end my explanation by saying 10 you
traitors and spies are given no
chance for lifel'
What do You mean?" demanded
Lang. who was little taken on his
guard at the abrupt ending of Gold.
ems conversation.
Il mean nothing" very calmly re-
piled Golden. Il only wish TO warn
YOU against taking a false step. Don't
let your better nature get the best OF
YOU here suspicion IS sometimes as
much to be dreaded as actual facts -"
Il am at a loss TO understand you.
Golden | am no hypocrite; | don't
want to appear anything else than
am or course you know ! am not
hardened I'm crime-but, pardon me.
am not traitor!"
Il believe you!" said Golden. sober.
~. "nut | cannot help speaking
feel that | am returning here TO die,
and / must make a conhdant OF some
body. Thus far | have been testing
you; YOU have stool tho test we'll.
there now remains nothing for me to
DO but bring you into the city"
Have no fear, Colder, that | shall
bring dlscrcdIt upon you! Remember
this Of me, whether I am an honest
man or not-as yon choose 10 call me
Il will never 20 back upon n friend,"
Tomorrow" said Golden. as II
deeply thinking. TO show YOU that
trust You shall give YOU n secretl"
To morrow brings many changes.
tTo be contlnued)