The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-02-25
CHAPTER v.
Lord Waters Message.


went into the house and down a
long corridor until reached the nook
known as the library. Here my faith.
er was wont 20 spend most OF his
time. quiet herein" came In re-
spouse 10 my resoundlng knock. II
dampencd my ardor so still was IL In
contract TO my impotuousity. and re.
called most wildly what was on the
verge OF slipping my mind. that Lord
Waters was a wrctchedly sick man.
Ills life, as Gil had said. had been
ruined by a woman-his first wife.
From a gay cavalier about that un.
fortunate King Charles /. court he
had become a morose Roundhead. A
Roundhead for short time only. but
a morose man ever afterward.
II Is a matter OF history how after
leaving the Kings side and serving
Cromwell az both the battles OF
Winceby and Marsden, he had as sud.
denly resigned from the army and
gone 20 his estate az Long Haul I'm
Sussex county There he married,
having previously obtained a divorce
from his first wife. a sources daughter
who brought him much land and gold.
What could have induced him 90
marry again after such dire failure
/ know not Men are inscrutable crea.
lures. mo- doubt woman's tender
Chances made him for the time forget
his former disappointment
! was tho issue OF this second mar.
riagc My mother, a gentle creature.
dying In child birth. left Lord Waters
10 again face an existence which had
slight charm FOR him.
Long Haul was not so many miles
from London as the crow hies. but
separated from IL by sloughs rocky
hills and morassca
The Manor House was built on
steep bin 81 powders taken from the
rocky hillside II was well nigh i'm.
pregnahlo. and that perhaps was why
IN the many changes OF Parliament II
had been left 10 tho indisputable
rights OF It's original owners. when
many other estates changed hands.
only one horse road led to Il. IL
was q road that In fair weather was
only fair but in foul an unapproach
able way The wagon must be OF
strong timber that could even climb
to whore the bride path began. but
let Il rain. aud Il rained often IN that
region by the sea- tho road became a
river of mud A cart trying TO ascend
then would be buried up TO the hubs
and needs be forced TO stay there I'M
IN spring dried up the slough.
The Manor was surrounded by
many acres OF forest, fen. fell and
some ullable land A village which
was held In flef OF some hundred
souls was huddled al It's purlieus and
gave Lord Waters little obligation.
They seemingly rendered him scant
service, except al the planting IN the
spring time, and in the autumn there
gathered together motley. half.sav-
age crowd consisting Of men, WON
en- and children and they Hll fell to
work at the 'huaking and failing Of
the corn.
When tho work was done. riotous
FUN began. Flaming torches OF tarred
pine were placed at intervals In tho
open TO give light and TO piece out
the harvest moon These lent weird
aspect 20 the glen.
A long board was spread with
trenchons Of steaming beef, huge piles
OF black bread and other edibles, and
about this the people were benched.
IL did not take them long 20 tighten
the table Of It's weight OF plenty
Hogsheads OF strong home brewed ale
helped wash and pack down the beef
in the bellies OF the men. til they
were like taut drawn drum heads that
touch might burst
tTo be continucdD