The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-05-20

The fellows knowing they nAd mo
would consent 20 nothing. was
hustled into coach, carried 10 Lud.
low. and there locked In a putrid cell
"a cell such as was used for erin.
inals OF the worst type.
An ignominlous ending TO a most
delightful day An ending altogether
unaccountable 10 me. "A warrant
signed by the KING" the constable
said and that was all he would say
Put not your faith In Princes, for
when they promise most they do
least.
wondered how long II would take
| Gn TO find out where / was hidden.
wondered for four days. The first
DAY / paced my cell In varying moods.
I damned that llnkman up and down
the length and breadth OF England,
that he had not waited long enough
20 learn where they were taking me
SO as 20 acquaint Gil with the fact.
tried in every way possible 20
bride my iallor TO send word TO him.
or al least TO find out who had been
instrumental I'm my arrest. and what
/ had been arrested for. II was OF no
avail lie would only say that he
had his orders | would soon know.
The old hypocrite!
But what frctted me most was that
could not keep my word in three
instances TO my lady who would
look for me. and conjecture as 10
what kept me from her; 10 the men
who would await my coming back
Of Montague House how they would
jeer al my seeming cowardlce, and 10
myself. whom had promised an in
terylew with Lady Dwight. | was
burning % be rid OF my news. My
plans had been. after seeing Lady
Dwight 10 send Gil on TO Long Haut
with the information TO Lord Waters
OF another son.
When the day in which | was 70
see Rosemary and the others passed.
Gained down The following days
/ passed quite TRANQUILITY awaiting de
velopments. losing myself I'm dreams
of Rosemary quite the most profitable
| thing | could do. although II seemed
sacrilcge 20 bring my lady even In
thought into so vile place as this
cell wherein ! was confined IL was
dank and humid. while loathsome in
sects with legs as many as centipedes
crawled about In a corner n window
grated and barred hung. and through
this the light OF day filtered ! looked
toward It's faint beams. on this the
fourth day Ga beam however small
and lean was preferable to the dark
corners OF this hole and saw GID
ing In Ike a fairy clhn a butterfly
Poor wanton thing, Life must indeed
, have been monotouous that IL should
forsake light and joy for darkness
and pain AS watched IL, too high
for me 10 reach, a stone was hurled
through the CRATES in the window. and
hit the lucklcss flying insect. that
twisted like a leaf In autumn down,
down. while the stone reDounded from
the wall OF the cell to my feet
II had paper tied about II and
FASTENED to pick it up, fearing my
Tailor might have heard the noise and
come TO see what 70 meant hid
the paper and listened All was still
held IL UP 10 the light and read
Tonight AT last Gil was en- evil
dence.
Now my brain kept lacking TO
pleasanter things, how would Gil &C.
complsh his task2 How wreck these
prison bars?
pushed the three legged stool be.
meath the window and stood upon H.
could Just reach tho window sill
with my finger tips drew myself
MP and looked out, as had done
many times before, saw tops Of
trees aud far on a winding stream
now AN was hay like a picture seen
through a smoked glass ! could see
a light bobbing here and there, and
imagine / heard the measured cadence
OF the boatsmens oars. as they fer
rled their fares across was not
high mp I'm that old prison, else that
frail butterfly had not nuttcred 90
it's death. or the stone been thrown
ITO be continued