The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-28


"You are the worst man for fbs
ever knew" she laughed.
I felt myself getting red. while I
exclaimed. why, Miss Cullen. | new
er set up for George Washington,
but don't think I'm a bit worse liar
than nine men In"
"Oh!" she cried, interrupting me. II
didn't mean that way. meant that
when you try TO fib you always do II
so badly that one sees right through
you. Now. acknowledge that you
wouldn't stop work II you could?"
''weil. no. wouldn't" l owned up.
THE truth is. Miss Cullen, that I'd
like to be rich, because-well, hang II.
don't care II I do say it-because
I'm in love-"
Madge laughed at my confusion,
and asked, with money!"
NO" said. With just the incest,
sweetest. prettiest girl in the world"
Madge took look at me out OF the
corner OF her eye, and remarked, IT
must be breakfast time"
Considering that II was about six
thirty. wanted to ask who was tell
ing a taradiddle now; but | resisted
the temptation and replied:
mo. And promise not 10 bother
you about my private affairs any
more"
Madge laughed again merrily, say
ing, You are the most obvious man
ever met. Now why do you say that?"
Il thought you we're making break
fast an excuse" | said, because you
didn't like the subject"
Yves, was" said Madge frankly.
Tell me about the girl you are en-
gagged to-"
was so taken aback that stopped
In my walk, and merely looked az her.
"For instance" she asked coolly,
when she saw that was speechless,
what does she look like?"
Like, like" stammered, still
embarrassed by this bold carrying OF
the war into my own camp-"like an
angel"
"Oh." said Madge. eagerly. 1--WE
always wanted TO know what angels
were like. Describe her to me-"
We'll" said, getting my second
wind, SO TO speak. "she has the blue
est eyes I've ever seen. Why. Miss
Cullen, you said you'd never seen any
thing so blue as the sky yesterday;
but even the atmosphere OF 'rainless
Arizona has TO take back seat
when her eyes are around. And they
are just like the atmosphere out here.
You can look into them for hun
dred miles, but you can't get to the
bottom"
"The Arizona sky Is wonderful"
said Madge. How do the scientists
account for it?"
| wasn't going 10 have my descrip-
ton OF Miss Cullen side-tracked, for,
since she had given me the chance,
| wanted her to know just what |
thought OF her. Therefore didn't
follow lead on the Arizona skies. but
went on;
"And | really think her hair is Just
as beautiful as her eyes. It's light
brown. very curly, and"
"IIer complexionl" Madge exclaim-
ed. rs she a mulatto? And. II SO,
how can a complexion be curly?"
Her complexion ! said, not a bit
ratified. lis another great beauty OF
hers. She has one OF those skins"
"Furs are out OF fashion at pres
emit" she interjected. laughing wick
eddy.
Now look here, Miss Cullen" I
cried. Indignantly. I'm not going to
let even you make fun OF her"
Il can't help &C." she laughed, when
you look so serious and intense"
TITS something feel intense about,
Miss Cullen" | said. not little pain
cd. confess. at the way she was jok-
lng. don't mind a bit being laughed
at, but Miss Cullen knew. about as
well as |, whom | was talking about,
and II seemed TO me she was laughing
at my love for her Under this inn
preston went on. Il suppose II is
funny 10 you; probably SO many men
have been In love with you that a
mans love for woman has come 10
mean very little in your eyes. But
out here we don't make n Joke OF love
and when we care for woman we
care-well. It's not to be put In words.
Miss Cullen"
II really didn't mean 10 hurt your
feelings. Mr. Gordon" said Madge
gently. and quite serious now. Il
ought not TO have tried 10 tease you"
"Therel" | said. my irritation en-
tirely gone. Il had no right TO lose
my temper. and I'm sorry I spoke so
unkindly. The truth Is. Miss Cullen,
the girl | care for is in love with an
other man. and so I'm bitter and III
natured In these days"
My companion stopped walking at
the steps OF 2lS. and asked, HAS she
told you so?"
NO" answered. But It's as
plain as she's pretty"
Madge ran up the steps and open
cd the door OF the car. AS she turned
TO close IL. she looked down ut me
with the oldest OF expressions. and
said:
How drcadfully ugly she must bel"
CHAPTER X