The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-12-21
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We - Isvs wiz . rkl est wet. -
slowed ne Der ptct~rs 80 nAGht. sAs
was dan. with q hAuh forehead md
sAAdewy Wss. The meath aud ohin
were both well formed. bat rather
Dssssline. Ii was q beautiful face.
thsseh not prssty
Although Hsrred kAd loved the girl
a. - life sad she kim N there be
soght la ne SIGNS Of the zodiac they
I'D y misaA&srsts nding OF some sort
or ether dorias the summer that follow
"a bh grad sstion. when he returned
ssst the following autumn lac WAS
entsssr thAn ever ssfsrs and n psssibls
nsss Esntis and syDpathstic. He aad
bsA pssns tosstAss. " hsrs n Mes Of
stAsr Dsxpeasivs passAnss We were
wsst " spssd ne evsnlA0s work. Ing
- rssAIAx. | saw FROM The Arst that
something ansd him, aud. ~ he no
bsnow fsssivs1 the slns envelopes nor
ssmseSsa me ~ less ny heart,
uuesssa The reason And sahsa NO anss-
tAsR. He I'D not become AsasAstic.
Jssofhan dicn't. Hi cid hab@t VI work
was stronger than ever, and now his
worries began 70 appear occasionally In
the magazines and the dear public 10
Tesogn0e his name and 10 read what
went with A.
Two years had passed away before
Jonathan bad made evea the slightest
reference to this love affair OF his, and
that was when he came into my room
one cherries gray November after
noon the picture Of abJect melancholy.
In his hand was crumpied piece OF
paper. This be placed before me on
the table; then he wetn and seated
himself before the fireplace, where
could not see his face The paper was
clipping from some inland journal
describing In Aorid terms the wedding
OF Miss Winifred Conover to one Amos
Scheneck. Only half the article had
been clipped evidently, and this had
been pasted on n half sheet OF note
paper. | read the tawdry effusion
through. then twisted Il TO pieces and
dropped It into the waste5asket.
Jonathan. my boy" | said, going over
and seating myself on the arm OF his
chair, "who sent you this thingT'
II do not know" And there was
world OF sadness In his voice. The
envelope wGs addressed In strange
hand, and not a word accompanied t."
We were both silent for moment.
The logs were burning cheerily. and
outside the wind was blowing a gale.
Jonathan sat with his face In his
hands. when | came here TO you just
now" he said, II was chilled and lone
ly-the day IL so somber-and l had
been tramping all over the country,
and-well. came to say goodby
wanted TO leave this life and wait for
Winifred in the next, for"-hls voice
went straight 10 my heart-"ah. Billy,
love her so!' l regarded him with
compassion. "You lie down here on
the lounge before the fire." command
ed him, land stop this brooding"
pushed forward the couch as l spoke,
and he dropped on 1t like an obedient
child. He gave me one grateful look
and then, under the genial warmth and
the fatigue OF many vigils. fell fast
asleep.
That afternoon there was white
carnation In the vase on my writing
table, and ms l sat there bordering
Jonathan's sorrows Its perfume stole
into my brain like a sweet and potent
anodyne. il conjured up visions as
fair as the dreams OF DR.. Faustus, and
yet--and yet there was sense OF fore
boding, a premonition of something
about 10 occur.
Whether or not dozed | cannot say,
but suddenly was aware that some
other than jonathan was In the room
and that he was wide awake and look
ing at me intently. l raised my eyes,
and there, 20 my infinite surprise and
establishment ! saw standing opposite
me across the table a stylishly gowned
young woman.
l started to my feet. with an apology
on my lips, hut as ! glanced at her
face my tongue was tied. and | re-
malned silent She was dark and with
high forehead and shadowy eyes.
The mouth and chin were both well
formed, but rather masculine, and she
was beautiful. though not pretty.
Miss Conoverr' / exclaimed.
Yes" she answered, with voice
that was low and vibrant, 1T II l."
Then, with her brown eyes fixed on
the white carnation and the color man
Ting her cheek. she continued: II have
just arrived In the city. Yesterday
learned that an ancient enemy OF jon
athan's sent him q paragraph from an
account Of cousins wedding. and"-the
color increased. then quickly subsidized
Knowing Jonathan 30 well. wished
n possible to see him before the clip
ping reached him. And-you zee. !
know you also knew him well" Her
lips closed tightly for q second. then
curved into q smne. Two great tears
Startsd from beneath tbs dropping
lashes. bot we've quickly intercepted.
j looked ,sovr9 IT, plaes where
Jonathan lay. 4. Wsn was between
him and me- vi->-<. and emily his soft
pespirstiap bstrsyed hi pressnos. !
turned 20 hiss Con0ver
Jonathan loves You" said. do
you love himr' Her eyes flashed with
n womanly luster, bat again her Lips