The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-15

VI elkntetn Wn&n sue tAukut III the
mountain village OF Greendaie.
Harry Hayford was a young man OF
untarnished reputation. His honest
blue eyes excited envy In the bosom
/ OF many a lass, and even May Lor-
ing's proud heart thrilled with admlra-
ton when his rich baritone filled the
church as he led the village choir.
But May had other ideals. She
ionged 70 be real heroine in one OF
lifes wild dramas. She cared for
Harry more than she dared admit, but
tried to assure herself that she way
only flirting with him. Harry. on the
other hand. became deeply In love. AS
they sailed In the moonlight or rode
through the shady woods on Sunday
afternoons be talked necessarily OF
happy days TO come. May allowed him
to talk as he would. She thought
II romantic TO hear him thus con-
verse.
Summer waned. Soon came tho time
for May to return to her home. Harry,
at length grew disturbed May had
hardly lntimated that she cared for
him, and OF late be had sometimes
thought her cold What could she
meant He must know. for soon they
must separate. and. oh, would they
part forever2 BY chance they did not
meet until the day prior to Mays de-
parture. Mays cheerful loveliness
soon dlspelled Harry's apprehenslons.
and they wandered through the wild
wood TO have their farewell talk.
Coming to a shady dell. May sat down
upon q knoll. while Harry reclined at
her feet i.
For the moment Mays heart some
what relented when she realized how
infatuated Harry had become. Her
lips trembled, and her eyes dropped.
Harry OF course noticed the change.
He interpreted It TO mean more than
II did and passionately exclaimed:
MAY, oh, May, you care for mel
Tell me before we part that you love
me; that you'll be miner
Mays countenance changed. and there
was silence. Did he guess that in her
mind was that handsome stranger she
had met in yacation7 Whatever were
his thoughts, he remained silent Like
statue he now stood, gazing upon her
downcast face. ~
Mays cheek was pallld. but her voice
was cold and decisive as at length she
replied: 4
Your wishes are exorbltant indeed.
! never can love you"
Again a moment he stood proudly and
then turned aside, saying:
Then, Miss Loring we must part"
She saw him disappear among the
trees. The following day they both
left the village. she for her village
home, he for another CLINE. 4
Mr. Sidney, with whom May had be-
come enamored the vacation before. re-
sumed his attentions as soon as May
reached the village With his easy
manner. elegant address and calmly
style he was Mays ideal. Yet. after
all, there was something about him
that she repulsed. Despite her efforts
20 dlspel thoughts OF Harry her mag
nation ofttlmes turned TO him. Now
that he was gone she felt his loss. She
often secretly longed TO look into his
mild eyes and then for the moment dis
dained the restless demeanor OF Mr..
Sidney. But still the latter fascinated
her. and she implicitly trusted him 2
Thus a few months passed, and too
soon Mr.. Sidney was summoned. as he
said, to his home. II was then that
May learned that he had foiled her;
that all his charming pretenses had
been false. Her tear stained eyes read
the paragraphs where his marriage
with another was announced
Pain seldom comes slngly. May was
scarcely Gained when a message came
that cut her still more deeply. Harry
Hayford, the report read. and Il had
every proof. had died In an explosion
In mine.
Poor Mays last hope vanished
Thoughts Of the past were painful. and
70 evade them she destroyed every
"reminiscences Removing 10 another
place, she took up the duties OF pre-
! ceptress
Twelve years passed, bringing little
change. Mays laughing black eyes be-
came serious, but they were gentle and
tender The children adored her. Her
friends admired her and came 10 her
for counsel aud advice Felicity APP
parently was hers.
| AT last the illness OF her mother re-
called her TO her native town. She en-
tered II with aching heart. But, ah. she
knew not fortunel II happened that
one afternoon she was invited 10 the
house OF a friend. During a short In
terval that she was left alone she took
up a case OF photographs. AS she
looked at them her eyes fell on one
that made her heart bound and flutter.
Old memories were brought wildly
back. and. without resisting the Inn
pulse. she pressed the photo again and
again 10 her lips
"MayF'
She could not believe that she heard.
and terror seized her The voice 80