The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-11-13
A LUCKY ACCIDENT


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anyhow
Carrie ABdersOD's quick glance DOied
Lila plDEDeBtzry Abstraction. and sls
turned sway - hide e stnlie. II TEs
q soft little snulis aud would have tod
Gerald something n b. bad seen n
Gerald Thornton WAS q young man
0f a type rare perhaps. buf not - rare
as some u0vellsfs would have Bs BE-
nsys. He had - strong q sense 81
honor and persOnsI pride that. though
sincerely 10 loys with Carrie Andsf-
son. be vogld not AK her % marry
him simply because she had q god
fortune % her own and be. cOrupara-
lively speaking. q mere pittance.
They were now rapdiy approaching
the narows. where a long. low spit
covered with Thick shrubbery cut the
stream 90 half ia usual width. The
wind WINS fresbening and full on tbs
beam. and the little craft lay over till
fs gunwaie was ri11ned with a racing
streak o. snowy foam.
We shall just clear II without tack
Ing" said Gerald az they Dezred the
point The water was fairly deep right
up 20 the bank. and they slipped BY
without touching bottom.
"Oh. what lovely nOwers.7 cried Car
RE. reaching over m a vain effort ~
grasp n great spray Of dead white
syriDga which hung far out over the
water.
Duck. Miss Anderson. dnckr cried
Gerald sharply. AS they passed be had
suddenly noticed that around the point
a strong slant Of wind would take
them right aback. He threw bis helm
up, but just too late. The long boom
swung sharply over and struck the
girl full on the forehead. With a lit
tie cry she slipped back into the bot
tom OF the boat
To loosen the halyards from the
cleats was with Gerald the work Of
but a single moment, and as the big
sail came tapping downward he ten
derry raised In bis arms the tumbled
white heap and bent over her ia a per.
feet agony. An ugly red mark showed
just where tho little rings Of hair curl
ed over the forehead and a single drop
Of blood had started and stood out on
the white skin. Her face was deathly
pale and her eyes tightly closed.
MY darling" cried the poor boy.
Carrie. speak 10 mel" But she lay
quiet and motionless. Was she deadl
He could hardly perceive her breath.
ing. Quickly Gerald pulled out a hand.
kerchief and, soaking II over the side.
began bathing her forehead with the
cool water. murmuring all the time
broken expressions Of endenrment
Minute after minute passed. and still
abe did not move. Gerald will never
forget the misery OF those moments.
He was just making up bis mind 20
give II up and pull ashore for assist
ance when suddenly her eyes opened.
with a wan little smile she looked up,
realized what had happened. where she
wna and then Gerald could never be-
neve his eyes and sensessank com
fortably back Into his protecting arms.
Don't worry. his whispered. III Is
not much ! shall be all right soon"
And she looked up again through long
black iashes. Ccralds resolutions were
like wax under summer sun. Whose
would not be- lie kissed her.
She blushed little You've been a
long time making up your mind. Ger
AID" she said
Gerald's head was IN whlrl be-
tween ecstasy aud remembrance Of
his resolutions lie made another
struggle.
i've always loved you" he said sim
ply. you know that But cant ask
you 10 marry me iou must feel why.
Carries lips were wrenihed ~ n little
smile.
Must ask you. thcn7' she ~.
quired III isn't uaunl YOU know"
Gemld stnmmercd something 20 the
effect that be- could not live on Isis
wife.
You're foolish boy" Carrie laugh.
ed Il see shall have TO propose IN
due form. Aud you cant refuse a
lady. can your"
II was year later. again bril-.
liant day. nnd again Gerald aud Carrie
were spinning up the river In the
sclfsamc dlnRey The girl, looking dis.
tractingly pretty. was leaning back on
her cushions aud gazing with quite
undisguacd admiration NJ her beloved
husbands skill IA managing the boat
"well, ARE YOU tired OF living on your
wife's money yet. Gcraldf' she said
suddenly
Gerald laughed II believe ! earn
my living. be replied.
ITS rather good thing for me sou
pockctcd your pride and coDdesccndcd
to manage my affairs for me. That
collIery Is paying for positively the
first time
why" she went ON. here we are
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