The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-01-14

THAT INNOCENT LOOKING CREATURE"
man from enjoying his property. lie
therefore makes it a condition with
you that you shall bind yourself never
70 marry"
Being too young 20 settle such an
important matter for myself, my &C.
ton was decided upon IA family con-
ference or, rather by my mother, who,
being the last court Of appeal IN all
matters pertaining 10 the household.
decided that should accept the offer.
She gave no reasons In support Of this
decision, but II was supposed that she
fancied my uncle might find new
love and his antagonism TO women
would vanish, In this case l would
at least be educated 10y him.
T when went to live With my uncle
he was forty yenrs old, Al that age
man. especially II sourcd by the mis-
carriage OF a love affair. Is not likely
10 fall into another one. Instead OF
softenIng toward the opposite sex his
antipathy increased. His associations
were not with young and pliable won
en-, but with those of his own age.
Something OF his own crankiness In
them drew sparks. as flint striking
flint One 10y one his unmarried wom-
en- friends fled away from him, he shut
himself up In his house, receiving only
HIS men friends there evenings for a
rubber Mt whist.
Il fE hrtp
up 90 break my contract he could not
have placed me IN n position better
calculated 10 bring about such a re-
suit. An old housekeeper was the only
woman in our home except the negro
cook. We do not covet what we have,
but what we are deprived Of / went
10 school with boys and never assoc
clated with girls From the time !
was fourteen till was twenty | did
not know what II was 10 have a girl
friend. When saw them on the
street going 20 school would turn 10
follow them admlrlngly with my eyes.
One day when was about sixteen.
walking with my uncle one OF those
1.-THE creatures whose skirts extend
observed me turn and look at her.
You have remarked see" he said
TO me. that innocent looking crea-
ture. She Is very pretty TO look upon.
/ admit. but under that grace and
beauty Is polson-poiso OF the most
virulent kind. She VIII grow up 10
womanhocd without spark OF that
Of A.. 49, L..
men and which aud your school.
masters are endeavoring TO stimulate
In you"
Nevertheless. Uncle Frank" I re-
piled. shes mighty pretty"
A deep sigh was his only response.
This girl / used TO meet every day
rs we were going TO school. she must
have seen admiration In my eve. for
after awhile she would pass me with
n very conscious look. casting her eyes
In every direction except toward me,
hitching her shoulders, brushing back
a curl that hung on one OF them or In
some other way Indicating that she
was aware that n youngster OF oppo-
site sex was interested In her. In one
OF these meetings she was sufficiently
agitated TO drop several Of her books
I took them mp and handed them 20
her. she avoiding looking nj me MS n
I were an ogre. glance ut whose
face would turn her to stone.
Not having any assurance and de-
string 20 give her flower. one morn
ing upon meeting her I dropped Il on
the pavement shortly before we pass
cd. turned. dreadlng 10 sec her
walk over II with her head turned
confnmptuousiy upward. and when 7