The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-03-02

nection with Hancock. by Joye.
Chesley, but that woman in black over
there with Follanstee is the Handsome
est picture I've seen south of the line.
Mark how her eyes sparkle. and how
prettily the light CLEANS In her hair.
Who is she, do you chance to know"
Yes" lisped the other, languidly,
met her at breakfast, headquarters.
this morning Deuced pretty and all
that, mighty good style. too. but taken,
old man She's Brennan's"
What not Major Brennan in sur.
prise. why, he's always posed as a
bachelor among our fellows"
Don't know anything about that.
dear boy" indifferently, but the lady
came in with him yesterday. was In
troduced 20 the crowd OF as as Mrs.
Brennan, and he called her Edith.
Deuced nice name. Edith. AS Brsar
nan has shown such poor taste as to
be absent tonight, | am inclined TO give
a little OF my time TO his lady Far
and away the prettiest thing here
Well. so long. Somers; see you In the
morning I'm going 70 give the fair
Edith whirl"
The cavalry legs shifted their posi-
ton; the band resumed its functions.
and in the renewed activity and noise
began again the toilsome climb, my
mind now a bewildered chaos between
my plain duty 20 Lee and my nearly
uncomfortable desire TO meet once
more the woman who was dancing ia
the room below.
The little mountaineor, as active as
a cat, and not especially hampered by
lack of room IN which to work. was
well above me by this time. The
chimney, acting as tube. brought
down to me from time 10 time the
slight noise OF his climbing, varied
by an occasional exclamation or COM
ment, but ] could perceive no other
evidence Of his presence Above. all
was as black as the grave
Holy smoke!" he calculated, prob
ably unaware that he was giving utter
ance to bis thoughts. "That was
sharp rock! Durn ii thar's a incl 3
skin left on my knee Ough! stop
theft who's got hold o. my fut?"
Hush your racket, you little fool"
j said angrily do you want tae
whole Yankee army to trap us here
like rats? | cannot get up this CHI g..
ney any further; it is growing too
small TO permit my body to pass.
rs tibet Cap?' he asked anxiou
~ Whit DC We goin ter dew bout
| made no answer for moment. I
was cropping about in the darkness OF
our narrow quarters TO see II ] could
determine exactly where we were
How high is this house. Jed. 90 you
know?"
Three stories an attic"
How far up are we?"
Bout halfway long Their third
story, | reckon; must be jist blow
whar we are tibet stuck my ft
down an openin Reckon I was moth
or fireplace. like tibet one on Their
first flure."
! lowered myself silently, and felt
along the stones until located the
opening, and roughly measured its
II shall have TO risk crawling out
acre, Jed | said finally, for | shall
surely stick fast II ] go up another
en- feet DO you suppose you can
squeeze through TO the top2"
i reckon | kin" he returned calm
y But hadn't we better stick ter
sether. Cap?"
No. ! answered firmly. you go
IN, and one OF us must get through
o Lee. Don't mind me at all get
Town from the roof az best you can.
{ am caught II will be all the more
important that you should succeed"
ct is done-'I thank thee. Roderick.
or the word; II nerves my heart, il
teels my sword"
Even as he spoke | could hear him
rceping steadily upward II soon be
anne evident that his progress was
rowing slower, more difficult. Then
ii sounds above me ceased. and
new he must have attained the roof
n safety.
Il.