The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-08-02
Anything the matter?" he asked. with
somewhat less assurance.

and OF the meausres you had framed
against his upstate tour. Mr.. Stan.
dish destroyed that letter and refused
TO act on It's suggestion"
More fool he Who wrote it,"
The second letter was TO Mr.. An.
sell" went on Anice 1T gave him
the idea for scattering issues OF an
out-ofState paper along the speech.
route, with advertisements and report
Of"
who wrote IL, asked you?"
The same person wrote AL three"
Then who"
II did"
This isn't thing 10 joke about
There's leak somewhere pretty high
up. and must find -"
Il wrote them"
She spoke slowly. as though I'm.
parting lesson. The Railroader's
eyes searched her face one instant
Then he dropped back. heavy and in
ert, into the farthest recess OF his
chair.
Good Lord" he whispered. star
ing at her blankly.
II wrote them, reiterated Anice.
mo one knew, not even Mr.. Stan.
dish. until to-day. | brought him here
this evening because something that
is to be said must be said in his hear
ing ! have his promise not to inter
fere in this interview, but TO let me
take my own course. IL was |. too, at
whose advice he bolted the ticket
at"
You've done all this?" blurted Ca.
leb, finding his shattered self-poise
at last. Are you crazy, girl?'
No; | am quite sane. From the
start have helped Mr.. Standish. BY
my help, believe. he will win the
Goyernorship. have learned much
from you, in practical politics. Mr..
Conoyer. intend TO put some OF that
education into use. You see"
You've backtracked me? You. or
all the folks alive Why. I'd a gam
bled my whole pile on your Wilderness.
girl This is a measly joke OF some
kind It's"
Its the truth. Mr. Conoyer."
And Caleb. looking deep into her
eyes, could at last doubt no longer a
dull red crept into his face.
Well. I'll be damned" he said.
slow, measured OF voice, rigid OF body.
"Jockeyed by the one person in the
world l ever had any trust In!
Cleaned out like any drunken sailor
In dance halll Say" he added IN
puzzled querulousness, "whatd the
Almighty mean by putting eyes like
yours In the face OF a."
A sudden forward movement from
Standish checked him. ard, incident.
ally. drove from his brain the last
mists OF bewilderment The Rail.
roader settled forward in his chair,
his teeth meeting in the stump OF the
cigar he had SO eontentedly lighted
but a few minutes before. He was
himself again; arrogant masterful,
vibrant with quick resource. A sar.
donic smile creased his wooden face.
You're noble work OF God. Miss
Lanier, amt your he sneered In
Bible days the man who betrayed his
Master was made the star villain FOR
all time. But when it's "A woman that
does the betraying ! guess even the
Bible would have 60 go shy on words
blazing enough TO show her up. For
three years" he went on. az Anice. by
a quick gesture. silenced Gives fierce
interruption "for three years and
more you've eaten my bread and lived
on my money. For three years I've
treated you like you were queen.
Whatever I've done or been 20 other
folks, 20 you I've been as white as any
man could be. You've had everything
from me and mine. And you pay me
by playing the petticoat-Judas. Look
here there's something behind all
this Tell me what Il means"
at means" answered Anice. who
had borne without wincing the not
lash OF the angry mans scorn--"it
means that have tried TO pay n debt
Part I have paid. Part / am paying"
"a debt? What rot are you trying
10 talk? T."
III you care 10 listen I'll tell you.
will make Il as short az can. Shall
go on?"
Conoyer nodded assent as a man In
a dream.
MY father" began Anice, speak.
ing dispassionately her rich voice
fattened TO quiet monotone-"my
father was Foster Lanier. You never
knew him. You never knew many OF
the men you have wrecked. But he
was chief stakeholder In the Oakland
Rodney Railroad. lie was not bush
ness man. The stock was left him
by bis father. II was all we had 10
live on. II was enough. You owned
the G. @. a X. Little by little you
bought up the other Mountain State
roads. At last you came 10 the Oak
land-Rodney. Do you remember"
II remember my lawyer told me
there was some stifF-necked old fossii