The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-11-01
CHAPTER v.
North.

Tommy North, after the first day,
was a pawn in this game-a captured
pawn, laid to one side OF the board.
The police held him. 1t Is true, until
after the coroner's verdict; then with
out apology, the turnkey cast him
loose. His first concern was Tor has
mother in the village of White Horse,
Conn. Only by false assurances and
by the assistance OF An aunt, who hid
the from her. did he sue
coed in keeping her away from New
York. He hurried TO her. and In two
days Modified her anger-not at his
being accused OF murder, but at his be-
ing drunk. He returned to find his
Job gone. Tommy North took such
catastrophies more ph~ilosophically
than most. He had hlled and lost a
dozen jobs In three years OF New York.
Easy come. easy 60" was his motto
AS he told Resale lie Grange when
lie called to take away his possessions,
removed by her from the Moore house.
Tell me-" said Resale pausing from
folding coats and regarding him. arms
akimbo, do you really like the stuff?"
Tommy North, unaccustomed to self
analysis, turned this over In his mind
for several seconds.
"Well, no." he said at length. cant
say / do. | suppose everybody loathes
the demon when he's going down. No.
don't like the taste OF II. Anyhow,
I've got so hat no n suspects my
maiden emotions. ! don't make a face
or choke any longer"
well, then | suppose there's no use
askin'," went on Roealie, why you do
IL. It's because there's nothing else
to do. Your play Is to find something
Just az absorbin' and as excitin' an
liquor, but not quite so foolish"
"Surel" said Tommy. The pot OF
gold at the end OF the rainbow. or Cap
tain Kids treasure. Anyhow, I'm
going away from here"
Now, Mr.. North said Rosalie,
there's two ways OF facing a thing
down-stay, an 20. Which Is better,
/ don't know. Which is Drawer. | do.
Here's a room for you. Board here
the rest OF this week-on melville
you look around-an' IL you think then
that COINS the best way. then 60"
Tommy North, Injured TO IN atmos-
phere wherein none gives something
for nothing. regarded Resale lie
Grange with a look In which gratitude
struggled with suspicion.
You're %thinkin'." responded Rosalie.
reaching out to seize his thought,
that this Is just my plan TO I'LL my
boardin' house. Think Il IL you want
to. But this is my proposition: You
keep this room free until Monday, an
II you want, you a have 1t perma-
nent at twelve a week, which Is what
you paid Mrs. Moore"
I'm sure I'm much Obliged" faid
Tommy, suspicion departing. I'll stay
the week out, and make up my mind
Sensible" replied Rosalie. III send
up towels-and dinners at six-thirty.'
We have taken little time to con-
slider Betsy.Barbara Let us view her
now. as she stands. dressed in n blue
frock for dinner. tapping at Con-
stances door. Betsy-Barbara's flesh
and spirit were t~wenty-four; her heart
was eighteen; her purpose was forty.
whenever even the darkest ray
touched her hair. II fickered with gold.
In full sunshine, even her brows and
lashes gllttered and twinkled. Her
mouth was large aud generously irreg-
ular; her nose was small and whim-
irregular; her vlolet-blue eyes
were as clear as pools. As she stood
there. waiting for Constance TO rise
and open the door, her merriment took
flame from some sleepy remark. In
that precise psychological moment. all
by the fates. Tommy North
down the hall on his way to din.
ner. The laugh arrested him dead.
The door opened then. She vanished
like a golden fairy caught In a mist OF