The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-07-19

angry rarK 'WFIr Of-MWt cheap
tightwads ever struck Think you
can backtrack me- do your Well, you
lose I'm married 10. him all right,
and I'm not giving him up In hurry.
You try TO butt in. and you'll ind
yourself in hundred thousand alien
alton suit! Oh. ] know my rights.
and no up-country Rube's going TO skin
me out OF EN-. You old bunch OF
grouchinese, And TO think they let
you boss things In this jay town Of
yours Why. In New York you'd
never get nearer Broadway than
Tenth Avenae. and you couldn't even
boss red light precinct. My Gawd!
III have 10 keep IL dark about my
coming TO a hole Ike this or my
friendsll think I've been playing a
ten-twenty-thirt' circuit. No civilized
person ever comes here. and now
know why They're afraid they'll be
mistook for a friend OF yours. most
likely You red.headed old geezer,
you don't even know a lady when you
see one. Keep our lanternjawed,
pie-faced mutt OF a son. I'm going
back TO where there's NJ least one
perfect gentleman who knows how TO
behave when a lady honors him by"
Enid" cried Gerald. who had sat
in dumb. nerveless confusion during
the recent exchange OF courtesies,
you don't mean? You mustn't 20
back TO himl You mustn't! Has he
met you again since left? Tell me-
said Id kill him II he ever spoke 20
you again. and. by God, will! lie
shan't-"
A timid falsetto screech, like that
OF very young leverett that is mad.
vertently trodden beneath a farmers
foot in long grass. broke in on the
boys rawlings. Mrs. Caleb Conover
collapsed on the floor in dead faint.
Anice ran TO the unconscious wo-
mans aid Even Gerald, checked
midway In HIS mad appeal, stopped
and stared down in stupid wonder at
his mothers little huddled figure.
Caleb seized the moment TO cross
the room quickly toward the furious
chorus girl. He caught her by the
a fare that few men and no woman
had ever seen there. The color, be-
hind the artistic paint on the visitors
face, went white at the look. She,
who was accustomed 10 brave the
RACES Of drunken Founders, shrank
speechless, covering before those
light eyes. One arm she raised awk-
wardly as IL TO avert a blow. Yet
Caleb's touch on her shoulder was
gentle; and. when he spoke. his voice
was strangely dead and Unconditional
So low was II that his meaning rather
than his exact words reached the
actress.
This is my city" said he. What
I say goes. There is "A train to New
York in thirty minutes. II you are in
Granite one minute after II leaves, my
police shall arrest you Ny witnesses
shall make the charge something that
even you will hardly care 10 stand for
My Judge shall send you 20 prison 70.
a year And every paper In Ne-Y York
shall print the whole story as ! chose
10 tell II. Now go,"
The Tear OF death and worse than
death was in her eyes. She skunk out
shrunken In aspect TO the form OF an
old and bent woman. Not even most
beloved trick or stage folkl-did she
turn at the portieres for a parting
look. The patter OF her scared. run
ming feet sounded irregularly on the
marble outer hall Then the front
door slammed, and she was gone.
The final scene between Conover
and his sons wife had endured less
than twenty seconds. II was over.
and she had departed before Gerald
realized what had happened. Then.
VITA cry, he was on his feet and
huTrying TO the door. But his father
stood In front OF IL
IF you're not cured now" said Con
over. you never will be. Go back
and ring for your mothers maid
The boys mouth was open for q
wrathful retort. But embers OF the
blaze that had transformed Calebs