The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-06-14

NO. nut enough rw~sfs.4 nave axes
OF their own to grind 10 make II worth
their while to visit the Conoyer whel,
stone. When man who can fioaI
companies al word. boom or smash
q dozen different stocks. swing the
Legislature. make himself heard from
here TO Washington. and carries prac.
tically every newspaper in tho Noun
tain State In his vest pocket: when"
When such a man whistles. there
are some people who find II wise not
10 be deaf But what on earth does
he want us for"
The world-old ambition that had
It's rise when Cain and Abel began
moving in separate sets. The long
ing TO butt In as Caleb himself
would probably call II. He has every.
thing money and political power can
give. And now he wants the only
thing left-what he terms social rec
ognition.'
And we are 10 help"
mo. We're 10 let him think we
help. All the kings horses and all
the kings men. assisted by a score OF
Conover's own freight derricks.
couldn't hoist that cad into decent
crowd. He's been at It ever since he
got his first million and married poor
little Lefty Standish. She was the
fool OF her family. and broken fam
lily at that But still Il was a family.
Yet It didn't land Caleb anywhere.
Then. when that unlocked cub OF
son OF his grew up. he made another
try. But you know how that turned
out Now that his daughters chp-
tured more or less authentic prince.
! suppose he thinks the time has
come. Hence to-pights--"
what 4 blo* 70 ME- hopes IL must
have been to have the girl marry in
Paris instead OF here at Granted But
! suppose the honeymoon In America
and this evenings reception are the
next best thing Are we never 10 get
there7"
Soon enough. I'm afraid. Conover
boasts that he's laid out his grounds
so that the driveway is measured
half-mile. Well be there In another
minute or so"
Mrs. Greer laughed little nerv-
ously.
It'll DO something to remember
anyway" said she. II suppose all
sorts OF horrible people will be there.
| read half-page account Of It this
morning in the Star. and II said that
while the proudest families OF Gran.
tie would delight 10 do Mr.. Conoyer
honor, the humber associates OF po-
litieal and business life would also be
present Did you hear anything more
delieious7 And IN the Star. too"
"His own paper Why mott sup
pose we're the 'proudest families;
and.the humber associates are some
OF the choice retinue OF heelers who
do his dirty work Lord what no
tica OF It there1l be in to-morrow's
papers Washington will have to be
very much worth while TO make up
for this. II only I"
Hush" warned Mrs. Greer, as the
carriage lurched to halt, in the
pack before great porte-cochere.
Were actually here at last See!
There goes Give Standish up the
steps with the Polissen girls and old
Mr.. Polissen. There are a few real
human beings here. after all. Why
do you suppose"
HIM! commented Greer. Polls
sen's long on Interstate Canal, the
route Conover's c. q. a. X. Road is
threatening to put out OF business.
But why young Standish-"
why not? Lefty Conoyer's own
nephew. Though did hear he and
ne Conoyers were scarcely on speak
ing terms He"
II fancy that's because standish's
'Alayhower back Is too suff to bend
At the crack @of Caleb's whip. He
eoald have made a mighty good thing
o. his law Business II Conoyer had
backed him. But understand he re
fuses 10 ave kpnseR with his great
reIative.in.law. and prefers good so
cial position and small law prac-
tee"
Rather than go to Congress An
ished his wife with such sweet limo
cence thatSGreer could only glare 81
her with habby helplessness Before
he could think OF any apt retort, the
brougham was az the foot OF the end
less marble steps. and its late occu-
pants were passing'up wide strip OF
velvet between rows OF wildly liv-
cried footmen.
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