The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-06-21
ITO tender my resignation" was
the unruffied reply

before her employer could hurry after
and detain her.
"Whats-what's the meaning OF
this?" asked Caleb. the brutal bellig.
ereney trailing out OF his voice. Then,
before she could answer. he added
Because ] spoke like that just now 7
Was that Il? Because | said-And
you'd throw over a good job just be.
cause OF few cranky words? Yes.
believe you would. You'd do H. II
isn't blum. Maybe that's why you
make such a hit with me. Miss I.anier
You're not scared every time open
my mouth. And you stand up for
yourself"
lie eyed her in a quizzically admir-.
ing fashion as one might a beautiful
! but unclasshed natural history speci.
men. She made no reply. but stood
waiting In patience for him 10 move
from between her and the door.
Caleb grinned.
Want me to apologize. / spose?"
he grumbled.
"A gentleman would not wait to
ask.
Maybe you think gentleman
wouldn't OF said what | did. in the
FIRST place, chr"
Yes. do think so. Don't your
We'll. I'm sorry. Let IT 20 ut that.
Now let's get TO work. Say"-as they
moved across 10 their vented places
at the big centre table. you oughtnt
TO take offence at anything about me
this morning. You must know how
| sore | am"
What's the natter"
AS IL you didn't know! You saw
how many kinds OF wall-eyed fool
made OF myself last night. Isn't that
\ enough TO make a man sore? And TO
/ think OF IL being taken down by those
! newspaper idiots and printed all over
1 the country"
lie gave the nearby chair a kick,
ayalanching the morning papers to
! the floor.
Have you read those?" queried
/ Anice.
No. Why should l rub II I'M /
know what they"
Why not look at them before you
lose your temper?"
Caleb snatched up the Star, fore.
most journal OF Granite. He glanced
down the last column OF the front
page and over to the second.
Here's the story OF the show just
as we dictated il beforehand" he com.
mented. List Of guests Where in
thunder is that measly speech?
Have they given IL column to itself7
Oh-way down az the bottom. In
singularly happy little informal ad.
dress at the close OF the evening Mr.
Conover mentioned his forthcoming
candidacy for governor Is that all
any OF them have got about it,"
They have your pledge 20 run for
| Governor blazoned over two columns
Of the front page OF nearly all the pa
pers. But nothing more about the
speech itself"
But how"
81 took the liberty OF stopping the
reporters before they left the house
and telling them II would be against
your wish for any OF your remarks TO
De quoted"
You did that? Miss Lanier, you're
fnel You've saved me a guying in
every out-ofState paper in the East
] want 10 show my appreciation
III that means another offer 10 raise
my salary, | am very much obliged.
But, as I've told you several times
before, | can't accept II. Thank you
just the same"
but why not? can afford -"
n a.
please"
And every other soul in my en-
ploy spraining his brain 10 plan for
raise! The man who understands
wOmen-if he's ever born won't need
to read his Bible. for therell be moth
ing that even the Almighty can teach
him.
But Miss Lanler. let all the rou-
tine go over for today. I've bigger
game on. and I've got to hustle. That
Governorship business"
'YesY
THAT was the foolest thing ever
did. IL seemed TO me at the minute
grand idea as wind-up for my crazy
speech. but guess I'll have 10 pay
my way all right before I'm done with
last evening. The free lists sus
pended as fairs I'm concerned"
You mean there's some doubt @.
your getting the nomination." she
asked sudden hope making her big
eyes lustrous.
Doubt? Doubt? Say. thought you
knew me better than that. Why, the
nominations right in front OF me on a
silver salyer and trimmed with blue
ribbons And the election, too. for
that matter"
"Then--tho hope dying why dc
you speak az you did just now?"
Its this way: I've held Granite
and the Mountain State by the nape
Of the neck for ten years. I'm the
Boss. And when / give the word folks
come TO heel RnI 2 this time I've