The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-05-03

baked 1t SCHOOL,
That's what ! call ine." declared
the youth. by Jovel and I'm 80
fond OF cake!"
Have carel" breathed Larry, ris-
ing neryousIy. but Speed paid no at
tention-
Break II with your own hands.
please. Besides. it's too hot to cut"
Miss Blake broke IL with her own
hands. during which operation the
brown face OF the man outside reap
peared In the window. At sight OF the
cake he spoke sharply, and Lawrence
numbered swiftly across the floor and
laid heavy hand upon the cake.
Mr. Speed" he cried warningly
Here, take your foot on my angel
food" tiercely ordered the youth. But
the other was like adamant
DO, you are about TO contest for
the honor OF this ranch That cake
will make bum OF youl"
"Oh-hl" gasped the author OF the
delicacy.
Stop before II is too latel" Glass
held his hungry employer at "a dis
lance, striving 10 make known by
wink the necessity OF his act
There Is absolutely nothing IN my
cake to iniure any one" Helen OBJ
jscted Loyalty, with lifted chin: where
upon the corpulent trainer turned 10
her and said
Cake would crab any athlete. Cake
and gals Is the limit"
Really / had no idea | was the
least bit dangerous Miss Blake, turn
ing to her host. smiled frigidly. I'm
50 sorry l intruded."
Now don't say that" Speed strove
to detain her. Please don't be- Of
fended--I just have 10 tratn!"
"Of course. And will you pardon me
for interrupting your routine? You
see. had 40 idea | wasn't wanted"
But you are, and ! do want you
T."
Good -byi" She nodded pleasantly
at the door, and left her lover staring
after her.
When she had gone, he cried, In a
trembling voice You're a fine zap,
you are She got up early to do some
thing nice for me. and you insulted
herl Yor poHidrt even let me sit
and ho'l hsy hspG!"
mo so al-readn'." Speed turned TO
behold l.s trainer ravenously devour-
ing tho AXE. and dashed TO it's rescue.
ITS ieavier than frog full OF
buckshot. You won't like II. Gull"
Its perfectly deliciousi" came the
choking answer.
Then get back OF them curtains
Willie d shoot on sight"
And that morning the prisoner idled
about the premises, followed at dis
lance by his guard. He could not bear
to read the future; anything seemed
possible. Time and again he cursed
that spirit OF braggadocio, that
thoughtless lack OF moral scruple,
which had led him into this predica-
ment. He vowed that he was done
with false pretenses; henceforth the
strictest probity should be his No
more false poses Praise won by dis
stimulation and deceit was empty, any
how, and did he escape this once.
| heneceforth the world should know j.
Wallingford Speed for what no was
an average Individual, with no uncom-
mon gifts OF mind or body, courage or
/ ability.
AT noon Wally went through the
mockery OF second bloodrare meal,
with no cake TO follow. and that after
noon Glass dragged him out under the
hot sun. and made him sprint until he
was ready 10 drop from exhaustion.
I His supper vas wretched, and his IA
tigue SO great that he fell asleep AT
\ Miss Blake's side during tho evening
With the first hint OF dawn he was up
again, and Friday noon found him ut
terly hopeless. when, true 10 his pre-
i diction, the unexpected happened In
\ one moment he WAS raised from the