The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-03-14

loyable; Leslie, almost as good look
ing but with scarcely noticeable
trace OF charm that made his brother
attractive; Vivian. handsome, selfish
and as cherries as the wind that
blows across the icebergs In the north.
Challis had been born with a widely
enveloping heart and an elastic con-
science; Leslie with a brain and a
soul and not much OF a heart. as things
go; Vivian with soul alone, which be-
longed to God. after all, and not to
her. or course she had a heart, but Il
was only for the purpose OF pumping
blood to remote extremities, and had
nothing whatever to do with anything
so unutterably extraneous as love,
charity or self-sacrifice.
AS for Mr.. Redmond Wrandall he
was very proper and dignified gentle
man. and old for his years.
IL may be seen, or rather surmised,
that IL the house OF Wrandall had not
been SO admirably centered under its
own vine and fig tree. II might have
become divided against itself without
much Of an effort
Mrs. Redmond Wrandall was the
vine and fig tree.
And now they had brought her dear
ly beloved son home TO her. murdered
and-disgraced. IL II had been either
OF the others. she could have said:
Gods will be done" Instead, she
cried out that God had turned against
her.
Leslie had had the bad taste--or
perhaps II was misfortune-to blurt
out an agonized Il told you so" at a
time when the family was sitting
numb and hushed under the blight of
the first horrid blow. He did not mean
TO be unfeeling. IL was the truth burst
ing from his unhappy lips.
Il knew Chal would come to this
knew e." he had said. His arm was
about the quivering shoulders OF his
mother as he said It.
She looked up. n sob breaking In
her throat. For long time she looked
into the face OF her second son.
How can you-how dare you say
such thing as thatf" she cried,
aghast.
He colored. and drew her closer to
him.
Il didn't mean It." he faltered.
You have always taken sides
against him." began bis mother.
Please, mother" he cried miser-
ably.
You say this TO me now" she went
on. "You who are left TO take his
place in my additionally, Leslie, I
~"
Vivian interposed. LES Is upset.
mamma darling. You know he loved
Challis as deeply az any OF us loved
him"
Afterwards the girl said to Leslie
when they were quite alone: She
will never forgive you for that. Les.
II was beastly thing TO say"
He bit his lip. which trembled.
shes never cared for me as she cared
for Chal. I'm sorry II I've made IL
worse"
See here. Leslie. was Chal So
So"
YES. meant what | said a while
ago. IL Was sure TO happen to him
one time or another. Sara's had lot
to put up with"
"Saral II she had been the right
sort OF wife, this never would have
happened"
After all is said and done. vivie.
Sara's in position to rub II In on US
II she's OF a mind to do so. She won't
do IL, of course. butt wonder II she
ient gloating, just the same"
Haven't we treated her as one OF
us?" demanded she, dabblng her hand
kerchief In her eyes. Since the we'd
ding, mean. Haven't we been kind
TO herr"
"Oh. think she understands US
perfectly" said her brother
Il wonder what she will do now?"
unused Vivian In that speech casting
her sisterinlaw out OF her narrow
little world as one would throw aside
a burnt-out match.
She will profit by experience" said
he. with some pleasure In a superior.
wisdom.
In Mrs. Wrandalls sitting room at
the top OF the broad stairway sat the
tamily-that is to say, the immediate
family--a solemn.faced footman In
front of the door that stood fully ajar
so that the occupants might hear the
words OF the minister as they ascend
ed, sonorous and precise. from the hall
below. A minister was he who knew
the buttered side of his bread. His
discourse was TO be beautiful one.
He stood at the front OF the stairs and
faced the assembled listeners in the
hall. the drawing room and the entire
sol. but his infinitely touching words
went up one flight and lodged.
Sara Wrandall sat little TO the left
OF and behind Mrs. Redmond Wran-
dali. about whom were grouped the
three remaining Wrandalls. father, son
and daughter closely drawn toRether