The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-30

feel toward Hetty. II II came TO the
point where decided 10 marry with.
out love. pom nay soul, Wv, believe
I'D pick you out az the victim"
Wonderful oo0Ibinattoni" she said
with frank la~gh. The quintes-
sence OF no love lost But 10 resume!
Do you know thst people are saying
you are 10 be married before the win
ter rs oyer3"
Let 'em say It." he said grufiiy.
"Oh, we'll. size said, dispatchiRg II
all with a gestsre, nj that's the way
you feel about II. there's NO more to
be said"
He was ashamed. II beg your par.
don, shouldn't have said that"
You see." she went ON, reverting TO
the orSgina topic. "peepe who khow
Sara are hasely to eYedt her wittNmo-
tives you appear to be totally ignorant
OF. She set her heart on my brother
Challis, when she was a great deal
younger than she is now, and she got
him. II age and experience count for
anything. how capable she must be
by this time"
He was too wise to venture an opin,
ion. Il assure you she has no designs
on me-"
Perhaps not. But fancy that even
you could not escape as St Anthony
did She is most alluring."
you don't like her"
obviously. And yet don't dislike
her. She has tho virtue OF consist
ency, If one may use the expression.
She loved my brother. Leslie says
she should have hated him. We have
tried to like her. think have come
nearer to 1t than any OF tho others, not
excepting Leslie. who has always been
her champion. l suppose you know
that he was your rival at one time"
He mentioned It," said Booth drily.
Il should have been very much dis
appointed IN her II she had accepted
him."
"Indeed?"
Il sometimes wonder II Sara spiked
Leslies guns for him."
Il can tell you something you don't
know, Vivian" said he. "Sara was
rather keen about making a match
there"
Vivian's smile was slow but trtum-
plant THAT is just what l thought.
There you arei Doesn't that explain
Sara?"
Tn n measure, yes. But, you see,
it developed that Hetty cared for some
one else, and that put stop to every
thing"
Am l to take it that you are the
some one else2'
YES" he said soberly.
"Then, may / ask why she went
away so suddenly"
You may ask. but can't answer"
DO you want my opinion? She
went away because Sara, failing in
her plan To marry her off TO Leslie,
decided that IL would be fatal to n Ger
tain project OF her own il she re-
manned on the field of action. Do 1
make myself clear@
"Oh, you are away of in your con-
illusions, WV"
Time will tell" was here cabalistic
rejoinder.
Her father appeared on the lawn
below and called up TO them.
you are wanted at the telephone,
Brandon. I've just been talking to
Sara"
Did she call you up father?" asked
Vivian, leaning over the rail.
yes. About nothing In particular,
however"
She turned upon Booth with a mock
ing smile. He felt the color rush to
his face. and was angry with himself.
He went to the telephone. ANGST
her first words were these:
What has Vivian been telling you
about me, Brandon?"
He actually gasped. Good heavens,
Saral"
He heard her low laugh so she
has been saying things, has she?" she
asked Il thought So I've had 1t
In my bones tonight"
He was at loss for words. II was
positively uncanny. AS he stood there.
trying 10 think OF a trivial remark, her
laugh came TO him again over the wire,
followed by a drawing good night"
and then the soughing of the wind
over the open" wire.
The next day he called her up on
the telephone quite early. lie knew
her habits. She would be abroad In
her gardens by eight o'clock. He re-
membered well that Leslie. In com
menting on her absurdly early hours,
had once said that her early bird
habit was hereditary. che got it from
Sebastian.
What put Il into your head, Sara,
that Vivian was saying anything un-
pleasant about you last night?"
Magic" she replied succlnctly.
Rubbish"
81 have "A magic tapestry that trans
ports me, hither and thither and by
night / always carry Aladdin's lamp.
SO, you see. | see and hear everything"
he sensible"
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