The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-10-10

where near Jotf Ahfker OF MdFloTle
Winthrop on that Halloween eve after
o o'clock. Joel after the breaking up
went out on the veranda and sat down
In the moonlight. Then he felt Inn
PEELED 10 walk down a road that bor-
dered the lake. At a place where the
sheet of water was wider than else
where he came upon a boat. What
induced him he did not know. but be
felt a desire 10 step into the boat. A
pair OF oars were In the bottom. and.
taking them up. he pulled out into the
lake. There were two other boats on
the water. one near the camp. the 9th
er directly across from the point az
which he started. He felt no incllna-
ton 70 go TO the former. but IA
moved TO pull 20 the other.
Joel's mind was during this time hx-
ed upon Marjorie. He did not know
where she was and had no idea OF hnd-
ing her. Marjorie was thinking Of Joel
and admitted afterward that she could
not help thinking OF him. though on
looking over the young men she had
met at the camp she had been fayora-
bly, impressed with another. She chose
the lake on which TO receive her Hal
loween impressions and carried a hand
mirror with her.
Marjorie pulled into "a cove. dropped
her oars and. taking up her mirror.
looked into II for the face OF her fate"
The only face she saw was her own.
and she had no reason TO be dlspleased
w.ltA "A AkAa1 - a. erna hr anA
light. She kept her eyes fixed on the
glass for some time, but 40 face other
than her own appearing she dropped
1t TO enjoy n view of the water and
the surrounding hills.
Occasionally a light breeze would
ripple the water, breaking the rays Of
the moon into innumerable particles.
but only for a few minutes. when the
zephyr would die away, leaving the
surface OF the water and the leaves OF
the trees on the shore as m%otionless as
before. Over the face Of the moon far
up In the sky passed the silhouette
OF n bird.
The stiffness was broken close beside
her by a fish, which jumped above the
surface, possibly for a glimpse at the
moon, possibly to see who was out al
that time Of night. when humans
should be In their beds.
Presently there came n distant sound
OF oars-plunk, PUNK, PUNK. Mario
RTE on leaving the camp had seen most
OF the young men in the billiard room.
and a couple Of girls were getting into
a boat at the landing. She inferred
that the boat she heard contained these
girls or at least some OF her own sex.
The plunk OF oars grew nearer and
seemed to be coming In her direction.
IL occurred 10 her to turn her back
to any one who might be approaching.
raise her glass as II expecting to see
the face OF a lover, then turn and feign
to be surprised and disappointed at
seeing a girl. Facing the shore. she
looked straight before her. When the
coming boat drew near and the sound
OF oars ceased she looked into the mir
ror TO enjoy the expression on the face
OF the person approaching.
A little shrek indicated that she had
been surprised Instead OF seeing the
face OF a girl reflected I'm the glass she
saw that OF a man. There was scarce.
ly sufficient light 10 recognize her re-
iected features. so she turned about
and faced him.
He was Joel Harker.
This is all that Is known OF the story
In detail. whether Joel and Marjorie
came back TO the camp together or
separately, whether they remained out
late or early, they never told. Neither
was In the group that gathered about
the dining table for a supper aud to
compare Halloween experiences. Those
experiences were invented and were
proportlonately marvellous. The only
real one was that narrated here. but
not then. The absence OF the two per-
sons concerned In IL was noted and
commented upon, but there were sew.
eraI other absences. and nothing more
was thought OF theirs than OF the 9TH
ers. Indeed, on this occasion It would
not have been proper to make minute
inquiries.
The party did not break up for sew.
eral days after Halloween, and during
the remainder OF the time there was q
drawing together between Joel Harkef
and Marjorie Winthrop. They not only
became inseparablc. but did not take
any pains to conceal the fact that they
had suddenly become lovers. With
this part OF their mutual enthrallmenl
Miss Somers surely had nothing TO do.
for she left the Cedars the morning
after Hallowccn-that Is. unless she
worked upon them from n distance
which Is not very likely. Indeed. u
was not necessary.
Some months elapsed after Helen's
Halloween party before an engage
ment was announced between W OF
our g~uests-Joel Harker and Marjorie
} Winthrop. Miss Somers was accused