The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-06-06

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He Dropped Suddenly Upon the Trunk.
not l the noblest OF all women in her
eyes? God! And to think OF what /
had planned for her!"
This was the end of the story.
The words died away In a sort OF
whimpering wall, falling in with the
wind to be lost to his straining ears.
Her head dropped. her arms hung
Imply at her side.
For q long time he sat there In 81
lence, looking out over the darkening
water. unwilling, unable indeed, TO
speak. His heart was full of compass
sion for her. mingling strangely with
! what was left OF scorn and horror.
What could he say TO herr
At last she turned to him. Now
you know all that can tell you OF
Hetty Castleton-of Hetty Glynn. You
could not have forced this from me,
Brandon. She would not tell you. It
was left for me to do In my own good
time. Well, | have spoken. What
have you 10 sayf"
81 can only say, Sara, that / thank
God for everything" he said slowly.
For everything?"
Il thank God for you, for her and
| for everything. / thank God that she
found him out in time, that she killed
him, that you shielded her. that you
! failed to carry out your devilish
scheme, and that your heart is very
sore today"
You do not despise met"
"No. / am sorry for YOU"
Her eyes narrowed. II don't want
| you to feel sorry for me-"
you don't understand. l am sorry
for you because you have found your
self out and must be despising your
! self"
you have guessed the truth. | de-
spise myself. But what could be ex-
pected of me?" she asked ironically.
| "As the Wrandalls would say blood
will tell"
Nonsense! Don't talk like that!
II is quite unworthy OF you. In spite
of everything Sara, you are wonder
full. The very thing you tried to do,
the way you went about IL, the way
you surrender, makes for greatness In
you. IL you had gone on with 1t and
succeeded, that fact alone would have
put you In the class with the great,
strong, virile women of history. It"
with the Medicis. the Borgias
and" she began bitterly.
Yes, with them. But they were
great women, just the same. You are
greater, for you have more than they
possessed: a conscience. wish |
could tell you just what l feel. |
haven't the words. +"
81 only want you to tell mo the
truth. DO you despise me?"
Again | say that | do not. | can
only say that / regard you with-yes,
with awe"
AS one might think of deadly
serpent"
Hardly that" he said, smiling for
the first time. He crossed over and
laid his hand on her shoulder. Don't
think too meanly OF yourself under
stand IL all. You lived for months
without heart, that's ALL"
You put IL very gently"
Il think | am right. Now you've
got II back, and it's hungry for the
sweet, good things of life. You want
10 be happy. You want TO love again
| and to be loved. You don't want 70
pitied. | understand. It's the return
of heart that went away long months
ago and left an empty place that you
filed with gall. The bitterness is
gone. There Is something sweet In
its place Am | not right2"
! She hesltated. If you mean that
( want to be loved by my enemies,
Brandon, you are wrong" she said
clearly. Il have not been chastened
in that particular"
you mean the Wrandalls?"
1T is not In my nature TO love my
enemies. We stand on the same foot.
ing as before, and always shall. They
understand me, / understand them. |
am glad that my project failed not for
their sake but for my own"
lie was silent This woman was be
yond him. lie could not understand a
nature like this.
"You say nething. Well. can't ask
you TO understand We will not dis
cuss my enemies, but my friends.
What do you intend to do in respect
to Hetty?"
Il am going to make her my wife,"
he said levelly
She turned away. It was now quite
dark. lie could not see the express