The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-07-04

Nohb4ueidlt Win WOMEN. Ills cOnQuCL
toward me was beyond reproach. /
have never known a man who was SO
courteous, so gentle. To me, he was
the most fascinating man In the world.
No woman could have resisted him,
am sure Of that"
She shot quick, appealing glance
at Booths hard-set face. Her lip
trembied for second.
II fell madly in love with him" she
went on resolutely. II dreamed OF
him. ] could hardly wait for the time
10 come when ] was to see him. He
never came 70 the wretched little lodg-
Ing house have told you about IL
met him outside. One night he told
me that he loved me, loved me pas
sionAtely. III said that / would be
bis wife. Somehow II seemed TO me
that he regarded me very curiously
Tor a moment or two He seemed TO
be surprised uncertain. / remember
that he laughed rather queeriy. II
did not occur 10 me TO doubt him. One
day he came for me, saying that he
wanted me 20 sec the little apartment
he had taken, where we were to live
after we we're married. went with
him. He said that II liked II, could
move In at once, but / would not con-
sent 70 such an arrangement For the
first time ] began to feel that every
thing was not as II should be- IL
remained In the apartment but few
minutes. The next day he came to
mn
strative than ever before, to say that
he had arranged for a quiet, Jolly
little wedding up in the country.
Strangely enough. / experienced
queer feeling that all was not as IL
should be, but his eagerness. his per.
sistence dispelled the small doubt
that had begun even then to shape
Itself II consented TO go with him on
the next night to an inn out In the
country. where a college friend who
was n minister or the gospel would
meet us, driving over from his parish
a few miles away. / said that / pre-
ferred 10 be married In a church. He
laughed and said II could be arranged
when we got to the inn and had talked
Al over with the minister. still un.
easy, asked why II was necessary
to employ secrecy. He told me that
his family were in Europe and that he
wanted TO surprise them by giving
them daughter who was actually re-
lated to an English nobleman. The
family had been urging him TO marry
a stupid but rich New York girl and
.he-oh. well he uttered a great deal
of nonsense about my beauty. my
charm, and all that sort OF thing"
She paused for moment No one
spoke. Her audience OF judges, with
the exception OF the elder Mrs. Wran-
dali. watched her as II fascinated.
Their faces were almost expression.
Tess. With a perceptible effort, she
resumed hex story, narrating events
that carried w up 70 the hour when
she walked into the little upstairs
room at NBurtons inn with the man
who was TO be her husband.
Il did not see the register AT tho
linn. I did not know till afterwards
that we were not booked. Once up
stairs. refused TO remove my hat or
my ven OF my codt Until ne OrOuBnt
sAfriend 70 me. He pretended 10 be
vefy angry over his friends failure
to be there beforehand. as he had
promised He ordered supper
served In the room. ! did not eat any
thing. Somehow I was beginning 10
understand. vaguely of course. but
surely-and bitterly. Mr. Wrandan.
suddenly he threw OF the mask.
"He coolly informed me that he
Knew the kind OF girl was. had
rpeen on the stage. He said Il was no
use trying to work the marriage game
on him. He was too old bird and
too wise TO fall for that. Those we're
his words Al was Mortified, stunned.
when begin TO cry out in my fury,
he laughed ~ me but swore he would
marry me even at that II II were not
for the fact that he was already mar
ried ! tried to leave the room.
He held me. He kissed me hundred
times before could break away. L