The diamond drill., 1915-08-28

puike In MS pocket when he made his
way, blinking at the unwonted sunlight
OF out-of-doors, to the great house at
the lakes edge.
! Margery was waiting for him when
he rang the bell; he guessed II CRATE
fully. and she confirmed II. t~
"of course" she said. with the be-
witching little grimace which could be
made to mean 80 much or so little
isn't this your afternooni Why
shouldn't be waiting for your Then.
with . swiftly sympathetic glance for
the pale face and the tired eyes:
You've been ovsrworkins again. Let's
sit out here on the porch where We
can have what little air there is. There
must be q storm brewing: lts posi-
lively breathiess In the house"
drfswold was glad enough to ac-
quiesce; glad and restfully happy and
mildly intoxicated with her beauty and
the loving rudeness with which she
pushed him into the easiest OF the
great lounging chairs and took the
sheaf OF manuscript away from him,
declaring that she meant to read II
herself.
When II was over; and he could not
tell whether the interval should be
measured by minutes or hours; the re-
turn to the realities--the hot after
noon. the tree-shaded veranda, the lake
dimpling like sheet OF molten metal
under the sun glare-was almost pain
ful
ut is onderful--simpIy wonder
full" he said, drawing a deep breath;
and then, with flush OF honest confu-
sion to drive away the work pallor:
"Of course. you know l don't mean the
story; I meant your reading OF II.
Hasn't anyone ever told you that you
have the making OF a great actress in
you. Margery. girl?"
NO"
She was smiling across at him,
level-eyed. LET me pass II back to
you, dear boy" she said. "You have
the making OF a great novelist In
you. II may take years and years,
and-and I'm afraid you'll always
have to be helped; but II you
can only get the right kind OF
help. :" She looked away. out
across the lake where a fitful breeze
was turning the molten-metal dimpies
into laughing wavelets. Then, with
one OF her sudden topic.wrenchings
speaking OF help. reminds me. Why
didn't you tell me you had gone into
the foundry business with Edward
Raymer?"
Because IL didn't occur to me that
you would care to know, I guess" he
answered unsuspectingly. "As a mat
ter OF fact. had almost forgotten Il
myself"
Mr.. Raymer didn't ask you for
help?"
mo; II was my own OFFER"
But he did tell you that he was in
troublei"
Yves" hesitantly.
what kind or trouble was II. Ken
meth? ! have the best right In the
world to know"
Griswold Strengthened himself in his
chair and the work.weariness became
q thing OF the past.
"You can't have a right TO know
anything that will distress you"
"Foolish!" she chided. You may az
well tell me. Mr.. Raymer had bor-
rowed money at poppas bank. What
was the matterf Did he have to pay
IL back-all at once!"
There seemed to be no further open
Ing for evasion. Yes; think that
was the way OF IT," he answered.
Griswold expected something In the
nature OF an outburst. What he got
was n transfxing glance OF the pas
sionate sort, quick with open-eyed ad-
miration.
And you Just tossed your money In
to the breach as II you had millions OF
II. and by now you've almost forgotten
that you did IT." she exclaimed. Ken
meth, dear, there are times when you
are so heavenly good that can hardly
believe Il. Are there any more men
Hike you over on your side OF the
worldf' N
At another time he might have
smiled Mt the boyish frankness OF the
question. But IL was q better motive
than the analysts that prompted his
answer.
Plenty OF them. Margery. girl: too
many for the good OF the race. You
mustn't try TO make a hero out OF me.
Once In q while get glimpse OF the
real Kenneth Griswold-you are CIV
Ing me one just now-and It's sicken.
Ing For moment | was meanly
jealous; jealous OF Raymer. II was
only the writing part OF me. hope.
but
He stopped because she had sudden.
ly turned her back on him and was
looking out over the lake again. When
she spoke, she said: "Seel The breeze
Is freshening out on the water. You
are tagged and tired and needing a
bracer. Let's 20 and do turn on the
II. L.. Al. A..