The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-05-15

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Hs sprsns Forward and struck IN
PhoseSraph From Frsderie's Hand.
sosfy sovy VITAL have you done
that vrs<chsd. unhappy boy,~
H vii I'll yos soon enough The
yos Win ds~p4Ss me even more than
dssplss myself God! He - h
looked ~ me With HIS mothers eye
I vhsu I ksp< on STRIKING blows At hi
vsr7 so<a Her eyss-syes that wer
s,sngs plssdlnS With mol But. ours
tasnp -sivHys sco6snx It mel, FOR
4 ncmen< ! fHltsrsd There was q wav,
q ilovs-yss. love. not pity. for him
- saw him 20 down bsfore tn,
vosds ! hurled At ham. II was A. n
I'D hurt the only thing in all tn,
wcftd that love. Then n passed, h.
8W Ma Meant Tor me 10 love. He Wal
born Tor ms to despiss. He was boru
10 torture me ~ have tortured him.
le You poor fcoll- she cried. her eye
| gliteertnx. t-f efts f4te-4
Tpwssimes have doxbsed my own
rsaepn.- he wcdt on ~ n he had not
ASasd h4s scAthinx rsmark. Bone
ueDAp ! hare felt . queer gripping OF
( he hsAst vhsn 7 vas hArsbest toward
MIN SoaBstfnoss his eyes her eyes
hare msttsd the Steel THAI vas driven
inko my hs~rs loaS Asc. his voice and
the toach Of his had. gently have
chechsd my bittsrsst thoughts. Are
you, Netsn4ng,- pyy~ws
-Y0,-
-fos aek What I have done 10 him
10 V nothing In comp~rtson 10 what
be vc.sid have dons 70 me. IL isn't
nAcAss@ry 10 explain. Too know the
thing he has had IN His heart 10 DO 7
hare known y frqm The bssjnping. II
10 TIE trcAeherous hsert OF has mother
ths< propsls that bcy'e blood along i,s
craven wey. she wAs IN eyfl thing
- eva a God ever put itfe into"
100 on
Il loved her ~ NO woman ever wa
slowed bofoFe-or aimee I thoaxht she
icved me- God. ! bsiisvs she ala. Ne
Yssdsrtc bad her portrait up thers 70
nash In my face She was beautiful
she was as lovely as But no more!
was not the man. She loved another.
Her lover was that boys father"
Dead silence reigned In the room.
save for the heavy breathing OF the
man. Yvonne was as still as death
itself. Her hands were clenched
against her breast.
That was years ago" resumed the
man. hoarseIy.
"you--you told him this?" she cried. |
aghast.
He said she must have loathed me |
as no man was ever loathed before
Then I told him.
You told him because YOU knew she
did not loathe youl And YOU loved /
Matilde-God pity your poor SOUL For
no more than | have done you drove
her out OF your house You accuse me
In your heart when you vent your rage
on that poor boy Oh. ! know You
suspect me! And you suspected the
other one. Before God, swear to
pect me than Matilde. She was not
untrue TO you She could not have
loved anyone else but you. know
God help me. l know! Don't come
hear me! Not now! ! tell you that
In your son. ! tell you that
loved no one but you. You
iroys her out You drove Frederic
'ut. And you viii drive me out"
She stood over him like an accusing
nigel. her arms extended. lie shrank
back. glsring.
Why do you say these things to
ne? You cannot know--you have no
light 10 say"
Il am sorry for you. James Brood"
he murmHred. suddenly relaxing. Her
'ods swayed against the table. and
hen she sank Imply into the chair
longsids You viii never forget that
on struck n man who Was asleep.
bsolutely asleep. That's why am
orry for YOU"
Asleep" he marmured. putting his
and to his eyes. Yes. yes--he was
Sleep Yvonne. IL have never been /
near 10 loving him a. I am now /
r."
II am going up TO him. Don't try
stop me. Bat hrst let me ask you
question. What did Frederic say :
hen you told him his mother was
a. what you claim ?"
Brood lowered his head lie said
lat was a cowardly liar
And Il was then that you began
} feel that YOU loved him An, ] see
on are a great. strong man~-a won q
srfnl man In spite OF all this. You
we heart-a heart that still needs
'eakinE before You cnn ever hope 10 o.
! happy" b
lie gasped - II thy heart hasn't q
ready been broken" he ernnued.
Your head has been hurt. that's ain. n
here Is a vast difference Are ven "