The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-08-07

alone. The walking excursions had
led him most frequently up and down
the lakeside drive. but the doctors
house stood well back In It's enclosure.
and there was much shrubbery. Once
he heard her voice: she was reading
aloud TO someone on the vine-screened
porch. And once again in passing he
had caught a glimpse OF shapely arm
with the loose sleeve falling away
from IL as II was thrust upward
through the porch greenery TO pluck
a bud from the crimson rambler, add
ing it's graceful mass to the Chamber
ing vines. II was rather disappoint-
ing. but he was not impatient. In the
fullness of time the destiny which had
twice interviewed would intervene
again. He was as certain of It as he
was of the day-to-day renewal OF his
strength and vitality; and he could az.
ford to walt. For. whatever else might
happen In a mutable world. neither an
ideal nor it's embodiment may suffer
change
AS II to add the touch OF definiteness
to the presumptive conclusion, voice
broke in upon his revefie; the voice OF
the young woman whose most alluring
charm was her many-sided changeful-
ness, as IL she had marked his preoc-
cupied gaze and OWNED its object:
''You must have little more patience,
Mr.. Griswold. All things come to him
who waits. When you have left Mere
side finally, Doctor Berthe will some
time take you home to dinner with
him"
For his own peace OF mind. Girls
void hastily assured himself that II
was only the widest OF chance shots
Since the day when he had admitted
that he knew Miss Farnham's name
without knowing Miss Farnham in per
son, the doctors daughter had never
been mentioned between them.
"How did you happen TO guess that
was thinking OF the good doctor?" he
asked. curiously.
"You were not thinking OF Doctor
BERTHE; you were thinking OF Doctor
Berties only" was the laughing con
tradiction; and Griswold was glad that
the coming OF the man with the trap
saved him from the necessity OF fall
ing any farther into what might easily
prove to be a dangerous pitfall. il was
not the first time that Miss Grierson
had seemed able 10 read his inmosl
thoughts.
The short afternoon drive paused
at the curb I'm front OF Jasper Grier
sons bank and a moment later he
found himself bringing up the rear Of
a procession OF three, led by youne
woman with a bunch OF keys at heI
girdle.
Number three-forty-fve-A. please.
his companion was saying to the youns
woman custodian. and he stood aside
and admired the workmanship OF the
complicated time-locks while the two
entered the electric-lIghted safety de
poslt vault and Jointly opened one o.
the multitude Of small safes. Wher
Miss Grierson came out, she was car
rying a small. japanned document DO,
under her arm. and her eyes were
shining with a soft light that was new
10 the man who was waiting In thu
corridor. Come with me to one o
the coupon rooms" she said: ans
then to the custodian: "You needn'
stay: I'll ring when we want to be 10
out"
0riswold followed In mild bewilder
ment when she turned aside to one o
the little mahogany-Iined cells 80
apart for the use OF the stockholders
saw her press the button which
switched the lights on. and mechani
cally obeyed her signal to close tn
door. When their complete privac'
vas assured. she put the japanned boz