The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-04-03

L}ulab LOOKING THESE uagb. ohc hot
the same girl. Dan, not the same girl.
Something's wrong" He shook his
head gloomily.
4 ITS that doggoned woman" an
nonnced Dawes explosively. and then
looked over his shoulder with appre-
hension In his blear eyes. A sigh OF
relief escaped him.
! shes got no business coming In be-
/ tween Lydia and Freddy" said Riggs.
Looks as though she's Just set on
| busting II up. What can she possibly
have against poor little Lydia? She's
good enough for Freddy. Too good. by
hockey! Specially when you stop to
thinks
Il Dawes glared at him. "Now don't
begin gossiping. You're as bad as
an old woman"
Thanking ain't gossiping, confound
you. II wanted to gossip I'd up and
say fatty that Jim Brood knows down
In his soul that Freddy is no son OF
his. He"
you've never heard him say SO.
joe"
mo. but can put two and two to-
gether. I'm no fool
I'D advise you 10 shut up"
"Oh. you would. would you7" with
vast scorn. "Pdsliixe to know who 1t
was that talked to Mrs. Desmond
about It. Who put II INTO her head
that Jim doubts
well. didn't she say was lying
old busybody!" snapped Danbury tri-
umphantly. Didn't she call me down.
Ell? I'd like to knowswhat more you
could expect than that. Didn't she
make me take backeverything said?'
"She did" said Riggs. with convic-
ton. "And / believe she would have
thrashed you II she'd been man, just
as she said she would. And didn't
advise her TO do 1t anyway, on the
ground that you're an old woman
and"
That's got nothing to do with the
present case" interrupted Dawes
hastily What we ought to be think.
ing about now is how TO get rid OF
this woman that's come I'm here 10
wreck our home. She's an interloper.
She's a foreigner. She"
Mr.. Dawes leaned little closer. Il
wonder how Mrs Desmond likes hav-
ing her over there playing the piano
every afternoon with Freddy while
Lydia's over here copying things for
Jim, and working her poor little head
off, Ever stop to think about that?'
Il think about it all the time. And,
by thunder, I'm not the only one who
does, either. Jim thinks good deal
and so does Lydia. It's darned-"
Mr.. Riggs happened to look up at
that instant. Ranjab was standing In
front OF him, HIS arms folded across
his breast. in the -habitual pose of the
Hindu who waits. The man was
dressed In the costume of high-caDte
Brahmin; the commonplace garments
| OF the Occident bad been laid aside
ana In their place were the vivid. daz
cling colors OF Ind, from the bejeweled
sandals to the turban which crowned
HIS swarthy brow and CLEANED with
rubies and sapphires uncounted Mr.
Riggs mouth remained open as he
/ stared blankly at this ghost of another
day Not since the old days ia India
had he seen Ranjab in native garb
and even then he was far from being
the resplendent creature of tonight
for Ranjab in his home land was Z
poor man and without distinction
"Am awaken" exclaimed Mr.. Riggf
~ such an awful voice that Mr.. Dawes
gave over staring at tho cabinet and
favored him with an impatient kicf'
on the ankle.
81 guess that'll wake you up if
and then he saw the Hindu Ran
jabl" oozed from his lips.
Ranjab was smiling. and when he
smiled his dark face was q Joy to be
hold. His white teeth cleaned and
his sometime unfeeling eyes sparkled
with delight He liked the two ole
men. They had stood, with Brood be
tween him and grave peril far bacl
in the old days when even the faint
est CLEAN OF hope apparently had beer
blotted out.
Behold" he cried, magniacently
spreading his arms. II am made glo
riousi See before you the prince Of
magicl Seol" With swift, def
movement he snatched the half
smoked cigar from the limp fingers O.
Mr.. Riggs and, first holding II before
their blinking eyes. tossed II into the
air. 1t disappeared
"Well, OF all the" began Mr.. Riggs
sitting up very straight. His eyes
were following the rapid actions OF the
Hindu. Unlocking drawer IN thu
big table. the latter psered into I
and then beckoned the old men to hii
side, There lay the cigar and beside
II much-needed matchl
II don't want to smoke It, said Mr.
! Riggs. vigorously declining his prop
erty, The darned things bewtched.
sxNhorattnon Ranfah took IN ont Of IN