The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-01-09

/ RE U.s. HolNE 10 thhhe III nafNtI thAh
ever guessed" echoed her own
thought. in a flutter OF confusion.
Yes, Il was strange our meeting on
\ the frontier in peace and then IN war"
she exclaimed at random. The sound
OF the remark struck her as too sub
/ dued; as eXpcctant. when her purpose
was one OF careless depreciation.
81 have met a great many women
as you may have imagined" he pro-
ceeded. "They have passed In review
/ They were simply women. witty and
frau or dun and beautiful. and one
meant no more 10 me than another.
/ Nothing meant anything 10 me except
nay profession. But never forgot you.
You planted something In mind: a
memory OF real companionship."
"Ycs, made tho prophecy that
came twe!" she put I'm. This ought
TO bring him back TO himself and his
ambitions, she thought
"Yes!" he exclaimed. his body stiff
I fleming free OF tho back OF the seat.
You realized what was in me- You
! foresaw the power which was to be
mine. The fate that first brought us
together made me look you mp in the
capital Now II brings us together
here on this bench after all that has
passed in the last twenty-four hours F"
She realized that he had drawn per
and cry out: Don't do this BE the
chief OF STAFF, tho conqueror. crushing
the earth with the tread OF five against
! three!" II was the conqueror whom
she wanted TO trick, not a man whose
earnestness was painting her deceit
! blaoker Far from rising, she made no.
movement at all; only looked at her
hands and allowed him 10 go on, CON
scious OF the force OF a personality
that mastered men and armies now
warm and appealing IN the full tide OF
another purpose.
"1'he victory that I was thinking OF
last night was not the taking Of Bor
dir II was finer than any victory IN
war 1T was selhsh-not for army
and country. but born OF a human
weakness triumphant; a human weak
ness OF which my career had robbed
me. he continued 1T gave me
JOY that even the occupation OF the
/, Browns capital could not give. had
come as on invader and ] had won
your confidence
'In a cause" she interrupted hur-
riedly, wildly, to stop him from going
further, only 20 find that her intona-
tion was such that It was drawing him
on
THAT fatality seemed TO be working
Itself out TO tho soldier so much older
than yourself in renewed youth. I'm
another form Of ambition hoped
that there was more than the cause
that led you to trust me- l hoped -"
Was he testing herr Was he play
Ing a part OF his own TO make certain
that she was not playing one? She
looked up swiftly for answer There
was no gainsaying what she saw in
his eyes. IL was beating into hers
with the power or an overwhelming
masculine passion and maturity of
intellect as his eRoism admitted com
rade 10 It's throne Such is ever the
way OF man i'm the fortips when the
clock strikes for him But who could
know better the craft of courtship
than one ~ Westerling's experience?
lie was lighting for victory; TO crafty
desire
81 did not expect this--1--" the
words escaped unanimously and chok
inglN
lie was bending so close 10 her that
she felt his breath ON her cheek burn.
INK hot. and she was sickeningly con-
scioue that he was looking her over
In that point-by point manner which
she had felt across the tea.tabe az
the hotel This horrible thing in his
glance she had sometimes seen in
strangers on her travels, and Il had
made her think that she was wise TO
carry n little revolver She wanted
to strike him
Confess Contest" called all her
own self-respect Make an end TO
your abasement!"
Confession. after the Browns have
l
makes Lanny, not Westerling. your
dupel" came the reply which might
have been telegraphed into her mind
from the high. white forehead OF Par.
tow bending over his maps. Comics
sion. betraying the cause Of the right
againSs the wrong; the three to the
conquering 1--WE! Mol You are in
the thing. You may not retreat now"
For few seconds only the duel
OF argument Numbered in her temples
seconds ia which her lips we're part.
ed and qulvering and her eyes dilated
with an agitation which the man nj
her side could interpret as he pleased.
A prompting devil--a devil reused by
that thing in his eyes-urglng a
nnesse in double-dealing which only
devils understand. made her lips hyp.
notically turn In a smile. her eyes
soften, and sent her hand out 10 Yves