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

ness. Her hand found his and her
palm in a hot. impassioned Kiss. IT'S
great to be alive! Grestl"
"Oh. II is" she cried, 1t isl"
They might better have said that
II Is great to be young. for that Is
what IL all came to In the analysis.
Later on Brood joined them In the
courtyard He stood. with his hand
on his sons shoulder. chatting care
lessly about the coming voyage, all
the while smiling upon the radiant
girl TO whom he was promising para
disc. She adored the gentle. kindly
CLEAN 10 these one-tlme steady. steel.
like eyes. His voice, too, OF late was
pitched In a softer key and there was
the ring OF happiness in It's every
note. II was as II he had discovered
something In life that was constantly
surprising and pleasing him. He
seemed always TO be venturing into
fresh fields OF exploration and finding
there something that was OF inesti-
mable value to his new estate. Every
day he was growing richer, happier
and yet poorer when IL came to self
appraisement. All his life he had
boarded the motives and designs that
applied to self lie had laid by a
great store OF hard things for his old
age; they were being wrested from
him by this new force that had taken
possession OF him and he saw how
lily he had invested his powers. He
appraised himself very lowly and with
an ever-increasing shame. Rich, how
ever. was he in humility conscience.
remorse; on these three treasures he
laid the foundation for his new for
tune.
He spoke OF the morrow without the
faintest indication In his manner that
II was TO bring crisis In his own AZ
fairs. His brow was clear. HIS eye
sparkling. his serenity undisturbed
IL there was thought In HIS mind
OF Yvonne he did not betray II by a
single outward manifestation. His In.
terest was conferred In the two young
people and their immediate future. II
would have been easy to believe, as
he stood there chatting gayly. that
there was no one else In all the world
40 far as he was concerned. Quite
casually he expressed regret that poor
old Dawes and Riggs were to be left
behind. but OF Yvonne not so much as
a word
Lydia was something OF a diploma
list She left father and son after a
few minutes. excusing herself on the
ground that she wished 10 have good
long chat with Yvonne She did not
delay her departure. but hurried into
the house, lgving rather adroitly pro
vided Frederic with an opening for
an intercession In behalf OF his lovely
stepmother Her meaning glance was
not wasted on the young man
He lost no time In following up the
advantage. See here. father. l don't
like the idea or leaving Yyonne out in
the cold. so 20 speak. lists pretty
darned rough, don't you Think Down
in your heart you don't blame her for
what she started out 20 do and after
all she's only human Whatever hap
pened In the past we--well It's all Ia
the past she--"
Brood stopped him with an in pera.
tive gesture, My son. l will try 20
) explain something 10 you, You may
be able 20 understand things better
than l fell IN love with her once
because an influence that was her own
cycrpowered me There wes some.
hing OF your mother in her She adt
snlts that TO be true and now believe
a. Well, that s0meth.ug whatever II