The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-07-17

glanced at the amount. and from that
to the velvety eyes with the half
abashed query In them. Miss Grier-
sons eyes were her most effective
weapon. With them she could look
/ anything. from daggers drawn to
kisses. Just now the look was OF
ehildlike beseechIng. but Raymer with
stood tor thought he did.
1T IL more than twice as much as
we get for the best locations" he de-
INJURED "Wait a minute and I'll write
you check for the difference and give
you a receipt.
But at the word she was on her feet
In an eager fiutter OF protest.
ooh, please don'tl. she pleaded. IF
1t is really too much. can't you put the
difference In the missionary box, or In
them the minister's salary?-as a lit
tie donation from US. you know"
Thus the small matter Of business
was concluded; but Miss Margery was
not yet ready to go. From st. Johns
and It's affairs official she passed deity
his affairs personal Was the machine
works the place where they made
steam engines and things, And did
the sign. mo Admittanoe." on the
doors mean that no visitors were al
lowed! II not. she would so much like
to-"
Raymer smiled and put himself once
more at her service. this time as guide
and megaphonist. II was all very
noisy and grimy. but II she cared to go
through the works he would be glad
to 20 with her.
He did not know how glad he was
going to be until they had passed
through the clamorous machine shop
and had reached the comparatively
quiet foundry. One OF Miss Margery's
gifts. was the ability TO become for the
moment an active and sympathetic
sharer In anyonss enthusiasms. In
the foundry she looked and listened,
and was unsophisticated only TO the
degree that Invites explanation. II
was a master-stroke OF finesse. A man
Is never so transparent as when ks
forgets himself in his own trade talk;
and Raymer was unrolling himself as
a scroll for Miss Grierson to read az
she ran. @
The tour or the works which had be-
gun In passing acquaintance ended In
friendship, precisely as Miss Grierson
had. meant II should; and when Ray
mer was tucking her into the cutter
and wrapping her In the fur robes. she
added the finishing touch, or rather
the touch for which all the other
touches had been the prellmInaries.
I'm SO glad I had the courage to
come and see you this morning We
have been dreadfully remiss In church
matters. but am going to try 10 make
up for II In the future. I'm sorry you
couldn't come to US last evening.
Please tell your mother and sister
that do hope we1i meet, sometime.
! should so dearly love To know them.
Thank you so much for everything.
Good-by."
Raymer watched her as she drove
away. noted her skillfui handling OF
the nery Kentuckian and her straight
seat In the flying cutter. and tho smile
which n day or two earlier might have
been mildly sstirical wan now openly
approbstsve.
'She IL a shrewd little strategist,"
was his comment: but all the same
she is a mighty pretty girl. aud az
good and sensible as she IL shrswd.
wonder why mother and Gertrude
haven't called on herr
Having thus mined the Raymer out
works. Miss Grierson next turned her
batteries upon the Farnhams. They
were Methodlsts. and having learned
that the doctors hobby was a strug-
Cling mission work In Pottery Flat.
Margery called the paternal check
book again into service. and the cut.
ter drew up before the Doctors office
In Main street.
"Good.morning. DOCTOR" she began
cheerfully, bursting In upon the head
OF the First church board OF admins
traitors as charming embodiment OF
youthful enthusiasm. I'm running err
rands for poppa this morning. Mr.
Rodney was telling us about that
little First church mission In Pottery
Flat. and poppa wanted 20 help. But
we are not MethodIsts. you know. and
he was afraid-that is. he didn't quite
know how you might"
II was an exceedingly clever bit OF
acting. and the good doctor capitulat-
ed az once, dIscredltIng, for the first
time IN hIs life. tho Intuition OF his
home womankind.
Now that is very thoughtful and
kind OF you. Miss Margery." he said.
wiping his glasses and looking a sec
ond time at the generous figure OF the
piece Of money paper. = appreciate