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

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surged 10 his head In great waves. al
most stunning him with It's velocity
! I'VE 70 tomorrow she cried out
IN an ecstasy OF triumph. She wa
convinced that he would 70! IL
Proysnce!"
Good God In hesven!" he essped
dropping suddenly into y chair ant
burying his face in his shaking hands
What will this mean 10 Lydia--whai
will she do-what will become OF her 2
A culver OF pain crossed the WON
ans face. her eye.lds fell as if TO shut
out something that shamed her In
spite OF all her vainElorious protesia
lions Then the spirit OF esaltation re
sumed it's sway.
"Yoa cannot marry Lydia now she
said. affecting sharpness OF tone that
caused him 70 shrink inyoiuntsrily III
n your duty to write her a letter TO
/ night, explaining all that has hap
pened today. She would sacrince her
SELF for you today. but there is--to.
morrow A thousand tomorrows. Fred.
eric. Don't forget them. my dear.
They would be ugly after AL and she
Ia too good, too nne to be dragged
into
You are right" he exclaimed. leap
ting 10 his feet 1T would be the vilest
act that man could perpetrate.
why-why n would be proof or whst
ls says Of ms-it would stamp ne
forever the bastard he-No. no, i could
never lift my head again n I were to
do this utterly vile thing TO Lydia. He
said TO me here-not an hour ago.
that he expected me TO 20 ahead and
blight that loyal girls life, that 4
would consider II . noble mesns OF
Standardization! What do you think
OF THAR He But wait, what lie
this that ws are proposing to do!
Give me time to think, why--why.
! can't take you away from him.
Ysonne! God In heaven, what am
thinking OF. Have l NO sense of
honN, AMI"
You are not his SON." she said
significantly.
But that 10 no reason why should
stoop To foul trick like this. Do
do you know what you are suggest.
ing" He drew back from her with q
look Of disEust IN his eyes, mo! lin
not that yilsl =.
Frederic. you must let me"
II don't want TO hear anything
more. Yvonne. What manner or WON.
nm are you' He is your husband. he
loves YOU, he trusts you--oh, Yea. he |
does. And you would leave him like
this? You would
Hush! Not so loud" she cried IN
great agitation.
And let me tell you something
more. Although ] can never marry
Lydia. by heaven. shall love her 20
the end OF my life. viii not betray
that love. To the end OF time she shall
know that my love for her ia real and
rue and"
Waltz Give me time 10 think" she
pleaded. He shook his head reso
iteiy. DO not Judge me too harshiy.
lear what I have 10 say before you
ondemn me. I am not the vile cres-
ire you think. Frsderic. Wait, Let
Ie think"
he stared at her for n moment in
sep perpleIity, and then slowly drew
ear. II do not believe you mean 10
D wrong-I do not believe II OF you.
on have been carried away By some
Drrible-"
Listen TO me- she broke I'm, fierce ,
:. Il would have sacrificed you--ay,
lcrinced you. poor boy-for the Joy
would give me to see James Brood
'ovel in misery for the rest OF his
e. OH She uttered groan OF {
'spair and self-loathing SO deep and {
III OF pain that his heart was chilled | (
Good Lord. Yyonne!" he gasped.
lmfounded
DO not come near me-" she cried
t. covering her face with her hands.
Or full minute she stood before him.
raight and rigid as a statue, a tragic y
'ure he was never 10 forget. Sud. v
My she lowered her hands. To his n
rprise. a smile was on her lips. You
'uld never have gone away with me.
know Il now. All these months
We been counting on you for this
~ hour--this calm na ting hour--and a
W realize how little hope have Il
ally had. even from the beginning v
~ are honorable. There have been
mes when my influence. over you MAS
CHI that you resisted only because 81
u were loyal 10 yourself--not to IN
Ola. not 10 my husbsnd--but to G,
urself. ! came to this house with
I one purpose In mind. came here
take you away from the man who
always stood ss your father. -
uld not have become your mistress G
'sh! how loathsome II sounds But bi
would have enticed you away. be- 10
wing myself TO be justified. Iwouid OF
We struck James Brood that blow.
would have gone to his grave be-
wing himself to have been paid ia
BY the son OF the woman he had p'
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