The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-08-16
CHAPTER ".

courts, marts and polling booths
George breathed more deeply than
usual, and. turning his face from
the lovely companion whom he had
just made his coniidant, gazed out at
the dancers with an expression In
Z which there was both sternness and a
lcontempt for the squalid lives OF the
sunyachted MIdlanders before him.
However. among them he marked his
imother, and his somber grandeur re-
faxed momentarily; more genial
plight came into his eyes.
Isabel was dancing with the queer
booking duck; and II was to be noted
that the lively gentleman's gait was
more sedate than II had been with
Miss Fanny Minafer, but not less dex-
iter0us and authoritative. He saw
George and the beautiful Lucy on the
jstairway and nodded TO them. George
waved his hand vaguely: he had
documentary return OF that inexplIcable
inneasiness and resentment which had
jtronbled him downstairs.
How lovely your mother isr' Lucy
-3said.
II think she U.s." he agreed gently.
s.She's the gracefulest woman I'm that
Ballroom. How wonderfully they dance
'togetherT ~
/, "Whofs
-'Your mother and-and the queer
DOCKING duck" said Lucy. 'rm going
ito dance with him pretty SOON"
II don't care--so long as you don't
give him one OF tho numbers that
belong to me-"
-Ill try 10 remember" she said,
,fAnd thoughtfully lifted 10 her face
the bouquet OF vlolets and lilies, n
gesture which George noted without
approval.
Look herel Who sent you those
blowers you keep maxim such fuss
loverf"
!. ''He did" Hsfs
v who's her"
THE queer-looklng duck"
George feared no such rival; he
laughed loudly. II s'pose he's some
old widoweri" he said. the object
thus described seeming ignominlous
enough TO a person of eighteen, with
out additional Characterization.
Lucy became serious at once. Eyes
he Is a widower." she said. Il ought
ITO have told you before; he's my IA
.fher"
George stopped laughing abruptly
.'WeIl, that's horse on me. III I'd
known he was your father of course
i wouldn't have made fun OF him. I'm
sorry"
"Nobody could make fun OF him."
she said quietly
''Why couldn't theyf"
ut wouldn't make him funny: IL
would only make themselves silly"
Upon this George had CLEAN OF
intelligence. "Well. I'm not going to
make myself silly any more, then:
don't want 90 take chances like that
with you But I thought he was the
sharon girls uncle. He came with
them"
Eyes" she said; "rm always late
90 everything: l wouldn't let them
wait for me. We're visiting the
Shnrons"
about time knew that You for
ret my being so fresh about your fa-
ither. viii your or course he's a dis
MISUNDERSTANDING man. In a way"
Lucy was stli serious. "'In a
.wayY" she repeated. you mean.
not I'm your way. don't your
George was perpIexed. How do
you mean; not In my wayr'
People often say in n way and
rather distinguished looking or
rather so-and-so. or rather anything.
TO show that they're superior. don't
they. It's kind OF snob slang. I
think. OF course people don't always
say rather or In a way to be SUI
perior."
II should say mott I use both OF
Fem a great deal mTself." said George.
Zone thing don't see. though:
What's the use of a man being six
feet threef Men that size can't
handle themselves as well as a man
about Eve feet eleven and half can"
George was straightforward soul,
at least. "see herer he said. Are
you engaged 20 anybodyT
sNo."
Not wholly notified. he shrugged
his shoulders. "You seem 10 know n
good many peoplei DO you live In
New York;"
mo. We don't live anywhere"
"What do you mean you don't live
hnywhcreT'
"We've lived nll over, she answered.
'Papa used TO live here Ia this town.
but that was before was born"
what do you keep moving around
- for7 Is he a promoter
NO He's an inventor"
What's he inventedT
"Just lately" said Lucy. hes been
working on a new kind Of horseless
.rarElnge."