The diamond drill., 1919-03-22
Ier the family had gone 20 bed.


always ready TO lick the boots o. Grim
shaw. 1t turned out that Grimshaw
left him an annuity OF three thousand
dollars, which he can enjoy as long
as he observes one condition"
"What is that?"
"He must not let his daughter mar
ry one Barton Baynes, late o the town
q Ballybeen. How Is that for spite,
my boy? They say it's written down
In the WILL"
1 think that he must have seen the
flame OF color playing on my face, for
he quickly added
'Don't worry. lad. The will o. God
Is greater than the Will o. Grimshaw.
He made you two for each other and
she will be true to ye, as true as the
needle to the north star"
do you think so?'
"Sure / do. Didn't she as much as
tell me that here I'm this room--not a
week ago? She loves ye. boy, as true
as God loves We, an she's a girl OF a
/ thousand"
"why did they go away2 Was it
because / was comingf"
81 think IL likely, my fine lad. The
man heard o. II some way--perhaps
through yer uncle. He's crazy for the
money, but he'll get over that Leave
him To me. I've fine course o. In
struction ready for my lord o. Dunkel-
berg"
Il think | shall go and try to find
her" said.
II am to counsel ye about that"
said the schoolmaster. "Shes as keen
as a brier-the foxl She says, Keep
away. Don't alarm him. or he'll
bundle us Off TO Europe for two or
three years
80 there's the trail ye travel, my
boy. It's the one that keeps away.
| Don't let him think ye've anything up
the sleeve o yer mind. Ah my lad.
| know the heart o. youth Ye'd like
| 10 be putin yer arms around her
wouldn't We, now? Sure, there's time
enough Ye're In the old treadmill o.
God-the both o vel Yere beln'
weighed an tried for the great prize.
It's not pleasant, but it's better so.
\ Go on. now, an do yer best an what
( ever comes take 1t like man."
A little silence followed He broke
! It with these words:
"Ye're done with that business In
! Cobloskill, an I'm glad. Ye didn't
know We were beln' tried there-did
ye? Ye've stood It like "A man. What
/ will We be doin' noW?"
'Td like to go to Washington with
the senator"
He laughed heartily.
II was hopin' ye'd say that" he
went on. "Well, boy. / think IL can be
arrhnged. I'll see the senator as soon
as ever he comes an j believe he'll
be glad to know o. yer wishes.
think he's been hopin', like, that ye
would propose II. Go up TO tho farm
and spend n happy month or two
with yer aunt an uncle. It'll do ye
good. Ye've been CROWN plump down
there, Go an' melt IL off In the fields"
A little more talk and we were OFF to
bed with our candles.
Next morning / went down into the
4
ing for home. l wanted to see how It
looked and to be quite frank, wanted
some OF the people OF Canton TO see
how / looked, for my clothes were OF
the best cloth and cut I'm the latest
fashion. Many stopped me and shook
my hand--men and women who had
never noticed mo before, but there was
a quality I'm their smiles that / didn't
quite enjoy. / know now that they
thought me a little too grand on the
outside. What stern-souled lot those
Yankees werel GAIL amt gold that
glltters." How often i had heard that
version OF the old mottol
"why, you look like the senator
when he is just gittIn home from the
capital" said Mr.. Jenison.
They were not yet willing To take
me at the par of my appearance.
met Betsy Price-one Of my school
mates--on the street. She was very
cordial and told me that the Dunkel-
bergs had gone to Saratoga.
81 got n letter from Sally this morn
ing" Betsy went on. "She said that
young Mr.. Latour was at the same ho-
tel and that he and her father were
good friends"
/ wonder If she really enjoyed stick
ing this thorn into my flesh-a thorn
which made II difficult for me 10 fol-
low the advice OF the schOolmaster and
robbed me OF the little peace / might
have enjoyed. My faith in Sally wav-
cred UP and down until II settled at
lts wonted level and reasSured me.
II was perfect summer morning
and enjoyed my walk over the famll-
lar road and up into the hill country.
The birds seemed 20 sing n welcome
TO me. Men and boys / had known
waved their hats IN tine hayields ana
looked at me. There are few pleas
ures In this world like that OF boy
getting home after n long absence.
My heart beat fast when ] saw the
house and my uncie and puryig coming