The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-12-06
CHAPTER XXI.

olpied with his own tiishearten'ng fu
rture, bat with sorrow for what sac
lrihces his pride and youth had de
hnanded of others. And early In the
tnorning he came downstairs and tried
10 help Fanny make coffee on the
Kitchen range.
There was something l wanted ia
Say 20 you last night, Aunt Fanny" he
tAid.
-Why-why--" she stammered; but
she knew what he was going to say.
and that was why she had been more
And more nervous. "Hadn't-perhaps
perhaps we'd better get the-the
Ahings moved 20 the little new home
trst George. Let's"
he Interrupted quietly, though AZ
her phrase. 1.-The little new home" his
pungent impulse was TO utter one loud
shout and run ut was about this new
place that wanted to speak. I've
been thinking Il over aud I've decided.
Il want YOU to take all the things
From mothers room and use them aud
Keep them for me. and Fm sure the
fittle apartment win be Just what you
alike; and with the extra bedroom prob
ably you could find some woman
triend TO come aud live there and
share the expense with you. but I've
decided On another arrangement for
myself, aud so Fun not going with you.
Y don't suppose you'll mind much. aud
4 don't see why YOU should mind-par-
alcularly, that Is. can't imagine YOU.
sor anyone else. being much attached to
HDe. So"
Tie stopped In amazement no chair
Dad been left Ia the kitchen. but
Fanny gave despairing glance around
4ber Ia search Of one, then sank alb
Tuptly and sat Dat upon the door.
"what on earth George sprang
10 her. Get up, Aunt nanny
Il can't I'm too weak Let me
salonc, Georgew And as be released
the wrist he had seized to help her she
uttered the dismal prophecy which for
days she had been matching against
ther hopes you're going to leave
tme-in the lurchw
~Why no, Aunt Funny y nc protest
led. Eat first I'd have been something
lof burden Oh you. rm TO get eight
kiollnrs a week about thlrty-two a
month. The rents thirty-slx dollars a
amoDth, and the table d'hote dinner
runs up 10 over twenty-five dollars
apiece, so with my half OF the rent
seigbteen dollars--rd have less than
8othins left out Of my salary to pay
my share Of the groceries for all the
breakfasts and lunchcODs You see
you'd not only DO doing all the house
work and cooking, but you'd be paying
more OF the expenses than would"
She stared at him with such for
horn blankness as he had never seen.
I'D be paying" she said feebly. I'D
be paying
Certainly y0u would. You'd be
using more OF your money than"
my moneyp' Fanny's chin dropped
upon her thin chest and she laughed
miserably. Five got tweniy-eIght dol
lars. That's ALI"
"You mean until the interest is due
again."
II mean that's all" Fanny said. II
mean that's all there IN. There won't
be any more interest because there
rsn't any principal"
"Why you told
She shook her head. mo. / haven't
told YOU anything"
'sThen Il was Uncle George. lie
told me you had enough to fall back
on. That's Just what he said: 10 fall
back on he said you'd lost more
than you should IA the headlight com
pany, bat he'd insisted that YOU should
hold out enough To live on, and you'd
very wisely followed his advice
~ know" she said weakly. II told
him ". He didn't know, or else he'd
forgotten how much Wilbur's insur-
sance amounted tO, and lob, II seemed
such a sure way t0 make real for.
tune out OF a little-and | thought ]
could do something for you, George,
IL YOU ever came To need it--and Il nll
dooaed so bright just thought I'd put
II all Ia. did--every cent except my
last interest paymeni--and It's gone.n
Good lord !" George began Ia
pace up and down the worn plnnks Of
the hare floor. why on earth did
you walt tan now IA Cell such thing
an thlsT'
II couldn't tlll had 10, she said
piteously. IL wouldn't do any good--
not any good on earth She got out
her lace handkerchief and began to
cry. Nothing does any good. gness.
In this old world on. how tired OF