The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-10-04
,f heard thrilling news.

/ or heard thrilling .nevs.
Nov. what on earth do you want r.
her chilling nephew demanded.
George" she said hurriedly, II saw
what you did when you couldn't speak
TO them. l was sitting with Mrs. John
son at her front window. across the
street. and ] INV II ALL"
.well. what OF itf'
"You did right !" Fanny said with
vehemence not the less spirited be-
cause she suppressed her voice almost
TO whisper. You did exactly
right You're behaving splendidly
about the whole thing. and want to
! tell you I know your father would
thank you II he could see what you're
doing"
My Lordi" George broke out mt her.
You make me dizzy For heavens
sake quit the mysterious detective
buslness-at least do quit II around
mel Go and try II on somebody else.
II you like; but | don't want TO hear
| itw
| She began to tremble. regarding him
with fixed gaze. "You don't care 20
hear then" she said huskily. that |
approve OF what you're doingT'
Certainly not Since l haven't the
faintest idea what you think I'm do
ing naturally ! don't care whether
you approve OF IL or not. All Id like.
II you please. Ii 10 be alone. I'm not
giving a tea here. this afternoon, II
you'll permit me 10 mention it,"
Fanny's gaze wavered; she began
10 blink; then suddenly she sank into
a chair and wept silently. but with
terrible desolation.
"Oh. for the Lords sakel" he
moaned. "What In the world is wrong
with your"
You're always picking on me-" she
quavered wretchedly, her voice indis-
tinct with the wetness that dubbed I'm
10 II from her tears. you do--you
always pick on mel You've always
done it--always-ever since you were
little boy Whenever anything goes
wrong with you. you take IL out on
mel You do You always"
George flung to heaven a gesture OF
despair; IL seemed to him the last
straw that Fanny should have chosen
this particular time to come and sob
In his room over his mlstreatment OF
her!
"oh, my Lord" he whispered then.
with a great effort, addressed her In a
haV
Fanny; don't see what you're making
all this fuss about. or course l know
I've leased you sometimes. but"
"'Teased' mef' she walled.
leased me Oh. IL does seem too
hard sometlmes-thls mean old life OF
mine does seem too hard don't
think can stand H. Honestly, don't
think l cant | came In here just TO
show you ! sympathized with you
just 20 say something pleasant TO you.
and you treat me as IL were-oh, no.
you wouldn't treat n servant the way
you treat me You wouldn't treat any
body In the world Ike this except old
Fanny y
"0h. my Lord :" George groaned.
Fanny spread out her small, soaked
handkerchief. and shook IL In the air
TO dry IL little, crying as damply and
as wretchedly during this operation as
befOre--a sight which gave George a
curious shock TO add TO his other agi-
tations. Il seemed so strange.
you're so proud" she quavered,
"and so hard | tell you didn't mean
10 speak OF Ii To you, and never,
never In the world would have told
YOU about IL. nor have made the faint
est reference TO ~. IL hadn't seen that
somebody else had told you, or you'd
found out for yourself some way.
T."
In despair Of her intelligence, and
IN some doubt OF his own. George
struck the palms OF his hands together.
Somebody else had told me what1
Id found what out for myself"
How people are talking about your
mother"
Except for the incidental teariness
OF her voice. her tone was casual. as
though she mentioned subject pre-
vlously discussed and understood;
for Fanny had mo- doubt that George
had only pretended to be mystified be-
cause, In his pride. he would not In
words admit that he knew what he
knew.
what did you sayf" he asked In
credulously.
"Of course I understood what you
were doing" Fanny went on, drying her
handkerchief again. 1T puzzled other
people when you began TO be rude to
Eugene. because they couldn't see how
/ you could treat him as you did when
you were so interested In Lucy. But
l remembered how you came to me.
that other time when there WAS 40
much talk about Isabel; and | knew
you'd give Lucy mp In a minute, IL II
came to a question OF your mothers
reputation, because you said then
that"
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