The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-11-01

uonti IL you TOLD me- q year ago,
that such things were going to hap
pen. I'd have thought you were in
sane--and now believe I ami"
Then. after n preliminary gesture of
despair. as though he meant harm 10
the ceiling. he flung himself heavily.
face downward. upon the bed. His
anguish was none the less real for
Its yehemence: and the stricken lady
came 10 him instantly and bent over
him, once more enfolding him In her
arms. She said nothing. but suddenly
her tears fell upon his head: she saw
them. and seemed 10 be startled.
"0h. this won't dol" she said. ave
never let you see me cry before. ex-
!, cept when your father died. 1
MUSTN'T
And she ran from the room.
+. A little while after she had
gone, George rose and began solemnly
10 dress for dinner.
He sat gauntly az the dinner table
with Fanny to partake OF meal
throughout which neither spoke. Is
abel had sent word mot 10 wait" for
her, an injunction II was as well they
obeyed. for she did not come az all.
But with the renewal OF sustenance
furnished to his system. some relax
alton must have occurred within the
quite finished when. without warning,
sleep hit him hard. His burning eyes
could no longer restrain the lids above
them; his head sagged beyond con-
troll; and he got his feet, and went
lurching upstairs. yawning with ex.
haustion. From the door OF his room.
which he closed mechanically with his
eyes shut, he went blindly to his bed.
fell upon II soddenly, and sIept-with
his face full upturned 10 the light.
II was after midnight
when he woke. and the room was dark.
He had not dreamed, but he woke with
the sense that somebody or something
had been with him while he slept
somebody or something infinitely com.
passionate; somebody or something In.
finitely protective. that would let him
come TO no harm and 10 no grief.
He got up, and pressed the light on.
Pinned 90 the cover Of his dressing tn
BILE was square envelope, with the
words, For you. dear" written In
pencil upon H. But the message In
side was in ink, little smudged here
and there.
II have heen ont 10 the mall box,
darling, with letter I've written 10
Eugene. and he'll have II in the morn
Ing. II would be unfair not to let
him know at once. and my decision
could not change II waited. IT would
always be the same. I think II IN
little better for me TO write to you,
like this, instead OF waiting till you
wake up and then telling you, because
I'm foolish and might cry again. and
] took vow once. long ago. that you
should never see me cry think
what makes me most ready TO cry
now is the thought Of the terrible suf-
fering In your poor face. and the UNI
happy knowledge that II Is I, your
mother, who put II there. II shall
never come again. / love you better
than anything and everything else on
earth. God gave You 10 me-and oh
how thankful l have been every day
OF my life for that sacred gift-and
nothing can ever come between me
and Gods gift. And Eugene was
right know YOU couldn't change
about this. Your suffering shows how
deep-seated the feeling Is within you
So I've written him just about what
think You would like me to-though
I told him / would always be fond Of
him and always his hest friend, and
hoped his dearest friend. He'll under
stand about not seeing him. He'll I'M
derstand that though didn't say II
in so many words. You mustn't trou-
BILE about that--he'll understand.
Goodnight. my darling, my beloved,
my beloved You mustn't be trou-
bled. l think ! shouldn't mind any
thing very much so long as l have
you all TO 'myself'-as people say--to
make up for your long years away
from me at college. Wen talk OF
what's best TO do In the morning,
shan't we7 And for oil this pain you'll
forgive your loving and devoted
mother. ISABEL"