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

right. and you toddle along"
But. George"
"Now, nowl really do want to get
into bed. Goodnight. old lady
But. George. dear"
I'm going 10 bed. old lady so good
night"
Thus the interview closed perforce.
She kissed him again before going
slowly to her own room. her perplex-
lily evidently not dispersed; but the
subject was not renewed between
them the next day or subsequently.
Nor did Fanny make any ailusion 70 the
cryptic appreciation she had bestowed
upon her nephew after the Majors
mot very successful little dinner"
though she annoyed George by looking
mt him oftener and longer than he
cared 10 be looked at by an aunt.
He successfully avoided contact
with Lucy's father. though Eugene
came frequently TO the house, and
spent several evenings with Isabel and
Fanny; and sometimes persuaded them
and the Major 10 20 for an afternoons
motoring. He did moi. however, come
again 10 the Majors Sunday evening
dinner. even when George ANDERSON
returned. Sunday evening was the
time. he explained. for going over the
weeks work with his factory man
ayers.
When Lucy came home the autumn
was far enough advanced TO smell OF
burning leaves. and for the annual
editorials In the papers. on the purple
haze. the golden branches. the rudy
fruit. and the pleasure OF long tramps
I'm the brown forest. George had not
heard OF her arrival. and he met her.
on the afternoon following that event.
at the Sharons, where he had gone In
the secret hope that he might hear
something about her. jamie Sharon
had just begun TO tell him that she
heard Lucy was expected home soon,
after having 20 perfectly gorgeous
time"--lnformafion which George re-
when Lucy came demurely In. a
proper little autumn figure In green
and brown.
Her cheeks were flushed and her
dark eyes were bright indeed: evil
dences. as George supposed. OF the
excitement incideptal to the perfectly
gorgeous time just concluded; though
jamie and Mary Sharon both thought
they were the effect OF Lucy's having
seen Georges runabout In front OF the
house as she came In. George took on
color. himself as he rose and nodded
indifferently; and the hot suffusIon to
which he became subject extended It's
area TO include his neck and ears.
Nothing could have made him much
more indignant than his consciousness
OF these symptoms OF the Icy indlffer-
ence which II was his purpose not only
10 show but to feel.
She kissed her cousins, gave George
her hand. said "How dyou do" and
took chair beside jamie with com
posture which augmented Georges In.
dignation
How d'you dor he said. II trust
that all trust--I do trust"
He stopped, for IL seemed 10 him
that the word trust" sounded idlotic
Then. 10 cover his awkwardness, he
coughed. and even 10 his own rosy
ears his cough was ostentatiously a
false one. Lucy sat silent and the
two Sharon girls leaned forward, star
ing NJ him with strained eyes, their
lips tightly compressed; and both We're
but too easily diagnosed as subject To-
an agitation which threatened their
self-control. He began again.
81 tr-I hope you have had IA
pleasant time. | tr--I hope you are
well. / hope You are extremely
hope extremely-extreme
81 beg your pardon?" Lucy said.
George was never more furious; he
felt that he was making spectacle