The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-12-13


anyone who looked like her could give
him "A JOLT like that T.
Lucy had not left card. She never
left one when she called on Fanny (:
though she did not give her reasons a
quite definite form In her own mind.
She came seldom; this was but the
third time that year. and. when she did
come, George was not mentioned.
either by her hostess or by herself--an
oddly contrIved between the two
ladies without either of them realizing
how odd II was.
At other times Lucy's thoughts OF
/ George were anything but continuous.
and weeks went by when he was not
consciously IN her mind at all. Her
life WINS busy one: she had the big
house ito keep up" she had garden
10 keep up. too. a large and beautiful
| garden; she represented her father as
a director for half a dozen public char
| ity organizations, and did private
| charity work OF her own, being a proxy
mother OF several large families. and
she had danced down." as she said.
groups from eight or nine classes OF
new graduates returned from the uni
versities. without marrying any OF
them, but she still danced--and still
did not marry.
Her father, observing this circum-
stance happily, yet with some hypo-
critical concern, spoke OF 1t to her one
day as they stood In her garden. II
suppose I'd want to shoot him." he
said. with attempted lIghtness "But
mustn't be an old pig. I'd build you n
beautiful house close by-just over
! yonder."
mo, mol That would be like" she
began impulsIvely; then checked her
self. George Amberson's comparison
OF the Georgian house to the Anderson
mansion had come into her mind, and
| she thought that another new house,
| built close by for her. would be liko
the house the Major built for Isabel
Like whatT"
Nothing" She looked serious. and
when he reverted TO hts idea OF -some
day" grudgingly surrendering her UP
TO sultor. she invented = legerd.
ibid you ever hear the Indian name
for that little grove OF beech trees on
the other side Of the hoasey' she
asked him.
-No---aud you never lid either" he
laughed.
"Don't be 80 surel read a great
deal more than used to--Setting
resdy for my bockish days when I'll
have 20 do something solid In the eve
nings and won't be asked to dance any
more, even by the very youngest boys
who think It's a sporting event to
dance with the oldest Of the older
girls The name Of the grove was
Toma-Nashah and Il means They
Couidnt-Help-It.'"
Doesn't sound like L."
Indian names don't. There was
bad Indian chief lived In the grove be-
fore the white settlers came. He was
| the worst Indian that ever lived. and
| his name was--lt was 'vendonah.
That means Rides Down Everything y
, IL see" said Eugene thoughtfully.
He gave her quick look and then
fixed his eyes upon the end OF the
garden path. go on"
"Vendonah was an unspeakable
case" Lucy continued. "TIe was so
proud that he wore iron shoes, md he
walked over peoples faces with them.
He was always killing people that
way. and so at last the tribe decided
that IL wasn't good enough excuse
for him that he was young and mex
perienced-hed have TO 20. They took
him down To the river. and put him In
a canoe, and pushed him out from
shore and then they ran along the
bank and wouldn't let him land. until
az last the current carried the canoe
out into the middle and then on down
I 10 the ocean. and he never got back.
( They didn't want him back. of course,
and IL he'd been able to manage Il,
they'd have put him In another canoe
! and showed him out into the river
again. But still, they didn't elect an
other chief In his place. other tribes
| thought that was curious. and won
dercd about II lot. but finally they
came to the conclusion that the beech
grove people were afraid new chief
might turn out 10 be bad Indian, too,
and wear iron shoes like Vendonah.
But they were wrong. because. the real
reason was that the tribe had led such
an exciting life under Vendonah that
they couldn't settle down to anything
tanner. lie was awful. but he always
kept things happcning-terrible things.
OF course. They hated him. but they
weren't able TO discover any other
warrior that they wanted To make
chief in his place. They couldn't help
feeling that way"
81 see" said Eugene. $50 that's why
they named the place 'They-Couldn't-
Help-Itr"
1T must have been
and so you're going to stay here In
your garden" ne said musIngly. "You