The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-10-11

repeoted vlciously. THAT'S what 4
want 70 know about these other peo-
Pile You say you know Of other peo-
pie who talk about this
II presume they do"
"How manyr
"whatf"
Il want 70 know how many other
people talk about iff'
"Dear. deari" she protested. How
should i know thatT
Haven't you heard anybody men
ton itf'
II presume So"
"well, how many have you heardY
Mrs. Johnson was becoming more
annoyed than apprehensive. and she
showed II. Really. this isn't a court
ROOM" she said. And I'm not a de-
PENDANT In libel suit. eitherr'
The unfortunate young man lost
what remained OF his balance. "You
may be I" he cried II intend TO know
Just who's dared TO say these things.
II have 10 force my way into every
house in town. and I'm going TO make
them take every word OF II back 1
mean 10 know the name OF every SIAN
derer that's spoken Of this matter 10
you and OF every tattler you've passed
IT on to yourself. mean to know"
you'll know something pretty
quick 7" she said rising with difficult
ty; and her voice was thick with the
sense OF Insult. You'll know that
you're out in the street Please TO
leave my house,"
George stlffened sharply. Then he
bowed, and strobe out OF the door.
Three minutes later, disheveled and
perspiring, but cold all over, he burst
into his Uncle Georges room at the
Majors without knocking. Anderson
was dressing.
Good gracious, Georgiel" he ex-
claimed. whats upf"
"rve just come from Mrs. John
son's-across the street" George pant
ed.
"You have your own fastest was
Amberson's comment But curious as
they are you ought 10 do something
better with your hair and button
your waistcoat TO the right buttons
even for Mrs. Johnson What were
you doing over thereT
"She told me 70 leave the house."
George said desperately. II went
there because Aunt Fanny told me the
whole town was talking about my
mother and that man Morgan-that
they say my mother Is going TO marry
him and that proves she was too fond
Of him before my father dIed--she
said this Mrs. Johnson was one that
talked about II, and l went TO her to
ask who were the others"
Amberson's jaw fell In dismay.
'Don't tell me you did that !" he said,
In low voice and then, seeing II was
true. ooh. now you have done itl''
1--WE done itf' George cried what
do you mean I've done It'll And what
have donei"
ANDERSON had collapsed into an
easy chair beside his dressing table.
the white evening tie he had been
about to put on dangling from his
hand, which had fallen Imply on the
arm Of the chair. by Joye!" he NUT
tered. "That is too bad"
George folded his arms bitterly.
"Will you kindly answer my question?
What have done that wasn't honor
able and right? DO you think these
riffraff can 20 about bandying my
mothers name"
"They can now said ANDERSON. II
don't know IL they could before, but
they certainly can now !"
What do you mean by that?'
His uncle sighed profoundly, picked
up his tie, and. preoccupied with de-
spondency, twisted the strip of white
lawn till IL became unwearable. Mean
while. he tried 90 onlighten his nephew.
Gossip is never fatal. George" he
said, until IL Is denied. Gossip goes
on about every human being alive and
about all the dead that are alive
enough to be remembered, and yet
almost never does any harm until
some defender makes controversy"
"See here" George said, IL didn't
come TO listen 10 any generalizlng dose
OF philosophy ] ask you"
You asked me what you've done,
and I'm telling you" ANDERSON gave