The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-12-20
She shook her head again. 4 dOn'tI"

AT lnlb ne ihuBncu. uut not very
heartily, and walked slowly t0 the
house, leaving her bending over rose
bush. and n shade more pensive than
the most pensive garden Lady In any
Victorian engraving. Next day,
" happened that this same .Vendo-
aah" or MISUNDERSTANDING be-
came the subject OF a chnnce CONVEX
sation between Eugene and his old
friend Kinney, father Of the fire-topped
PRED. The two gentlemen found them
selves smoking In neighb0ring leather
chairs beside broad window at the
club. after lunch
Mr. Kinney had remarked that he
expected TO get his family established
at the seashOre by the Fourth OF July,
and, following train OF thought, he
caused and chuckled. Fourth OF July
reminds me-" he said. "Have you heard
what that George Minafer Is doingf'
-No. haven't" said Eugene. and his
friend failed TO notice the crispness of
the utterance.
well. sir" Kinney chuckied again.
1T beats the devili My boy Fred told
me about 1t yesterday. He's a friend
OF this young Henry Akers. son OF r.
n. Akers OF the Akers Chemical COM
pany. II seems this young Akers asked
Fred II he knew a fellow named Nina
Ger, because he knew Fred had always
Iived here, and young Akers had heard
some way that MInafer used to be an
odd family name here, and was sort OF
curious about IL. Well. sir. you re-
member this young George sort of dis
appeared, after his grRndfather's
death, and nobody seemed to know
much what had become OF him
though i did hear. once or twice, that
I've was still around somewhere. Well,
cir, he's working for the Akers Chem
zeal company, out at their plant on the
Thomasville road"
He paused. seeming 10 reserve some
thing TO be delivered only upon inquiry,
and Eugene offered him the expected
question, but only after cold glance
through the nose glasses he had lately
found II necessary to adopt. what
does he dor"
Kinney laughed and slapped the arm
OF his chair, Hes q nltro-glycerin OK
peril"
t- AZ ~
He was gratified to sec that Eugene
was surprised, II not, indeed, "a little
startled.
! "He's whatY
'He's an expert on nitro-giycerin.
doesn't thnt beat the devili Yes, sir
Young Akers told Fred that this
George Mlnafer had worked like a
1oun-dog ever since he got started
sout at the works. They have special
plnnt Tor nitro-glycerin, way of from
the main plant, O. course-in the
woods somewhere--and GcOi &c Nina
fer's been working there. and lately
ahey put him in charge OF 1t. He over
ssees shooting oil wells, too. and shoots
Fem himself, sometimes. They aren't
lnllowed to carry IL on the railroads,
iyou know--have to team II. Young
,Akers says George rides around over
abe bumpy roads, sitting on as much as
fhree hundred quarts OF nitro giycerin
My Lordl Talk about romantic tum-
biesi II he gets blown sky-high some
day he won't have bigger drop. when
ne comes down, than he's already had I
Don't II beat the dewitt Young Akers
lEald he's got all the nerve there Ii In
<he world. Says he gets fair salary,
.end / should think he ought TO Seems
10 me I've heard the average life In
ahat sort OF work is somewhere around
Sour years, and agents don't write any
insurance at all for nitro-giycerin cx-
Derts. Hardlyi'
"N0," said Eugene. 81 suppose not"
Kinney rose TO 60. "Well. it's n
pretty funny thing-pretty odd. mean
and suppose Il would be pass
4around-the-hat for old Fanny Mlnafer
~ he blew up. Fred told me that
3hey're living In some apartment house,
end said George supports her. He was
going 10 study law. but couldn't earn
sen0ugh that way 10 take care OF
Fanny, so he gave Il up. Fred's wife
xold him oil this. Says Fanny doesn't
do anything but play bridge these
days. Got to playing too high for
awhile and lost more than she wanted
10 tell George about. and borrowed
y little from old Frank Bronson. Paid
hin back. though. Don't know how
1red's wife heard II. Women do hear
she darndest thIngsf~
-They do" Eugene rgreed.
swell. I'm or 10 the STORE" said Mr..
Kinney briskly; yet he fingered. II
suppose wen all have to club In and
keep old Fanny out Of the poorhouse
81 he does blow mp Prom all I hear
its usually only n question OF time.
They say she hasn't got anything else
no depend on"
Il suppose not"
s'Well--T wondered" Kinney hesI.
Gated. II was wondering why you
hadn't thought OF finding something
nrspnd your works for him. You used
% be such tremendous friend of the