The diamond drill., 1921-04-02

later he gladly resigned his position
md returned 90 novel writing.
A FTER six years at Miss Pinker-
~ tons school, Amelia Sedley
\ A went home, guaranteed pol.
lshed and refined young lady. Amelia
was a dear little creature, all rosy
and bright good humor, though the
silly thing would cry over a dead
canary bird or mouse the cat had
seized upon. She was accompanied
10y her dear friend. Becky Sharp, who
was TO make a short visit at the Sed-
ley home before beginning her career
OF self support as a governess.
Becky was small, pale and sandy
haired, with eyes habltually cast
down; when they looked up they were
large. odd and attractive. AS Miss
Sharp's father had been an artist and
a drunkard, and her French mother an
opera girl, Il is not surprising that
Rebecca asserted she had never been
a girl--she had been a woman since
she was eight years old.
At the Sedley home Becky met Anne
HAS brother, Joseph, a stout. puify
man. who wore buckskin and Hes
sian boots, several immense neck
cloths. a red striped waistcoat and an
apple-green coat He was lazy, peev
ish, a glutton and hard drinker, hut
Rebecca decided instantly TO set her
cap for him and began by whispering
20 Amelia, rather loud: Hes very
handsome - Rebecca's plans, how
ever, were folled by George Osborne
an admirer of Amelia, and Miss SHARP
took her departure from the Sedlel
house.
She went to be governess In the
home OF sir Pitt Crawley, which place
in her letters to Amelia, she dubbed
Humdrum Hall. There were many
Crawleys, the most important beinf
Sir Pitts spInster sister, and his sec
ond son. Rawdon Crawley. The oil
lady possessed 10000. and had al
most adopted Rawdon, who was he
favorite nephew. while several mem
bers of the family fought 10 supplan
him I'm her favor. Capt. Rawdor
Crawley was a large young dandy wh'
spoke with a great voice, and swore
good deal He remarked Of the demur'
Rebecca "By Jove, she's neat littl
dllyr' and both he and his aunt too
a decided fancy To the clever and fas
cinatIng little governess Though In
deed, she made conquest OF prett.
much whomsoever she chose.
Now we must fit back TO Londol
TO see what became OF Miss Amelia
Far less interesting than Becky, AM
with nothing but her wax doll face q
recommend her. yet oil the young mel
clustered round her chair and battle'
for dance with her She was nov
engaged TO George Osborne, albeit hi
sisters wondered. "What could Georg
find I'm that creatureT" So much di'
they wonder this. that II affecte
George, and he concluded he wa
throwing himself away on a chit. Blu
poor little Amelia adored him. an
Captain Dobbin, who favored Ameli
himself, kept Osborne up to the mar
in his attentions. The infatuated gin
cared nothing about the Napoleoni
war that was raging. the fate OF Eu
rope was to her only Lieut.. Georg
Osborne; while he. often away wit
his regiment. the Horse Guards. rea
her letters hastily. murmuring, POO
little Emmy-how fond she is OF me
and CAD, what headache that mike
punch has given mel"
About this time Miss Crawley n
turned from visiting her brother an
brought back with her TO her hou'
In Park Lane no less n parsonage tina
Miss Rebecca Sharp. who. so well ha
she played her cards. was now Mis-
Crawley's much cherished companion
whereupon Capt Rawdon Crawley b'
came a frequent visitor at his aunt
home. incidentally. Lady Crawle'
dled-so incidentally, that Miss Crav
ley merely said, pettIshly: II suppos
must put OF my party for the third
Immediately upon the death OK q