Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-08-07

- thf gQnng snan answered. stsI emn
Iwnte e. muchsaa y necessasys and still
nnd tine fOr Your plan, peFknpss Pw
asEasq, I've APPEARED ehuRlisk and m
gFaesous. kut i didn't mean H., Z am nl.
ways ready. OF course, 10 give you ans
ssslssRnes 4 60 ia enieFAiehg yO.r
ca sir.. faaG fsauarsG ss., !. ! usSOss.edls siL5
asicpqded q this change o. iarties, 81
enc Was discreet epQaah 20, bold hes
Rssss md e0Hfsal The ssioaishmsst she
iss 2. sbots siRe NJ ElipIaEiEsd. aad
braEy, whese they .remainHd aptsI iasl
before dinner, ben the latter exeisea
himself and went TO bis room Cor ashoFi
while, apd presently desceDded, look
ing so well dressed and handsOme, af-
ter The adjustment he had made in his
toilet, that Mrs. Eliot-as she presented
him 10 Bonny-felt conscious pride I'm
each. Max could hardly. help smiling.
as hesmet the 9eHlaf6 md distant gaze
OF those beautifuT blue eyes, and Fes-
ponded 10 her few formal WoFds.f She
was carefully dressed for dinner, and
she had . very digniied little manner
and look which Max could not help
comparing -wish the e-e1PVessiOn- aud air
OF The little einthe Poke-bopnet.
But she had 50 much buoy ant young life
in her that she could not retain her dis
'tant fnanner very long, especially as he
was so kind and friendly; and by The
time they had joined On laughing at Lau-
"a about baby's snub-nose, and teasing
her about being so very married and
settled, and they -Aaa sstFell-uttxilieht
and . dance 10 lhe drswiug room after.
Ydrds !Aey yhaa begUA % fesAIike Did
friends. nj
And. no she days aeS Sy. and their
acquaintance progressed, in inverse "a
ito 10 Max's Thannscripts. LauFa found
it quite unnecessary 20 warn her broth
er against OverwOrking himself, or %
inveigle him into the walks and, rides
and drives she had arranged -EoE Bon
ny's benefit. Indeed, he had net been
% the A0ass. zen days Before she ae-
cused him Of having grown lazy and
idle, and began to inquire as tor the
state Of the important writing he had
spoken Of. ->E r - e =.
Bonny's home was so far away, and
her visits TO her friends necessarily 50
rare. that she was nov come foF lone
visit; bot Mr.. Warner was understood
q. meheH haze FHn dotaF fora shorl
STAY However, the days ana week.
few by. and be Waa still his sisters
guest She certainly made every e.
tort TO make him welcome, md @ VA
patent 10 every eye how delighted she
was at his prolonged stay, and at the
probable cause Of Il. But at length hs
got such urgent letters recalling him,
and he had put Of his important busi-
ness affairs so long. that he. really saw
the unpleasant necessity Of taking his
departure staEiAg himin the face SO per.
sistently that he fixed il inst four days
from the time Of hrs announcement OF
this decision. OF course regrets were
expressed and invitations offered on the
part Of Mr.. and Mrs, Eliot. bat neither
felt any confidence in urging n c0ntIn-
uaiion of visit which had already
been so geperoHs assta timegx Well, he
could be happy Tor those four days, he
thoueht, and happy he was, and some
BODY eBse appessed TO be SO happy also,
that Il 10 no wOnder q Max wa Obliged
TO see IL. s. .-.-,s, 81. .,s- ,.'s.-l +
But at length tbe night before his de-
paFtuse came, and be sad BoBny had
been for = walk In the braelng Novem.
ber air, which had now become cold
and wintry; and as they were strolling
slowly homewsrdrMax was saying
how = loTea De ppshtEs and eouniry
life bfsh new pFedtIection BY the
way l),-a,I rsr ..-s-aso1r ---nr-sE FH~Ep
Thee I wonder ypnrhave 0 the hsatt
oAdas sORselG sway. said BcunS.
"I haven't" said Max 'aiSeA" @
A"ElayeMak NhsH9'f gaT EasE
sEaxen,t the heart for that OF any,
thisg es1dThe fact'is, I have no heaTl
al al. have lost It." y i--7'a-2 o. 'a .
He was Welding 70 q sudden temp
tation that assaiIed him 20 tell her has
secret, but sfartledlook IRON her won.
dering and innocent eyes checked bin,
and De pansed and uncovered himsaf G.
~''I lost Il before you ever saw me,
Miss sBOany''--the cheeks iiushed, efes
dropped and tears swan % fheFn-bpl
pride came TO her rescue, andshe m.
swered some trivial thing He eontip-
'Ged, IL have the pletUre OF the gifF Who
has my heart. Would you like 70 see
its"f - t,.@af'il
"Yes. ihanE you. /" she answered
promptly. sB ai rss-s oi ar''aag
"a They had nov reached the -portieo.
lge stepped into bis room and brought
out has poFtiOlio. and there lay . lie
like images0f heFselfadeep in the ham
mock. She gl6nced fret slmsdIy, then
in sss0Esshment and stammeFed:
"HOwveould ypupt 7szlIkE
SHOW could do whats Fall in love
with = gid asleeps lf the SsfI . love
loves me, she win close heF eyes and
let me see once more how she looks
usleep." u b. .F - n.
She accepted che challenge, and he
took his 6rst kiss from heF blushiRg
cheek. Just then bis sister was head
sppEoachine. ssyiBg:
e. ''Oh, Max; We eannot Iet ycu 90 80
soon. Yon ssid you bad . month's
wprk. and syOnsge done nOthing yet."
- ssA6y dear Eausas' ne saBd ,a.H have
done kke tesf moptk's trOrk Of nv Hfs. ]
have found you . sister"
MFs. Eliot took Il in at ooee, and
pressed Bonny 20 her bos0sn.s This vas
her second kss tlsat day, but how many
more She cot in years % come, we ,shall
not tell. Perhaps the'Fcsder may ina
gine.