Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1880-11-18

that vas nolss and good knen
lhas Evelyn loved him; she ysane
and cooeealment vas not hee Of her
arss. lie, man like. vas ila.l byi II.
ana AafoaFaged lore. wsshoa fsE in-
tending . do wrong. that wo eever
amount . anything On eithfE n-
lpIy because IL had nosl.iag else ~ ]
shd L was . piessans way of Inr
time. he bad . kean appit eiall il
II beanliiol of earl l0ved q
{'5z Efeiga ! kesalilal hdlsat fasls Is
sne would - lovely picture. : de-
splraIy Mrs. RsyrnoBd loved her
child and watched over her, Ahr never
bifeamed she loved Walter Ridgley.
Several months had psssea since Ev-
eIyn met Sir Walter. The Spring was
approaching. One afierHoon towards
The last Of February. Sir Walser feeIs
|ins rather lonely, thought be @ould g
over TO Mrs. Raymond's and say good
bye TO them.
He was about tosiant fpg KuEae where
Lady Geraldine was. snd be ex-
peeted to be gone some line. tor he
would visit several or his fucads whilst
away. He might be gone f0F months.
and he vented to see Evelyh.s bright
young face before he left. Ak he came
Ia sight Of the EIms. the home OF Mrs.
Raymond, standing by the gate, with a
hand resting on the latch, was Evelyn
Raymond. She wore . dress VI dark
blue cloth with velvet hat oithe sane
DARK shade, which seemed d heighlen
the fairness of her complexion. The
bloom upon her cheek was - bright as
ever. Her golden bar fell like show
er Of gold around her. and her light
graceful figure seemed 10 sway with
every passing breeze.
Sir Walter RidgIey gazed with won
der and admiration upon that figure.
He had seen EveIyn look beautiful, but
kneyer as transcendently beanlifll asshe
tifd At that moment. In alter years,
Ins j la youth and hopes were dead. he
d. q IIafEered her as then, and the scene
! ; sat- al 1aoieTsiis i,,lsi mind.
fade. 8terl"--ihe 9oiee waa obi
i pr;re ia PLhsa "a = q AAs--.sss A..
MOODS. iFess' s'e,,i ~ = % g
3 + ms
re glad then see me, my
- ke." and be cIsSped both lit
Fti FIJI Ais. "But have only come
\ ,us,...iye. am gong away. Ev-
E,h foreiass shall BE gone several months,
n o.. e iss win have forgotten me when 1
Going awayl Why, you never told
me before" and the voice lrembled and
! The cheek turned shade paler.
"Are you sorry thea EveIyni You
viii not miss me when am gone Some
other one will come whom You will
raifl - much with and you wall soon for
ct me-"
Forget you;" tears were in the vio-
lei eyes. s'Oh no, Sir Walter. You
know am not a flirt, aud you know
well enough | shall never forget you.
But telI me why are you going in this
h0rried wayi''
"Well, TO tell you the truth, Evelyn,
my affianced has written for me to meet
lher in Rome, and must CO."
Whom. did you say had written for
~ I" she asked as one in dream,
4 Aly seeming to realize what he SAID.
why, my affisnced bride, Lady Ger
aldifIe Mourdant. You remember meet
ing Hef The evening OF the ball at Ridg-
He said IT m careless manner, new
a. dreaming what the effect would be.
"Sir, Waller, are you engaged to
Lady Geraldine Mourdsnt e
The voice was one Of suppressed an
nish. He started at the paIorof her
Gee. Every vestige of. color had ielt
/. Il. In lhat moments he realized how ske.
|iosed bin. He had known It before.
but thought i onIy girli<hlose. an vas
gratifed at it, never dreaming that Ev-
srlyn Raymond loved him with love
that is seldom seen.
Had Sir Walter been free, she would
have been his choice; but he was in
duty bound to another; one whom he
did not love perhaps as much a. he
could have loved Evelyn, but whose
dark, spendid beauty be was proud OF.
sYess ] am engaged. Evelyn. i
thoaeEs you knew Il long ago."
Oh. 20 / Why should have known.
ar
eEvelyny-he bent bis lofty head
down TO hers-'my little friend, YOU
do not really care for me, you only like
ne as a friend :"
Scare for you" -she walled forIh.
"Oh Sir Walter. love yOu better Than
| do my lie. You told me first YOU