Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-06-23

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| Mrs. Sloan had not closed Der eve,
during the night, and at early morning
she softly awakened Mary and wen
lEdpaxJ stairs lssving TsacY afsd n l. IN.
asleep. Pompey was on hand, who az
tended to all the outdoor Jobs and after
wards got permission to pull some flow
ers and gather some apples. telling Mrs
Sloan what use be intended to make o
them, and saying be would come AGAR
as soon as the boat got of.
Mary had a hearty cry when she
went INTO the kitchen, and il was Ions
time before she could be comioried, but
finally went about the duties Mrs. Sloan
directed her to and accomplished them
with surprising efficiency. Ernest came
down early also and spent the rnteryen.
ing time to breakfay. walking about the
lawn, where he had a conversation with
Pompey. When breakfast was nearly
ready and Mrs. Sloan was about to 20
up stairs TO see after Lucy, she met her
coming down, leading Bertha.
She was pale but calm by an effort that
was very visible. Her first inquiry
was if Morley had returned and Ern-
est, who FASTENED TO meet her as he
saw her passing into the breakfast room.
answered her and soolhed her disquict
by promising TO sci out at once to dis
cover the cause Of bis absence.
While they were seated al the break
fas! table, the departing whistle Of the
steamer was heard, and could Lucy have
known Of the sad face that gazed home
ward from Ifs deck, ths sound would
have been as knell to her heart, but
no one underceiyed her as TO The time
OF Rachel's going. DR.. and Mrs. Dem
ny came IN little later, and the tear.
that Lucy shed on the bosom OF her old
friend was a relief 10 The forced COM
posure she had maintained since she
came down stairs.
The doctor repeated TO Ernest the
conversation he had with Dayton, which
agreed with some hints given by Pom
pey, and Il was arranged that they should
60 over TO The farm at once. Breaking
the news 10 Lucy without alarming her
fears, they announced their intention
and set out, leaving Mrs Denny Of the
cottage, whore Ada Weston arrived an
hour afterwards
Among the boats at the wharf they
found an idle oysterman, who was will.
ing toIorego the lesser profits Of tong
ing oysters at The small demand lof
them at the time for the liberal price
they offered for bis services, and were
soon rowing down the river. At the
point where Dayton embarked the day
before, they were attracted to a dog SIT
ting on the !arthest end OF the shore,
winning 80 as 10 be heard painfully at
their distance.
otis Watcher He has traced his
master 10 this point; it tells Us Morley
must have gone of from there. will
call him and take him along. He may
be 81 ure 10 Us and It viii comfort MIN
toe" said Ernest, 10 an undertone to
the doctor, bidding the oarsman to
pause while he called loudly TO the dog
to come.
In an instant the glad brute had
plunged into the water and a moment
more sprang with yclp Of recognition
to the side Of Ernest. Suddenly he
turned about, and smelling around the
space between the oarsman's bench and
the seat in the prov, leaped upon the
latter with a glad bark, which DIRE W from
the hitherto snlky oarsman;
IT the dog days was on hand, I'd
bet the bottom dollar the rabies was
overiakin that animal"
Have no fear, sir the rabies never
come in this form. I've seen them in
both man and dog and your bottom dol
Tar IS safe for the present, said the doc
tor, encouraging the dog by a caress.
When they reached the island, Watch
er was the first to leap on shore, and
smelling about the path that led to the
house, jumped and frisked as il TO tell
some happy discovery, running ahead
yelping and barking at a rate that
aroused Pats two hounds from their
drowsy ease before the kitchen door
and brought The little terrier from it's
game at the milk "cooler, producing
a sudden quartette of Bedlam sounds
that startled Kathleen from her potato
pairing and sent her running out, broom
stick in hand, hitting right and left as
she saw the approach OF strangers.
Away wild yees, King James and
Rory O'Moore. Och yees thunering
bastes of, Molly Bawn, afore max
yees dance yer hornpipe 10 anither
toon."
But King and Rory kept up their deep
mouthed bass and Molly her piping ten
or as she curvetled a pirouette in the
midst until Watcher unceremoniously
passed them by and made his way into
the house and Kathleen had escorted
the strangers within.
"Sit yees down while blow tor Poih-
ORIG, who be isterlng IN tie crake be-
hint The ither end Of the farm, and Ia
king from a nail near the door Tin horn
somewhat above the medium size of
farm horns, blew blast that nearly
staggered the old doctor as be approach
ed in his blandest manner to save her
The trouble, as it was not necessary to
summon Pat. When his ears recovered
from the tingle SO as 10 hear himself
peak, he said