Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-07-13


come would DO WITH care ! ~
And you would 60 -
Bennett asked this Question i@
/ PAIN crossed his faee.
"WhY not 7 came tie xe
Helen raised her eyes ques
to her companion.
You say you love re- a5a
you would pat the sea hetweH
Helen, wait viii work shar4
earn money enough to take us
abroad. DO you think could
| you anything You ahonld rsIN
your hearts content. fram -
masters, e. anyshing elas Tan
y lons you = - ppys s.
be. Perhaps might turn palHseEs
too. some day. with you TO inspire
me, he added smiling slightly.
II DO not doubt your love Tor me:
Edwin; but l shall never marry. l
intend 70 devote my life to my art.
AS wife 1t wonid De impossible Tor
me to do so: should pe hlndered
and trammeled IN thousand ways.
believe me, | have thought very ear
nestly of all this, and r.
Helen, when came to spend my
vacation here &c Little kock' 20 ss TO
be near yo1' I said 70 myself NOW
you can ask the woman you ioNe 20
be your wife: and know that you nave
nome 70 oner ner. FOR your sake
WISH l We're rlcn; Dut l am sulI
young. ana WITH the gooo prospects l
nave, l 90 not see why 1 snail not De
able before many years 70 give my
wlle all she can wish. !,
1t Is NOT tnat' Edwln. should
not love you one Dit the more II you
were . millionaire, interrupted hel-
en-, glancing rsProacniuiy a. nm.
Helen, my holiday Is over To-
morrow 1 must nave my answer 10
night. Inc words came somewhat
sterniy from between Edwin Bennett
lips:
Mechanically, with the end OF hel
parasoi' Helen Armstrong traced on
giittering yellow SANDS. rame versus
Love. Ihen' as sne became aware
OF what she ha6 done' sne sought tS
enace them; 100 late. Eowin pen
ne'ss n1na ne. ssAysu Iefs' - ROlnslnE
20 tne letters ssoOo ous' ne saiu
hoarsely
Choosel -, !,
Tor q seconu sne hesl'aeeu' Inei
slowly came !ne answer -.
accePteu AlI. nosey OneL .hl
lhoI nlns: am - s,1lt ~ : neeA-
SPSslln nsa n.sl0 III .io.a Al1.as - -.
WIN penHeee e clleu ouI' r',s''' I
nm oou iois.so - SAnnos
men Mitnous ~A0'nei "Olu' ns 'u1 1he'
ana isl. nsr. s.r..,1
n iAiLs VI ~ EuM" e5IAPeu nc
ups As neE arms "s.e hsr~ M on. ,ll
PlUringly towaro h,m' Inen tne.
leii 70 her sue, anu sne' zoo, 1u5ne'
am. anu ven s saS"tg s.;o aSloss s Ts ISnus ~ - :
! SH TPPCs.SI S m . ns.'
loOke9 pacK anu seen snOse gu!
stretcnea arms: now uinerens 1ne,
.Ie migns nave Deen' O1s no ne Plco
oea angIny aiOng .hs snULe' g,aneln J.
us'insI ,:se,s ~ s1I az .n. 70. 10 s.s is.s' LII
Ile Oy nt'ls sne wSses IIeHs up an
Love was drowned, wnlie rame s.oo
oas ooio @nu c'eAr uPoA sne yehO'
sahcs'
J
len years nave come ana gone slnc
Helen Armstrong ana EDWIN bennei
parted on .ne snore, ana d1rlng tina
time .ney nasS never met. neieh ma
won that which she had striven FOL
: Sne had become an artist OF renowr
Even royalty nad oeen pleased .
= compliment ner upon ner art.
IL for the last month one OF Helen Arm
strong Palnungs nao Deen on exn
: bltlon at the ACADEMY OF Design, an
crowds nad Oeen arawn tnisher 20 sc
tnls iass wo,k q tne celebrated q
, .lst' Inc suoject was simple notl
ing new' YET visitors returned agai
y 10 gaze at ~.
1t was the last day OF ITS exhi6
, ton, when q lady ana gentleman, Il
gentleman ieauanR nsels eari q Pc
maps tnree years ~ 'ne nahd' passe
= into tue 1Von "neIe ens Paihtln
hung:
I, "oh isn't It too bad there y sue
q crowd; l wanted 70 see 1T e.
c,alineu sns iaAy " winch sns 81
tieman replled
q We WIZ look at the other pi
o lures nrss ana come Dack again. re
haps there VIII not De sueh Q crow
er then.
~ An hour or so later the genflemf