Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-05-31

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- - Bs'As AAktnB - 40 % pre-
esasn8s kno9 oAnef PeEs One -
n0ansy uanntiets haass ths other
nser==a 2 - ara-ahoul-
aStYQ1 lesp; 49, e e.'sl aaces black
| eyes ~ g ahiping Nnlte &eeEh As ]
gfve 3 scared 1ook. ana - back my
cunnUfoas nAtf, y 8 oauntlett
Eno e9ys, fpoentlpg . s stranger,
~. .1n9n Dln.saaies ~ @eaF; a es-
sesssea iFiend q nine.
hat night introductNn was. as i
nave said followed hy pany . visit
On the part OF Mr. hneh D.madale.
1t was not long before ns1eclared
himself my devoted adz q beg
/ gel me 70 reasEe. t.;;'..a - - sfsr.
my hand. Ny patron, toss s.nted as
oeiicateiy as ne could thst such an ar
rangement would be gratifying to him.
as Tor Bridget. she declared him to
be the finest gentleman IN the whole
world, and was perpetnally regarding
me with her head one side and her
hands raised IN a sort OF ecstacy OF
admiration at my good fortune.
but received him coidiy; l could
not like ham; his coming chilled my
heart. The touch Of his hand dis
tressed me so that dreamed of it in
the night and woke up with shud-
der.
Sull he came and came. l had
suspicion that. ne knew how ! loathed
him, and gloried in his power to in
hict the torture of his presence on me
-gloried still more in suggesting a
further horror.
Am | never to prove my love by
showing how happy can make your"
lie would ask
1 am very happy, would be my
coia reply.
but as my wife? All, If you could
oniy reailze the future 1 have plan
ned
The present amply contents me"
90 lt went on.
At last he lost all patience and
grew ialrly angry with me. When
ever we met, ms words were harsh
anu ms looks threatening. could
ns nos enuure TINS; ana, IN one passion,
ase 1u'ourst' Da9e nun pegone ana
'fouOie me no further.
l VIII never be your wife, l said.
VIII VI Ole nrst. hate you. Leave
ANT n l., :.
ne OEeyeu' oue 1here was a malig-
nan' he'er IN MS eyes as ne srrode
h;D llOn n sie room room ana saw that he elt
- Ils mn hPs 70 oieeoing 10 Keep In
- y'sss ssl47 y le.sti'sin nave
O"1seu Eeu ms ms. ;.
no ,Oo-o ~ i1 tn; man mon1n saw MN
~ ~ | L',t III: tn'S nishs nave surprised
.;'no ,Iv' Dpi LI uIiing !ne Iatter part OF that
- ~ - NA1 1t No ielsure 70 give a tnougnt
T. ,ra- .L oy DeneiS'sor was takeh III.
ss;z"S - vac ,,.;tS me winter % tlme' ana ne was
I selIed win a slight cold' OF which he
iowa5 80 ~ dnS nS0 un'n lnilannnatlon ioi-
I% go th anu ne was soon realiy III;
n':n i:I tIeI nc woulu not ueem himself
Give 81 a'G. va -. Ioala Ii not see doctor, or
give up his daiIy pursuits, Within
@ "eeA ne was worn 70 shadow; his
e!es SUM MS shoulders rounded and
cough Uore nerceiy at his lungs. L
was terrlhed, but he only laughed at
my ieafS' ana declared that ne would
SOU ~. ug 0eteer. :, =. ., i
On the eighth night OF his illness !
as ia1e IN my room. When at
lehgth started, as out of vision, /
". was conscious o. a chIlliness, and OF
.ss Oeing very late. | put my hand
~ my waist ior my watch. It wanted
.L .nlee minutes 70 Two o clock. Was
,iaS isn' Oy tne CLOCK on the man
.ePlece l asked myself lnstlnc-
elVeiy iooked up. The leaning oval
SlaSS rehected me as 1 sat. l saw my
TL gSn lace ana ngure' and saw more.
mere was another face looking over
my sn1uiGer-another hgure standing
OAcA
les, clearly and Enthusiastically |
saw my oenefactor, Rodney Gaunt-
Iee'' standing there and bending over
me Win a strange, pitying look in his
dAce
ou here, SIR ] | cried, turning
around or, frlghtened-I knew not why.
mere was no answer.
'hai rose.
AS l did so, the form receded from
me. 1t went slowly, with the shuf-
ling gait of an enfeebled man. The
face was towards me even when there
was the width of the room between
rs. Then 1t turned away. 1t turned |
toward the Jananesa cahinat and T |