Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-07-08

was 1AsS. EOfss ta . urAN I%@0S&soA.
Well. it may be souae little time,
answered Hall.
oh. dear she gaspel in the pref.
tiest way imaginable. 'and ! feelquite
faint
/ dived for my basket. I have
some things here. We night manage
20 make Q picnic breakfast
No. no; I won. 'Yie vou. ia
raihsr we;s tin can : ..sans tea
7 think You had better accept Mr..
Austin's offer suggested Hall. We
may be little late setting to the reg.
ular breakfast station
Please let me be your host / urg-
ed. I can even give you tea or cof-
fee. Here's spirit lamp and q little
saucepan, and ] have-let me see
cold beef, curried chicken, fOis gras,
OK tongue. anchovy paste, a pot Of
marmalade, lots Of crackers, sugar,
condensed milk, and ell the ex-eete-
ras.
Quite larder, / declare, said Mrs.
Forsyth, laughingly, as I finished
checking off the contents of my bas-
ket. How stupid of me not to bring
anything except some fruit. and one
can't live on fruit-out of Eden
I'll fix up a table, observed Hall,
losing vno time in putting his inten-
tion into action. The porter's tired
ont We kept him up last night. Now
you're all comfortable, I'll see how the
others are getting on
What shall / open for you?' I ask.
ed, as stood, can-opener in hand. :
oh, l don't know; anything you
like
I like them all. Suppose we have
a feast p and began to make a reck.
less assault on the curried chicken.
No. no ! she exclaimed; 'one meat
will be plenty.
viii you be kind enough to make
the tea ? l asked, as ! handed the ne.
cessary implements and material.
Certainly. What dear little lamp
and saucepan l am sure they II make
aefie;ons teas :=.s-==sz
4 have no doubt Of it. with your
help. I'm sorry to say haven't any
butter. Didn't think it would keep.
No matter; l like crackers soaked
in my tea
Infatuated as I was, could not ex.
press my agreement with that essen.
TALLY feminine prediction. Idished
out the chicken as gracefully as l could,
and We began our repast while the tea
was drawing.
Presently Mrs. Forsyth looked at
me and laughed. This is funny isn't
it,
1 think it's very jolly
oh. l don't mean the breakfast,
but my sitting down as your guest,
when, three days ago, had never
seen you
i assure you,' said, Il m an emi.
nently respectable and proper person
that is, for lawyer. The conduc.
tor can vouch for me. He has known
me for years.
Yes, he gave you a good charac.
ter
Then you inquired 2 I asked ea.
gerly.
oh, no., she answered with a shade
Of mischief in her tone; he volunteer
ed the information
How good this tea is / observed,
tasting some that she had handed me.
Il never could have made it so well
myself.
1t certainly is nice, but it's not due
to my skill, but to the quality of the
tea.
/, of course, dissented from this
view, and took several cups-or al
least glasses, for I had no cups-oi
that tea, which / was willing to swear
was the most delicious beverage ever
prepared.
We were just finishing when Hall
came back and said, Glad to see you
getting on so comfortably
Yes, remarked Mrs. Forsyth; the
road is so smooth We could eat with.
ont anv inconvenience.
You give the road too much redit
ma am. The fact is, we haven't NOV
Ell the last thirty minutes.
You don't mean to say we're at the
station already ?
No, ma am; we're stuck
'Stuek = repeated Mrs. Forsyth.
'Yes-in the snow. Can't bulge al
inch. I've telegraphed for relief
oh, dear me When shall We ee
outY
4 hope tomorrow. answered Hall