Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-12-23

fortaoIe pillow, out sne nAd no warm
soft, voluminous shawl to rest her tired
head upon. A pile of wrappings
shawls, cloaks and Afghans lay upon
the seat in front of Adelaide and Mr.
Winston, and Margie never thought
Of wishing they would offer her one
She only admired the gay colors oi
one of the Afghans. and wished AIDE.
laide would spread it out that she
might see the stitch, for knitting wa,
one of Margis's passions. one which
abe could not afford TO indulgs-wor-
steds were too costly, especially "high
colors."
On ratified the train over long
bridges, high embankmsnts. and dull
looking plains. Mile after mile was
passed. 1t was nine o'clock, and the
train, after a prolonged shrek from
the engine, darted into a gloomy de-
pot and stopped. Its arrival being
the signal fer the deafening ringing
Of a bell, and hoarss shout of TWEEN
ty minutes allowed for breakfast.
Breakfast Margie thought with
longing of the comfortable steak and
oysters, the smoking coffee and but.
tered rolls, which she imagined were
to be found in the refreshment room
Of the depot. She watched the stream
Of passengers Fastening from the cars
and half made up her mind to follow
them. But it was such q jostling.
hurrying crowd, and she was such a
little thing, that they might run over
her. Then she had 4 nervous horror
Of pickpockets, who abounded, she
had bssn assured, in such crowds.
Besides breakfast would cost dol
lar and there was very little more
than that in her purse. So she laid
her head upon her little sstchel again,
and prudently resolved to be satisfied
with the slender lunch of bread and
smoked beef the good natured house
keeper at the Institute had given
her.
'Addy, shall We go to breakfast ?
she heard Emmie ask.
why. no, l believe not said Addy,
Il am sure we breakfast
cd very comfortably before we start.
ed. l am not hungry vet. And then.
nv dear, / nerer eat in such places if
can help it.
'Nsither do |; but never can help
it, said Tom Hardy, with a ridicu-
lous grimace. as he moved towards
the door. The other gentlemen fol-
lowed, Addy graciously consenting to
drink a cup of coffee if it could be
brought to her.
In few moments a waiter entered
bearing Q tray with half dozen cups
Of smoking hot coffee, which certainly
had a most delightful aroma.
While Addy stirred and tasted her
coffee, Mr.. Winston, who had return
cd with the waiter, was carrying on
a whispered conversation with Alice
and Emmie, and Margie. to her aston
suddenly perceived from their
glances that they were talking about
her. She had scarcely time to be sur
prised, however, before Emmie, nod
ding a smiling assent apparently to
a proposition Of Mr.. Winstons, came
across the narrow aisle with a cup of
coffee in her hand, and paused BY
Margie's side.
Won't you let me offer you some
coffee . she said in tone which some
how managed to be an entreaty, an
apology and caress all at once. i
am sure it will do you good you
look tired. Please take it.
Margie's pale cheeks had glowed at
first with q little flame of wounded
pride; but Emmie thought it was
only shyness, and she went on to say,
in her winning tones -
i wouldn't have ventured to offer
it, but / saw you were alone, and it's
so disagresable for lady to 90 into 6
crowd like that
So they didn't mean to be charitable
but only courteous. Margis could
stand that. With . smile as bright
as Emmis's. she took the cup, and said,
Thank you You are
very kidd indeed
Then the waiter brought Emmie
another cup, AID she drank her coffee
standing BY Marsiss aide chatting
pleasantly with her. -,
Won't You sit down hsrsp said
Margie' mo:ioning to the scst beside
her and Emmie slipped into the seat.
stealing u glance across the car to see
what the movement would be thought
Of there.
Addy looked slightly surprised.
Alice rather uneasy and Mr.. Win
ston's dark eyes flashed an amused ap-
oroval.
-, Emmie kept her seat, not only
while the ar started but long after
wards. The fr.>smasOury of youth
drew the two young girls together
and soon little confdsnC>% osgS1 70
be exchanged, and merry laughs to
ring out as clearly from Margiss iiHs
As from Emmie's.
Margie discovered that Emmiss
party were going to the same little
town among the mountains that she
herself was journeying to. That EN-
ME knew her aunt, Miss Delaney,
and did not like her either. The fact
Margie guessed from the girls tell
tale face. not from anything she said.
Emmis told her that Alice and her
self were going home from boarding
school to their sisters wedding. She
10 to marry Mr.. Brent, Addy's broth
er, aud ali Of Us are to be bridesmaids
and groOmsmen. The wedding is to