Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-07-29

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Didn't know there ,a another boarc
ing.house around hlurI
AT McKailan UNI Der side Of tn
river a.
Strange ] havehln en- Tom yet
unused Bolton, FORGE that he him
self had Only arr 80 the day be
fore.
You'll soon see j l--he'll be es
corting the fair Isals here inside th
next half-hour, REL, ed Arlington
looking at his watch
There was lois fptiuse, durinJ
which the latter gotitelhp and started
away, leaving Beltohego mediate OF
the singular news WY he had jus
heard. For it was Rular--that
man with SO many phs ical imperfec
tons as Eldridge posn sed should be
so readily accepted BID woman like
Isabel Hartly. III
He looked forward 'ith some curl.
osity to a meeting 4th her. I'll
have good chance I'd ltady the girl.
he said to himself, 'yPtling in the
same house with her.
The distant sound Of cai age wheels
warned him of some one approach,
and looking out from amc & the elem
ats vines which covered Q pillars OF
the porch before him, he hw an open
carriage coming through g gateway.
In that carriage sat two ladies and
his old friend Tom.
It drew up to the ste, and Tom
helped them to alight and Mrs.
Walters--the fat, pompor landlady,
came hustling out to meet them.
'Why-there's Harry B lton. How
are you, Hal exclaimed Tom cor
daily, as he caught 81 HIT of his
friend.
A tall, fair woman with dark blue
eyes and naughty face, yrned her
head at this exclamation, nd Bolton
found himself confronting Tom and
his betrothed. Tom introduced them
adding, as Isabel bowed and pissed
-ioto the house; I'm glad to leave
her in such good hands, fpEI've got
to run up to the city for few days,
and would be sorry if Isabel and
her mother were lonely meanwhile.
Mrs. Hartly, who had been con-
versing with the landlady, now came
towards them and Tom made his
future mother in-law acquainted with
Bolton After few pleasant re-
marks she followed Isabel into the
house, and the two friends we're left
alone.
1t was on the tip of Beltons tongue
to ask How in the world did you
manage to win such woman p for a
more beautiful creature he had never
beheld; but the sight Of Toms empty
sleeve checked the question. He re-
membered in an instant the many
noble qualities Of mind and heart
which the cripple possessed, and did
not wonder then.
What brought you here, Hal 2
asked Tom.
The fishing.
And how long will you stayY'
oh, for week--month Perhaps,
he answered carelessly.
I'm glad Of that, said Tom, for
I'm sure you'll do all yoll can to make
it pleasant--for them, be waved his
hand towards the house. and an EN-.
barrassed smile fitted over his grave
pale face.
"You may feel safe on that, re-
turned Bolton. And while we are
on this subject shall offer my con-
gratulations. You needn't blush, Tom;
| admire your taste, upon my soul /
dor
No one could help doing that,
but
But what 2 seeing that he paused.
But the reflections that have been
made on her taste that's what cuts
me, said Tom slowly. And land
I'm afraid she's made mistake, and
that was blind and mistookS her
gratitude for love Or
Nonsense, mani cried Bolton,
who could help loving yolY You've
got loo much modesty abopd-tbats
the trouble. Keeps you from putting
the proper estimate on yourself.
Keeps you from seeing yourself as
other people see you.
Toms cheerfulness returned almost
instantly under the fire this friendly |
sympathy, Some people always get
rated far above their merits, he said
and I'm one Of those
lucky fellows. Good-bys ] won't |
stop now. They're tired aud won't
care L they don't see anlone I'll to-