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

'One man thought so, at any rate.
Tom Eldridge--you remember him ?
The speaker paused, and looked in
quiringly at the man beside him.
Harry Bolton laughed gaily. Re.
member him, my dear fellow2 Why
| thought the whole world knew we
were chums-the very closest. What
about him.?
Nothing especial, returned the
other, indifferently, 'ony-only he
has won the goddess.
The girl you were just speaking Of ?
Well, l didn't hear her main points
just run over them again, will your
Lazy George Arlington looked up
with slight eign of anger in his
sleepy eyes.
If you haven't been listening to
the largest and most Aattering de-
scription Of a woman that man ever
bothered himself TO give, and on such
hot summer day, too, you'll have 10
wait till you see her for further news
that's all.
And when does she arrive2
This evening, | believe.
Not that | care two pips about The
girl, continued Bolton, neditatively57
but I'd like to see the one who's
roped poor Tom.
More likely she is the roped one,
If roped is synonymous with duped,
which, l believe, is the usual meaning
attached to it, drawled George.
The other sat bolt upright, and
squared his chest as if preparing for a
lunge at his companion.
Tom Eldredgs is one of the noblest
men alive ! he exclaimed holly. How
dare you say she'll be-
oh, I'm merely thinking in the
matter of appearances, you know.
Toms minus an arm, his eyes are too
small for beauty, not to mention
your handsome men are not al
ways the best husbands, cut in Bel.
ton.
"Then what devil Of one you'll
make some poor girl, laughed Airing
ton, for you've got the shape Of Ado.
mis- himself.
But there came no answering laugh
from Bolton. I'm very serious about
it, he said presently, BECAUSE poor
Tom is very dear to me. Few women
would appreciate his good qualities as
! do, and II, as you say, the one he's
engaged to is such belle and beauty
there is email chance for his happiness,
I'm afraid. How did he happen to
get her
Well, it was this way. Her father
was a rich man two years ago, and
the family swelled around Newport
among all the big nobs, till one un-
hcky day old Hartly went to smash.
Isabel and her mother went into re.
treat in some little Jersey village,
while Tom-you know what queer
unselfsh fellow he is-as soon as he
heard Of the misfortune, hurried up
to New York, and offered every dol
lar he owned to Hartly to help him
on his legs again. The long and short
of it is he got on EN-, and was able to
set up his family in some sort Of com
fort and style again. Natural they
should become acquainted with this
benefactor, eh2 And perfectly natu-
raj that Tom should fall in love with
Isabel--which he did. Finally he
proposed. She took three days for
an answer. That's the reason / don't
Believe she cares for him. Such
long wait az that means sordid calcu-
lation--too much weighing Of the pros
and cons of finance for Cupid to have
any hand in the matter. She accept
ed him, however-sense Of gratitude
pleasantly mingled with good proof
Of his enormous wealth, ] fancy. And
they are engaged. and she's coming
here to spend a few weeks and Tom
has been living on the railway track