Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-07-12

! SnoulG know the WIDOW armsDy II
saw her, and then put it in my pock.
ct, where could have it to look at on
Tuesday morning if I should get puz-
! zled.
! did get very much puzzled on
Tue day morning. The waiting room
was pretty we'll filled. but though !
had thought the face such an ordinary
one there was not lady there who at
! a.lresembled the picture. took the
Photograph out OF my pocket and
studied L >iaEsively, snta u rar:: uf
sehool girls caught me at it, and be
gan to glggle, after the manner Of the
species, thinking, no doubt, that it was
affection which rivited my eyes upon
Widow .AEmsby's teatures-they new
(! were more mistaken ! walked
around the room, and looked inquIr-
ingly at every woman who might pos
s.biy b. supposed 20 be the Widow
Armsby. Not one otthem looked at
a.! responsive. Ny photograph had
been forwarded TO the Widow Arms.
ty. and as it was striking likeness
glasses and all-she must have re.
cognized me If she was there. made
& frantic leap on board the last car.
just as 1t was slipping out Of the de-
pot / must be on duty at Newport,
widow or no widow.
| Ny spirits lose. l had done my
daty, and yet was not buriened
with the Widow Armsby
/ Suddenly an elegant embroidered
little satchel, with the letter A on it,
caught my eye. 1t was hanging di-
!ectly over the seat III front of me. a
stood for Armsby; that was what at
/ tEacted my attention. | looked at its
owner. She was a girl OF the Pc
Rod there was no question about
that. She had on what is called a
stylish travelling dress, a mass of
crinkled hair drawn down over her
forehead, a little hat with a bird .
wing on it, set jauntily on the top Of
a heap of coal.black braids and puffs
Her profile was turned towards me,
and | could see that she had straight
little nose, and long lashes. scruti.
Eized her face, because l thought she
might possibly be the Widow Arms
by, and had not liked the looks Of my
photograph sufficiently well to wait
for me.
She turned and looked at me, as
was quite natural. But then having
looked once she turned and looked
again. would not have you suppose
that was an unusual occurrence. l
am considered to be particularly
good looking man, and young ladies Of
ten look At me twice, but fancied |
saw in her eyes a sort Of recognition
bright black eyes they were, with a
saucy make-tun-of-everything sort OF
expression to them-not my dove
eyed ideal by no means But it might
bc Mrs Armsby, the features were
certainly not unlike hers; she might
perhaps make an ordinary looking
picture, though those eyes were by nc
means ordinary
But l couldn't quite make up my
mind to speak to her, on the strength
Q: IN 4 on her travelling bag, and 1
resemblance that might be purely I'M
asinary Besides, if she were the
Widow Armsby she had given me the
slip, and wasn't obliged TO devote
myself to her. But | did wish she
would turn round once more. Sht
didn't, however. She stuck her tick
ct IN her hatband-tO those girl o
the PERIOD way my ideal coul,
never be capable OF sticking her ucke
/ IL her hatbsndl and devoted hersel
to a paper covered novel.
, i read my newspaper it was sin
Sular!y dull and uninteresting, and
favored it, occasionally, by glances q
a straight little nose and long lashe:
l wondered II anybody beyond child
hood ever had such very long lashe
/ before. I had never thought of it bt
1 fore, but I added them now to th
e sweet and ssraphic face Of my ideal.
: Suddenly she laid down her bool
t and took letter from her pocket.
/ leaned over and looked at the supel
scription. I considered it justifabl
h under the circumstances-not becaui
4 admired her eyelashes, you unde
q stand, but because she might be Mr.
Il Armsby, Sure enough the lett,
a was directed to Mrs. N. Armsby.
;. rose impulsively.
1t u have the pleasure OF speaking
4, Mrs. Armsby, believe2 I-I-hs,
ae your photograph" Those saucy blaG
K. eyes were looking mercilessly straig'
st st me. and I blushed and stammert
a, like a schOOlbOy) II expected to fl
! Ynn In the WAITING rnom L.