Saint Mary's beacon., 1891-04-30
saHEaaa -, nasce.
A HANDSOME blonde

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They boarded tp khe u honse. Shs
nas 49, a<ft1zng 6runekts. <sssthsa. .plnmp,
shapely figure, rosebud lips and deep
red cheekz Her raven locks fell in
pretty cinsters0s her noAie funehead,
and were gathered into naziTe-c11,
artistacally braided, IN her neck Her
deep. glorious eyes were respaendent
with warm hgtH, and -hadtn their.haaf
shy a, charm Wzzch fnscina&ed
Tor veal or woe. She-vzas endeaSoring
to enjoy her dinner, but was nervous
snd restless
Rewas blonde. with q quantity Of
mnstache and whiskers cisse cut. Hs
sat at g table opposite the charming
brunette, and. do what h might. hs
could not avoid gazing asher. Every
two minutes their eyes mst, at which
she regularly bfushed, fdgeeed and
frowned, and he inwarily blessed the
good fortune which had placed him op-
poite such q revelation Cd loneliness.
They were, ere hong, intruiucsd, bat
their acquaintanceeeemed ma to pros
pex. One thing and another occurred to
separate them She had osbsr friends
and needed him not; he was busy and
cared not for her.
GoSsips win circulate In boarding
house mysterioasly, othessrre, buestill
Il goes. And one day wfiie shewas IN
heE>httleEoom-his rocm. was at the-op-
posite end of the hai1-ehe Overheard
two of the servants discussing certain
photographs. She learned they were in
his room, She also learned that they
werepfotographs of ladies.
Can nc have another gir.Y she asked
herself, and then quickly answered It:
"Of course he has But perhaps he ia
enSagedi Think OF I'll = such O thing
possible:"
And, fully impressed with. the horror
ct tho thought, she fung.hef door open,
There was no onefn the.hail; the door
Of his was open,- for-it- was tho day
after Christmas and he-wasout of town
gone to see that other, perhaps. Her
mother was -nochance for aetectSon
from that quarter: She remembered
that the sszssyssor Chr tho oth~--->aps
discover her there. surely the coast
was Sciear.
Yes, she-saw it, and with rapid stem
walked boldly into>his room. Ahi how
she-fushed at her own pretty face in the
mirror-a dainty, hand painted thing
doubtless the gift of thSt other. But
what other? She looked around and
saw, not one feminine face, as she-@-
pected, but many. But there was one
wmchseeIned to have the most 'promi-
nnce- This stood on tho bureau, and
she bent over TO examine itcloseiy.
The upper drawer Of the bureau was
open little way-aiI else was m good
order. She had been studying the photo
graph, perhaps a miru3a, rapidly and
critically, when she was Mortified by
hearing the frunt-door IN tho hall balow
open and shut heavily and o rapid step
come hurrying up tho stzirs
She turned pale with fright, for she
recognized ms quirk step, and never had
it seemed so dangerously quick-never
had she experienced such asensation Of
perfect <tisnay. Hotpauging longer she
turned abruptly totazaed q rum into her
own room, for he had climbed but one
flight OF stairs-there was yet time.
at her bosom she worea dainty glove
butto1er Of oxidized sslver-a pretty
thing, the, gift of dear TREND It had
become dishdged from its resting place
as,sa,e sat reading In her own room, and
when the thought Of thnsepho&ographs
came to-her she rose SO s1nidenfy that
she st11 furtherloo It While hend-
ing over his picture ON the bureau ii
hung by just the slightest thread, and.
when she TUNED quickly tofy, 1t fell
into the partly open drawer. She-heard
the noise as it feIl, but could not pause
TO find it atssoscritScaA-a q moment
When she euteredz the ruom-his room
-she easily dodged a,ound q chair
which was placed, little ewkwardly IN
tho center OF tho rUm, bot In hereager-
ness to escape she ttnnght not that
obstruction, but rushed into il, over
turned the chs;E, which fell with a
crash, and, humbled most piteousiy she
sprswied fun length upon>the floor, a
dozen hairpins flying IN al directions.
Alas! for her ioEiiy dignity.
just ststms juncture he, n, little wear
he'd with the climb, reached the upper
hall and swiftly approached his room.
Hwoaid be utterly false stosay that-he
was not surprised Itwouh be-equally
false to sly that he was literally fhun-
derstxuck
He paused abruptly upon the tines
hold Is If spelibo1nd. His xatise.and
umbrella 8ell to: thsAoor, and he swxyed
back and forth until be was forceasto
grasp the casngof tho doorway lest he,
too might fall.
This weaknessof coGrD lasted but o
moment, and m mhereaiixed the eituasipn.
as he saw the chair upon its back. the
proud gin motionlessup the floor. her
aid for hair dressing scattered about in
profusion, a faint smile lit his face
surely this was pa<donable.
Thenexs moment, however, his expres-
Enn changed, forrhe sexnained SO Quiet
that he feared che mtght besdangeruusly
hurt So he bent over her, lifted her
gently 70 hersfeeA sodssought % assure
her that no hzrm
Her hands were bruises fkewise her
face arms and many parts Of her body
for shefell hezyiiy; hUx, z3asi her blood
came and went rs usuA. and her mind