Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-01-22
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was detained on fashionable through
fare by many carriages. A society
wedding reception was taking placs.
/ watched few ladies pass out d
their carriages to the awning, and
thence into the residence. It wa
rather interesting to . noyice-tbs
begloved men were 90 thoroughly
eonversant with the minutia Of A.
tending TO the wants Of the fair ladies.
From my position I could look into
the vast drawing rooms.
There stood the "happy couple" q
handsome pair. He tall and dark,
but with eyes and mouth that spoke
Of will it would be dangerous 70
cross. She was also tall. with win.
some face Of unusual brightness.
Il was a face that changed with
every breath. The blue eyes would
grow black with excitement. The
merry looking little mouth disclosed
most of the time q set of beautiful
whits teeth. A wealth of brown hair
RULED and curled ell over the we'll
shaped head.
Yes. she was very bonny bride.
and did not wonder the young man
looked at her with such an sndsarine
gaze. No one would dare monopolizs
her attention with him around.
| finally moved on. considering /
had ssntimsutalizsd long enough.
Six months later my circumstances
were materially altered. I was in q
position 70 snter,eoaiety II / 20 wished.
Sb4 &c Che urgent fySasst Of my M
Gle I did D. Itbeirfn known that j
was heir so-eoisSaz~A inS-esltE, Ihad
no trouble 10 seca tof pars-
nefs Aims. n. 8. Brls
srne e SShsr. ant. were sen o;ysp
u Mrs Fred nslsaoy, | mas issse.
ducsd 70 Nzs. dlerencs Gunssr. II
whom Immediately eog6issd iks
bride Of Few months before. .
The face was the same. YET changed.
The eyes seemed larger than ever.
This was probably owing to some DARK
lines under them.
When the flush of excitement would
60 the face looked rather pale. II
was an interesting face. aud looked
a. though it held q story.
Her husband stood near her, zeal.
ously guarding her. At least il
looked that way. l asked her for Q
dance. but she glanced nervously al
her card and said:
"You must excuse me this evening,
DR.. Warren, but the little / dance
will be with Mr.. Gunter.'
"At least I may cit out q few"
marmured.
"Oh, certainly" with a brig hi
emile.
Well, that was the beginning oil
the end. / forgot that she was mar.
ried. forgot everything except that ]
was sitting by the side of the sweetest
woman I had ever met. Her husband
had left Us with a scowl.
I wondered if she was in the habit
Of using those blue eyes to such dead.
ly effect on all the gentlemen she met.
If so, how many slain there must
have been.
That evening I never forgot.
Many more happy ones were passed
BY her side, but they never seemed
the same.
All that season met Mrs. Gunter.
! called frequently at her house,
became friends with her husband,
whom / soon got to like exceedingly.
He was very fond of his wife, although
he had peculiar way of showing it.
She was never sure of her position
At dinner party be would sharply
reprimand her until at times fell
like choking him.
She never showed by a nign that she
noticed it. A laugh would turn the
conversation, but / knew it cut like a
knife.
I met her once alone, after such O
time in the hall. She did not zee me
at fret. Her face was ashy white
and her blue eyes were dilated and
looked like Goals of FIRE. No one
would ever have dreamed of calling
them blue; her hands were clasped
convulsively. and in hoarse whisper
/ heard:
Il hate himl I hate himl Ga,
God take him or mel"
| stepped quickly forward. and ia
my excitement unwittingly used he,
first name.
Don't Miriam, don't You know
not what you are saying"
II wish I didn't," she sullenly re-.
piled. and pushing BY me hurried in.
to the drawing room. and there
found her brightly discussing the