Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-11-08
Saint Harg's Beacon.
TWISTED STRANDS:

we're betrothed and all their world
agreed that the match must have
been made In heaven, so perfectly
did they appear to be fashioned for
each other.
At the Yale reception given By
Mrs. Hollis, they we're standing to-
gether when Edith spoke:
do you know that man Who
just came, Hillary? That tall, fair
man talking to Mary Nelson mean.
He has a wonderfully striking face
That's Aylmer, don't you know
Your old chum.'
Yea. He just came today. I'll
bring him over. l want you to
meet him.
Edith stood half concealed By q
cluster Of palms and watched the
two men as they made their way to-
ward her. She saw Hillary intro
duce his friend to number Of peo-
pie and thought Alymer looked
bored, bat her eyes followed him
with sort of fascination. Hillary
was handsome, there was no doubt
as to that, but he was distinctly of
this world, worldly, while Aylmer-
Her reVerie was interrupted by
the mans voice.
Il count it very great pleasure
to meet you, Miss Morton. MY
friend, Lance. has long promised
me the privilege, but circumstances
have always prevented. The fates
are unusually kind to me tonight
'One might question the kindness
Mr.. Aylmer. 1 am not generally
considered amusing. and Mr.. Lance
seems to propose leaving you on.
tirely at my mercy
And 10 amusement the sole end
and aim Of existence
1T seems to be with most people.
Fortunately there q few to whom
the rule does not apply
TO which class do you belong, if
I.may ask 80 personal q question !?
II you must be amused or perish /
will surrender my place to some one
else. for am not amusing, either.
Hillary is, however. if we may
judge by the faces of those young
ladies'
"But he isn't frivolous though,
really Edith exclaimed, and then
flushed angrily as Aylmer smiled |:
Not really?'
Instantly the mans manner
changed. Il have known Hillary
Lance intimately q great many
years, Miss Edith and never once
in all that time have ! known him
to swerve one inch from what he
considered right. A loyal friend
and a right loyal follow he always
will be-
Each Of these two people had
known the other so long by hearsay
that the common places of ordinary
first acquaintance would have been
superfluous, and they talked, in
stead of things and people, of aspi-
rations and ambitions. of life and
its purposes, finding q woudrous
community of interests and ideas,
the real heart sympathy for which
every soul yearns. Sitting in the
shadow Of the palms, with the gilt
tering throng passing and repass-
ing before them, they drifted into
companionship so perfect that
speech was non-essential. To Ed
it'll it seemed like a bit OF some odd,
half-forgotten dream. and it was
with visible effort that she brought
herself together when at last Hill
larry appeared before them.
well, you two prerious people
certainly must have found each
other entertaining he exclaimed.
Il have had my eyes on you for
fully Is minutes and l really don't
believe you have said half d dozen
words to each other in that time.'
ooh, but you are mistaken said
Aylmer. "I can safely testify that
!. myself. have said at least seven
After that Hillary found it al
most impossible to bring his two
choicest friends together and his
loyal heart did not once suspect it
TO be because of the self-distrust
which each felt snd the fear of the
enchanted but dangerous land into
which their feet had once almost
carried them. He was ct frat puz.
zled and then provoked at the in
difference, almost dislike, which
each manifested toward the other.
Il don't understand you at all.