Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-01-24

There we're lines about her sensi-
tive mouth which told that she had
suffered, and a weary droop to the
slight, graceful figure which stirred
his heart to pity. lie feared he
had made his call too long, and &C.
cording rose to leave, requesting
that he might be allowed to see her
again, to which she gave ready per {.
mission.
He strolled up the street, think
] ing how unfortunate il was that
all his relatives should be so much
preiudiced against Laura. Heconld
understand Emily's aversion to one
who had supplauted her, but was
it necessary that all her friends
should take up her cause go earn
estly? A sudden desire to tell his
cousins how much in error they
we're regarding Laura, caused Geof-
| frey to turn down a street on which
bis aristocratic, wealthy aunt lived,
and he was soon 10 the presence Of
that lady and her two daughters,
/ Fannie and Emily.
They greeted the young man very
cordially. In fact, there was more
than cordiality in Emily's manner
at least. That Harry had Tilted
her for the sake Of pretty factory
girl bad not preiudiced her against
Godfrey, and nov that he was rich
and handsome she saw no reason
Why he should not GIL the place she
had once expected Harry to fill.
So long as he had been poor cor.
respondent, dependen. apon what
he earned by bis pen, she bad no
such designs upon his heart. bat
now affairs had assumed a different
shape.
4 have been to see poor Harry's
widow, aunt, sal Godfrey, seat
ing himself near Emily.
20 Godfrey what made you /"
cried the three ladies 10 tone Of
rebuke
Because thought it only right
to do so, said Godfrey, with a de.
termined air. And, Emily, you
never told me she was beautiful.
4 have seen the creature only
once or. twice, Geotfrey, and am
aure she did not impress me az any
thug extraordinary
She is lady in every sense Of
the word, said Godfrey, a little
hotly. for the term Emily applied
to Laura netlled him, and DO not
believe she is the mercenary char
acter have been led to think.
II stands to reason, said Emf.
ly, that there 10 something wrong
about her II there had not been
good canse to distrust her. poor
Harry would never have made such
will, Depend upon it, be found
out too late that he had made IA
tai error in marrying her, and he
wished to show this TO us in some
way, ! have no doubt
No one can deny that be sacri-
feed himself when he married her,
said Mrs. Schroeder. "a coarse, il.
literate factory girl II makes me
shudder TO think what he must have
suffered when he recovered from his
brief infaturation, and saw her as
she really was And Harry was so
elegant aud refined =
Godfrey gave a short, sarcastic
laugh.
Not more elegant and refined
than abe is be said. 4 cannot
understand your prejudice against
herr and then be colored, remem-
bering Emily's wrongs.
"A husband who loves his wife
provides for her future, said Mrs.
Schroeder, 'and | am convinced that
Harry soon got over his fancy for
the girl, and was sorry enough he
had been so weak as to be taken in
by her.
There is some mystery about the
will | cannot fathom, said Geof-
frey; but common sense tells me
he could not have helped loving
such woman as Laura Fairfax
Emily looked piqued and angry,
but said nothing.
Il am afraid she has been trying
her arts on you as she once did on