The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-04-18
For "THE UNION. I"
MARGARET'S LOVE.
A Sequel to "Pink Roses"
BY FLORA STEWART EMORY.

Down the street Margaret went
Slowly and heartsick.
Il wonder why Rob would not Sc,
me- she unused. Blanche said hi
mead ached and she was tired rubbing
It; why, / could rub it forever anc
never weary of the task her troubled
thoughts ran on.
Two weeks before, little Margare
Bristol and Rob Evans had quarreled
as boy and girl lovers quite often do
and before the usual making up
time had come, Rob was taken sick.
Blanche Keller took this occasion tc
come between the young people, moi
because she had any special love for
Kob, but because they boarded at the
same place, and she wished to share
- the theatre treats and beautiful
dives of which Margaret received the
greter portion. In fact, the quarrel
had 'tarted on this subject. Marga-
ret Was unwilling to give up single
drive, and Rob felt in duty bound to
pay some attention to the sad-eyed
young girlwhose soft sweet voice ex-
erclsed a peculiar influence over him.
He telt sorry for her, that is all, he
argued to himself, and he thought
Margaret selfish and exacting,
"Oh, Annie, l am so glad to see
you !" Margaret exclaimed as her
dearest girl friend came in sight "I
bought Rob some roses and tookthem
to him, but" here she choked-
''he wouldn't see me even for a min
ute."
"Poor little grille" Annie said,
linking her arm through Margaret's. S.
Suddenly an idea flashed across her
mind: How do you know he would
not see you ?" she asked.
blanche said so," Margaret an
swered sadly.
"Now, dear, take my advice"
Annie said, "and write him a kind
little note, telling him how sorry you
were he could not see you, that you
wanted to explain why you were not
at home the evening he called"
mo, | will not" Margaret said,
II have some pride left"
"But you must write it. Don't
you understand, you little darling,
that Blanche did not deliver your
Margaret's eyes opened wider and
wider. do you really believe that 2"
she cried, joyously.
The note was written, and sealed with
a fond kiss. Blanche delivered it to
Rob, looking suspiciously at the rough
schoolgirl writing which differed SO
much from her own regular style,
and vaguely wondered whom it was
from.
Rob opened it eagerly, and fully
drank in the meaning pN61f 1f WeFFda
finally Rob glanced over to
the waste basket where a dozen once
beautiful roses lay, d a d and TN
noticed. He gathered them together,
and placed them in a vase Of clear
water. Was it the pure girlish love
that had preameated the hearts OF the
pink leaves, or did Don Cupid wish
to work a miracle? For slowly but
surely the color came back to the
faded leaves and they spread out larg-
er and fuller, richer and more fra
grant, than on the day they were first
picked from off the mother bush.
Blanche gazed at them fascinated.
Rob chose the prettiest one, and
handed it to her.
"Wear it, Blanche,' he said, "it
is symbol of honesty and truthful
ness"
X x x x x
"My Dear Little .Sweetheayt II
am feeling very much better today.
Your sweet roses and note have taught
me what I came near forgetting, that
the love of a true little girl is the
greatest gift on earth. Tomorrow is
my birthday. Just think, I shall be
eighteen years old, and the doctor
says I am to celebrate it by an outing.
Be ready by two, and we will take a
long drive together.
"Your own, ROB-"
''Dear Rob, you must give Annie
all the credit Of the note, as she made
me write it," Margaret said softly.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
D. oh ,u11rmured