Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-11-10

| Cousin Milly. She made the design
herself. See it's star, and new
moon. with Il flower dropping down
TO think of having everything you
want and dying at twenty
THAT is rather tragic Hardy adj
mittcd. Then for five minutes he
studied the cameo closely, and at last
gave it back with Il face pale and pre-
occupied. Rallying gallantly, he
talked brightly through an hour. Bui
once again in the woodpath he sal
down for a sturdy wrest!e with his
own soul. He lived over again the
day when the sea had cast up treasure
| at his feet He was al0ne-it was sew
en- years back, after phenomenal
| storm. He had stood at the very edge
| of the hungry breakers, watching them
| rave and roar. when it swept tumblina
in-thc brass bound oaken chest. full
of gold aud banknotes and precious
stones, unset, many uncut There haC
been no name, no mark anywhere
only at the very bottom of all. wrapped
in silk, n bracelet, n slcnded hoop OF
gold set with fanciful cameo, He had
half smiled over the pattern Of 1t, even
though he knew some heart tragedy
lay back of it.
Tie had not told of his iind-searcD
for owners Of such treasure trovf
seemed so hopeless. He had meant IT,
ask his unclo'S advice and be governed
by it. Then that very night came the
dispatch-the good uncle was dead
and Hardy his sole heir. Altogether
Fate seemed bent on forcing him TO
keep what he had found, He had kept
it, accounting for his change of estate
by true story of Inheritance greater
than he had had the right to expect.
Now, he knew where the bulk of his
fortune belonged.
Almost he persuaded himself to hur'
nv back to the city, take ont the accliS'
ing craven stone and pound it to pow
der. Suddenly. somewhere high above
his head IL robin sang clear ana gay.
The sound brought back to him
n country church himself Il restless
little boy. sitting ut his mothers side,
and suddenly growing calm as To
gcthcr they got to their feet and re-
peatel in unison with the rest the
Lords Prayer.
Lead us not into temptation. but dc'
liver MS from evil" 1t rang in his ears
like Il voice Of friend. He had fiunS
himself face down upon messy turf
Instantly he was up and racing back
toward the Morris house fast as MS
feet could 90. There he burst in upon
NIilly and Betty, wild eyed and white
faced, but Joyous. indeed, told them
everything making no reserve even
over his temptation and how he had
been saved from it, and wound up
with: Now my soul is at peace;
can dance and be happy. Let things
stand until tomorrow, please. II would
be cruel, almost inhuman, to spring
sensation such as this, and eclipse
Aunt Uawict's party"
wye would mover. never do that
Milly said ioyously "Shr hates me
enough rs il is-hecauSc Billy likes me.
she thinks, ~ | do, he is quite wasted
OH me Indeed. she said to him when
he told her we were engaged: oh,
you idiot, Why didn't you take
Betty"
Billy asked himself that question
before the party was over. He got
home an hour before the guests as,
scmblcd. Betty was easily far ana
away the star Of them all. All III fi!my
white. with strands of dull red coral
at her throat and twined in her gold
en- hair, she was so ravishing it is
small wonder Billys callow heart way.
cred. In the third waltz he capitu-
lated-loSt his head entirely, and was
only saved from making himself
pretty spectacle by Betty's superior
poise. Betty was Shrewdly observant
she had read Hardy'S face like an
open book while he waItzed with Mil
ly. So she managed it the four of
them should meet in shrubby nook
outside the dancing tent. There things
Strengthened themselves with hardly
IL word spoken. But next day, with
the great news of Milly's fortune, the
world heard that she had lost lover
and gained brother in Billy Gra'
ham.-Martha NJ. Williams, in san
Francisco Gail.