Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-05-18

rounded his estate. and on
no account was any one allowed to ell
ter his domain. save the necessary ser
wants and tradesmcn.
One warm summers afternoon Sir
Giles was being drawn in his bath
chair across the lawn. thence along Il
narrow pathway until the wall was
reached. Under the tree there waS Il
comfortable lounge chair, in which,
with the hell of his footman, Sir Giles
took his sea-.
Push me little nearer the wall" he
cried, irritablr. "Now you can go.
Come back at I o'clock
The baronct gazcd after the footman
until he disappeared ;.mong the trees.
He then proceeded to displace Il stone
near the bottom Of the wall. His fin
gers Sropcd around, and he gave Il sigh
of deep satiSfactien.
mo letter. They will come, then"
A quarter of an bour passed. and he
tapped his fingers impaticntly on the
magazine which lay in his lap.
That's the boy" he mu,tcrcd, as
there came soft rustling of dried
leaves.
''Shc is late"
The voice was impatient.
Sir Giles chucklpd "ofty.
THE impaticnce of youth"
A glad cry was heard, the sound Of 4
kiss, then another kiSE.
"The grl now" thr o'l man said
softly.
Twenty years of 50 iclliC had left
their marks on his face. As he listened
to the love chatter of tb" young couple
on the other side of the wall his face
gradually softcncd.
Not always had he been the rcclus"
and misanthropc. There VAS no proud
er and happier man than S'r Giles had
been some twenty years ago. His life
and hopes were conferred IT. his son
Jack, a fine. manly young Fellow, such
as would gladden. any fathers heart.
The quarrel was sudden one. Th1
reason-a woman. Hard words were
exchanged, for they Were 10th pos
scsscd of the Travis temper. y part
ward news came of Jacks dctth. Not
4 line or message had been left for his
father.
The blow was 4 terrible one 10 Sir
Giles. He closed his heart 10 all hu-
man sympathy and retired to the @cclu-
sion of Travis Towers.
A few months aftorw&rd he was
stricken with paralysis, and the long
years had been wcari3omc with suffer
ing and cnnui.
FOR the last two or three months Il
now interest had come into his life.
The whole pretty love comedy seemed
to have been played within carShot.
When first they met there was the
difference of youth. Their voices ut
first were louder but as their love lit
creased their seats on the fallen tree
without the wall grow closer together.
and their voices were lowered whrE
they began to exchange sweet loving
NothingS
A week ago the bo% had declared his
passion. The old mans heart seemed
to unfreczc and grow human again as
he listened to the passionate pleading
of the lover, the shy, tiEid answer,
and the frenzicd kisses that were cX-
changed.
Only twice since that day had they
met, and Il cloud had appeared on 10 res
horizon.
what did he say?' she asked,
eagerly.
'IIe refused absolutely he an
swercd, mournfuliy.
What reason did he Hivc, jack"
she demanded, Indignantly.
Your guardian told me that | was
n pcnnilcss advcnturcr and that it was
your money | was after" he replied,
moodily.
"Thc wretch But it doesn't matter.
We can marry without him"
Il did not know you had so much
money. dear one. You are rich and ]
have nothing"
But we have love-
I'VE can't live Oh th3t. 1t is true |
have my profession, hnt have only
Just become q doctor. and it is al uphill
game unless one has money to buy a
practice. | have none
Did he not hold out any homer she
asked, tremulously.