Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-01-04

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frightened her life for few shorl
months.
Olive was the daughter Of George
w. Warren. whoowned q large house
and weII-stecied farm. and now and
then took IL summer boarders. Hei
eyes were Of heavenly blue. shaded
with hair 81 golden brown. and facs
IS fresh and IS sweet as rose bud.
Allen Leroy had come 10 board
at her fathers house the frst 81
June. aud while etroIling through
the orchard he saw what be first
thought was an angel. but when be
perceived she was reading be went
UP 10 get acquainted.
Olive was under her fayorite ap,
Pile tree and reading her fayorlte
book. TCnnyson. so Of course All.
lon found her 10 q very good humor.
and IL was not long before they went
strolliHg up 10 the house on very
friendly serps, which before long
ripened 10 the deepest love 10 both.
We win siot dwell on Che happy
days that passed. for they we're as
happy as they could be. But enc
day q telegram came 70 Allen which
read Come home az once; yonr
mother il dying SO, Of course,
DO had 70 90.
OH what pain they both felt al
parting. but greater still was the
dread 10 Olives breast IS she stood
there on the bill watching him 20
out Of sight She felt that aII love,
life and happiness went With him.
Days went by aud she never re
ceived line from him, be who had
promised TO write every day. Months
went By aud Ollve still hoped and
waited. He cannot be false. she
would cry. He cannot bc. Ne will
come back. So she watched and
waited, but be came not.
Ramors reached her that her lover
Ia Sew York bad sweeshearss ga.
lore. and shaa hs was engaged u i
rich and pretty widow All these
things brought pain 10 her breast
aud made deep lurv1s on her brow.
but she said. | will still trust him.
Two years have passed ssnee All.
len went away and Olive never saw
Or heard from him. What must she
have suffered. she who could not be.
Ileye him false. but watched and
waited for him.
Bat. alas one day letter came
from him Begging her toforgive him
for decelvlng her; that BIO was too
poor to marry poor girl and had
Iast week married o rich widow, and
he hoped she had already forgotten
him and had married some man wor-
thy Of her.
On the cry Of anguish that she
gave when she read that cruel let.
TOR. THIS was for what she had
waited. loved and hoped for. This
was her reward.
After the FIRST org she was berselI
again. Pride came TO her aid. She
will not die for a man who cares
nothing for her. But could sholise
here where svery nook and corner
0f tho dear old farm reminded her
Of him 7 No: she would 20 away
and 4oreet hims and 10 was not long
before she boarded the train for the
city Of Baltimore, where she apeni
her time 10 the work Of mercy and
learning 10 bea trained nurse Hers
We leave her comforting the poor,
administering TO the sick and help.
Ing al ID trouhls. The past she
cannot forget. but she bas Il buried
deep ii Der heart. and one day when
she was sent to nurse Mrs. Leroy.
who was dangerously IN. no thought
had she Il was Aliens wife she was
going 70.
Ten years have passed since she
came 10 the city and We and many
changes In her, bit she Is q pretty,
dear little woman yet; and when she
meets Allen face 10 iaca she can bow
aud move on TO the sick room Is Il
she never saw him before
Mrs. Leroy was very wealthy and
bad tho best 81 physicians, and Oh.
live was the best 81 trained nurses,
but al Was Ia vain. Her case was
hOpsless from tho tirst, and one
night she peacefully passed away,
and Olive went back to her other
duties She thought Allen did nol
know her whom no saw her and shs
| was glad II was so
After tie death ol his wife Allen
vent travelling. but could not lseeI
| tho laoe 81 the little trained nurse