Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-30

regarded her with silent anxiety, then
his face Frightened. She was surely
the girl of the picture
"WhHt nonsense, Claude" she cried.
MT Bennett isn't daugerous-at least.
he wasn't formerly. He wouldn't
carry of Il bride TO be from the midst
of her astonIshed relatives"
Miss Aylmer." cried Bennett do
you know Evelyn Chester? For
heavens sake tell me-"
Eileen laughed. Know my college
ehum! she exclaimed Know the
girl who Is to be my bridesmaid In two
weeks. Well. rather"
Where is she now?"
"She and her mother are spending
the summer In little village on the
Massachusetts coast. They went there
TO be quiet after her fathers death.
spent a week with them two months
ago Why. Mr.. Bennett, what in the
world is the matter?"
Jack Bennett bad sunk down upon
chair, his face very white, and had GOV.
cred his eyes with his hand.
Then the story came out, and Eileen
was greatly Interested.
Isn't 1t romanticr' she cried. Eve.
lyn has been SO unlike herself all sum,
mer-she is usually the brightest most
cheerful girl in the world-but OF
course l laid the change to her fathers
death. She cried when l asked her to
be my bridesmaid. 1t is all some un,
fortunate mistake. Well, it will soor
be set right. She won't fly away be-
fore tomorrow"
1t was late afternoon of the follow
ing day when Bennett walked down
the strip of beach that he had first
seen pictured on the canvas in Chi
cago. He had found Evelyn's mother
who had hidden him seek the girl IN
her favorite haunt on the beach. AS
he advanced it seemed to him that
every object was fixed forever upon
his memory.
Some distance ahead he caught the
CLEAN of womanS white gown. 1t
was Evelyn. She was seated by the
old boat, gazing out to sea with a
world of wistful sadness in her eyes,
She did not hear him until he spoke.
/ Evelyn"
She sprang to her feet with little
sobbing cry.
Jack"
Three days later, in the midst OF
their wonderment as to what had be.
come of the letter that Evelyn had
written and that Jack had never re-
/ ceived. the following note arrived. and
/ with 1t the lost letter:
"Mr. John Bennett" it ran. Dear
! Sir-Pardon the unintentional delay OF
! your mail. | am John l. Bennett; you
are John j. Bennett. By mistake your
letter was held for me six weeks In
Denver. Very truly yours, ]. l. b."
80 1 should have found you after
ALL" said Jack thoughtfully.
Yes" answered Evelyn, but ii
would have been three days later, and
the days have been so long"
Jack drew her head against his shoul
der and looked down into her eyes.
Dear" he said tenderly, Il wish |
could shake hands with the man who
saw in you a good subject for a NOV,
ing picture"
Scriptura! Carving.
A Scrlptural method OF carving fowls
when in secular company was claimed
by witty clergyman who, having been
asked to carve one day, said. "lnas-
much as you demand 1t, l will carve
the fowl according TO Biblical princi-
pies" Yes" exclaimed the hostcOo.
"act according to the Scriptures" The
theoogian therefore began the carv-
ing. The baron was rendered the head
of the fowl. the baroness the neck, the
two daughters n wing apiece and the
two sons a first joint, the carver re-
tanning the remainder.
According to what Interpretation do
you make such a divislonT inquired
the host of his guest as he regarded
the clergy mans heaping plate and the
scant portions doled out to the family.
From all Interpretation of my own"
replied the clerical wit. las the mas
ter of your house the head belongs to
you by right; the baroness. being most
near to you, should receive the neck.
which is nearest the head; In the wings
the young girls will recognize SYM
boil of their noble thoughts. that fly
from one desire to another; as to the
young barons. the drumsticks they
have received will remind them that
they are responsible for supporting
your house. as the legs Of the capon
support the bird Itself" - London
Standard.
, EARLY Earrinas.