The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-04-15
A Triangular
Courtship
The Ending Was u Surprise
to Those Who Lost.
by CLARIsSA MACkIE.
A..

. Copyright. 1910. by American Press .
Association.
sossssssssssss :
HE keeper at the Ledge rock light
SNrly N one another across the din
ncr table.
IT'S against the rules for lcss'n two
men tu stand 10y the light, as you both
we'll know" snid the keeper stcrnly
Il don't see why It's necessary FOR
the two of You To go counting on the
same night BESIDES, forgot to say
| wanted to he away myself tonight"
You promised that should have
tonight oil, rNpustulatcd Ehcn Gail
You said | should have every Wed
ncsday night on. have Il lady
friend His voice trnilrd into sIgnIfl.
cant silence
Il have Il lady friend. too" cut In
Caleb Hruwn nngrIly II spoke IA
Captain Peter about II this very morn
Ing says 10 him. says, My lady
friend II h. hooking for me- most par
tirular tonight aud cant ,lisnppoIn,
lu lady And you said ns how
could lr of for the evening" lie
sruWlrl across the table NJ his fellow
worker, and Ehrn Gan frowncd hnrk
quit" as iirrrcly.
Great fury! You can both go. aud
good luck to your counting"
Maybe We could get the purson Ia
come over and set n spell" they chant
ed shc"plshly.
Maybe nothing" snapped Capitals
Peter. rising nuisIly from his chair and
leaving the room
That night after the lamp was duly
lighted aud liz beam had sent II long
ray ncruss the water the engine re-
cciycd its Inst attention from the ny
sisiuni keepers, In sullcn silence they
washed NJ he supper dishes. and thcl
each, dressed IN Ills best clothes mn,
with hair plasirrrd wet ON Ills browi
forehead. went down into the boat
that wHs to take them ashore.
YOU can give this letter 10 rnrsoi
Wilson," called Captain Peter genial
~, following them down the winding
iron staircase lie sure you CIV" II Il
him as s"ous you get ashore, SOS Il,
can come ont aud stay with me IN
you Nv" Indy killers come home"
without n word Ebcn Gan crnmnIr,
the letter IN his breast pocket. m,
then. with II gruir Good night" 10 tn,
keeper On lh" landing. they unhook"
the davIl chnIns from the bont nnt
rowrd away into the darkness.
Captain Peter Fame went bnck Int,
the coy sitting room and. throwing
himself into II huge rocking chair
laughed until the tears rolled down hl'
weather beaten checks.
once on shore the two assistant
keepers Of the Rock ledge light part
ed company In mn OmlnOIs silence thu
had not been broken since leaving Tia,
lighthouse.
caleb Brown took the lower ronf
aud soon disappeared from view
Will" I.bcu Gail made his way
through an upland path TINT led HIN
to the parsonage Oh the hin.
There was an unusunl air Of fcstiv
ily about the snug house Bright
llElilS Sh"l" RON every "iIuow. hh'
WHEN III" front door was thrown wll'
open u red glow from the hall LAM
formed a bnrhgro'ihd Tor tho minis
tnr's ,urnrIgpu f.irp I'hpu npIpU tina
he was dressed IN hih sunday coat
aud over his shoulder p"cr'd Mrs' WI
sons rosy FACE
lbrn delivered the letter ANA turned
away As II" went d"wh the pau
Mrs, Wilson voice arose, Hhrlll WIN
disappointment ANA protest.
SPpSr tliS '" got II IhrlS On mana
maybe d"hh'l"h d"h see no"
III" phrS"h can got over 10 the llghI
ms evening. mop" MISS N"'tic am
s"h" I" any donation, d"ht Know
"hc" can get oil again. HIS H'rp'
FASTENED az II" drcw near the abode
"f MISS N"llm l'lhkr
Now, Mis-" ''ihho was II mpSl ia"'i
mailing llltl" lady, with s"it brown
lhir ANA eyes OF tender blu". lirl
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frIt h'r Oh inc power 70 give pam u
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