Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1911-11-09
Saint Maru's Beacon
Love Finds
Another Way

con Of waiting for a proposal from
George Eimore. that young lady would
have denied the allegation Indignant
~. That George Elmore was hope
lsssly In love with Gertrude was O
sesf-evident fact.
Two months previously, Mr.. Elmore
had met the attractive Miss Lee &C
resort IN Virginia and later had fol-
lowed her TO Atlantic City. He was
her constant companion.
Elmore and two friends Victor Har.
Ffson and Charlie Travers three
months previous had spent a Sunday
On the water. They had been class
mates at Yale ten years ago and none
Of the trio had married. After jok
ins On the subject for some time.
Charlie Travers, who was full Of 70
nance. said:
well. boys. rye got q proposition
90 make. One Of us has got 20 gss
married soon or lack In against IN.
Let's each draw and the one to whom
the lot falls must stand By the bar.
gain. Now, here Is the proposition
he must put in q bottle q slip Of papss
on which must be written that the
finder win learn something 70 his Id
vantage II he communicates with
given address. The bottle must be
consigned 10 the water and the sender
must wait q year before he can CON
slider himself free from the obligation.
II the person who fnds the bottle n
an unmarried woman II will prove that
matrimony IL for one Of us.
Capital" cried Victor.
Splendid" came from Elmore.
The lots were cast with the result
that Elmore found himself the hero a
the romance. He save the address Of
his New York lawyers and after much
merriment the bottled message WA
borne OF on the waves
After this little episode. Gertrude
Lee and her aunt came 10 the beach
for q few weeks and stayed as the
same cottage as did Elmore.
The old, old story was the result
Many q time the words were on r
more's lips to ask Gertrude TO 5e hia
wife but always the vision OF bottIs
floating on the waves held them bach
He was bound In honor not TO speaA
Of love to a woman for O year. He
was afraid TO confess TO Gertrude
how silly he had been for he did NOT
know how she would look upon the
matter. Yet some explanation to the
girl was most assuredly due.
A letter was pushed under the door
IT was from Brown q Burton. his law
yers. inclosing the fatal news. II
came in the shape Of a short note writ
ten In an uneducated hand by Miss
Marie Bonner. who expressed her win
fngness to learn anything to her "a
vantag> as the finer Of the bottle.
II took no adept 10 discern from II
letter that Marie Bonner was a persor
OF no culture and belonged to tia
great army that constitutes the mass
90. Had she the combined charms Of
Venus and OF Helen Of Troy. Elmor,
would not have felt compensated fsl
the loss OF Gertrude.
In this state Of mind Elmore dress
cd for dinner Afterwards he sav
Gertrude and the two sat On the pias
In Of the hotel
"Do you think II is bad luck to gsvS
away what one finds?" asked Ger
trud0.
Il most decidedly do. II n an OLD
superstition that I have great rsspssa
for" replied Elmore
Il never have found anything d
value in all my life. In fact nevss
really found anything but once and
have often wondered how II turned
out"
What do you meant Was Il q
curio3"
"Nct In the sense you mean. wa
down In Virginia at the beach where
met you. knew q very few people
at frst, 30 every morning early
would take my maid with me for q
walk along the shore. One morning
] saw q bottle that was washed up b.
the tide and I stopped and picked Il
up. The bottle was tightly sealed and
inside I could see writing on a sir
OF paper. Full OF curiosity we lost
Az ACNAihS NiG slCSc6HC OuN VI
the bottle TO And only a reques, that
the finder communicate with some Law
frm on Broadway and presumably
get q reward"
Elmore could scarcely restrain his
anxiety. What OF Marie Bonner? Was
she a fake or could this have beer
@ similar adventure to his own!
"How did II turn outf'
THAT IL Just what would like 70
know"
Didn't you write to the Broadway
iswyerH"
20. no: instead I Just turned the slip
over 20 Marie and told her TO try her
luck when she returned to New York
Marie left last week"
MARIE" cried Elmore. excitedly
What was her last name?"
Marie Bonner. my maid. Why
what Is the natter" asked Gertrude
as she noticed the sudden change IN
Elmore
II did not take him many moments
10 appreciate the fact that the actual
finder OF the bottled message was the
beautiful. girl at his side. Nor did he
lose time In making tn most OF his
discovery.
When Gertrude Lee left for New
York next morning Il was IN the am
anced wife Of George Elmore.
Marie Bonner was duly recompensee
through the lawyers with a check 70,
. neat little sum. Neither she mol
her mistress ever suspected the par,
that Elmore played In the romance o.
the bottle.