Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-05-28
BEAUTIFUL MAID Macy
By HARMoNy WELLER.

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Mary Perkins did not anawer TIA -
vertisement for maid out Of : aplxzN
Of adventure. On the contrary. Ehs
was II absolute need Of employmenN
IN order 10 make both ends o. heA
financial life meet The embFoadefY
she did was not remuneratiye enou9h
70 pay expenses and Mary had no fsaE-
Their business training.
Tho young author who had advag~
tised had pondersd long and de1plY
before putting forth his need IN shn
newspapers. pet there was no ezeesnae
lfse. he mast have soma onn - iopk
After bis hone and he vas oldtHsh-
ioned enough 10 feel that woman ana
fot man should DO n
When he answered Mary Psriklne'
ring az the door BEN EVERY hoped Il
would be an applicant waiting there.
The girl standing outside was xii9h1a
Her hair was neAtly brushed hack and
her ayes looked curiously inrBa
through the thlcklenssd glasses shs
wore. Her akin was Of dull. aimosd
Indian hue.
Il have come IN answer 70 your -
vextisem0nt for 9 maid. /" she said. ard
EVERY opened the door.
His writing den was nearest TO th4
entrance. and thither he led Mary Pes
kinB.
IAN that Is essential for me H. be
said 70 her. that you can keep houns
intelligsntly- quietly He locked
at the giri In no helpless q way thak
Mary was tempted TO laugh. III yoa
ccHld manage IN half day would
much prefer your being hers only from.
ten o'clock until after my dinner m The
middle Of the day"
THAT win suit me-" Mary replied.
And from the very beginning Mary
took complete posseesion Of Evefiy's
establishment
So excellent was MaFy's cooking
that EVERY veneured TO suggest ons
Of the dreams Of his authors mtnd.
Always. since the beginning az lAis
literary career he had wanted 70 haxs
editors and publishers dining a. his
own table.
THAT ID" thought EVERY. ~ b easr
n Mary win stay and SERVE dinner"
He went forthwith 70 the door anA
called her.
Whom she stood beside him. EVERY
found his eyes opening 4 trife whdaF
than was usual With thamL knfy
seemed 20 different. DO nitogetheK di3@
ferant from the girl she had bean, y
took him q moment or 20 20 realisS
that the thickiensed glasses had beea
discarded: that the akin wan curlouaiy
fair and The hair wonderfully rtotoua.
You called me, SIR Mary nas-
gesfe6
q eallsd thS 0sd MAsy. what knss
you dons 20 y0uraelff
7 grew tired o. looking 20 plain.
shs admitted when applied Cor tks
position was very much n need ana
! felt certain you would not engage
me a. maid IT, she broke on with
downcast eyes.
Il most certainly would notl- neid
EVERY with conviction. He sighed >
second later and Mary asserted her
rights as successful domestic
MY fingers have not lost their cum
ming with the culinary art just because
am loss honely than you thought me.
can serve ~ good . meal and kaep
your house a. clean a. ever did"
Il am perfectly wen aware Of ~
these fncta.~ EVERY admitted. but
that does not alter the fact that you
are far too lovely. too altogether bean-
tiful tor he broke OF and smiled ~
the humor Of the sltuation.
TOO beautiful 70 whatS" asked
Mary.
"well--ths facs a." admitted Mves.
~, that II has bean the dream Of my
life TO have q horns 70 which ! can IN.
vits my friends. wanted. next Bat
urday night. to give . ANAL dinner
party to ak men. that is-proviGinG
you would have been willing 70 ~
range everything for me"
And why may mott can stay ali
day Saturday and viii plan and serve
q dinner that viii make the editors ~
cept every story you send them.~
And have them all wing VITA
each other for your attention when
they see y6u--no, thanks." Beeanse
Everly was completely myssiiied an 70
his own sudden emotions and quite un-
able to cope with the situation he
turned 10 his typewriter That moye.
ment had always been Mary's cue %
exit.
II was SCARCELY i've minutes bafora
he heard her soft knock on his study
door. When she came in he laughed
aloud. partly from relief and partly
because Of his nsw emotion.
Mary'a akin was dark bar h@Mvg
glasses we're In place. and her haig
was severely drawn hack.
How many covers shall arrnnga
for-for the dinner party. sir1~ sha
questioned.
Eyerly jumped to his feet, took thm
glassea from her eyes. dragged the
pinioned tendrils Of soft gold hair fEoEu
their captivity and laughed whimaioaN
~ down into Mary'a flushed face.
4 have thought OF the only poasihl@
way to keep you.- he said breathlens~
ly. for things had happened rather sad4
denly, you understand you not
dearf-
A moment later MaSy looked 40.
-But tho dinneE--g want 70 s0rvw
nat
= have told you me one conditiom
under which you can preside.s ffvaxiF
said firmly; -eithsr you are here am
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