Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-01-21


However. the small advertisement
IN the morning paper solved Helen's
problem for her and promised q much
needed month In the mountains.
<Jimmyt" she called to her brother,
who had not as yet left his once,
@listen to this chance for me 20 get
into the country for awhiie.s She
read the lines to him. ITO Dress.
makers-A splendid holiday at Cha.
teangay, in Adirondacks, for ons
meath; board and lodging free In re-
turn for making q few summer
dresses. Mrs. Drake, Amble Cottage.
Chateaugay, N. Y Therei Isn't that
q dandy opportunity for me and you
can have a glorious month Of bach
elordom." She Rugged her big broth.
er In an ecstasy OF excitement, and
went over to her desk to write O
hurried note to Mrs. Drake Offering
thsk lady her services az q seam
stress.
Two days passed before Helen's re-
ply came. and still another before she
could get comfortably packed up and
started on her way.
Helen had not been in Amble Cot
tage two days before she knew the
real state Of affairs.
'It seems" she wrote to her broth
er. that the brakes had not expect.
ed to meet anyone whom they cared
to cultivate, up here in the mountains,
but Enid. the daughter. has made
the acquaintance Of one Mark Austen,
who has taken the camp next door,
and clothes are needed In q hurry
20 ensnare the said Mark. It seems,
from all ] can learn. that he is q most
eligible catch. Hence it is Mr.. Aus
ten OF Camp Fire that l must thank
for my lovely holiday-isn't it?''
Il was during one OF Helen's ram
bles along the edge Of a trout stream
that she came suddenly upon q fish,
erman. Helen would have quietly
passed him had he not turned laugh
tngly toward her.
Il suppose there 10 not the slight
est rance OF your having q match
with your" he inquired boyish1y. Il
had the misfortune to drop my box
In the stream while bending over this
beauty" He drew up a rainbow trout
for Helen's admiring eyes.
Il often make my tea in the woods"
she told him by way of explaining the
presence Of masculine equipment In
her own pocket.
"By iovel I am the lucky dog" he
commented. Il suppose you often take
this walk before breakfast?" he quer
fed with appalling disregard for the
conventions. Il fish here rain or slime
every morning from six o'clock to
lunchtime; and since am no good at
making tea or anything, ] have to 90
home to camp"
II only walk here when the fancy
pleases me-" she told him with only
q slightly elevated dimpling chin.
Good morning" she added, and
would have turned on her heel save
that she slipped on q wet rock and
would have fallen.
There he said catching her,
that IL what you get for behaving
so abominably to me-" He put her
carefully on her feet then and re-
sumed his fishing. After that she
could do nothing but reward him
with one of her most lovely smiles.
1T was good of you to save me
from a ducking," she said. "and II !
had been properly introduced to you
] would be delighted to cook some Of
those beauties on a camp fire." she
pointed to his basket of trout. "As IL
Is, I must hurry back, since my time
is not entirely my own" She went
then and the lone fisherman watched
her out of sight.
His catch that morning was excel.
lent. They were piled 30 high in his
basket that he stopped on his way
home to offer bis neighbors q dozen
for their lunch.
Enid Drake met him on the wide
veranda Of Amble Cottage. "Oh, Mr..
Austen. you disreputable person." she
exclaimed laughingly. as she viewed
his great boots that were muddy and
his old flannel shirt that was weather
beaten from many rains. Neverthe-
less II was her best smile that she
gave him, for he was the most elig-
ibie Mark Austen OF Camp Fire
The smile was completely wasted
on Mark Austen, because at that mo-
ment he caught sight Of a sunny head
bent over q pink something that she
was sewing on.
The next letter that she sent home
to her brother ended with a long
paragraph Of eulogy on one Mark
Austen.
He fell In love with me instead of
Enid" Helen wrote. He IL fright.
fully impatient. and It looks al II you
will have 10 keep bachelor fat until
such time as you find the right girl"