Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-08-19

&"~ASMs &13 SGb NEVER G&FE0 k0F Eve
iyn Is love you
The girl looked at him, and then, to
Sotheby's amazement. she burst into
passionate weeping.
Il can never marry you, Jack she
cried: You do not know-Oh, you do
not know, and ! cannot bring myself
70 tell you
But you love me. Molly.' he cried
He took her In his arms. and for an
instant her head lay on his shoulder.
Yes. love you.' she said. But I
cannot marry you She raised her
head and looked him frankly In the
eyes. Listen, Jack, she said. ! have
loved you since first saw you. and
i have never loved anyone else. That
10 why ! must send you away. II is
because Of Evelyn
HE could find no answer to make.
He bowed his head and went away.
It was another year before he saw
Mollie again. Then he was at Atlantic
City.
He was seated In a secluded corner
by the Boardwalk when he saw Mol
lie coming toward him. At first he
thought, 80 striking was the resem-
blance, that she was Evelyn herself.
Then, as he watched her, he saw Eve
lyn In the flesh. at her side. and, be-
side Evelyn q man.
The trio were advancing toward
him. and Evelyn and the man were
engaged In animated conversation.
Evelyn had grown stouter and flesh
Ter: abe was still the dashing beauty
OF old times. but the dashingness cculd
not carry itself so well under that &C
cUinulated lead Of flesh. Il was over
done. and the woman was obviously
too artificial. The hair was too light,
the eyes too dark. Sotheby stared.
He could not be mistaken. It was
Evelyn.
"Sotheby was not superstitious. He
knew that Evelyn was at Molliois side,
and he rose and followed them to
their hotel. He watched them enter.
and all that day he waited uatil he
was rewarded at last by seeing Mollie
come out alone. She walked, with her
iimpiag gait. along the Boardwalk IN
til she came to the same place where
Sotheby had sat that morning. There
she sat down, and there he accosted
her.
The terror In the girls eyes almost
unnerved him She glanced at him
fearfully, and saw that he knew all.
You have seen herr she cried.
with q quick intake OF breath.
"Sotheby nodded. Tell me the
truth. Mollie.' he said. taking her hand
In his. And he knew then that, al
though 1t was not the same Evelyn
whom he had loved. IL was just the
same Mollie who had been 30 dear
to him. who had always been in his
thoughts. night and day, since he had
learned to love her.
"'She Ii not dead said Sotheby.
'But-Mollie. tell me the truth, and
trust me-
"'Yes. viii tell you the TRUTH an
swered the girl. When you became
Engaged to Evelyn you looked on II
as q serious matter. But to Evelyn
It was just q joke. q summer flirta-
ton. She gets engaged at least two
or three times every summer. When
you looked on It as something lasting
Evelyn was-well, just plain scared.
She liked you well enough to become
engaged to you, but she never loved
you, Jack. Why, Evelyn couldn't love
anybody. The man she Is engaged to
now is rich. and she will probably
marry him; but she never intended to
marry you.
You frightened her, Jack, and be
cause she really did care for you In
q way, she was afraid that she might
not be able to help marrying you.
And you were not a rich man, not
rich enough for Evelyn. didn't know
what she was going to do, but knew
that she was planning to do some
thing. because she was mad with fear
when you came down to North Cliff.
You know she can swim. She told
me afterwards-she sent me q letter
while I was In the fisherman's house,
before you came up to see me. She
had upset the boat, knowing that you
would take care Of me. because
could not swim. When the boat upset
Evelyn dived and climbed out and
hid behind the rocks. She waited there
until she saw that we were safe, and
then she ran home and changed her
dress, packed up and ran away. That
was 20 prevent your knowing that she
was alive. She wanted you to think
her dead, 80 as to escape marrying
YOU
And you knew all that, Mollie?
And that was why you forbade me TO
see your
Yes cried the girl. And when
! was living with my aunt l could
see you. because Evelyn had gone
West. But dared not let you love
me.
But I have always loved you, Mol
fie.' said Jack. ! love you now, dear
He took her in his arms and kissed
her. And this time they knew that
there was no obstacle to their happi-
ness.
Jack. dear said Mollie presently,
II Evelyn marries that man they VIII
go West &c live. You won't want to
see her again. Can you wait two weeks
longer until I send for you to come
20 me?'
He laughed. I have waited two
years. Mollie.' he answered. I think
] can wait two weeks longerAgor you.
not Evelyn"