Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-03-30

EHER PROFESSIONAL CALI
~ EMERSON PHILLIPS. 4
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

the new house across the street.
What right have they 10 move into
q new place and set themselves up al
judges Of the other people, What do
they know about You or charlcen, Mrs.
| Trent Not thing Ana il Charseen
here wants to have a beau now aud
then and so TO dance when she's
asked, I'm sure II isn't any business Of
that long faxed Methodist trustee
across the street nor his kill-5oy wife
nor the hookworm Bon either And
if--v
Myra was interrupted by the post
mans ring. and. having unburdened
herseir Of all she had come laden with
and uselessly exerted all her iDgenu-
ity 10 extract an invitation 10 dine
she made her adieus and departed.
4 wish. sald Mrs. Trent YEARLY.
that Myra would stay away.
Oh. don't listen 70 her SHY gos.
zip, mother" laughed charieen
Its not all talk. dear. ] can feel
the Crawfords disapprovaI ii the air.
Mrs. Crawford has no time for parties
o. theaters or anything more fflgol.
GUS than her clubs And MIR. craw,
ford told your father he thought card
players worse than Inebriates
And their SON. added charleeu,
thinks your daughter Is foolish
creature too silly 10 notice because
she dances aud goes TO parties That
Is the real trouble Isn't Il. mother
But IN spite Of her outward indif.
ference, Charleen was piquod at the
treatment at iohn Crawford. the more
so, perhaps. because she was sccus.
toned to homage from OH men. She
might have been any one 81 dozen
Mrs Soaud-So's in town. but instead
she had chosen 10 give her life TO a.
more serious profession even than
maffiInony She had. III fact. spcat
three years N training ia city hos.
pitai. and charleens gayety and beau
" had never deserted her while dls.
charging her duties as nurse
Tho Crawfords had moved into town
iuss after ChaFleens arrival and N
ttfe AAthet ~ AIS }tf NNtitf ~ ota ifatAfHH
in her honor
50 Charleen had danced AMI d'ncdl
ridden horseback and motOred. and
was generally happy except for John
C'rawford She had mes him twice
once at lecture. again az a dinner.
He was very handsome. Il was con.
ceded and gossip had Il that the
rrawiotds were rich.
chnrieen. dressing for dinner. and.
incidentally. p dance later. WAS enjoy
ing the late afternoon eky through her
curtain when she saw man ride ~
10 the cfaWfords. dlamonnt and hitch
the horse 90 tree. A moment later,
John Crawford in riding clothes came
oei. mounted and irotsed on.
= wonder WIS the liverymnn Hsnt
him Grim be has such nasty TEN
per ! don't believe my nslehbor
knows that ! think it's wicked ioi
M smolleti 10 Stud him Grim re
lovely evening 10 ride.
She pni the forms back info hel
slippers, pnlicd ont her riding boots
ard clothes ana took 80 the Telephone
on her table
~ len minutes. she WAS ready foi
her ride and Tinhic her fayofite little
marc VIE ai she door Then shs
mounted and gaIiopcd toward toe aun
SET.
Half q mile out Of town whore ihe
road forked. she turned 10 the right
Finally she came apon him sitting
upon stone III The narrow road
Grim tied 10 a sapliHR proieclina ont
~ Tho bank above when John saw
her be removed his pipe and lifted
his hat
"lt'a q lovely evening isn't Il she
ehivered sweeily, realizing with rras
ing confusion thai she had really no
excuse for talking 10 him al ali and
thai he would think. Of course. that
she had followed him. deliberately
seeking his society.
lovely, hu reiterated c0urteoasiy
but Srayeig This - my tiyel tflp
up here. ard vas rather startled by
the grandeur Of the seenery. 80 de-
cided 10 disnouui and enjoy the soil
tudep
Charlton felt the Implied sagges
ton. and Il cut ike steel She had
never before had the experience ~
being told by q man that hc preferred
being alone Her face canned, but she
managed 10 emile I'm sorry dis
inrbed your little party. MFR Crawford.
They say fools rush ia where angels
fear to tread Don't stay TOO lase
though The roads bad after dark
and Grim Is ircaeberons Even fool
ean give good advice sometimes.
Good evening She was on down the
road
Later she stopped at the cowhray
cottage 70 inquire FOR q sick child. she
told herself. but really 10 see Ii John
Crawford would ride safely past
After half hour he had not come, so
with 40 anxiety she could not con
ceal. she remounted Tinkle aud rode
back up the hill in the semI.darkness.
She found him lying unconscious
and bleeding close TO the edge Of the
read, short distance from where
she had left him Grim was gone,
either over the edge Or back home the
other way. She dld what she could
with hanaages and def, experienced
fingers
siS months from that day they be-
came man and wife
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