Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-11-16
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sy SUSAN Q. cLAoErr.
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gardihg him with earnest eyes.
''Why notT' she asked.
Lack Of money and experience he
answered promptly. @we are once
men. We know nothing OF country
life. The house Ia barely habitable.
TO make II livabIe would require more
money than can be spared"
The girls glance swept the tiny sit,
ting room, rested for an instant upon
the figure leaning against the doorway,
then came back to her elder brother.
II think, Jack, that could make II
home II the roof doesn't leak. The
place IL ours. The rent Of Fhis apart
ment would help. and We could have
roses and Glove pinis aud violets."
Hear her. Bob interrupted. .'Can
we eat roses and Glove pinks, and VIC.
letsf l confess to q desire for q more
material diet.
The girl laughed. 'sF'hsy are only
the frills. Bob. but ! am always dream.
Ing Of them and Of green grass with
white clover sprinkled through II and
the blessed sunshine coming through
the leaves Of tbs trees. Grandfather
may not have made money there, bur
be did make comfortable living. WIS
couldnt weY
1T can't be done" Jack reiterated.
Jane Is right" came from a pleas
ant voice in the doorway, ..if you two
dunderheads would listen 70 her. You
might not be able to make any amount
OF money, but do you do more nowY
You just about meet expenses. with q
little slowed away for emergencies.
Out there you would have no house
rent You could have many things
that are now Injuries. There would
be Inconvenience. and committing II
not pleasant, but try II for James
sake. She needs the sunshine ana
grass aud Glove pinks and roses II
the roses ever bloom Ia her checks
nRain. She has never recovered her
strength since that attack Of pneumo.
mia, although she says nothing"
Jane had turned a smiling face to
hltn ~ be began 10 speak, but shook
her head as be finished.
Honest. Jane, don; you fe~l tired
out all Of the timer
Sometimes she admitted Peluc-
tnntly.
THAT should settle H." John Gray
said However. II you F,in hesitate /
should like 10 reat the land OF you ana
see what ] can do with II. ny car
q ~ the door. Pile IN and we viii
run out 20 the place and sea IL the plan
pn't feasible.
The two msn scarcely heard. They
may they realized tnEt h6 ma. hpoAeh
The irgth and with grave faces they
him to the car.
An hour later they stood before tbs
story .and.a half house viewing u
critically as a possible home. II had
bven sadly neglected. but to Offset the
general dliauidation were great ciumps
of lllacs. aud snowbalia and mock or
ange. just bursting into bud that would
be mass az beauty few weeks. Aser
on.
They entered tho large living room
from the porch, and as John aray
looked shout he said:
III you people Win take mother and
me for tbs summer we win both ap.
preciate Il. She would be delighted
with the place"
Jack was looking frowningly
through a baek window Ut the evil
aencea Of an old.fnshioned garden. He
turned nos. sYou can have the land.
OF course. II you wish. Our living here
In impossible
Before you decide, look wen az
Jane" the other said quietly. The
girl IL In desperate need Of the very
things aha can get on this old farm.
You can take no risks with her. Try
II this summtc AZ least. Give her the
chance to get MrOng"
The three werN watching the girl a.
she moved here and there among the
old flower borders She looked up and
called 10 them dellghtedly:
titles Of the valley are blooming
Ia this corner, Jack. DO come quickly.
all OF you But before they Joined
her they had seen her az she really
was, slip Of d thing with eyes too
large for face that held no yestige
Of color and moving with an inertness
utterly unlike her usual briskness.
Jack caught bis breath sharply and
John knew be had won consent. al
though no word was spoken.
sThis was IN April--the middle Of q.
The flrst OF May found the barrels in
their grandfather's old home, and
noAe too soon. james strength had
suddenly failed during the last days ia
the apartment and they carried her In,
10 the big living room ahe had 20
longed to make into home for her
boys.
II was here John found her one eve,
ming and as he stood before the open
fire. necessary for comfort during the
early Juns nights, he felt he could nc
longer keep back words that fol
months had beea clanorlng for utter.
ance. The girl was almost herself
once more and she was telling him
about her garden. But he interruptet
herr
Jane" he said simply, Il love yor
dearly Have you d thought for meT
She answered AZ simply as he has
spoken:
a think, John, have loved you al
my life. but ! WAS not sure until
"Untilf1
THE day you won jack over Int
making this our home.r
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