Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-06-08
OVER THE WALL
By ALICE DURYEE.

tAat where David IN blue 0vermilM,
was planting seeds, end az David was
q the act Of STOPPING the pot hit him
On ths head.
@Tbe diekensl" no said, rubbing ths
sore Pot and looking around for the
enemy Whence had the bombardment
Gomez
Just then head appeared over the
top Of the wall. or rather q pink sun
bonnet did, and the latter waa yfbrat.
inE with excitement, not an emotion
nf ita own, but palpahEy that us she
wearer- "Oh, aid my aowerpot hit
Noa1 I'm dreadfuily sorry. but l
didn't know you we're there
TITS all right" said David reasaur.
sagiy @and beg sour pardon for
saying what dld. Bus / dIdnf dream
there was anyone around. The house
over there. noddins In her direction,
has been quiet 80 long that you are
really more OF surprise than was
your method Of announcing yourself.
i Miss Wayiand here. googn
Marioyie started. ana then remem.
tofing that she had 90 blue morn.
lns dress. big garden apron and sun.
bonnet, decided thntSfs was perfectly
aafural for ths Peara0n's gardener 20
mistake her for an underling And
after all Il suited her purpose adj
mifably She was tired OF the social
nan OF long winter and had retired
- this suburban retreat for rest
Il had been many years since the
family had moved 70 tho city. The
Paarsons bad lived next door then.
The role the gardener gave her In
stsnsly suggested . plan.
No. Miss wayland has has gone
avaysg
"Tm sorry We hate to feel over
hers that the big house IL empty. II
nsEd 70 BE- such heautifui place.
His ayes. intent upon The attractive
fhep IN the depths 81 the rosy bonnet,
sermed 20 have meaning that hin
lips dare net ugisF
oh. tho house WON'T b enpty. I'm
solng 60 stay You sce. Miss Wayiand
Il ahe aud l-~that il. sh6 IL very
Kind % me. and she thought I needed
change So hare ! am doing Just
whas i've lpngea 70 DO Tor ysara. plant.
lek HoweFa she laughed "And the
soka 81 Il Il don't know anything ef
All about them
"lf youn vi me. ~ be very glad
d tesch yos. answered tho RArdanaF
ssxeriv
Thank you That viii be- mics and
IA like Il very much. smiled Mar.
nj no the Persons slsll liver.
gaenA Miss Wa iand spoke 81 4 ram
~ next doer~l think Pearson WAS
TIA nane~
Yes bat the family ID scattered
Only twn a0na are 1t home now aud
ous " them IL away most Of tho time.
The other. be hssisAted, ~the other
was awsy. ioo for awhile. IA the war
10 EaFops--fhe family IL Canadian.
yon know-hut he waa wounded and
sent hume. iig's al right row though
Improving IN great shape
aThaf Is Interesting. Marjorie
GFt6d She was about 10 say. I'D loyo
10 meet himl" when she remembered
~Waiti f1i come round BY tbs gate
and help sou. which rather aston.
iahed Marlorie. for the wAii want
more than bFeasthlEh and shs fsit
that shs conld have climbed Il her
self
tila improves On acquaintance" she
thought ~It'a hard 20 tell these days.
with colleges running courses ON Tor.
eatry. farming and gardening. just
who people are. A gentleman. that's
patti"
So tho msn came through tho gnr-
den gate ard lifted the panafss and
yet them where they would grow and
mapped out beds for flowers whose
names she didn't even know.
Days parsed and weeksi The gar.
den flouriBhed and grew
Every day she had seen David and
they had worked together "He looks
different somehow" thought Marjorie.
watching him enc day. "lIe seems
healthier and stronger than be did.
He never comes BY the gate now
As ahe spoke she broke the seal Of
letter that had como and glanced
rapidly over the contSnts. 80 Aunt
Mary has 10 como and spoil II allle
she exclaimed Hell find out who
1 am nows Oh, we'll. don't suppose
II matters much now I'VE had no.
tion q half dozen times 10 tell him
everything anyway"
That night she dressed as Miss
wayiand. There was q moon and she
Wondered through her garden TO an
old Stone bench near the wall A man
vaulted lightly over Just then and
stopped when he saw her.
"Marjoriets
"Dayidi Won't you come and SIT
DOWN
= was on my way 10 your house
But this IN better. want 10 have q
Walk and I'm not 50 much afraid Of
you here
4Afraldiy
Wait until yea hear what have
TO say | am David Pearson and have
maaqueraded ail summer ~ the gar
daner. I wouldn't even tell you now
except that Dick. my older brother. ID
coming home tomorrow and the uur-
der would out then anyway.
She was silent moment Then,
/ since surprises are Ia order am not
| Miss Wayland's companion either. I'm
Marjorie Waylaud. aha confessed
! 4l've known It all summerln be
laughed confidently
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