Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-03-16
SHELTER PORT
ny IzoLA FoRRnsrEn.

YOU'D tuck any one under your
w1g wouldn't you, Aunt Polly. II be
nesdad III Ola Brookaidc Farm 10 q
Fee.la1 Port Of Shelter Ia iine d tr8u
hIb
The nexl day he drove down % meet
Aept roily'n latest waif Of chance
living and Enotheriy by nature, with
rs CHILD q her own 70 per and tend
si4 always seemed 10 Be giving oul
izp ~ some one
ef siater Esther had written 10 her
y iit Myrtle Lampfcn she had been
tfptFht Up N enc q the church homes
w Wakefield the orphaned daughter
afA sehoolmata Of Esthers
hen. she Wa eighteen. Esther
iNRnd her B position u the town II.
ify end kspl 40 eye on her. unln
,l giEl hnd come domn9m The sinter
NhA typhoid ieFer She needs loving
81 ehirkine M. that's all.
zen sgreca heartily when he sew
~ lone fsgusn Ket - tbs proylaenca
ttA1a and toalc toward him. White
tsed she waH. with bis blae eyes en3
4 kneW by tho say abe gos into the
etfyiAeo nhs sas sim woak and ssiaky
Through The long summer days shs
out Under The naples ii the ham
n@A getting STRONGER slowly Miss
sdof would sic near h one 81 the
Ftasic ruckers reading Or sewins. sing
Ia scffiy "a hereelf and ready with
&c when Myrfis Weakened
lm 10 useless Aunt poliy ahe
40 cne day I'm ma more good -
~ than $ aead
Nonss wee8e hare turned oae heal
ieE tsFhe deafit answered Aunt Pol
q happily q iHat dread "a think ~
~ away she said to Mas Calder
as day II nafiy August The latter
aea 1t beg over the tops ~ aer
Fses
Wen shouldn't il I ws4 yea. Myf
HAo responded. pleasantly why
akag sou take fae sehe1i szamiaatiOa
esty htre ~ tha crossroads and ieAeh
tsre iga iMeise B assk. and yDif
asld hoara hsfe n sou lgsed
M 8ee stiBA IL pass ahs aakF
rsiy
o. course Won weNla ehsla d
iughf there myself years ago 0tan
g hsff IN leaeb g'll write ID the
beet beard sen9tfae ard fon "a
iaf nee nfiss s0s oe ,hHf1 age
E1l epteN yaa - ua B
sa aat1 n1thn9 Nhea rs heard ~
rlpn. but 30 ssailed atroes th4
Rla a. 1yris asd sita eogefba deli
a aNu fhe hef rlssssa stss @ih
lisrF Rsth $50
AtsN Polly hapgsIy 20 bnay sarysae
dinnsr slse never a0sicad What wax
happening rieht uadeF her noae Like
enough gua won't Nc . bic lonesome
ass here Would you rather so hack 10
Gather uud ~ library work.
on, 80 much fatbsr DE- hsrs with
YeH." Myriis exclaimed els haUn
bon
Wsil iuai siag iisp ehud We leve
q hare you rnat wa. ndng
aCertaialy az. sold Ten Seems aa
y ypu belonged hege Row Aunt paily
inek me when waB little shaver
star my folks died aud brought noe
ap ana know how love tbs place
The letter came tho following week
notifying the ncw teacher u her 50
pointmons, aud Aurt Polly waa. II
anything. more enthusiasts thar
Myrtia herselg She went about inc
bonun singing. and Myrtls ateie down.
ia the walk BY The brook u the plne
sien Just 20 tiInk how wonderful lits
bsd turned OCT for her. IL was 50 good
las, 70 be wanted ard loved after one
had hegn VAR % the wagas or
chance and tsrcamaAnea
The hemlock branches cracked on
the slope above where che SAT Rea
called hello to her
Have you neen the black cAlf any,
Where7'
Not down here
I've been bunting Il for "a hour
be declared without aualm 10
swung down the aleps ana landed "a
ths rocks iuai beioe her sDont you
ioyc THE place. sard to cgme here
when ! waa little feilaw and listen
% the water ~ Il broke over the rnrss.
itg glad you're going 30 stay
ITS dear Of Aunt Polly 10 iet me
It's all her doing. she Just shows You
tho right way TO 80 somehow and
makes It seem essy was afraid to
face the winter alonf
"Y0u wouldn't have had te.r Bon
blurted out 4 wasn't going u let
yau 90 away" He stopped ana looked
up AZ her as she sat on the bank. ferns
and pine needles around her ma have
told you right straight 81. Now. snp
pose ought to walk fili spring
Myrtis was silent Har chin leaning
on her hand. she looked down at the
brook. afraid 10 meet the big bays
eyes.
its natural for you 10 etay here.
be went on. THE place will be raIne
some dag, and Aunt Polly loves sou.
You can teach this winter il YOU want
10 but the minute you get tired. Myr-
ia. want you to quit. and rye got
mothers wedding ring she gave me
when she died, end told me nome das
II would be Tor the girl loved best
Myrtis, canJ you Say anything a ali
10 mo2'
She met bis eyes WIKI taaTnilsd
ones. and held cut her hands 10 him,
Rhispering I'm 50 glad Hen
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