Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-06-29
JANE LAWRENCE
By ELLIS DICKSON.

to know? But II had known OF the
case Of Jane Lawrence really couldn't
haye done II. / have actually stayed
awake nights over IT, And this after
noon, when l ought TO he spending all
my time At the tcilor's and drensmak.
er's, have 70 have board meeting
here just 10 discuss the matter
Mrs. stoddIngton had been sitting
for fully ten minutes before she began
her complaint, at the little spindle
legged desk In her study.
Tom Blaine. younger BY ten years.
was sitting impaticntly waiting AZ her
side. Iseaides being the wealthy mid.
owls only brother. he was her attorney.
'iThe trouble with Jane. Tom, is sim.
ply thie: She IL very pretty. Not
just rather pretty. but dangerously.
absurdiy pretty. and . girl in an In.
stitutlon OF that sort really has no
right 70 DO pretty
Whatever are we going 20 dog She
is only eighteen now and she has not
left the home. but In month she must
begin TO 80 out to earn her living.
For several years we have realized
that Jams was different from the other
children IN the home She is really a
beauty. The matron has been wonder.
full. too She has done all she could
to keep tho girl from realizing. When
the other girls have had pretty hair
ribbons Jane has had none. and she
has been made to brush her hair AZ
plainly rs possible. When the other
girls have gone on excursions Jane
has been kept az home. In her lit.
tie room the mniron even took down
the mirror 10 she would not be tempt.
I'd TO hc vain. still the gIrl seems TO
craye pleasure. stu she seems to be
at heart quite = coquette. n We could
only get her married on TO some hon
uet hafd-working person who would
give her a home with plenty OF work
she would be all right
II Tom felt any special interest in
the case Of the little orphan girl he
did not SHOW Il.
ITO begin with" he said IN HIS most
professional tone. you have gone
about Il IN the worst possible way. II
doesn't take a lawyer or a deep stu.
dent OF human nature TO tell you that
the beat way . arouse a girls In.
ieress ia pretty things is TO deprive
her Of them
Tom paused Tor a moment and
thought. Here's my remedy he re-.
aumed Call on THIS hoard meeting
shis afternoon Then Give the girl =
Faai teat8 IL happiness. II aha Z wen
behaved invite her 70 your own home.
treat aeE ~ you would a guest. pro.
vide her with few pretty clothes and
take her about with you. Let her see
the normal side Of lIse. Lot her real.
ize that woman can ba pretty aud At.
tractiyo without being sinner
II was two weeks later. and Mrs.
stoddlnstun was again seated before
her splndleiegged desk Tom again
sat before her in apparent impagience.
THAT plan IA 4 fnilHre. just an
thought Il would bo. she began. why
over thought you could advise me IN
the case Of young orphan girls is quite
beyond me. on. yes. she was very
sweet and lovely for a while and all
my friends declared she was beautiful,
and two Or three Of tbs bachelors who
never look AZ a debnsante suddenly dis.
covered decided fondneas for my
drawingroom ckaira-I needn't tell
YOU that for you are much IN the same
boat yourself. There was nothing In
the ieaat bit forward about her though.
She was as sweet as a girl OF our own
class and then suddenly abe went on
yesterday. And at the teatime she
came in smiling and refused to tell
me where she had been. She Ii up
stairs ia her room now. am going
70 have her packed up tomorrow sent
back to Sc. Prisca's II Ii really too
disgFaceful. Gone a whole day and
won't tell where she went Tom, Il 10
all your fault
Tom drew his chair closer 10 that OF
his slater aud this time showed evil
dent interest in the case OF the little
orphan girl.
Suppose could toll you whore
the girl was yesterday. Suppose
could prove 70 you that She left the
house on an expedition 70 find tho one
10 wh0fn she felt indebted for her little
Hing In the world OF normal pleasure
and happiness. / believe she did ask
you who Il was and you told her And
then. Of course. suppose you knew that
that humble benefnctor. quite III spite
OF himself persuaded the girl TO have
luncheon with him downtown, and
then sent her home with q promise not
TO tell whore She had been. would you
blame her very miichg thought that
might explain 1t more easily than Bho
could
Tom had risen, as II TO go, but Of
course. he had no such intention. for
he had not yet seen the little girl IN
question that cay.
You know your idea was q good
one. perhaps even better than mine, .
he told his sister. you know you
said you would feel your task complete
when you had seen her married 70
some honest. Woodworking person. |
am quite sure that am Woodworking
and. in spite Of my profession. make
certain claims 10 honesty. II Is rath-
or hasiy declaion. but have gained
James consent We are Just waiting
for your permission"
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