Saint Mary's beacon., 1916-04-13
DESTINY WIND
.ay N. M,cuLLo0eA-WILLIAMs.


Esmay would have aneered II you
had said. 4 wind OF destiny when a
rain sqaall whipped hall letter
from his .loosely- -clasped fingers and
sent II sailing high over the tree
tops.
Certainly II would never fall under
Juliet RaveHeIa eye Any others hc
could flous or battle, but hers. sharp
ened bY ali aeutely-sensitiy iaaivuey,
would read not only what was IN the
lines. but between them.
Carolyn should have known better
than 70 wfiie 20. he reflected irrita5ly.
Yet he had been unreasonably angered
to find no touch Of sentimeBi only a.
gay and apparently genuine cama.
raderls when no had been assuring
himself that he lad broken her heart
Public lie allbred him How Caro-
lyn had glowed when she came 70
know Of it, The worldly wide tick
ster who had sought 10 advance him
had said: ''But take it from me, son
iii you marry her and Try 70 keep on
living UP to her yon'lI Be a failure Il
will break her heart to see. Then
after two years of struggle Fate had
thrown juliet and her millions in his
path.
She was thin and dark, piteously
alone, just turned thirty ana 70 rath-
er older than he She was narrowly
suspicious Of men and their motives
and well she might be- scores had
tried 10 MARRY her ON the Mfength pf
her expectations.
Just then came Norbert Esmay 20
captigRte her utterly aud thereby make
her look al life from d ai8efeat view
point
Naturally Esmay had been touched
deeply. lie had acted hunofably, eges
laying the case before tafolgn aud BID
ding her decide i Tor him. sue had
answered him in a singio sentence
tiniess / hade sou take the goods the
gods provide could moi sign myaeii,
as ! %, alwaya faithfully yo9r friend.
Carolyn Dare
He lad accepted her verdict and
nov the wedding sas only d week
ahead
The storm was oFer the afternoon
los sun struggling ihrougb tho iast'
moving el9gaa Al ihat moment p car
oama 82islls up the drive
liefore be could fush down tho tsgo
flights Ia tha bali he heard haleta
voice demanding pefempgorliy.
Where "a air Eamav Whut hign
81 once
Riebt here b pereonl" Egmag en-.
swcfed. coming forward Wiih arms out.
stfelched welcome
Toilet had sgms in tbe rompauy o.
old judge Nl40a the Sliaet Of The ais
appointed prospective tsufteea who
bad hela aad managed the gascntl -.
tate uutli time haa compelled thnm 90
give Il ever 70 is leeal owucF
On the way 70 make snai Hppoal
to mis- alrnugwillel ward the wind q
destiny hsd dropped Cafolyu's letter
plump into hia lap
Regarding z aa q proYidentiai utter
position IN lis mser ladge nixon had
taken il aTaisbt IS Joliet. hadlug her
read III nHa BE- samaoua
/ Come We rlil face bin with this
together ae had aia. hef eYsa
emitting spaFka her llpa liHa line.
Nnw. cray seed atRtne. aao band.
10 the sheet 10 Esmay saying hearse'
/ ly, II brought Il heuyse Il setrna
Important
Thank you How Kind II h im'
portant rashefH gsmay rciurasd
wlth Feasgprine smile Y0a dout
! gpaw iAe good aoFt she b am aaf.
/ ing all the letters fHat conie 10 me
about sou suf. they ara d heEln tho
book ! mean q naaea f0r sou iho
/ book ot oar life gelh6f
"H.mi Any ooupaaags Nixon inter
! iectod cruelty
{ Esmay smiled nlacl0lY I hops 90
Hedcamahie 81 fhe baah 81 happiness,
( he said
{ Jallei broke 8 sob ia her lhroaL To
lbius Il digixuased you surely
/ Norhert--you can't forgive me
ThcFe IS nothing 10 forgive Es
may began masnantmously
4 Judge Nlxoa stepped to tbo phone.
"You won't mind if ] esil up Nisa
Dare Dc said ekentieaily
3uiiei hreke into violent protest
hut EsmBy nodded. niling out8ardly
{ though moi quite easy at heart stiil
4 be trusted Carolyn she bad ntut
tiona lIke lightning Juliet creps be-
eide him. laying tlmid hand On Nla
armhe sllppod II half about her and
/ was femarHeful b feal bar meager iis
! nre tfemhle ike q leaf.
T fie began to tFHinblo in sympathy
supposa Carolyn should bluader afte,
all
4 Judge AisQn was shrewd- but cross
examinations hY lonE-dlstauee haa ~
Disadvantage He tried 10 be non
committal 1'he third question" lei
4 Carolyn know her letter he'd mads
trouble e. eleafiy ttat az three
heard haf ~ SHE called surely
1 judge ! wrote beautiful leiter
don't know 5aat what il said but "a,
formula isn't copyrighted Mr. ant
j Mrs Norbert Eamay are Welcome L
nse Il When they failcilate me ves--
4 I'm going to marry Whenq on, Al
soon aa Billg WieNham gets bis new
house done aud asss me-
/ Juliet pushad the judge aside. ay
Ing brebenig intn the receiver r