Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-11-23
|IRE MAN AND THE MIRACLE
BY ALLISON BURR.


Dear Aunt Lucy, wish ! could
make you see how impossible It Is for
me TO like Wilbur Kirk In the way you
want me to Ike him.
"And / wish / could make you see
that he is far superior TO any young
man who has paid you marked atten-
tion since you came out last fall"
but. nuntie, even II saw all the
superiority that you seem 10 see in
him. II would make no difference. It
will be something more human than
such superiority that viii win my
heart
Mrs. Amns shook her weli-waved
and tlehtiy-netted gray head ms Nell
started down the boardwalk toward
the post Office with a handful Of let
tiers to mail.
Az Nell came ont Of the little frame
post ONCE she tuught the tinkling
sound Of Hawaiian stringed lnslru-
ments playing q lifting melody that
was soothing 20 her restless mood. Fol-
lowing The sound. she s,vcnt down tho
boardwalk and found the musicinnS
we're stationed In the center ~ n large
refreshment pavilion which she often
patronized.
The busting manager found Nell a
small table where she had glimpse
Of the water front With the menu
card In bcr hand she sat Tor a moment
drcamily listening to the music and
watching the frothy little white cups
follow one after another to the wa-
ter's edge. She hnd quito forgotten
about ordering anything ,tintil she be-
came conscious That man had paused
cxpectantiy beside her tnbie.
without looking up she gave a
careless glance ~ The menu card, aud
asked; "Do sou stlIl serve That DELI
ciona peach nirneleT'
Il beg yon pardon" said q mans
fuii-tnncd voice. aud. looking up. she
saw. not n waiter. as she had expect-
"a. but n mncht0nned young gentle
man Ia a blue serge salt shnt covered
q well-proportioned figure six feet ia
height. II was NeIis turn 10 beg par
don now and she did Il in state Of
very pretty embarrassment
'-rhls seems to b. the Only seat LETT
acid the young man. Indicating The va
cant chalr NJ Ncil's mnull table, "IlnYe
you any objection 10 my occupying ltT'
@Not ~ alt said Neil, aud site ba-
gan siudiouels 50 scan che msnu cnrl.
Suddenly hali n eell.frozen pink
Ice crpnm tumbIe,i Gsou tray and
went rolling aeross The table sfraight
Tor Ncli's lap When Il was on the
very edge ~ The istle tbs suutufped
hund ~ ilte san yhwus rmH Opposite
Hhng aertms i1sr taBle mad grabbed II
firmly. whlis The peuitcnt walters re-
plBced the cloth Nell nnd the young
man laid aside reserve aud laughed
lightly aieat The awkward Incident
"A m0,nent ago I asked y0u wheth.
81 you served peach miracle. said
Nell. "but you've sande II very cvldent
now fhat you can even stop miracle
already IN progress"
lis thar pink stun 'peaeh mlracieY"
he asked.
aNea."
Nell decides that silence would Is
more embarrassing than conversation,
~. az they ate their ieep. shcy chaitcd
and enjoyed the music together.
That music certainly strikes my
ear pleasantly said the young man,
''fur rve hrcn four months Ia D mining
camp where n metaliic gruphophnne
grinding ont mgtimr was The nnly
thing that eveB prfteaded to be mu-
Nr."
Immediately Nell attributed the snn-
burn 10 the outdoor tife ~ a mining
engineer and drew pleasing picture
Of the young man opposite in corduroy
ai'd puttees. And. as other women
have done, she had jumped 10 the right
conclusion.
Nell WIS cure nos that she had met
the man of her dreams and she could
hass wept becuuse her Ice cream was
ail gone aud she bad no further excuse
for remaining rs The musicians wefa
silent for the moment.
When they Pose from The table Nell
her hand 10 the young man
as a gentle way OF Saying that their
acquaintance was Ut an end
Il shall not forget your coming 70
my resene." she said sweetIy.
"Anl shall not forget ypu" be
sald. Her eyes fell before the visit
fulness 30 his and she withdrew her
hand and left the place without either
Of them speaking another word.
When she reached her aunrs cottage
Mira. Aines was enthusiastic over tel
epbone cail just received from Wilbur
kirk saying that he ard his mother
would motor out that evening Instead
Of waiting until Saturday morning.
There they arein exclaimed AIRS.
Ames later as car drew up at the
curb.
"I'm afrald we're dreadfully late"
said Mrs Kirk when they were all In
side the drawing room. "but we
stopped at the hotel for d little visit
with my nephew. Jack Alnslee, who Is
just Ia from South America. Jack In
sisted upon being mining engineer
instead Of minister or lawyer. as |
wanted him to be. and when soc
his fine physique and his tremendous
maniIness, Pm glad he Ind his way
about II. By the way, Mrs Ames, I've
asked him to call tomorrow
$50 glad you did said Mrs. Ames
effusively. and wilbur wondered why
Nell turned suddenly TO The window
1ust then and ga9ed outside. He would
have wondered even more II he had
heard her eestatically murmurlng
something about another miracle"
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