Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-06-15
THE ETERNAL FEMININE
~ lola roRREsTER.

Millions tone hreathed interest and
surprise It's you, glEiie33
Beth turned around and stared With
wideopen eyes, listening
Indeed, wiIt--right SWAY. Not
Bit or II, I'm awfully glad to help out
Goodbyv
He hung up the receiver and wheeled
about. looking not at Beth. but at this
clock.
sIts Mrs. Hewitt. Her husbands In
Baltimore. and wired her 10 meet him,
and the maids gone and there's no
body to help her down with her suit
case. She wants me to run up 70 din
ner and take Der 10 the statIon after
ward. You don't mind. Of course,
Bethg"
awhe is Mfs HEWITT" shs asked
frigidiy.
why. she's SRI knew out 10
Denver. you know
Il don't know How old IL che and
what does she look Hkes"
Nov, Milton looked BIT
bored as II 10 hated 10 so into the
subject. Il was 20 trivial think We
agreed that real love IL above jeal
ousy. This IL only common courtesy.
i've known Ciiflie' Cooper she used
to be Cooper since Was boy al
school she's about swenty-f0mr,
guess around there
AT eighteen twenty four locks world.
" wise and experienced. Beth pursed
her lips
.g1I b. back by nine, added hilton.
Beth looked al him with growing
suspicion.
no you think you'll need cushion
o. 4 tame cat7y ahe inquired wsther-
Ingsy. "Yon needn't come back here,
Mil. shu could call taxi and 80
down b. herself. OF course. you can
do iuas as you please, but you needn't
come back here II you 70 carting suit
cases around for old sweethsartss
sY6u know. siiIs. you can't deceive
me one Bit She leaned her adorable
chin 90 her palm and looked up At him.
'g'ye heard OF 'tsirlis. Cooper Mrs.
Daniels tcEd me yOu were engaged 70
her and perfectly Wild over her i've
years ago. think it's terrible for the
man you love 70 have memories 81
other Girls
aha rose suddenly and lett hlm
standing there, expestnIatinK.
She really did neea d lesson. Milton
told himself severely. Utter lack Of
fatih IN him was too much 70 bear un.
ehnpkasi
81 ihia he told himself going W %
esssliess - tbs way through alansf Ril
the way downtown Grille talked in
nesaantfy ii Hobart, her hashand, Of
his congressional ambitions. bis
GABlas. hla achievements She was 8
little. appealing aoft III woman. with
big brown eyes and q wistfnl chin MI.
ton found himself comparing her men.
tally with Beth's beautiful cieareyed
buoyaHt girlishnesa
You know the real reason why
asked you to see ms 10 tho station.
Aiils.- ahe said 81 they entered the
taxi "It's tor Hobars'a aakes want
yoa 70 nee that bis new bin IN handled
fairly BY the papers. You will. won't
you. MiIts ] don't know myself Just
what it's about. but II must be q spien-
did MEASURE or bed never taks IL up.
Hes that type 81 man, you know. Mtlt,
Jaat ask Misa wharton
eHethgs asked Milton, alarmed,
what doss she know about hing
Why, didn't you know The big
brown eyes met his In surprise. She
saved bis llfe, We've been married y
year, ana ii was before he met me.
She Was hardly more than a child, no
told me. aud they were all down AZ
pinehaarat for the late winter season.
believe he was accidentally shot, and
she found him as she was riding
through the mountains and saved
him
"Waa--wAa he in love with herr
asked Miit faebly. Quite romantic,
wasn't IT.
lilo WAS TIL he met me. uirIle an.
swerad eomplaccntly, 'but he'll never
destroy her pictures He's got forty
snapshots OF her. DO believe. taken
that season. | hated her tn heard
you were going to marry her"
The next morning. Beth met him.
radiant and ready for their usual walk
In tho park
I'm 30 sorry, dear, she said, "but
you know you would 90. know WON
en- are perfect cats. and she only want
ed TO tell You about Hobart and me;
30 tried TO keep you from going I
refused him about ten times. Milt, aud
I'm not one bit Jealous Of her.
Milton stared thoughtfuliy at the
spring vista ahead OF them. And he
had feared to wound her, had wanted
to teach her lesson.
why didn't you tell me you knew
him he asked.
a never even thought of him. Don't
you know. Milt.n her voice was strong
with faith. when the real big love
comes into ycnr life 1t seems to
just sweep away everything else. Be
sides. ! didn't want you to know was
err lobbying Isn't that what you
call it, The woman's club belong
to II behind bill. something about
fountains at street corners. and we
wanted him to present It. 20 wrote to
| him about 1t and 1t comes up lomor.
row. Aren't you glad, dearg II you
only could set something into tho pa.
pers about 1t. I'd love you for 1t. Milt.H
M4gtnn etnnssaad al sAm faraarara