Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-05-04

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within.
Gary osworth, fifty feet or SO away
on the links, seemingly intent upon
addressing" a minute sphere Of hard
rubber with q siIly-looklng stick hav.
ing an iron end, may have been just
as absorbed as be looked. but then II
is Just likely that he wasn't.
Crack The bali went far and
wide Of the green. landing IN bunker
which spelled disaster Gary stood
and watched itR descent. compressed
his lips and picked up HIS bag.
Eldred, on her diminutsye porch.
gsggle6. She couldn't help It in spite
Of her "reminiscences.
She was pretty, twenty-five. and
drawing teacher in enough big brick
city schools to scare her 20 death
Gary was homely, thirty and auperin
tendent OF those same schools. More
over. II was the superintendent. not
the schools, that scared Eldred. Not
his ugilnesn dear me. not
But he ridicuied art and laughed al
Eidred'a pictures on the blackhoards
which stltf little fingers tried 90 hard
to reproduce.
Then. the last day In June. when the
thermometer was ninety-sive near the
water cooler aud his deak was stacked
head high with papers to be Disposed
OF that day and the two telephones
wege ringing iiendiahiy every other
minute and HIS neuralgia started to
dig out his right eye and everything
went wrong and everybody was tor
ture, then Eidred Taeamofe had
hreezed 10 and asked about aome cray
on supplies for the coming year
Saints could have endured less- and
Gary went TO church only every other
Sunday He told her several thlnga
be thought o. Her art was sisly-~hef
work useless. her aim purposeEesa aud
her ambition not worthy OF her. He
spoke OF dicky birds. frog ponds, and
finally. ii a fine frenzy Of rage. be
had mentioned something about the
damned weedH she made the kids
draw.
Eidred drew sharp breath What
could be more foolish abe aakcd Der
self. than for a fuil.grewn man to
chase little bali around for miles
every day. And yet he aays that my
work 10 nilly!" Her eyes flashed.
Through tiny isinglaas window she
could sec her enemy 10 the distance
trying 10 dig his bali out Of d sand
ditch. The next shot landed him IN
the water moat around the green.
"oh, how very. very funny. she
cried. I've heard him talk golf 10 the
most aweanme terms. II some 81 those
people ia town could only see hlm
now She stopped. struck with a
sudden idea.
Billy Hawkins, cartooniss for tho
Daily News. had made this remark be-
fore he went away on his vacation
I'm OF for two weeks. II you see any
thing good, send Il In. particularly Il
you can got anything on anyone.
Somebody prominent. you know.
EidEed put tlse tea things away and
got out her sketch book,
- WIS fAt#k t&@At AtHWA{tA AFH4*NM
bis mail on the porch Of the club
house before going out 10 play. On
tho front page o. the Daily News he
spied six sketches. and this legend Ia
large typs. "our superintendent as
Golf.
There he was. ridiculous IN al sorta
Of contortions.
The line below the cartoon read
thus; "Mr. 0sworth itslikes anything
that 10 frivolous and useless and that
does not strengthen the mind
He threw the paper down savagoly
Then be went out 10 his game snd
vented his wroth on the turf. the air..
and the ball when be could hit III
And the bail, going Wild upon one
occasion. swerved TO the left. uni
through Tho leaves OF an OAK troe and
hit young lady who had stepped out
OF her cottage TO gather goidenrod
Gary oswoFth didn't SEQ the ball hit
Eldred, but he went 10 search of Il and
found her lying unconscious on The
ground. her arm ztill around huge
mass OF yellow goldenrod The bail
that had done the damage was lying
near. His heart stood ailiii
He carried her inside. laid her npon
a couch and hunted for water. But
she started to breathe, which was all
that was necessary to start his own
heart TO pumping again. He turned
and his eye caught the open page o. q
sketch booka cartoon of himself
playing golf And Eidred opened her
eyes 10 see her enemy gazing blankiy
At IL How petty her revenge was
What q mean thing she had done 10
this big wholesome mani
She sat up instantly I'm smry."
she said simply
He turned and smiled. you needn't
be. I'm glad you did IL, | feel better
some way ! ought 10 DO shot for say
Ing what did that day and then try.
Ing to murder you now
You might get my goidenrod,.
He came In with his arms full.
Thank you 1t seems funny to sos
your carrying 'weeds'iv
He redeemed. Wont you try to for.
get what | said? II you only knew
how ! adore II now~-aince I saw y0u
lying with your arms fun Of it, He
stopped suddenly.
EiGred turned away. but be caught
glimpse of her face. and saw that
bis case was far from hopeless.
tcopyrighA 1910. BY Mcclure Nswspa
per Syndicate1