Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-05-22
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Ell ! DO what you ssk me. and ths
company finds Il out. I'll lose my Sob. :
Then ] win get you q better one.'
i know you pretty near run things.'
admitted Msrk Seaton. telephone iins
repairer, hut you are asking me q
break the rules OF the company"
-T'ii mend them up later" airiiy do
ciared Jasper worrell. "If it ever does
get out the men win call Il cleyerness
and the ladies win han you an q loyal
enissary Of the love sod. Cupid"
Jasper worrell. manager Of the local
telephone line. had got the devoted
Seaton his position. but he was asking
bis humble pensloner to do q good
deal for him. Jarvis had directed him
to tap wire leading Into the home Of
Robert Brooks. 90 carry 90 60 q certain
secluded closet In the house. and put
In a receiver. all the time posing a
. workman engaged In testing and re.
pairing the regular phone wire.
Here was the situation: The father
Of charming Blanche Brooks had been
defeated In the local may yoraity con.
test the year previous by Jasper's
father. Bitterly Brooks had resented
the success OF his political rival. He
refused TO speak 70 any OF the worreIl
family. When he heard that young
worren and hts daughter had been
seen together on the street. he COM
manded her forthwith TO have no fur
ther communication. with the son of
his enemy. Blanche was q autiful
daughter. Jasper was ail but engaged
to her. Blanche met him Just once
sand sorrowfully advised him That their
dream of happiness was biightsd.
Never. NO; abandon the thought r.
declared Jarvis In his foreeful. con-
'ndent way. Leave Il all to me, dear
Blanche. I've won you. undessrving
% ann TO be 30 blessed, IN win over
your father. too. Don't taIk over that
rubbish Of patiently waiting two years
until you are Of age. Leave Il all TO
me. Within two months shall be
coming to see you three times q week.
with Father Brooks smiling q well
come"
but never 70 see you for eight
whole long weeks", mur1nured
Blanche. '.Never to talk with you i'
sssDismlss that erroneous impress
sien. directed Jarvis buoyautiy. I'VE
shall have the sweetest, contest, most
biissful ehats every evening Of our
lives and four times q day. II you
wish insisted Jarvis. "and here's my
PLAN"
II was q daring ons. ana if suits
scared Blanche. A secret telephons
was to be installed In seclndea room
next TO. and eommunicating with
Blanche's own apartment. All the ari
and science expert Mark Seaton eosid
employ was to be utilized In having @
phone with no bell call A mere ciick
would call Blanche &C he ether end
of the line at IN agreed On time. Ths
only caution TO be exercised was b
be certain that In talkins 20 one an.
other no one should ovefhear them
And 90 Mark Ssafon. selecting IN
occasion when Mr.. Brooks was absent
from home. duly Installed the secret
telephone. and oil Blanche had 90 dc
was to lock the door Of her room. no
into the next apartment. give the sis
nal and In low-voiced converse thoss
two reveiIed In renewed love making
and tenderness.
An this brought them no closer In
actual contact, nor did &c seem 90
Blanche that her stubborn, determined
father was being made more approach.
able. Don't worry on that score"
encouraged Jarvis one afternoon. I'm
working hard on that end Of the prop
osition. Be at the phone st o O'Clock
TO the minute this evening. and IL
be ready 60 announces the program
that is going TO win over Father
Brooks In a jiffy." -.l
Through the misadventure OF a do
lay ut the house Of a girl friend taken
suddenly III Blanche did not ret home
by 8 O'clock that evening. At Just
that hour Mr.. Brooks, passing through
the upper hall. noticed an open win
dow I'm her room and the rain blow.
Ing In. He entered and closed IL, and
just then suspicious sound directed
him TO the unused apartment beyond
A series Of clicks echoed, then indis
tinct sounds. as Of some one speaking
In a low tone. f A -..
"Helloi" calculated Mr.. Brooks In
amazemenf, as. tracing the sound, he
discovered the secret telephone behind
an old wardrobe. He picked up the
receiver. At once the words were
swept 10 his startled hsaringi
4Tt's an right. Blanche. I've nxed
everything My father declines 20 run
again for mayor. / have got I'm my
work with the fusion people on a com.
promise candidate. As can swins
all our workers can elect Father
Brooks. I'm one Of the COMMITTEES
coming 70 apprise him Of the situa.
tion In the next hour. Kiss your
Jarvis, dear. Good By"
'Father Brooksr Kiss your Jar
vfsP The audacious young reprobate.'
And there Robert Brooks smiled. He
rather cbuckied as he discerned the
deverness Of this irresistible con ol
an enemy who had undermined his
ridiculous obstinacy.
He was smiling still as Blanche. hur.
rying and breafhIess. nearly ran inss
him In the next room.
-Ol, fatherl" she gasped.
"-ok. fathsrr" chortied her sire
And. On. Jarvis! As possible fu
turs mayor OF this thriving municipal
tty. think ] shah make that cievs,
ysung man my prine msnisteris