Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-12-04
! WAY OF TIE AIT



The canoe drifted azily wi.h iis
current close to the low bank Q:
placid. narrow river fhni run through
the woods. A young ninn lay ~ ~
bottom with eyes closed. hts face
married BY the expression Of bitterness
and the stern set mouth. Edgar Raw
icy, noted young painter and reteiyed
n the best society. was seeking balm
for q bruised heart and hurt pride.
He had asked Marion Braeebridge
one Of the beauties Of the debutantes'
to marry him. and after d few months
engagement, she had, without warning,
sent bnck his ring with a cruel little
uote that "she thought that they were
not congenal enough 10 marry"
Then the news came Of her engage
ment, and the engagement OF the sea
sons belle Marjorie Brooke; Marion
to Alan Coe, the banker. and Mar
lorie's TO Stanley Lewis. the poet. Hah
The young girls and all the women
we're frankly IN love with Stanley and
they enyied Marjorie her possession.
Just as he was sending the canoe
cut into mid stream with a sweeping
stroke, he heard loud call for help.
and looking up the bank he espied Q
girl In pink dress with her bands
held in front Of he, seeming 20 push
some object away. With 4 spring Ed
gar landed, on the bank and picking ~
i large club which was sometimes usesi
TO push boats out into the stream he
iastened 10 the scene.
When he neared the girl he gave u
starr OF surprise as he saw that u was
Marjorie Brooke. bur he stifipd a cry
Of alarm for there on the log was
three-foot diamond RATHER, swishlng
nearer and nearer. and rattling fierce
y. With well aimed blow the clui
aided with s,inging force On the head
II the RATHER. crushing Il immedlatelg
md both wa ched the Shiny body With
is beautiful diamond markings writhe
It's death agonles.
Then he turned to the girl: There
ne not many Of those large rattlers
round here. am surprised that THIS
1ne should have ventured out NJ all"
suddenly she mnde little rush, and
throwing her arms about him kissed
sim nrlnly on the mt h and then flew
40 the path before he had vaguely
sensed her action. Somehow II was a
)leasurable thought that she Ind kissed
him, be that thought that he mnst be
lacking W something 80 that no wom-
an could love him. He turned slowly
and then his eyes caught book which
she had dropped, and shopping be
picked II up. also little lace-h0rdercd
handkerchief Without realizing what
he was doing he had read the page
that was lying apeu, "How could !
ever have Thought that vas IN love
with That person
II win never be deceived by my feel
ings again. ] mean never 10 foil ip
love II / can help H."
There was more on the closely writ
ten page, hut that was al that Edgar
read before he came 10 himself Tint he
was reading a girls personal secrets
Thinking 80 send them 10 Marjorie
on the following day, he dropped them
In his pocket and turned the canoe
homeward A few hours later IN his
den, smoking suddeEly he had an 10
Spirnuon, and hastily be raE up the
short eight Of stair. - - siil,
$50. " $1,000 nnilnsalsa painisfa
me W. low hank tbs aiuniei ~
- tFressu-xiSsr Nlth quick aht
sFFokes he sketchcd 10 The figure of y
foung girl In % pink dress. with large
shade hat hanging down from her
shoulders. her hands stretched ent and
IN expression ~ surh fear ihat invoi
unfairly would make Gnc -hndler, and
lastly the venomou- s1ai uh a.
Hammond markings. Me cnlicd the pic.
tnre "Fear, aud knew without doubt
lot II would be woii received at The
prize exhibition In the lall
The following afternoon be made bin
way to the IIttle cottage which Mar.
iOrie occupied and found her drying
her hnir by the hedge She thanked
him rather distnntly fur flie return %
her property, and ii.cn hegan to talk 81
the various nothluss that make uli
conversation when tto persons are oc.
up'cd with their own thoughts. Sud.
ienly he sald Il did not know that you
'rol.e your engagement 10 stanley
.ewls, until ] read the paper yestcr.
my"
She looked al him for D moment and
hen sid: "iYcll, II II Il wunans
60 TO change her mind" Then
he hastily changed the conversation
other matters that concerned n.
world which they had left behind.
The days slipped by, and the SUM
nc WIS drawing slowly 10 "A close and
es''i vaguely felt that paf,lng wonId
Anrd. yet neither would neknowl
dge 10 themselves tbpt they had
reHn 20 care. Then, one afternoon.
Marjorie was not at her accustomed
place and Edgar learned that She had
left suddenly for home.
Three months later, In the large
drawing room NJ the fashionable town
ZONE OF one Of the great society lead
ers. an exhibition OF The prize paintings
&as held, aud the prize picture which
had won the medal az the academy
was to be shown for the frsi time
While the polite chorus Of obs and
ah's was ripping through the room.
out 10 the conservatory where Edgar
had followed Marjorie Just after his
picture, az the prize picture, had been
exhibited, there was another seene for
= delightful picture "IilA you zee /
ane~ that was bes ming 10 care and
so-- But the rest of the WORDS were
mulabled agansl h,s coal sleeve mn
for the secgnd time the dainty ms