Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-11-06
BLUEBERRIES


last started fer the little red farm
house where she had been lWnirIins
win "GramnlyT and "Grampy l,ols
bins for the past two weeks. she e.
fsted In tawn over ledger 10 weeks OF
the year and lived Tor the four she
spent 10 the country each summer 81,
sang as she tindged along. with neyr
q care In the world except getting bac
home 10 time for dinner
SHE had gone about half way wher
che spled a bunch Of mountain laue
by Atwood's ledge. She had ofici
:, ard Granny Robbins bewail 81
scarcity in their vicinity. so she care
fally put her pail Of berries under q
clainn Of bushes which were near b.
aud started on 70 get q bunch Of II.
They'll be perfectly safe there.
She thought. ''and IN only be gone
.alnute anyway"
But she was gone over IN hour M
d baek Just IN time to see youn
aa ruefully trying to gather up "a
rntaats Of the pail. He had spillc
'sery berry,
You see he started apologetieaily
a."
~Don't you dare to say anotbc
Ferd.' Betty interrupted rudelg
f0u--"
II was just going o." he continued
erltauiiy with his explanation. only g
~ cut short again BY Betty.
= don't care what you we're gaif
% do. lon Spilled every one of W
rTie> every one u them, she add,
agleaiiy. ~r9u ought 10 he arreste
= robbery, 20 there think your
you're a." But she couldn't thin
word 81 sufficient expression /
scribe bin. 50 be took advantage O
Der pause 10 finish hls explanation.
To I'll down" be murmured cot
Htely.
Betty gave hlin look az wtthedn
srnrn and started 90 her way hgah
while he stood watching Der repent
nifty.
There Isn't thing ! can do abou
~ he mtirpurea hopflessly. "she'a
regular Ilitlr spngrc
Betty was nearly hone wfSen she "a
inrinbered tbni slie bod left her m0uf
iain laurel bebInd and went back Il,
got f. WheH apally she Fcnched ID
farmhouse there sai the offender oi
the piazza comfortably chatting ava,
win Gatupy Rnbblas. Granny sag
her from Trio Kitchen wind0w ard hur
ticd oui e. Introduce heF 10 the new
b"arder. for ~ She 80 often saiS
"GrampY witi FORGET LITTLE things Hks
That Jon know
BETTY Acknowledged the Introduction
trigidly and o. frigldly excused her.
s'iE Grammy innied Wilh = troubled
expression from one 10 Tie uther and
iheu hastily followed neiiy upstairs
"Nby Honey whais the nattrrf !
never saH ydn Ia suci ineaa before
Mr. Moore Is friend ~ WHlH. and
I'm sure be couldnt bc nlcer wus
iua' gaiug 20 ask sou q SHOW him
around lhe fnun
"uh. esulIn't % that exelnsmpl
Betty 10 hpFfur 4 Just cdui5aa. WIN
bes the nam Thai spilled my blue
terrlest"
WrmanY SINS usos ssap fheiit
1908 usually and SO fai q Il -
Hgi'ed al liHiig itgic statement
ihai abeh never ha forgiven sht
hnstily ran tlnWn slairs. shutting lla
3tor behind hgr end ihen mi daal
.d laughed uil She iesrs foiir0 daui
cheeks Nhe eyEn t1ak uraansF ang
t.s Afmre tuio her confidence end IA
ree u Thorn eousi8srrd il 1 hua
Astc.
bpi ihes had hguesd without BetiS
he dlHus iliak lt joke. and 10Y tlt
hH'r wrfk didn't Say q word 10 Mr
Nnrr SHE ay0ldnl bim vlienefr sbe
ill HB1 s. hen thls was lsar slide
faad miits raW hin u lhrs ei.anc,d
la4t
Never yoa mimi. Nh Naore Gram
My aeaica hlm. she's stubborn s.
n muie bui sbe'll SGT over Il. just you
gBb aud scc u sae avesnt."
And slsat yrry same day Betty dld
get over IL. The Eobblises weni
hopping down DC square. ami lcfi
Betty NJ homf % sci supper. Aloorc
hisurely reading ~ use hammock
coatd hser her sneing - She worked
end regretted Thar such q small ac
cidcnt should kccp them from hclns
friends. shes nctiug Just like or
eislli-year old" be thought. ana an
She Reesls Is good spauhlns = IIls
thoughts were uideiy interrupted. and
quickly he ran to the Kitchen
"oh 0raupy G,uulpy. Oh anybody"
she etied "tbe Kitchens 90 nre.
And sure enough oinehow oe either
he hos ~ kirdllues IS the stove lad
cHuzlh and VAS biuAug merriIy away.
hm ihe two " them pui II OUT IN
second After the excitement was
over. uetiy bfayeiy started to thank
him, bus she only slainmefcd Tor
while. and then quito suddenly burs,
into tears.
Nilt come now, please don't" urged
poor Moore awkwardly, really. yon
mustn't do that. You see, he added
brightly. to cheer her up, arm glad
u happened, beearse now we're goIng
% be friends, real friends, aren'i wet
] never put much stock IN Fate before
but ! guess he's pai Of mlne after
nll. Betty sou cant hold OUT against
blueberries aud Fate, can your We've
Just got 10 be frieudsP
And Betty, smiling up at him
through her tears, ag. eed with hlml
Copyright. 1918. Mcclure Newspaper syn
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