Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-09-29

ca1es s|ie answered and sha
corrected herself Quickly z mean be-
cause
No reason whatever, smiled Dale.
well and her clear brown ewes
looked 81 him sQuarely. 7 come back
because ypre i'iotlier She said l would
be a burden to Mis- mcLaurin. that's
Why"
Mrs. McLaurin." said Dale; mot
Mis- McLaurin.y
"A burden to Mrs. McLaurln. and !
amt a-goin' to be burden to no
bodyr' yehetnently. Ina softer voice.
she went on, Mira. McLaurin and her
husband and her folks has done made
up friendly Bill Dale. Mrs. McLau-
rims papI mean her fsther-he
brung EN- big lot q silver
things.
"Bill Dale. had big time Every
body liked me but yore own maw--I
mean yore mother. NV goodness
gracious--they dress awful fine, don't
they7 Why. silk amt nothln'. But
whar al O. their money comes from, 1
shore cain't see. Say, showed some
O Pats friends how to dance our old
Hill dances, and the whole town was
crazy about EN- when left. Jimmy
Fayne is awful good-lookin' and rich.
ain't be. Bill? He liked me bettern
any Of EN-. less IT was Pat herself.
You know Jimmy. don't ye. Bilia"
Dale nodded. frowned. and turned
his sober gaze toward the toes Of his
high laced boots. Yes. he knew Jimmy
Eayne, and he held him In contempt
The pampered son OF a wealthy cotton
Spectator weak. devoted to high
nights, remarkably handsome 10 ro-
mantle and unsophistIcated girls but
not to men and women who had cut
their wIsdom-teeth that was Jimmy
Fayne.
Babe Liitleford was speaking again;
II 'cided to come back here, Bill
Dale. because | thought they might
need me here as we'll as because ! was
afeard would be q burden to pat--I
mean afraid | would be a burden TO
Pat. Seems like | CANT talk proper
at all I've tried and tried. I've spent
half o. my time jest a-tryin' TO talk
proper. Pat. she'd put down words |
mustn't say on o sheet o. paper. and
I'd study 'ern. Afenrd, shore. pap.
cause, amt haln't-and all o. them.
And she'd put down the right words
with 'em SOS I'd know.
''Yore mother WIS the last TO come
TO see me. Bit so this she says to
leat. IS the barbarian princessi
didn't know what that meant. but
spect lis soaethln bud. went into
the house. because I didn't want to
say anything, and her yore own moth.
er. But | listened, and | heard her
say the rest. and this Is Il:
what wilt you do when the In.in-
Innovation wears on. PatriciaT sbe
says. She'll be a burden 20 you.
Patricia; you'll have a halfsavagc
person tagging after you, IKE q lady
bearl'
'"Thnfs whnt II was she said. RilI
iJafes N Spoft thNf w Agttt
nue. here, and az ~ thls, Bin Dale
Are you sorry 10 see me come back7"
Perhaps they do ned you" Dale
slowly stripped the tiny leaves from
fern. "But thar is NOT sufficient rem.
son to warrant your staying here or
course, I'm not sorry to see you. Babe.
But You must 90 back 10 Patricia very
soon. II you had been a burden 70
Patricia. SHE would have told you..
Babe put out foot and idly rolled
an acorn across the path with one
bare big toe.
.But I'll don't think | want to go
back she protested. cid rather stay
here, heap rather"
"f.ut you must 20 back" declared
Dale. "You really must"
Ben Lfttleford's daughter was ST.
lent. For o moment she abseutly
watched the playful antics of little
boomer squirrel on the side OF near
by hickory. Then she arose.
Look" SHE urgedit was one Of
the charming wiles Of her--''I.ook At
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