Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-12-15
Winning a Job
and Son-in-Law
BY HARRIET JENNINGS.
opyr.Sh,. is.I. western Newspaper Union


Like man running into shower OF
gold, pauper finding "A diamond In
the dust uf the street. mn invalid sud
denly discovering an elixir IF life. Du-
said Morris gave q great shout as he
read Ia "a newspaper hr had picked up
uu a park lcnoh - hriTf. hut 10 him
vitality suggestive item. II ran: "Hon-
oruhie Walton Reeves of Colorado.
newly elected congressman. Is at the
Hampton hotel"
\ vivid picture dream ran riot In the
mind OF Morris. IL seemed as though
a sudden blaze of golden sunshine had
come 10 illumine a life beset with
clouds. lie had drifted here TO the
nations capital with his motherless
daughter, Beulah. hoping to find some
governmental position.
Dugald Morris was trifie depressed
when he impaired TO his daughter the
inspiring information that he had
found a real friend AT last. When her
father named Walton Reeves n
strange CULVER crossed Beulah's face
Ten She flushed. and when the story
was ended She said simply:
Il would ask no favcrs Of a person
who has possibly long since forgotten
Us, and who probably has newer nc
qua ntances 10 consider. and II may be
some oihcr Reeves"
"Oh, no. Ii was To Colorado our
friend went. I'll he glad To see him.
outside of what help he may give me
ia getting n political Job"
Bculah turned aside as II to busy
herself nj her work. There had been
romance to the going away Of Wal
ton Reeves. lie had never asked Beu-
lah To bee lis wife. but plainly as could
be he had indicated To her that he
would think constantly of her while
away.
Evulah had put aside the shattered
remnants of that old love dream.
She said nothing as her father got
ready the next morning to call ut the
Hampton hotel. Her heart aChed a
bit, but She did not mind that now.
Du.ald Morris arrived nj the hotel
60 find that the lion. Walter Reeves
occupied Suite \ on the parlor floor.
He Was admitted tn the ante room.
Nm "'li"i"u~ usher asked his business
81 want I" see Walt Reeves" replied
bu-ald In his blunt friendly way.
Sorry. sir" announced the usher. a
few minutes Inter but Mr.. Reeves
doesn't know YOU"
What's that." fnirly shouted Nor
A-.tlV a.
me-. Du-nld Morris, who-oh. sayl
there's some mistake"
81 hay" reported my message. sir"
responded the man incisively. and
waiting for the visitor To vacate the
room
buga'd Morris bowed his head on his
hands. In a fash II had occurred 10
him that Walton Reeves did not want
to know him.
Young man" he spoke. his voice
guivVriu". won Z" back Ia your master
and ten him that old DugaId Norris IL
IN this room, wants the eighty seven
dollars u" paid out for him five years
a-" mi that h" won't stir peg from
here until hr gets lt-with INTEREST,""
WHATS that" voiced n porfly. dig
m'ii"d man, appearing nj the doorway
IF 'ho inner room. "Dugald Morris
EigIdy-S"vcu dollars? Jones. you had
better call an officer"
'N"t until | see Walton Reeves - de-
cIarvd Morris stnnchly.
Il am Walton Reeves" announced
the newcomer
'Eh, youI eh. I've made mistake.
and I'm sorry Ia have troubled You"
said Morris in cr"stfalIcn way. "YOu
see, | knew Walton Reeves years
ago ut Frankton. and | thought"
"oh. YOU mean my nephew and
namcsake," smiled the congressman,
something In the earnest, honest face
Of Morris appealing to him. lie Is
my secretary This way, Mr.. Morris"
The high heart OF hope and delight
OF Duguld Morris rose chOklngly as
two minutes later the real object Of
his search gave him the welcome Of
his life! And then explanation
money sent To Morris at FranktOn, re-
turned unclaimed. And finally, a vital
eager question from the young man !:
And B"ulah-that is, Miss Morris?
she isis still singlc?"
''Oh, yes; She would never leave her
old father" vauntcd Morris.
He changed his mind as coming
home two evenings later, puffed up
trliie with the consciousness OF at last
having fat government job, he found
two consciously smiling persons on the
porch.
It's all right. Mr.. Norris" observed
Walton Reeves with gay, happy
laugh. "Beulah isn't going to leave
You. and neither am /; we are simply
going Ia take you In To live with both
of Us"