Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-01-26
DONNA BELLA.


! nunou> atm dreamy. lou thought
d il oiteu, ~ you knew her better
anl comprchcndcd that strange. dua
nature pa>siouaielv inpui>ivc al tines
and proudly cold NJ others The
Moorish AMI Ca>tiliau nniure= mingled
Claude Rashlcish called her Denna
Bella, from the first Claude Rash
leigh in whose cye~ and hair wcrr
summer skies aud sunshine the blonde
English exquisite. six tccl "a cloil
yar.i'> breadth across The shoulders,
like Robin Hood.
When he veutured iocall her Donna
Bella. she hu>hrd and smiled When
he tod her ilat rhc ballroom va,
'it ; ,laie. oycririanin- Is it ua, 9slh
h,aaliinl woner. until -le r1nc ,hq
,eIieved him
Donna Bella lived a: a hotel ualroa-
lied and chaperonc,l by aaod.uaturc,l
old aunt; consequently she had quite
her own wa. ii, everything
Fro"i the promenade ,ho returned
after dinner hour one day, AMI finding
the dining room o!c-olalc. waited for
The appearance ~ a waiter standing in
,lcep window aver which heavy cur
taia- dropped Darknes~ drew On
apacc. \ .igl or two 81 "a, had hecn
lighted within One entering the lin
.ng room would ma, have sen Donna
Bella in her dark dress amene the
curtains; Claude lia>hleish did not.
4 Ae catered with lno i,iaad,.
iicy had been 'o see a very Jolly
fellow oa. per steamer .pr Er-.and.
Naturally. 50 one mn.i Judge nom
experience, thcy had found il necessary
{, ~ iolicr than usual. \ good deal
81. champagne had been swallowed and
Claude, though he did not reel. waS
the worst tor H.
. he trio flung lhem,,lye, int chairs.
and began 20 talk.
They fell to talking aboui her If
there is one thing "A modest woman
hates. il is to hear her personal
psculiariiies discussed hy Il group OF
men No compliment can ficn tie
nnpica-auines~ ol the sensation.
Claude said nothing for that -lc
thanked him with her heart But
just then one spoke:
You are happy fellow, Claude.
lou moaopolize Donna Bella yon've
hil her fancy, my boy. lon always
were lucky with the girls
The blood flew 10 Donna Bella's
face. ''Insolcnt He will resent !, !;
he will not bear that, She multcred.
But Claude turned his face toward
the speaker with a >cli.sufiicient smile
and little >hrug.
by Jove, ! don't try for it," he
said. Il really find 1t quito bore
The girls always have run after rne
since left Etou, and New York girls
are worse than the English ones. As
or Donna Bella well, | really clie,e
the little thing likes me.
Champagne spoke there; Donna
Bella did not guess it. Al the words
the Moorish blood fled her cheeks /;
the Casliian pride asserted itsel'.
White as death, she flung the curtain :
aside and stood before the three startled
men.
You are mistaken, MIR. R.,>hleigh. :"
she said. umuiterally mistaken. The
h'''e 'n'"S d"e' n"I IKE YOU he
desp'seH ai"' aphorS You >"e can
resent Your insult with no weapon
save her tongue oecau>e >he i a
woman bul ,he drnounce- YOU for .
coward the mo,t d"-Iarlly under the
sun.
Then -he swept ""aN-li1htnins
~ ner 'Nes- A'' h"-hie'sh. starting
!" '''' '"' + erie" VS. ba'"lo-
i'0lli'" n,''a' ''''e'' one m"me''i-
o 'e h"t she "a' zone
l"e next dal she Naii'-''ed 'ro" ih'
cs'y' s"'"s straight % 'itr gran" ATM
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"i'''''o h'' "ecN am 'reio New
"fN' urea u me women and - "
aiiNe' ihefe l. nothing s"'i ~
'e'ir "id srahaPapa-n" enc :" k'nd
i-oN' ''e i'''ie' sr'niPi' i"r nay
he'tl ''eiS empty
'iau"e i'as''i'igh suffered "h hI-
part. lie began /" discover that he
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