Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-06-03

YOU Sflool IL upWH, dilu ny JoNt.
he kcclcd right over. was in
a fearful state. and called his
name. He came round pres
entity and begged me not To
mention the subject again.
Laurie. for Gods sake cx-
plain matters Il little more. =
cried Gilbert, who had risen
from his chair in great excite
ment.
The major stared at his friend
in establishment.
YES, sir" cried the general,
equally reused, You don't
know how much depends upon
what you have been telling.
Colonel Lawrence is engaged
to my daughter Mona
The devil : and the eye
glasses dropped.
And here's news of his en-
gagcmcnt to another woman"
To another woman : echoed
Laurie evidently in hopeless
amaZemcnt.
The nurse who took care of
him. There is Il flaring account
of il in to days Reporter"
It's all n lie. cried Laurie,
fumbling for his eyeglasses and
almost dropping his lisp. They
have mixed our names up; il is
that am engaged to the nurse,
Miss Sterling, whom | just
mentioned Lawrence has never
looked at any other woman
nor had Il thought except of his
iiancee can swear to that
There's just one thing to do.
Where's the time table = and
the major WAS on his feet,
inspecting the mantelpicce.
What do YOU mean : asked
Gilbert.
Il mean to take a train to
New York tonight, if there's
one that will ret me there.
Nonsense.
DO YOU think | am going to
see Lawrence. who saved my
life ut the risk of his own. go
through another night of de-
spair:'
At & o'clock next morning Il
laundering rap ut the door of
Col. Lawrence room brought
sleepy, half dressed valet to
Major Laurie, who demanded
instant admittaucc.
Il hope sir, there's no bad
news, said the valet, respect
fully. blu; the colonel has been
SO i'll ever since you left yester
day and has not slept this
night.
Bad news: No, no, man
the best your master has had
this many Il day. Hello, Law
renee may come in, old fell
low : and Major Laurie walked
into the adjoining bedroom.
His friend started up in bed at
his entrance, and tried To ask a
question, but Mona'S note was
i'm his hand before he had time
to frame the words. She Will
be here herself in Il few hours.
said Laurie, and discrcctlN
turned toward the window and
pulled up the blind the warm
sun filled the room with bright
ness, and Il happy light shone
in the coIoncls eyes as he read
the few hurried lines.
Laurie, Laurie. he cried, as
his friend seized his outstrctch-
ed hand shes true To me. after
all. Read that He handed
Mona letter To Laurie
My darling,' she wrote, for
give me for misunderstanding
your letter. | cannot free Won
from our engagement as long
as realize that YOU love me
and that can be of use To YOU
What matters To me Il loss OF
an arm or Il leg, as long as Won
have body enough left to hold
Vour soul together. I'm yours
till God calls that soul home To
Himself Your loving Mona.
Toward noon of that day
Major Laurie mad Il vision of
Mona with her arms around her
lovers neck. hear her joyful
cry, and from Lawrence a muir
INJURED My darling at last,
and he hastily left to them
selves two of the happicst
hearts in New York.
As he turned To Mona's broth
or in the next room, wiping his
eyeglasses. which had suddenly
become misty, he said below
his breath, BY love, rather
think I've done Il good days
work
We have never known the country