Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-15
BRAiNERD.S
RECOVERY.
Being Il Compilation In a
Love Affair VIII ch Was
Very Emba .rassing.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Say. isn't This sad about poor
Braincrd:" said Bog Cobb meeting me
in the hall AT the Fishers the night
they gave u fancy dress party.
Both Cobb AMI | had been dancing:
and had just lrfi our partners To he re-
freshed in the supper room 1T the
back. where there was II" room for gal.
lants to stand hchind chairs
How do you mean Sad?" | asked
HE seems well enough In fact. !
was thinking just uow that he had
much more color in his face than he
used To before he started for Colorado
Got hac!; this afternoon. didn't hc:'
Yes. I;ur have you talked Ia him.
"Only a passing word" said
Why"
why: Why. because it's 4 clear
case of parc~iS." said Cobb. speaking
In n grave unIcrionc
And the symptoms"
symptoms enough He's forgotten
everyhodyS name almost I'm aw
fully sorry for poor Jennie Fisher.
must say"
But" | said. "Hraincrd'S been away
| from here quite Two months hasn't
he? Well. and hes been having Il
busy time out there. don't sec any
thing 81 wonderful in his forgetting "a
few names Remember he hasn't
lived her" all his life. as you have"
''NonScnSr man. Cobb insisted
You haven't talked Ia him 10 you
suppose Il man in his SENSES could for
get the name of the girl hes engaged
to-"
Did he forget Jennie Fishers
namr:''
Mixed her UP with her cousin
Elsie" said Cobb And you know
those TWO girls are not bit allie"
This certainly did seem conclusive.
As had always liked Jack I:r;Iincrd.
ever since he came To kvv and 10 make
money i'll our cii!. iiVc years before. IL
troubled me II good deal io think that
anything So sad aS mental alteration
StiVulb tVbf Alf'ii bitil 80 iiiN VI NV.
He was not ~. | felt sure And then
Jennie Fisher the girl Ia whom he was
supposed 10 he engaged the daughter
of our hostess that evening. was as
sweet girl ~ any in our community.
and that is saying much. II would bc
n terrible stroke of i'll luck if her life
should hc blasted 10y this aiiictiou. all
the more 50 nj This time. when she must
have been looking forward with the
kccnest delight 10 her iancrS return.
While | stood thinking sadly over
what Cobb had been telling me-he
had left me Ia 20 back Ia the supper
room Mrs. Fisher. in gray silk and jet.
came sweeping through the double
doors of the Eoom where we had been
dancing.
Il want 10 talk 10 you." she said.
The others are eating and drinking
Come in here
We went back to the dressing room
and sal between u grand piano and a
big palm that stood in the bay window.
Now tell me. she went on What
have you noticed about MIR Braincrd:"
This evening"
Yes. or amy time since his return
/ from Colorado.
But h" only reached this city at !
this afternoon. as understand"
And You had not seen anything Of
him until Won came here
No" | said And since then | have
only noticed that he looks rather the
better for his "trip
Rather more Than u "trip. wasn't itf
Two months? Hui how better
We'll" | said. stronger better com
| pleXiun and then there's - swim" and
Il way of CARRYING his shoulders as il
he'd been drilling ont there. Perhaps
it's just western 'hrcczinrSS.'
Him" she said That's all is itI'
"Noihiny more than that | haven't
said more than passing word to him"
"Oh. You haven't talked To him. then:
pid Il" know you?'
Il think lie lid Why"
Did Ia. kn"w you?"
He seemed Ia Come T. think of H.
he didn't call me hy name" Bui why
do y"u ask
simply because he seems to hc ci
| tiltl NIdEN W titlNNhIitTI ltf ilf'-
'lmpoSSblc." said "Braincrd
doesn't drink YOU know Mrs Fisher
| And as for crazy
Welt" she interrupted me impa
tiently. he seems Ia have forgotten
| poor Jennie or forgotten that they
were engaged. He has attached him
self all the evening To Elsie"
| tried Ia smile nj Mrs Fishers anx-
icties and talked commonplaccS of phi
losophy To her. tcllin. her that these
| little ccccntriciticS of lovers should not
be dw,'It upon too seriously IF you
| "lll only give him time. | SAID. you'll
see that il is some little til sprung up
since he Went west Haven't they been
corresponding?
Constantly l'ui Jennie herself
seems Ia take il seriously: otherwise
wouldn't care one iota Mir Braincrd
may 20 to Jericho Tor all | care
But Mr.. Braincrd seemed not in the
least inclined To go in that direction
just nj that time. for rs Mrs. Fisher
spoke he walked in from the supper
room with Elsie not Jennie Fisher on
his arm. Elsie had prrucrupicd look
on her face in fact. | may say I'M cm
| barraSSrd look In one hand She held
n bunch of roses. ar,l ST." IL nppcd his
arm To arrange them aS Il prctcnse
in II vase.
Aud for what now follows have to
thank that kindly Caiana palm thai
sheltered Mrs Fisher AMI myself from
the view of these loverlik" two.