Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-15
BRAiNERDsS
RECOVERY.
Being IA Compilation In a
Love Affair which Was
Very Emba RAISING.
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SAY isn't This sad about poor
Braincrd:" said BOG Cobb meeting me
/ in the hall at The Fishers the night
they gave fancy dress party.
Both Cobb aud had been dancing
and had just left omr partners 10 bc re-
frcshed in the supper room at the
back. where there was u" room for gal
lants to stand hchind clarS.
How do You mean. sad | asked
HE seems we'll enough In fact.
was thinking just now that ltr had
much more color in his face than hr
used To before hc started for Colorado
Got bac!, this aftrruoon didn't he"
"Ycs. But hav" you talh,d To him.
only Il passing word said
Why"
Why? Why. because its clear
case of parrSi>." said cobb. speaking
In a grave undcrionc
And the >ymptomS*''
"SympinmS enough Hes forgotten
everyhody's uamc almost, l'm NV.
fully sorry for poor Jennie Fisher.
must say
But" | said. "Hraincrd'S been away
from here quite two months. hasn't
he? Well. and he's been ha,iu. Il
busy time out there. don, Srr any
thing 81 wonderful in his forgetting a
few names Remember. lie hasn't
lived here all his litc. rs YOU have"
''NonSrnS,' nlau. cobb insisted
You haven't talked 10 him 10 YOU
suppose Il man in his senses roa,l for.
get the name of tile girl hes engaged
! to?''
Did lie forget Jennie Fishers
namcE"
Mixed her NJ with her cousin
Elsie" said Cobb And YOU know
those two girls are not u iii ali ="
This certainly did seem conclusive.
As ! had always liked lack Hraincr,l.
ever since he camc to ivv and /. make
money IN our city. five years before, il
troubled me a good deal tn think that
anything So sad aS mental alteration
should come upon him so early IN life
He was not 80. felt sure And. then.
Jennie Fisher, the girl To whom hc was
supposed to bc engaged the daughter
of our hostess that evening. was as
sweet II girl n any in our community.
and that is saying much 1t would he
a terrible stroke OF i'll luck if her life
] - ~. 4
the more 81 at this time. when she must
have been looking forward with the
kccncSt delight To her lanc,'S return.
While | stood thinking sadly over
what Cobb had urrn telling mc-hc
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 roum where we had been
dancing.
II want To talk Ia you" She said
THE others are eating aud drinking
Come in here"
We went back to th" dressing room
and sat between a grand piano and a
big palm that stood in III" bay window.
Now tell me. She went on What
have you noticed about Mr. Braincrd?"
This evening""
Yes OR any time since his return
( from Colorado
But hc only reached this city at !
this afternoon. a~ understand.
And You ha,l not seen anything OF
him until you ,ainr here
No" | said And since then have
only noticed thai lie looks rather the
better for his "Trip"
Rather more than "Trip. wasn't IL
Two months: Hut how hriicr:"
We'll" | said. stronger hrti"r com
plcXion and thrn there's swim. ANA
a way OF carving his shoulders. ~ il
he'd been drilling on, there Perhaps
it's Just western 'hr"cZincsS
I'm" she said That's all is i,?''
"Noihin. more than that haven't
said more than a passing word I" him"
'Oh. you havrn't talked to him. then:
Did Ir know ynu:'
Il think lic did Why?"
Did hc know you?'
lie seemed 10 Come - think nf il,
he didn't c;ill me by nam" But why
do you ask =
Simply because he seems Ia hc ri
thcr crazy or Intoxicated 10 me
"lmpoSSihlc" said "Rrainrrd
doesn't drink YOU know. Mrs Fisher
And as for crazy
Well" she interrupted me impa
tiently. he seems To have forgotten
poor Jennie or forgotten that they
were engaged He has attached him
self all the evening To Elsie"
I tried Ia smile ai Mrs Fishers anx-
ictics and talked commonplaccs of phi
loSophy Ia her. telling her that these
little ccccntriciticS of lovers should not
he dwclt upon too seriously IF you
Sill on.: give HIM time. | said. you'll
see that il is some little tin sprung up
since he went west. Haven't they been
corresponding
constantly l,ut Jennie herself
seems to take il seriously: otherwise |
wouldn't care one iota. Mr. Braincrd
may go to Jericho for all care
But Mr.. Brainerd seemed not in the
least inclined TO 90 in that direction
just NJ that time. for rs Mrs Fisher
spoke he walked in from the supper
| IOOiu VIII EsiSlt iltii .IailtlNs iSItl on
his arm. Elsie had II prcoc,tipicd look
on her face in fact. may SAY an rm
harraSScd look In one hand she held
n bunch of roses. and Sh" d,npprd his
arm To arrange them as II prctcnSe
in II vase.
And for what now follows have Ia
thank that kindly Carana palm THAI
sheltered Mrs Fisher and myself from
the view of thcs,. l"vrriikr two.
''St STILL | said To Mrs Fisher.
'Eavesdropping is fair IN ciS, lik.
this"
Though evidently not quite sure that
my casuistry WAS sound Mrs Fisher
allowed herself Ia hc prrS,a.l,h Then
we heard 81 scrap of conversation
which ! am going Ia try I" report as
closely as my memory will serve:
Elsie Now. just listen To me for five