The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-10-04
s.They are ashamed of their poor rela-

'eThey are ashamed of their poor rela-
tion, she sighed, never dreaming that
Regina could be jealous of her-Regina,
whom she thought SO stylish and beautiful.
How Regina laughed to herself at the
request Bessie had made about letters, and
how charmingly Mrs. Ramsen received Roy
King on Thursday.
''Bessie had gone home, she said,
s'to her native village, you know. fancy
there is romantic attraction there some
nice young farmer, l believe.
And Roy King listened and believed.
He was very much in love with Bessie,
but as he walked away he strove to con-
quer the feeling. Bessie had given him
to understand that she could not like him,
he thought, and had told her aunt to let
him know why.
For few weeks he went nowhere, look
ed at the moon and sighed. Then he be-
gan to call at the Ramsen's S again.
Meanwhile, Bessie worked hard, cried
little at night, and of course received no
letters
"Who will be an angel and stay leetle
late to rip this robe p Madame Fleure
asked, one evening; cit is to be made over
with velvet. All, how I detest to make
over. But Miss Ramsen is good GUS
toner, and when she get married, as
suppose to Meestaire King, zen | have her
work. 1t is polite to oblige one who will
be rich. You, Miss Bessie, you will be
SO amiable to stay p
"Oh, yes, replied Bessie. She sigh
ed as she took her cousins dress in her
hands.
So she was to be married to Roy. Well,
happiness was given to some people, sorrow
to others. 1t was God's will.
How well she remembered that robe
Regina had worn it that happy day when
she-Bessie, ran to the box often, hoping
to find letter from Roy. What dream
it all seemed. She thought of it as she
sat alone in the work room, shipping the
stitches.
a letter never came, never would come
now, and suddenly, as though fairy tales
were true, there lay letter in her lap.
The dainty envelope she had dreamed
of, her name in Roy hand, his seal upon
it.
cam I crazy y?'' she cried Then she
recognized the fact that the envelope had
fallen from the pocket of Regina dress,
and that it had been opened, and trembl-
ing with excitement, she read it through
kissed it and hid it in her bosom.
'sHow cruel of herI' she sobbed She
had it in her pocket when passed her on
the stairs; know it now, but Satan has
deserted her, and she had left it here for
me to find. And at last | can right my
self with Roy.
1t was hard to sit and Zip Regina dress
after that. But she did it, and only when
her task was done did she sit down to an
swer that letter.
She told Roy nothing of Regina con-
duct, and only said that she wished to ex-
plain that by accident she had only receiv-
ed his note that day.
But Roy understood the situation.
And so, in few hours, he was at her side
whispering words that made her very
happy.
And before many weeks were over,
Regina, opening delicate envelope that
had just been dropped into the post box,
uttered a loud, angry cry, and tossed the
cards that it contained toward her mother.
'Impossiblel Roy King and Bessie
Bentonr' the other lady cried. But
what is this written below that names p
She put up her eye-glass and read aloud
"The letter that she watched for came
at last.