Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-07-18


was making inquiries in certain finan.
cial circles about the extent of her
bank account. The report seemed 80
please him. and he projected to make
hay while the sun shonc. and was 4
particularly cloudless month ut Low
land Glen.
Betty knew with 4 girls intuition
that IN offer was not far away. She
felt Il pang. however. every time she
saw Captain Lanyard AMI saw how
miserably he looked. though III tried &c
put brave face on the matter. If the
truth he told. Betty cried Il little in the
privacy Of her room when she looked
ut the glorious old flag floating in tho
sunshine ut the flagstaff peak in iie
fort beyond. and sighed and sighed
again.
One day Lawyer Coke. who looked
after Betty Rawlns' estate. heard
from close friend that & certain Fig
lishman had been inquirin@ about Bet
tvs financial standing. FORTUNE hun;
or. Il not fraud said Cd Coke &c
himself. and thSn. as lucs: Tcuid nave
it. he happened to pick NJ Il copy OF
the Broad Arrow. the jou nal o. the
united services % Great Britain. Law
ye- Coke looked III it. His yes fell On
a rarag-aph and lie chr kifd. rs
folded The paper up. put II il his noc.l'
ct ard took the first train = l-owiann
Glen. lie marked the paragraph Ill
lie paper. ami put i. where h. knew
Betty would he .uvc % n.cS i IN. ana
irc,n tie natrYa of The publication he
knew she wol!d lie sire 20 .vad il from
start 10 finish
Betty Hawlirs felt tina the hour was
co:lin. w;iea she woa,d have II ~
sxe- Il question pat "a ier ~ Colonel
Reginald Suusalot Shr VAS thinking
OF ,h!S when she picked NJ the E1oHA
Arrow. she krcy. what tie paper WIS.
Tor she had heard of ii. SHE read IT
eaccriy. The 6a.e of the paper WAS
three months back. The marked .';";i'
.:a0a caught h-r eye. She zeal iais:
General Powell Hadei: Inspected the
naya, Yorkshire REGIMENT last
Thu sGay 1t was thc :i"st trainin:
day % this militia organization To- u
year. The men were in roor trim. ana
Colonel Reginald Southco;e. who has
seen no ro.eica service ard very Hti!"
NJ home. had hard worl. - give com
hands and TO sit his horse properly.
The regiment will need overhaul.ng 20
brin: il mp 10 even mili;a standards.
The paper dropped from 3::ty's iinc..
c-s. "Milit;aman: never saw days
real service: coultin', sit on his horse.
and then Betty sasped. Ees thoughts
turned to :no,he: paragr' I that she
read in in American jour.Inl. 1t told
how one Captain Roy Lanyard had re-
ceiv,d the Congressional medal of hon
or for personal gillantry III the saving
OF the life of comrade under Ie"ce
fire in the Philippine Islands.
Betty knew that night at the ball Mt
the hotel that Colonel Reginald South
cote was seeking her out. but she
avoided him. Captain Roy Lanyard
net her and she smiled on him, and
there was Il look in her eyes that made
the youn: soldiers heart leap. Wont
you 90 for n walk with me-" he said
Yes" she answered softly.
As they passed down the hotel steps
the moonlight fell full upon them. and
Lawyer Coke. who was standing on the
veranda. smiled. ard. being bit of 4
waS. he turned 20 friend who had
been watching the course OF events for
month past and said:
.'.A!as. poor YCrickshire.. = Edward
=. Ci:r..:. ii Chicago EecorGNera:i.