Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-05-09


juno" asked Mary roglishly.
Certainly not" Juno spoke severe
ly. Il don't feel like talking al all. l
never Shall marry him." she asserted
with contradictory irrelevarce.
Mary ran her fingers through the SGT
hair. She said nothing.
Hes Just my age" remarked Juno.
land stunning to look at
"Well?" Mary ventured
He is awfully fond CT gclf ard walk
ing AMI all that"
''Wcll?"
HE says we have the same tastes in
music and books and such things.
Very likely" asserted Mary. II
Juno should develop any predictions
at all in those directions. it seemed
likely that they would follow Mr.
Thorpe's.
But | don't care for him. Besides.
/ never could stand being tied down
even if | did love anybody"
What does he say TO that?"
He says he will make me. He says
| should be freer than ever.
He doesn't know her." thought
Mary.
But he doesn't really care for me"
Juno explained. He is misled because
he never happened TO come across my
type before"
Some of that is true" said Mary.
adding to herself. land he won't again.
There are quantities of ether WON
en- that would he Just as congcnial and
stimulating TO him if he knew them
Then it is your duty to tell him So
Il tried to- but he interrupted me-.
What did he say"
1T wasn't very nice. He SAID Damn
the ether women"
On Monday afternoon Mary found
Juno bending over the manuscript OF
Mir. Thorpe's article which by free use
Of pencil she had rendered absolute
y illegible.
When on earth did you do all that?"
she asked.
1--we done nothing else all day.
There. read 1t and see if you think
of anything else 10 do TO it. | have
been over it so many times that know
it by heart. l simply cannot look al it
again.
Mary took up the sheets.
NO. give it to me-" said Juno. IN
read it to you. I'd like to"
Why did you do al! that?" asked
Mary boldly.
Il dent know. Yes. Go too. want
him TO know how much care for him
as friend"
On Tuesday Juno received 4 letter.
To the judicial mind the gratitude that
il expressed might have seemed en-
cessiye. 1T was too good of you to
bother over my miserable article. dear.
Yes. dear, dear, dear will say il.
How can | ever thank you enough?
And not for that only. How can | tell
you what your grand. sweet. womanly
nature has done for me? On. Eleanor.
love you. Yes. will say that too"
On Wednesday. as Juno came out
from the college postofiice with Mary.
she said: I'm rot used TO getting so
many love letters a cay. Do love
him."
No" said Mary, dccisively. you
don't"
Juno locked relieved. "He wants to
come up again on Saturday" she said.
good. wasn't -"
Very" said Mary
On Thursday MIR. Thorpe wrote that
there were some points in his article
that they positively must talk over to-
gether. Il shall be firm. Mary" said
Juno. 1T won't do at all for him to
come"
Why. Juno?" and Mary locked into
Juno's eyes.
He goes to California next MONTH"
pursued Juno. evasively: probably
never shall see him again"
Friday was JuEo's afternoon at
hcme. She always servei tea To the
girls. When Mary arrived the touches
and chairs were filled and several
guests were on the floor Peals OF
laughter announced that Juno was en-
pertaining the company with her own
version of some incident in college life
She never appeared more brilliant or
more Irresponsible Mary who al
ways slipped into 4 corner on these
occasions. sat watching her friend visit
fully. She could see in the vivacious
face no suggestion of the weeks siege
that Juno's heart had undergone.
Would Kent Thorpe. or any other man.
she asked herself. ever be Juno's con
quc-ing hero? Her answer came I'M
expectcdly. - she tried to go cut un-
noticed while the jolity was in full
swing. Juno opened the door Cor Aer
Il telegraphed him 10 come tomorrow.
she said in an undertone.
Mr.. Thorpe must have known the
time table by heart. Doubtless it was
his custom. moreover. TO keep his
dress-suit case packed. These facts
favored his arrival in response to
Junos telegram al an hour that antici-
pated the usual one for morning calls.
Punc,uality, however. did not SO much
characterize his manner when. n dusk.
Juno tore her hand from his at the col