Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-01-09

. .&kcN OUR charge is looking pale.
/. u y Mrs Nandeveer." said one
!. 9 " Q Of the chattering bevy of
A Eembrolderers on the hotel
: Eo< piazza. sometimes have
fancied she has something
on her mind
Mrs. Vanderveer frowned. "Non-
], sense." she said quickly. Black makes
n any girl look pale: besides. Elinor'S
mother has not been dead six months.
3nd her,.leer,- sssc1rning naturally shuts
Ter OF from all the gayeties of Il sum
her resort. try my best to make her
feel less lonely. but she cannot forget
>.s.'sat she is air orphan
!. ~, Severtheless. she felt worried II
- .,sno small responsibility 10 claperon
Z - 90 he;ress. but when she had under
aiken ElinOr Haywood for the summer
a fit OF melancholia was the last thing
in the world she had looked for. She
had expected to have battle with
!. scores OF ineligible men. the kind that
Eww9ys crowd around girl with
D'0ney. but Elinor did not seem TO care
for attention. anu kept TO herself as
much as possible.
In fact. the one eligible man in the
place. the one whom Mrs. vanderveer
had picked out as the only desirable
party. she had kept at a severe dis
lance. This was Tom I.anders-a hand
some young lawyer of good family
with some means of his own He
scented more than willing to try to
- Miss Haywood's life pleasanter
Jter her avoidance of him had
noticeable. Mrs. Nanderveer
ddered if there was another love
sir. of which she knew nothing
where in the background. She de-
fired to find out.
Thy don't you like Mr.. LandcrS:'
asked. when the two were alone
Der. The girl flushed painfully
turned away. Il don't dislike
she faltered. '.hut I don't care
DIX 10 him: yon know | like TO be
e. In fact. I was wondering
Wondering what:" said the elder
nan. anxiously.
Mere are so IIany people here
ight we might be more comfortable
moved to sOiae other place.
Vanderveer raised her eyebrows
:. My dear girl. that's ridicu-
You yourself chose this place.
III know our rooms are taken for
ire season"
girl sighed and said nothing
:. She was very unhappy. She
ed TO tell Mrs. Nanderveer what
felt ii wouid blister her lirs to
nd x-nt
lid not see for herself what all the
in the hotel knew. For though
Landers had sought her out from
cry first and seemed determined
IKE her like him i'm the end. he
y conceal the fact that he was a
ed man: in fact. he was spending
ication with his wife.
Tor had not known Il at first. Mrs.
erveer had presented him. and
iad taken it for granted that h.
Unmarried. He had been so kind
houghiful. and in her loneliness
cart had gone ont 70 him: with
truding upon her great sorrow or
mentioning il. he seemed to I'M
nd everything. and by the very
,athy of his manner helped her 10
her loss. If he had only told her
/,
nor could not remember without n
iin humiliation the day when she
first discovered the truth. 4 party
rs had chartered n coach and had
led her to drive with them
I listening she overheard the
fsation of the two just in front of
and found that they were talking
ut the subject OF her own thoughts.
Ianders
:. he's awfully handsome" said
rst speaker. but | think Miss
RS. his sister. is the sweetest
} She came this morning"
IA isn't Miss Laniers. she's Mrs.
ders: most people make that mis-
aid her companion. lie was
about II the other day. They
great joke
effort of will Elin0r nerved
dress and go downstairs 10
Landers' wife. She was al
.oward. He himself intro
that very evening. and ELI
trough it somehow without
down. Mrs. Landers was
Y. and very young. with Il
lie and very cordial man
rternoon several women were
sag husbands in general and
in particular. One speaker said
le allowed her husband three
day. but when he was away
her she supposed he smoked al
me. Mrs. Larders seemed to find
amusing.
he best boy in the world. =
d dare say he would give
, ples 50 me. but l would
-si.ar OF