The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-12-31
THE CoNFIDANTE-AN NEW YEARS
STORY.
By MAY ARTHUR, (TIoRA STEWART rnonr.)

|
Agnes was becoming accustomed to love
stories; real love stories, too She could tell
instantly by mans expression just when he
was going to tell her all about it. 81 know /
can trust you, and want your advice, Agnes
| repeated to herself when she caught certain
| look directed toward her. Sure enough, some
one of the boys had either been rejected or was
afraid he was going to be.
ut all comes of being sympathetic widow
| of doubtful years." she said YEARLY to herself
Agnes was only twenty-eight and appeared
| younger. In truth she was sympathetic, and
the boys all loved her dearly. II seemed the
| most natural thing in the world to run in to
Agnes Fields cosy little home, and, If anything
| was troubling you, to tell her what 1t was
| She was always CHEEKY and bright-before peO-
| pie. Little wonder Warren's young folks did
| not grieve for the man whom they had never
| seen, and of whom Agnes spoke as though he
had been father rather than husband. He
was ever so much older than l, she said once
| in partial confidence.
But Agnes was not feeling well, or else she
was mot happy" This last suggestion came
from Catherine Lampy while she and her COM
panions were arranging for New Years festi-
| val for the Sunday school.
"Why shouldn't she be happy ?" Bessie New
| ell asked. Hasn't she host of friends, a
| social position to be envied, loads OF money
| and Marshall Hall?"
| GATHERINGS face flushed.
| only shows a spiteful spirit. Agnes hasn't
| Mashall Hail. nor does she want him. She
| likes him Just as she does the other boys. Be-
| Sides Marshall doesn't belong to anyone.
think you found that out for yourself as the
rest of us girls have done. The difference be-
! tween you and us is that we consider it a joke
| and you will not accept it as such. But re-
turning to my first thought; | fear Agnes is
not happy"
Agnes was not at all certain in her own mind
| as to the cause of her sleepless nights and I'M
defined restlessness. She counted and recount
| ed her many blessings, and suspected they
were greater than she deserved. So when Mar
shall Halls. face took on the expression she
| had learned to recognize, she could have
screamed 1t seemed to her she could not
| stand hearing another love story. The same
ness of them was maddening. "Oh. dear L
suppose Bessie has hurt his feelings in some
! way." She could not suppress vague sense
| of pleasure at the idea She did not like Bessie
as well as the other girls, and she thought
Marshall too good for her.
II have something l want to tell you very
much will you hear it ~ Marshall asked.
''At least he starts out little different from
| the Others she thought. She wished be
wouldn't 40 on. Something was tugging at
her heart strings. "Do you really want me to
| know It'll" she asked: Il fear am not In the
| mood to hear secrets"
Marshall only smiled. Agnes could not help
| noticing how kind and brown his eyes WERE
She wondered why men were given more hon.
| esty of expression than heart. Marsnall was
| considered t1irt. MAUI,
said in q hurt tone. Agnes felt sorry imme-
| diately for her selfishness.
ut will not bore me-" she answered, only
know SO well what you are going to say pc
| fore you begin. You see it is an old story with
| me now" She smiled family. NEARLY every
| bow in the crowd has told me the same thing.
| It would be such relief to hear something
new, Just by way of change and an oooity o.
lrwxrk ffNr1I nc
| / will get for New Years. The girls Will all
| put together and buy me cut-glass disn, Or
| possibly silver piece for my dressingtaoie.
More than likely you boys will give me I'VE
pound box of Huylers. Ny distant TeIsuyes
! will" Without finishing the sentence :ne
put her hand to her mouth, supposedly to sn9e
| a vawn. In truth, it was to cover the httie
| quivering which was one OF the signs OF emo
| ton Agnes could never control.
Marshall gazed bewildered at the speaker.
IAN old story, is it? Isuppose you nave D 1's,
hearing it off and on ever SINCE MT: I Io,os'
DEATH he said, sarcastically. 1t was Agnes
turn to look bewildered: -, saa,,oos
mo, wasn't treated to lovers connu asll.,.5
until came TO Warren. 1t took your crowo
ia teach me nv mission. ! fear will lose my
| iob-as the slang words go-unless pecome
less selccentered. Lately haven't cared
cent whether you boys got the girls you wanted
not Indeed think 20 am nases sbe has and
| Won expected me to intercede Tor you. , Du.
ywon,ti Now doesn't this prove what heath
| enish state of mind am in y ;od
i Something in the choke which acco l, ruth
her words told Marshall the truth-tne a .rai
| which Agnes had not acknowledged 70 neI 1T
| He LAUGHED heartily He was SO napPy 70
| don't beIieve Won know at all wnal l WAN ~
tell YOU" he said looking m 0iS yer sased
az nd isn,t IL love story 9 sne asASo
a. 5;d rS sew Il wasn't" he answered bend
Ing t sow drew back. why I thought u was
psssie. Can it be Catherinef don't In.n ,,,d
| rr,oA.s5 mind it so mucn tnen' 1nae -
wUuE Fl ID interceding." .,N> q
not ma III drew her hand into bis: NO u
| ISM Catherine, either. Guess again. HeTiIfst
| name begins with A, and there's one New
| Years gift she can have-if she'l II accept it,
which she evidently hasn't thought off,
| The pain left her heart as by magic, and
new light dawned upon her: II am concern
| ed in love matches, after all, she said drop
| ping her eyes. 1t did seem so sweet to be low
/ ed.-GOlden Hours.
Reopening of Emmart's Church-Special
| Services.-Emmart's M. e. Church, Summer
| field Circuit, which has been closed for repairs
| and improvements, will be reopened on Sun
day, January 1st 1905, with services as follows
Al $50 A. M, love feast; II A. NJ, preaching by
| Rev. J. Fred. Heisse, D. D., presiding elder OF
| West Baltimore district 2.15 p. NJ, Sunday
school services, Mr.. William Riddle. supeIin-
tendent; P. NJ, preaching by Rev u. l.
/ Waterman, ~.
| preaching by Rev. L. M. Chambers, of Column
bia Avenue Church. Baltimore.
On Monday night, ID instant the Sunday
| school will hold its annual holiday entertain
| ment.
Protracted meeting services will be held each
night during the week. Rev. H. r. Savage is
| pastor of the circuit.
New Lights Turned On.-The electric
lights which have been placed in the office Of
| the Clerk of the Circuit Court were turned on
| for the first time Tuesday afternoon. Clerk
| William p. Cole has been warmly congratu-
lated on the enterprise he has displayed in con-
| sidering the public convenience by placing
these lights in his office, and the other improve
ments be has made including the installation
| of a number of metallic cases to replace the
old wooden ones which had been in use since
the Court House was built. The new cases are
| fireproof. Mr. Cole also has had the papers
| in oil equity cases that have been settled so
arranged that reference to them can be made
quickly.
Bad Guess on the Christmas Slippers
A certain lady, recently married, was reques-
ted by her young husband to bring him from
Baltimore pair of socks, size lO3 The young
| wife sieZed upon the notion of getting pair OF
slippers and presenting them to her spouse as
Christmas gift. She resolved thus: The slip
per must be size larger than the stocking:
Accordingly she purchased pair No: II, and
wondered at her husbands meek establishment
when the package was opened on Christmas
morning.
Church Oflcers Elected.-Ata congrega-
tional meeting of the members of Salem Evan
gelcal Lutheran Church, Gainesville, last We'd
Tiesday night the following trustees were re-
elected: Rev. M. L. Enders, pastor and presi-
dent ex-ofHcio; William H. Mattfeldt vice.
president; John w. Freund. recording secre-
tary; Edward Petzold, financial secretary;
Henry Reich, Jr., treasurer; G. L. Mattfeldt,
benevolent treasurer; Frederick Diehlman, Fl.
Reich, Sr., G. Herbert Rice. Conrad Becker
and August Peters.
The First Observation-Disclosures Folly"
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