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

Really. i5ne needs to have lived in b
city tc get things Just right"
Then she asked us II we would let
her show us some day how to do our
hair. And she insisted on showing
Nell how to put her belt on 1.-The new
way" And as we started down The
steps she offered suggestions about tie
correct way" of holding up our skirts
which Nell and had caught up any
how. to- keep from falling an over the
miserable things.
/ watched Maoel closely to see il she
meant mischief. but her face was as in
doing it all out of the kindness of her
heart. She honestly wanted to help. !
thought. and she appeared positively
fiattered by our wanting to be like her,
The noble Duke of York, or whoever
II was. who marched up the hill and
then marched down again. has my SYM
pathy. know exactly how he felt.
Nell and I felt like that when we
marched down the hill from Mabel's.
We came away in good order, how
ever. We did not run until We were
round the corner; and then we did not
stop running until We were safe in
Nells little den" where we dropped
on the divan and proceeded TO have
Mysteries. all by ourselves, as we sup
POSED.
But in a minute we heard Mat polite.
ly inquiring from the door IL he could
be of any assistance, and in the next
breath impolitely advising us to stop
snorting" and tell him what the ROW"
was.
Nell sat up. hopping her eyes. and
tried to explain. "O-M-Mat." she
choked. Its the funniest thing. Ma
bel never saw the p-point, She thought
we really wanted TO be Like her. Mol
ly, | shall die" and she collapsed
again.
"Hurrah for Mabel. She's all right"
was the only sympathy that we got
from Matthew. "Of course she was just
bluffing you. and it serves you right,
Girls never can mind their own bust
ness. anyhow. They're all the time
meddling."
That brought Nell and me to in
hurry. We started for that wretched
boy, but he was too quick for us Hs
lodged into his room and locked the
door. so we had to content ourselves
with telling him through the keyhole
our opinion of boys in general and OF
Matthew Bronson in particular
Nell said it was just lille 4 boy. any
way. II you took his advice and sue.
ceedcd. he WIS wonder: if you failed.
You were meddler.
Oh. We said several things, and wa
could have said many more. only be-
up the stairs and distracted our atten-
ton. II was Mabel.
I've come to return your call.
girls" she said, land | couldn't wait
ID send up cards"
Nell and l just stared. She was
speaking in her old. natural way. and
somehow knew she had been crying
Il want to tell you that I'm very
grateful to YOU" she went on. Il was
furious at first. fer | think it was a
pretty mean way of telling me that
I've been a goose. but | suppose l de-
served it. Only. instead of discussing
me behind my back. and letting me
keep on being a goose SO long. | think
you might have told me frankly
Then her voice began to tremble and
she stopped. Things looked pretty
squally. and Nell and could not seem
TO think of thing to say. We sim.
ply stood there and felt mean. And
then suddenly the door few open and
that blessed boy came bouncing out.
| could have Rugged him.
Il beg to inquire he said. solemn.
ly. whether have the pleasure of ad.
dressing Miss Mabelle Wogehrs or
Miss Mabel Rogers
Mabel Rogers" Mabel said. laugh.
ing. Il just came back from New
York this afternoon. Come on. Mat,
Let's show these little girls here how
&c play tennis. Go change your skirts.
my dears,"
Mabel is all right.-Youth's Com
panion.