Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-12-05

think you'd better Let me go home
with them! | always did like to ride
on bee saddle
But you ney r tried Il with game
leg NJ least | re- kon not" l.isabeth
rctartcd. Anyway. you can't go TO
Ma Iii ;icy'S. found you ia the roa6,
and liEding is keeping.
Clearly there's - more {" he said "
Maclisc answered. shutting his teeth
on groau
lie had only Il II 4plr fracture. the
doctor said. but somehow h, made II
very slow recovery. The colonel had
sworn over him for exactly half an
hour silently. of course Humanity
aud hospitality both forbade anything
else Then lie had fallcI victim to the
charm of Il personality singularly
frank and winning AS for NANNY.
she had Succumbcd instantly.
LiSabeth was not permitted to dc
more than say Good morning"
through the door 50 long as Maclise
kept his room. but when he came down
to sit on the piazza or hobbc up and
down the garden she followed him like
Il fascinated child
He had such tales To tell her. Evi-
IDENTITY hc had been MI over the world
He was thirty, not handsome, but well
made aud supremacy well bred In spite
OF his vocation. The Mertons each
and several deplored the vocation
| tacitly
lie had not frctted IN the least over
his accident Instead. after sending
OF couple of brief letters, he had
/ said. "Now everything Is fixed | have
only to enjoy myself getting well.
All his solicitudc had been for the
brass bound trunk. He had beside 1t
II suit case cramful Of proper clothes
/ Moreover. his wallet was so fat his
fees and tips SO generous. it was clear
he had no anxiety about money.
| In hi, first fortnight al Willow
Wand all the family had coniided to
! him their plans and grievances. Set
speech was hardly necessary He had
senSed SO much before it came After
seeing the kinross thing and the long
descended Hump billiard his Judgment
veered shnmclessy To Lisabeth's side.
But you need man of your own
to fight for he explained to her ju-
dicialIy. somebody anybody almost
to oppose to these two. You insist
that you can do better than take ell
Their. You've got TO show nanny and
the colonel even if they don't come
1 from Missouri Don't you know any
/ body you could idealize into hero:'
Elisabeth shook her head. murmur.
Ing Il don't know him. but know OF
him It's SO aggravating he won't
come home wonder II you ever met
him MN Murray He's been globe
| truttlng ever since he left college.
made VI my mind To marry him-no-
| body else TWO years ago. when ! went
/ all over his house. not because its 50
| fine, but for the name; oodheart.
love that. And I'm sure Id love him
too. But how can ! when he keeps
away all the time"
1T might Ice harder still II you saw
| him No. I've never met him, but
| I've heard Il lot about hlm-not much
Ia his good Maclisc said. scowling
oddly III he's the only rival you can
scare up see nothing for It but To
propose myself You found me. you
know. and said finding was keeping"
And meant fright them Lisa
beth said joyously Even IL you are
a drummer | believe II will be great
fun to - along with you. might
even drum for things myself"
/ That's bargain" Maclisc said,
holding her tight. but not kissing her
I'm afraid. though you won't stick
| To II when YOU know I'm rank. rank
| impostor not Il bit Of drummer.
! You don't even know my right name"
II don't care-l know you. Lisabeth
cried clinsing closer Then be kissed
her twice. saying. with the least
shake in his voice. Thank God.
Sweetheart. never before was so
proud Of myself But the name is a
| pretty decent one I'm asking you
formally 10 be Mrs Marmaduke Ma
! elise Murray. was going home with
my family papers In that trunk when
1t lalned me and gave me something
very much more precious. Now. what
do you think nanny aud the colonel
Will say"
1T doesn't matter. say Yes. Lis
| abeth whispered. still. believe they
won't make much fuss about IT,"