Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-09-05

fcllOW. Ann hose. nut you Hkeu me
first II YOU Ike him better than me
just SAY 50 | Won't stand IN the way.
You've acted difleicut ever since he's
been here | ta$ ~ >l1W. hut under
Meath won1 silua euch footing
on knoB think u isbi of Nou" His
voice iHlrit
"NOn must have u9uiri Ia pick
quarrel 10 get uad uArr such u little
thiu. a> his lo1kin. - ugr house. and
here's iouf riu.. N"u1cll i!cchc Mr..
I.ai,Ilaw i q gcnllrmlu anyway" She
thrust the ring into rs unwilling hand
and sprdu-. from the carriage before
he could icnd her assistance
All that evening Ann Rose firtcd
desperately with Chester I.adlaw.
Mrs Baker looked on IN stern disap-
proval and when bedtime came She
drew her daughter aside. What do
you mean. Ann Rose. a.cuttiug up with
the boardcr: Where's WcuHrlit
thought he WAS going To stay 10 tca ."
"Wenzcll is slow poke, and ncyrr
want to see hun again brcattrd Ann
Rose Indignantly ~ she freed hc,suif
from her mothers grasp and closed her
bedroom door
half hour afterward II numbered
loudly and tiash Of lightning cut The
outer darkness Mrs liakcr hurried
around and closed windows She
crcakcd into her daughters room,
throwing colossal shadow from the
candle Ia her hand
Land alive" she whispered hoarsc-
~ The boarder's down IN the paror
scared to death II the thunder. He's
got Kitchen chair with the legs set
In four tumblcrs. and he's got his rub.
bcrs ou Hes sitting there ShiyerinG
with the lamp lighted and don't know
what all lies q great ninny The
lightninG~ rs sharp as ever see IT,
The south meadow hay will toe ruined
guess There 1t is waiting To be load
ed on the wagon and your pa ten miles
away"
Ann Rose leaned on tier elbow and
looked through the window What's
that down IN the meadow. nother;"
She asked Watch the next flash
II came with Il crashing roll Of thun.
der. and III the bright glare the hay
field lay before them Hike painted
picture "A broad sweep ~ stubhc with
here and there stack 81 hay and IN
the midst mans solitary form pitch
Ing hay vigorously
"W'ho can II be-" whispered Ann
Rose wondcringiy
There's only one man hereahouts
who'd take the trouble and risk his
horses in that open field on night
Ike this Inst 10 save ncighbor's hay
It's WcnzeIl"
The girl did not reply She stared
fcarfully out at the terrific storm
Through II all the man In the south
lay field stolldly pitched hay on to
the trimming wagon. Then he mount.
ed the load and drove toward the barn
I'm going down 10 open the barn
door cried Ann Rose sharply. and She
Sprung from the bed and hurried into
some clothing As she flashed through
the parlur She east IA contemptuouS
glance ~ the boarder Goose" She
snecrcd. but he was too miserable to
care
Wcnzcll Rcebe found the barn door
wide open. and he drove IN Just as
the first great raIndrops fell lie Slid
down from the load and closed the
great door lightly: then In the inter.
ml,tcnt flashes that came through the
wide cracks he saw small. white clad
figure leaning against the corn bin
Its me Wenzell. sobhed Ann Rose
weakly Il was dreadful scared when
| saw YOU down In the field. and |
knew then II anything happened to
you I'd never he happy again" She
sohbcd the last words on his broad
shoulder and his great hand carcsscd
her hair softly.
Don't YOU care. honey" he wills
pcrcd Il was great gump to get
Jealous Of that pin headed city dude
anyhow, | might have known YOU
was lust enjoying the music and things
with him
"But You're awful brave to get IN
the hay that way and the boarder
he's sitting IN the parlor scared 10
death" sobhcd Ann Rose Historically