The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-09-25
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Molly
"And | didn't expect to see such IL
good looking young man. sighed Edith.
"Are you girls going to turn traitor:'
demanded the chairman in indignant
tones. HE may be good looking, and
he may be ON his own land, but he's no
gentleman. A gentleman would have
consented to move hts camp even ten
miles if kindly requested by three girls
who were camping by themselves. If
he thinks we are going away instead
he'll find himself very much mistaken.
We must snub him on every possible
occasion"
When Farmer Jones was appealed 10
he said he guessed the young man was
within his rights. When young Jacob
was told the result of the call at his
camp he offered to 20 over and chuck
the intruder into the bay ana hold MIN
there. but wiser counsel prevailed, and
the bungalow once more settled down
to peace and romance. Not for long
however.
After breakfast two mornings later
Florence went down to the shore for q
row to find the boat missing The tide
had foated it off during the night. AS
she stood there wondering about tides
and skiffs and intruders the young man
of the camp came rowing up in his
own boat and towing the missing craft
He leaped ashore, raised his cap and
drew the skiff upon the sands. Then
he entered his own craft without Il
word and rowed away.
At dinner that evening Mrs Jones
proudly placed dish of fried squirrels
on the table. The girls welcomed it
with little screams Of delight. Miss
Florence had half finished her dinner
when she remembered having seen the
intruder with gun on hts shoulder in
the edge of the woods that afternoon
She suddenly lost her appetite and
whispered to the girl ON either hand:
You may bow your neck to the ty,
rants yoke if you will, but as for me-
neverr' -........
8'But such deep rich voice as he
has, r...s.
"And such eyes and teeth.'
At the breakfast next morning there
was excellent fish ON the table-fsh
caught that morning, as Mrs. Jones
proudly announced The girls pitched
in" but after five minutes Miss Flor,
ence refused further fish. 1t came to
her like fash that the impudent in
truder must have furnished the supply.
She looked at her chums tn cold dis
dain. but Miss Molly clasped her hands
and rolled her eyes.
ooh, knew he must he a gentleman
the first moment I set eyes on him."
"And how terrible it would have been
had we driven him away from here"
added Edith.
They were traitors to the cause, but
their conduct only made Florence the
firmer in her determination Fate
knows when to mind her own business
and when to interfere with that of 9th
ers. In this case she held off for cou-
pie of weeks Miss Florence went out
grabbing by herself. She planned to be
by herself so as to Snub the intruder
if he came within ten rods of her.
It is useless to speculate on how Il
girl and a boat get upset on bay, lake
or river They do. and that's all there
is about it. Florence was after the Liz
gest crab of the century when she SUD
denly found herself sinking down to 4
watery grave. She didn't know whtn
the intruder came rushing down in his
skfff and leaped overheard to her res
cue She didn't know when she was
carried ashore and up to the Joneses'
house. When she did recover she heard
sobs and signs all around her, and as
she tried to sit up she heard Molly ex-
claim:
"Oh, goody, goody! She will live! He
has saved her life!"
"And If she doesn't marry him she's
an ungrateful wretch added Edith.
''Why, we've known for two whole days
that he was a son of Senator Blake
and one of the incest young men in the
worldv'