Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-07-24
Maryland FRIDAY MORNING, JULY "a 1905
A Sentimental
legacy.
By Martha Cobb Sanford.
Copyrighted, 1908. by Associated
Literary Press.

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1t was impossible to convince Marion
Earle-she was only nineteen and very
pretty-that the course Of true love
never does run smooth. Indeed, she
believed that there was danger of its
running too smoothly.
Had she not been engaged one whole
month to Gregory Holbrook without
the suggestion Of even of a cloud on
the horizon Of their happinessl
you don't find 1t monotonous, do
VI. Gregory. just loving me this way"
sse asiEaa~ him unexpectedl5' one even
Ing.
"Monotonousr' he echoed, caressing
the brown head on his shoulder. II
should say notl l hope we'll go on low
Ing each other this way forever"
But don't" piped up Marion, sud
denly sitting bolt upright.
Gregory could not believe his ears
"You don't want me to 20 on loving
you this way, sweetheart" he gasped
"Oh, yes, Of course. with interims,
dear" sighed Marion. But couldn't
you manage to misunderstood me some
times?"
"Well, certainly do not understand
you now" replied Gregory.
"Oh, that's an entirely different
thing" Marion explained.
Gregory shook his head in perplexity.
Its one thing not to understand q
person at ALL" explained Marion pa
tiently. land another thing to misun-
derstand him--to disagree with him
and to quarrel"
you don't want me to quarrel with
you. dearest" Gregory asked in amaze
ment. q
Marion nodded her head.
"Um-hum," she admitted "It's such
fun to make up"
AS Gregory burst out laughing
spark of something very like real an
ger kindled In Marion's brown eyes.
you're making fun of me-" she chal-
lenged.
"Of course | am, you foolish little
girl" chuckled Gregory, gathering her
into his arms In a mighty hug and
SmOtneflnB all her protests.
"Well, that was failure" empha-
sized Marion as soon as she could get
her breath.
THE hug?" asked Gregory seriously.
mo, OF course not" asserted Marion
before she could catch back the words.
81 meant the quarrel. Just the same,
Gregory, shall think up some way to
In spite OF this warning Holbrook
was completely surprised when he re
ceived within forty-eight hours the
following note from Marion:
"Dear Gregory-Ive thought of some
thing. Aren't you glad2 The inspira
ton came to me while reading the let
tiers of the Brownings. Just imagine
our being engaged whole month with
out any chance Of writing each other
love letters Why, we might have gone
on and been married without having
single billet-dOux to tie up In ribbon
and put away in an old trunk for our
grandchildren. SO I'm going away.
You'll find my address below. No.
you can't see me off, but be sure to
have long letter to meet me. oh,
isn't 1t going to be fun2 Goodby, dear
est. Your devoted MARION.
up. S.-Thls will be the first letter
In your collection. so be sure to save
It,"
Holbrook showed aside pile of I'M
opened mall and proceeded to write
Marion exactly what he thought Of her
IA strange medley of mild reproach
and extravagant endearment. This he
sent Off special" and then turned list
lessly to his business correspondence.
But as his mind wandTed every now
and then to the thought Of getting
big, bullying envelope from Marion the
next morning he became more recon-
ciled to the situatlon-in fact, quite
feverish with anticipation. Marion
was right after all. 1t was exciting,
and absence certainly did make the
heart grow fonder.
The next morning Holbrook found
his mall. us usual. assorted In ciassi-
fed piles on his desk. Taking up the
batch marked personal" he began to
run 1t over eagerly. He stopped sud
denly as a coiored postal card popped
Unexpectedly into sight. He held 1t
up closer In order to decIpher the al
most illegibly fine writing.
Dearest boy" he made out, ut is
lovely here. although you may not
think 80 from this r. G. You were a
perfect dear to have that long letter
waiting here for me. Isn't the scheme
working out beautifully2 No time for
more now Write as soon as you get
this. NJ"
For a few wrathful moments Hol-
brook sat chewing viciously on the end
Of his penholder. Suddenly, with the
manner Of one who has made up his
mind, he threw It down and called his
stenographer.
my dear Miss Earle" he dictated,
thinking you may find 1t more con
venient In our future correspondence
TO have on hand some Of my self ad
dressed business envelopes, am hay
ing a dozen Of them sent to you under
separate cover More Will be forward
ed as soon as the supply Is exhausted.
you failed to state In your recent
communication how long you think 1t
will take for your scheme to material
lie. Please do not fail to notify me on
this point at your earliest convenience
Respectfully yours" etc.
Sooner than Gregory had deemed 1t
possible the post brought back to him
one Of his half Addressed envelopes
He opened II with mingled emotion OF
curiosity and apprehension.
my dear Mr.. HoIbrook," he read,