Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-11-07


Perkins could 20 hang My lady sim
ply patted her faithful servant and
companion on the back and said that
she should MISS her when she died.
The day on which my lady was TO
begin her yachting trip dawncd auspi-
| clouSly She had looked into her heart
She had fclt the stir and hutter Of love
aud romance She had heard that one
lady had said that She Was Old enough
to br the counts grandmother
She looked into her glass ;>id Indig-
nantly rcpudiatcd the SANDER Not II
gray hair in her head: not II wrinkle on
her face not Il wubble Ia her knees aS
she stood there and felt how good 1t
was to be young again Even her
worst enemy must have been forced
% admit that day the complexion just
finished hy Perkins WAS thrce.A
brand and that the movements OF the
old dame around the room had all the
lthcneSs OF girlhood
After the midday lunch she became
pctulant and nervous aud finally drove
Perkins away TO sit by herself She
thus secured an interval In which To
pack u small trunk with the things she
would need aboard the yacht Al the
dinncr hour she had the meal served
IN her rooms She ate sparngly. but
drank rather more than usual OF her
favorte brand Of wine 1t Is needless
to add that the bottle passed through
the hands Of Perkins before taking its
place gu the table
Half an hour after dinner my lady
felt drowsy and retired for nap She
could sleep for two or three hours and
then have plenty OF time 70 turn the
key on the unSuspecting Perkins.
Her puTS were laid aside FOR the
noncc. her complexion secured against
accident. and She laid her head on the
pillow and fell asleep Ike tired child
the count drove mp soon after 10
o'clock he found my lady ready and
waiting aud the drive to the quay was
quickly made
En- route he wanted To inquire II
there had been much trouble IN dis
| companion seemed dls!ucliucd for con.
yersation he decided to let the point
stand over until later They went on
board the Yacht at once, and my lady
WAS handed over 10 the care OF the
stewardcss She might have inquired
II the rest Of the party had come
aboard vet but she didn't She didn't
seem to care
| The count and the captain had had
their morning cocktails and were hun.
grily awaiting the appearance OF my
lady and breakfast. when she sailed
into the cabin after night of sleep
| broken AT intervals by chucklcS that
seemed to chuckle OF their own ac-
cord
She had a smile Of serenity on her
face aud she sat down 10 tie table
with good appetite The captain
doffcd his cap and made his bow The
count started 70 DO the same thing. but
caught his breath and then yelled
1t WAS Perkins Perkins the jewel
| Perkins the watchdog Perkins the all
around beSt ever She was calm She
WAS tranquil She was very much ut
home
| She excused the absence Of my lady
on the grounds Of very pressing e..
/ gagemcnt and promised ns her sub.
stltutc. 70 enjoy every hour OF the trip
SO kindly planned and so ausplciously
begun
II was a breakfast with drecrackers
and Roman candles tied 10 IT, Every
minute or two there was swapping
and cracking. and every minute or
two something would go on The
count cursed aud raved and tore his
hair the captain grinned and chuck.
led aud Perkins said She hadn't en-
joyed breakfast SO much in many
moons
| II was soon discovered that She aud
the count were not en- rapport and
coundn't view matters IN the same
light In fact. they speedily decided
that they didn't want TO he found
| drowned in the same Mediterranean
sen II the disappointed and cursine
man had had Perkins afar on the
desert or on some lonely mountain
peak he would have gladly wrung her
neck but on the yacht there were re-
straintS
or course the craft put back When
Perkins reached the hotel she found
my lady IN tears and her complexion
ruined for life The count left Nice
the same evening without having
called; the captain Of the yacht had
no news for reporters. and 10 this day
there are not half a dozen people who
can elevate their eyebrows ana look
knowingly when certain name Is
mentioned
Perkins did not take advantage Of
the circumstance as another might
| She simply used the incident as lever
when she wanted TO cut short another
hirtatIon After she bad stated her
ease with the force and clearucss 81
an attorney ~ law she would hold up
| a furq0u.snr nu1 conclude with.