Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-11-19
80 tN"FF'EVF4
THE OTHER
GENERATION
What Happened at a Hal
loween Party
BY CLARlssA MAckIE
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association

Ghe windows Of Emily paine's little
shop looked very inviting TO the pass.
erby In one were neatly arranged
boxes OF stationery. pens. pencils
schoolnooks. inks and mucllagc
The south window was without
doubt the most attractive Snowy
paper formed background FOR tooth
some homemade pies. flaky and tender
The school bell changed IL; last sum.
mons. and scurrying feet carried the
tardy ones past the little shop IN
hour nfterward the door opened and II
girl came In She was tall aud fair
and pretty. with pink and white
beauty. dcepcned by the duffy masses
Of rose colored shawl thrown about
her
She sank down Ia Il convenient rock
ing chair and tossed aside her shawl
Good morning. EN- she said in
careless response to Miss Emily's
greeting. Got any yellow Grape pa
PERI
Il believe 80. Flora" replied Miss
Emily. rising and laying aside her
work. Il had box OF assorted col.
ors come IN yesterday. | haven't un-
packed It yet"
Miss Emily's brown head WAS bent
over the open box. and she was laying
rolls Of colored papers on the counter.
Here's green and pale blue and pink.
red. white. purple Here's some vel.
low. Flora; two shades. lemon color
and real pumpkin yellow
That's what want--pumpkin color
and black. Got any black"
1.-TWO rolls
I'm take that and all the yellow
you've got. I'm going TO have a Hal.
lowcen party. and | want the paper
10 decorate with. How much Is IL.
EmT' Flora pulled ont beaded bag
and counted out the money.
Heard the news:' asked Flora rs
she drew on her rose colorcd shawl
with assumed carclessncss.
IL don't know AS it's much news.
only thought perhaps you hadn't
heard" went on Flora rather awk
wardly. her blue eyes searching En-.
ilys sweet face with strange intent
ness. IL didn't know TIL met him It,
the postoilice last night. but he says
he's been expecting to come back for
some time"
s"You haven't told me who you're
talking about" laughed Emily
why. Arson Cook. of course. He's
come back to live at Little River.
That makes IL pleasant for us girls.
continued Flora. There's mighty few
men In Little River. Seems as If they
all went to the city. just as Arson did,
and most OF EN- never come back He
had such n fine position there ! told
him thought II was funny he'd come
back TO poky little place like Little
River He said he'd lost something
In Little River good many years ago
and he'd come back after II. Wasn't
that silly"
Sounds So" agreed Emily. her head
bent low above the collar she was ON
broiderinG.
1--WE got to hurry: there'l he - lot
10 do before Tuesday night"
She closed the shop door and ran
lightly down the steps.
Miss Emily watched her straight
young figure pass through the gate
and cross to the opposite side Of tho
street just in time to meet u man waik'
ing slowly toward her.
The man was Arson Cook. ten wears
older. but grown more handsome. NOR,
mature. with stronger purpose in hi
face and in his stride than when Emily
had last seen him. He lifted his ha
and walked ON beside Flora. smiling "a
some remark the girl had made Emily
saw him look back toward the littl,
white house with its wing shop. an,
then the two turned the corner by Tho
hotel Flora Lee lived IN quite the op
posite direction.
Emily drew back with qulver,ns lips
and FOR the first time since she hid
opened the little shop she was ashamed
OF this humble means OF livelihood
Years before when she had known An
SON Cook her father had been alive and
the little white house had beet al
abode OF comfort and plent. Now
after long years Of illness that mad de-
pleled the savings In the bank Old
Captain Paine and his wife were dead
and Emily had been lett - confront
the world with no resources save q
skillful knowledge ~ cool cry ard the
ownership Of the little home. Hence
the shop.
In between waiting ON customers
Emily scanned her li.ilc bank book
and studied n letter she had received
from n cousin In the city.
You better sell III. place. En-. and
come here. You could get a few rooms
and keep house
A new light came into Emily's e,e'
as she rercad the letter. and all at once
she seemed 10 arrive NJ decision
for she went 10 the telephone ami call
ed up number The dry voice Of
Mr.. Silas Smith rasped back ia reply.
This Is Emily Paine. Mr.. Saith
You've been at me ia sc,i IA! pace
Have you got customer IN view?"