Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-08-13
.AMistakenGirl
She Found That She Was Not as
Wise as She Thought
BY ESTElIE MARSH
Copyright 1910. by American Press
Association.
BY ESTELLE MARSH

would marry Donald Chase. and now
comes Oscar Richmond TO mix mo all
up Donald is steady. honorable. has
excellent Judgment; Oscar is hand.
some. full OF sentiment. fascinating.
know / should remain true to Donald.
but Oscar carries me right or my feet.
The question Of money does not en-
ter into the matter. Donald IL doing
very well. earning n fair salary and
with a prospect Of being partner.
Oscar is out OF business just now.
don't exactly understand why. He Is
very reticent. like reticence In a
man; II bcspcaks self control. Oscar
can talk with me by the hour without
revealing any of his affairs. or course
IL he proposes TO me shall expect that
he will tell me everything.
have tried TO get Donald to tell me
why he dlstrusts Oscar. He says he
doesn't himself know why. II is quite
likely that his distrust Is due to ical-
ousy. Donald Ia so honorable that he
would not like TO believe himself capa
BILE OF doing rival an injustice. He
Is unconscious that he is moved by
jealousy.
wonder who is this Girard Roberts
he has brought to see us. He has
known Us but few weeks, yet 1t seems
that we have all been friends for years.
It's strange how some people have n
faculty OF inslnuating themselves ~
once into ones good graces. Already
call this man by his first name. and,
though | have known Donald since ]
was sixteen years old. | still call him
Mr. Chase.
have sounded GIrard Roberts as 10
what he thinks OF Oscar Richmond.
His reply was. He's bang up good
fellow" That doesn't help me. But
it's the most can expect from Girard.
who is all on the surface. Those peo.
pie one becomes familiar with on short
acquaintance seldom have any dsrpth
asked GIrard what he thought OF
Donald and received the same reply
Hes bang up good fellow too"
was served right for relying upon the
opinion OF such a lightweight person.
Glrard Roberts seems TO have plenty
of money MS well as n taste for jewel
ry The other day Aunt Aida was
showing him diamond she wished IL
turn into funds. lie told her to 60
among the jewellers. ask them TO fix
price on II and he would give her
$40 more than the highest bid. She
did SO and got bid of S270 for the
stone Girard told her II was cheap
at $500 and he would give her that for
II. She accepted the offer. Oscar and
| were present when the sale was
made. and GIrard laughlngly told US
that he would rely on us rs witnesses
in case auniy backed out. lie didn't
have the money with him. but said he
would bring II the next afternoon ut :
o'clock.
When he called aunty was out. os
car and were In the library. Girard
called 10 me 10 say TO aunty when she
came In thar she would lind the money
for the diamond under n vase on the
mantcl in the parlor. promised TO
do so Oscar asked me TO 30 TO walk
with him. consented: went upstairs
to get my hat. and we walked TO the
park. When | returned ! had forgot
ten all about telling aunty that the
money for her diamond was on the
parlor mantel Indeed. never though,
OF It till just before going 10 bed: then
/ told her She went downstairs Ia
get II. II was gone.
Everybody is dissatisfied with me
and ] am dissatisfied with myself for
being so thoughtlcss as 10 have left
$500 SO long In an exposed position
II has upset the whole household. The
servants who consider themselves un
der suspicion are going about looking
very glum. Aunty Is furious with me
] expected Glrard would show his feel.
ings toward me very decidedly. What
lovely fellow he Is. after all! He
told me not 10 give myself any con.
Germ about the matter; that doubtless
the money would run up. but II 1t did
not there was no one to blame but
himself since he should not have left
SO much money In such place. lie
explained thnt he did not leave II with
me because was "nirting." as he
called It. with Oscar and he didn't like
to intrude upon us.
] asked him who he suspected. and
he said that. since the front door stood
Unmatched and any one might have
come in while we were at dinner or
during the evening when we were ali
upstairs. doubtless some person enter
ed possibly for an ordinary purpose.
and. seeing the money. appropriated II
and skipped
have had stroke-an awful vista.
toni Donald Chase turns out 10 be the
thief who took the bills left on the
mantel TO pay for aunty's Jewel. This
morning when he was AZ business .
constable called NJ his room with n
search warrant and found the bills In
his bureau drawer. To think that Don.
aid. whom we have all known so long