Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-11-08
Accused
Fortunately Vindi-
cation Was at
Hand
BY OSCAR cox

Jaw 20 NuH VII rot rauniU long Be mind
bars 40 prison walls have set been
built strons ennasi Co haH me When
arm free. rs tae etrfier pigeon looks about
him for Use figh' BE- WHl take 1 viii D..
cate YOU And wherever sou are there
wil go u may be when the earth is
a~akcnius after nocturnal siunher IL
may De- when tile sun Is pouring a Hood 81
light On han nni vale Il may he when sou
TANK Yourself concealed iu tile shadows
~ evening. thIt I VIII come. hut catac
wiii and when Hua fcei Wy hiil" cutting
Into your heart tuiW etes shall serve you
for the inst tue urd ihee 1851 behold ma
bending oNer na slaatrs r ny revenge
paused Ia my writing aud read over
what had written. was dissatisfied
with it. There was not sufficient
strength. raurot, bitterness diabolism.
IN Il 70 suit me. wrote il over vivify-
Ing the picturesque points and intcnsi-
flying The hate Then | put Il with my
manuscript ia it> place AZ the lose Of
chapter and made my preparations to
leave my room
Two reasons i"tlucnccd nly going In
the first plnec. suffered the impover-
ishment usual to authors who have not
attained recognition as .cunses. and I
was expecting to BE- turned out for non.
payment of rent In the second place.
! WAS IN love aud had promised to
spend the week end With my bctrothed
As to my poverty was expecting hct
ter things when my novel. The Ban.
dts Revenge should be- published rs
60 my ladylove ! hoped t. conceal
from her The pitahIc condition ~ my
finances till began 10 receive my roy
aties
My apartment was on the top floor IT
building IN which there were many
rooms ! possessed IN old saichel. bur
no wardrobe except what wore.
There We're a number Of unSold manu-.
scripts In the closet, and in order to fill
out the bag ! put them i'll It and. going
with Il ont into the han. descended. \
man on the floor below seeing me.
started toward me. Thinking he might
be- intending to stop me for my unpaid
rent. hurried on and succeeded in
Guiding him Emerging from The build
Ing. fclt satisfaction In knowing that
| had nh my worldly possessions with
me and hud left nothing in my room
that the landlord could hold as sccu-
rity for my debt Alas. | hld left one
little article that would bring me more
trouble than II had left abundant Sc
curity. but | did not know H.
| had in my pocket the whcrewithal
10 pay my way 10 the suburban town
whore lived my beloved expended
- cents for a ticket and. having -
more, spent ii for some roses to
take with me as gift for her. leaving
me a cent for newspaper Then
entered the train. laid my saichci on
the seat beside me-. unfolded my paper
and. ASSUMING q eareessness did not
feel. began 60 read the news My pol
erty did not trouble mo was used to
that bur ! dreaded lest my betrothed
,hould ind il out
Nina. who was aware ae my coming.
was no the station 10 meet me and
tool, me 10 her home in little auto
her father had recently given her
tossed my satc,e containing uo toilet
articles except toothbrush. on tho
floor Of the vehicle and took my seat
beside my adorcd chauffeur Instead
of driving me directly home She made
u long deiour into the country 1t was
evident from her manner that she had
something of Importance 10 say 10 ne
aud was making an opportunity 10 say
IT, rs soon as We were on "A country
road she slowed down and said
My dear Lnigi, hope that what
am going 10 say 10 you will not lead
you 10 think that do not trust you
implicitly II is papa who is uncertain
about YOU He would prefer that
should marry Il man born IN America.
whose family ana autece,lents We
might learn about Non know that
you have no relatives in America. and
Ia order 90 learn of Your ancestry and
status b. ltalr one must 90 there To
make an investigation have told
papa what you have told ue that you
are Il dies rudani of thc historical 60,
lonnas that your father j, member
OF the Italian parliament and has been
"a cabinet minister Papa says What
proof have you Of thiS:' and can ony
reply that ! have your word for Il
And when papa asks me why believe
You and SHY 1t Is because ! love you
he laughs 20 ne"
MY dear Nina" replied have pm.
thence have written for such proofs
Of who md what am ms shall con.
vinoe ANY dnuhier Meanwhile though
| do not expect your father Ia feel sat.
isfied concerning me il seems to me-
that II you really love me YOU will
trust me
Had ! not romance IN NY nature !
would not ln. novelist Romance he'd
me e. take the ground that there Is
something ia true love To induce
woman "a trust the man She loves
without calling on him for his crcden
tials. ! Went into RHAPSODY about this
beautiful faith IN loved one ana sue
ceeded IN infusing the sentiment intu