Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-06
On the BRIDGE
A Nldht lOag and Happily
Remembered
By CLARlSS


street snd helped kitty Baker lp the
hah ,tol, To- one 81 thr front .eat,
"Thamh you, Nlt Dearborn. good
NIGHT. cried Kitiy waym. her hand
as he swung OH The moving car
Good nieht." DE- called back. adding
~ the CONDUCTOR lis the rear ~ the
car PASSED him. "rlea~c let that Young
M.ly on u; belmont street"
The CONDUCTOR shouted back some
answer and the lmost empty car
N ldlzcd away into THE darkness OF The
surrounding country
Thought. turning up the collar III her
ost and Iu.ng her face to the strong
breeze fhat swept through the open
.ar she win tel me that Bakers aud
Wuh@3ms always endc IN their own
carriages ANA that NO ady returned
home gne~-oriel from ANY, mcrryuak.
iug iiut $50 are quite poor NOW. aud
ul day of >nleuior are past Is long
as ! Norl, Sltlc hf Idle in the Same
office q, Molly Wust use the same
vehicle that She daes
Kits sa.iicd q little as she Thought
10 ihe crrJnd f'iaf had taken hcr to
N"tN> th AUGUST evening Molly
Was To- hn nlurial ud kits hal gone
ugt to llomcdnie o. soc al the dainty
10ai'~ of the trou- eau and 90 discuss
fae >mplc plans She was Ia Dee brides
maid when Molly Was married IN thu
age church
Tile conductor iArust eauouscd.
ga btfed palm uulcr her pretty nose.
Ml k.tty Funded for nickel and
us.i L. The bell tangled several times.
faeH there WIS nothing save the flash
nj the car toward the city between
walls of green trees Oh either side Of
the track
Thinking of weddings reminded Kit
ty 81 oae that might have been hers IL
her pride had not caused her 10 break
troth with Len Thornlcigh when the
Baked fortune went 10 smash al her
fathers death. II had been Lens first
ycar M college. ana, lie had chafed bit
terfy be.g,,.e he ,nust wait three years
b.fnre ho could leave and support her.
III. wanted ~ hraak off ana 20 into
~ f,tber's hnsine.s without complet
inc Ills ,oles. career but the great
ua,uY,. mad denurreJ and held Len
N rrn,fIS, made venrs before
El,tv NM mn Sani, Inn sJnc. she had
snr, lin, ,bat cruel lettpr that mnde
him s.e 1..bt a. last Notbinr but
.rn.lt,. would b,c. on.nad his eyes
sh. .io..a her ewes NOW and a stran.
liza IN ri. ~ ber Tins ~ she Thought
nrp,t,., ,t,r.. vatrs ~ waiting
Th..y s,onm.d =, ! mn. bnodn1 sta.
,,,r .nd .t.,,....I conductors I5i,tv
r.r.r ,,..,.,. f.,,.,, i, 81. sat thera
lrn,.iI, liar H.. worry tender ,hjpk.
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~. t.n r,,,..,.,. i, f,r.s rnnsad nor
f., I'M. ana TIT. ..ra,..1 far .nnth.r ~.
con, nj,c. vbere WINS mainline, lef, IN
b,,. ,,,,,.s. saw. - sHr.r uu.r,.r Sb.
b.id /, A. h.r ..lnrcJ fu'.o,s wa,,in,,
W. ~. ,,,dtr,or
Nvt..,, NJ. ..,,,,.. -, 1iJ ~, tnoi, -,
III. le..n,d across IN. int.ryepln., snnce
.,,l r,ld .,,, bis h,nd
Et,,v st,r,.d ao,y, NJ tho band II,
vns worry different from M. h,ud OF
nj. oti.r conductor This MAS clean.
Leov,, nus,,,l.,r lool.Ip,, hand with
we'll k.nt nails and q plniu GOLD ring
nm IN, nm. nn.er
/, ,,as , familiar hnpd sudden
horror s,n.,, kittv tanker ANA sh,.
,hrn.t f,r,,.rd ~. siv.r onnrter
son.,ow II sam AWAY ont Of her fin.
,..rs and wen, INTO ,b,. DARKNESS
.ol, sb,. cr,.d shurrtv II haven't
nnotb.r n.nnv win MR., Then she
l..l..d in,, nis fac. ,nd snw ,hnt n
,hc hapd was tho mind ~ Len Thorn
i.i.b ~. f,ce c.r,oinIv belapsed 10
TIM s.u az rho .,rea, tinnucier His
ov.s mo, hers uncertainty s,eadi.d
ana b.rn,r. l,its ~ gray npo,a
i, .anld ~, 4. Ian far ~ dil uni
r.roenlz. b.r II WAS wonderful re-.
sa,pi,iut,r,.
.rhot was MI the money had.
nnolorlz.d kitiv. "Whnt shall dof'
"Yon e,r ,.,,v mc nuother tflue" IA.