Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-01-15

WIEN ELIZABETH
SCORED
Or Case Of Too Many
Lovers.
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I, AGNES c, BRoGAN


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IN nv lhis tryipg experiences as an
editor l4t'hard West bad never faced
50 hecdsiar siimtion The two
young men had hurst in upon his pri-
vacy. aettls. x and gesticulating In an
,ucoI,er,.a, manner Amer mucb ,ues.
,a,,,,. {,,.,r cans. ~ ,nrn,aint was
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'on"u ,xss Wy ..'s ". p"ons's'ion Y
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"on
a'r v, oe Te"s n WY ' ,h s1"n e's
ment e. MIS- EIiz.5esh Thornton Of this
city
Twice the perplexei editor read the
paragraph. then rnbir his eyes
"rhis & out Of my rsoyince," he re
marked at Inst. 'bu ! Il see the socie-
ty editor about IT,"
NO lse. snapped Robert Wells
I'VE visit to her first. and she says
the clipping was inadvertently copied
from tlie marlborough Suburban. Any
joke goes IN that home town paper.
but how thing like that could get
by 10 II Responsible daily
~such blamed carelessness migh.
nrinc pretty suit against your pa
per- hotIy interrupted John Glegg;
male things hot enough for us in
W0odMrough. but II was rather too
much d have it repeated when we
came t. the city
lii Il Spirit Of RELIEF the managing ed
itor f.isndd to answer his telephone
.sEGttoF Daily News?" questioned an
,,t<.,,jasa,,. feminine voice. "Well. this
il af;< william Thornton. called
mn Il ask exclamation of that vulgar
NOTICE rs3ardine nv daughter which
annas,..6 Il, last nIghts naner Yes:
rnf,,,., .aafa mistake ma doubt. hut |
viii cai, ii soc Won nersonally this aft.
or,,.,a,, ltaf, o,clockr
vicin ~ Richard West banged the
racaiSn..s mo IT'S hook $50 there is a
Miss rboTntonr. he exclaimed.
There Is indeed.,' MT. Gleer remark
cd fee,lnelv.
ANA zrou have both. perhaps. been
pa ria4 her attention.
-sWels rather this from Mr.. Wells.
a can only express. then. my regret
for SIS .eee,'rrsnSs and sngne*s rn so
CONGRATULATIONS proa,,ed mo h,on.
one IL the two Good heavens. I'll
beefi rubbed In enough nowr'
'1feanything OF the kind happens
again vaguely threatened his com
panton and the door closed with an
eloquent slam.
Suddenly the editors annoyed expires
sion changed to one OF irrepressiple
ampSenient The smile sun iihgereu
as he returned to bis WORK. But as tine
hour OF drew near ana us eierk an
nouneed visitor ne glanced appre-
henslveiy toward tne uoor ana arose
stitfiy II was only giri VINO con,
fronted him, however. NOT the ureaueu
Mrs Thornton whose important name
figured SO largely IN Social circles
just slip or a giri with Appearing o'ue
eyes and sensitive mouth
Are you the euitor sue asAeu
naiVely ana. uninVlted' se1tieo neIse'l
in the editors chair came ABOUT
that engagement notice. dad 70 gel
here before mother, VINO VIII proDaDiy
make russ ! am Eiizapeth Inorn'
ton.
Bowling. the editor waited. 1t was
| who wrote the announcement" she
calmly stated
Your He swung about In unbe
lief. The girl nodded.
1t was one of my jokes" she SAID
ruefnlly They always turn out the
wrong WY" She leaned forward con
fdentially. do you know what II
means to have reckless impulses, Mr.
West-doing or saying a thing you are
bound to be desperately sorry for nexf
day? Well, that's me- Let me explain
about that foolish announcement
Miss Thornton's suddenly embarrassed
gaze sought the toe Of her foot.
You see, have known those tive
boys. Bobbie and Jack. for some time
and we've gone around lot together
more or less. One afternoon unex
pectedly and right out Of a clear sky =
Bobbie asked me when-we were-go
ing to be- married. Why. I'd nevel
even thought OF such thing. WheI
tried to tell him so he insisted quit
stubborniy that the marriage question
had always been understood between
US; said when lie talked about 1t hat
never contradicted him" Miss Thorn