Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1915-12-18

TO d" Is To leave this house promising
me that son viii lead an honest life
from tn iiu.c forward. BESIDES the
motive ar YOUR crime must be eonaid
cred You were not stealing for YOUR
self. but 60 give pleasure t. those ,ou
love
That was all very well except lcav-
ing the house. which Billy had no IN.
tcntion Of doing
III | AIN t. bc trusted lie said.
switchins on from the previous nrgu
mcnt 4 quay rs we'll remain here rs
anywhere i"u have my promise that
| will nc.cr steal again
BillS MS relieved from explaining
how h. wa, to remain tu house tho
lowest pri eel room "f which was 81
day i.l sui was 50 rs I'D" APP
proach If other persons. and with
look Of erai utr lie left the sun parlof.
Billy. noi knowing hul that the sir!
would make "a conlidant OF some one
who would not hc rs lcli.cnt with him
rs tile Young lady and he would be put
10 considerable trouble 20 explain his
theft. concluded To take prcrauiion.
He was chummy with The clerk Of the
hotel and told him the story Since
Billy was wen known 10 he manage.
ment. this bit Of advance knowledge
WIS al that was Necessary Ia prevent
trouble Billy learned from the clerk
that the Young lady was Miss Helena
Clarke ~ Nr., York
Shortly AFTER Billy's thcft and rc.
turn of the stolen property y Mr. and
Mrs lial in"cr came down from tlpo
north aud stopped under tile same
roof with Linn Tile first Billy knew
Of their arrival WAS seeing them hob
nohbin2 with Mrs Clarke ana her
daughter. Billy WINGED He had been
lcd Us circumstances into doing what
would put lin In position which
would. to say the least. bc considered
foolish and bad come To realize that
any transition 10 his own respectable
self would Ice humiliat.ng The mr.
rival Of these friends mutual TO him
self and The Ciarkc>. might bring
about - dcloiemouu before he was
ready for ONE II the same time il
he wished for voucher the new ar.
rlyals Womb scry. thc n,rpo.c .d,nir,.
hlv hin, d,.,crn,i,,..l f., p..,, an, ~
tboir ~, u,,tl H.. ,.,,,t1 hin. ~, &,
way "li Of his dilemma l;ui the
more h. thought the more he became
imrr,.s.ed vim ~. ~, NM ,hor,
WIS 10 v.ly out IL it unless h, should
corroct a li..,cr. dc.c,,tion tbor tho
-, no b,d rr,cti..d While H., w,s
trvipo r. ipy.nt !, s,or, ,hc clorlns
dn,,,rtcl ~. IN. .,nr,b Jill, h,,in,
learned an ol.ou, ,h.r, frn,n his
friends III. railiu.or. TOOK his own
1e,,,,.,,,rc for h,,,,c
:,
ror. t.~,.,.... mn, ,,oa, - h;s
h,,l .,.l ,.-,.,,~.1 =, '.,,,,,...,,o -, Ia
,..i, a., H.. ,,,,,,,..
,h,,, .... - -, r, +.
,.,....... ,i.'., ~, Nh ~
,o, ~ '', =, 90" ~ -, ~
| ,'t.', ,',''' '' '- ';',.n,,'
,, ~ ''',,,'' va.
~ "''r ''," ~. - mn =, -
- n ","''' ~
''''.,' '''', ~ NV ''.V",S
W. 'i'' i''''' III III ISL 'i'HN INV IL
80 she """'' 20 lar III n''Plus MN 10
forget the SIN u" remembrance OF
Whl.l W"N ''niltierllG ms ne.
"'il. Saih hHIN I" hlihsclI' II
can Keep her from Sc'tih% me DOWN
Tor Tool can at least prepare the
way for oonfrSSi"n And with this
he s"aicd his note and dropped u IN
mail box \ reply soon came 10 him
from Miss Clarke showing plainly that
she had swallowed This story rs well
rs the other She promised 20 dispense
his Christmas charity AMI asked II
there YVES nnyihn. els" She could do
to cncoura.o liz, making his re
formation prru4n Billy replied
that he Thought she could. hut he
would sro.L ~ that later
Meanwhile the EnIlingcrs had re-