Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-04-12
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April Fools
Paradise
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BY EDITH MORGAN wILLErr


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Mr. Bud Bennington vas responsible
for II. So naturally Wa tAr nrSt ~
April-"ur ancient feast day sacred TO
the Observance ~ pIrtici. jpt,,.
II must be "A.iuinri jus herr" tla'
of humor which might tru.s Doc cnli"I
Saving from thu ;nct thi' he IN.
yuriably prnrric"l IL AZ other urlp'e'7
eXpcn>" ON ihi, particular morana-.
for instance literally a. pln, Aal
h"cn spared
The day wa, sui yola-. tA' a7nr
being ) a mi, bu' alr"aiy IN nrl.- -.
celcbrat" il property OLD Nj, >oIp.
worth, follow bnari"r hll bren
operated upon with most satisfactory
results
Mis-, Skipworih hated travelling ant
had cai-liir horror nj rli;L Aai i
was a rainy morning Sh. haI al,o
been overheard rrf"rrn. - Bui a,
IAN "mp'y-healrd young i!."r."
Therefore an impcrltly" telegram
from her lawyer had jus arrived
sumnuning her 10 New Ypra 90 mr.
gent bushes" AaI even n, tn" au-
dior Of II sat BY his coy siWlnsraom
fire. he could hear from iii. n"X' room
The sounds ~ excited Feminine huSii"
and n shrll Voice issuing ga!u'"lii-iblr
directions.
From time 10 tim. other tones
\,
a littl" penSiv" :o- thar second Ypier
belonged 10 Miss Sk,pwpr'h'S n.acs
and his own best girl-thr ,Iir rea-
son in fact, Why ~ n, tw"u'y-ou',
with forum" AM na automobile
was wasting both n suburban Jam
lly hotel instead u li,ror'!ns them Al
Newport ar At Pain Brach
The Thought Of Phyiy, Folsom IN
this especial morning however vas
not entirely welcome as 4 rsmndri
Bennington of some one elsr IN the
house. and h. became suil@nly irri'-
ably consciou, ot noise, coming from
the vernndn underneath als room
There's that Ppmeroy now 80 he
unused dsgustedly. "Trnmping about
and incoming up ~ her window. II,
usual oh, the unutterablc fool Just
because rhylys Is Kind enough - no
tlce him occasionally when I'm not
round, he has the brass % fall "a love
with her. or rather atiricn!ly-
he hasn't the brass. with only a mis-.
cradle law business - depend upon
Mr.. Bennington stretched himself
luxurIously In his sIlk.lined dressing
gown and continued his reflection.
81 suppose the truth Is. Phylys is
sorry for Pomeroy Well. who
wouldn't be? What a life
Every day hard at work In the city
grinding away half the night over his
law-books Gee | wonder what the
poor devil would do II some one left
him fOrtune-or A fake fortune
Jlmmlny crickets Hows chat for an
April fool1"
Pulling piece Of paper toward him.
he selected pen with care and be-
gan TO write:
New York. April l.
My Denr Sir:
| have Just deposited 10 your credit
at the Fifth Avenue bank of this city
the sum OF $500. the amount. with
interest at . per cent of loan made
to me hy your father ten years ago. |
regret very much that | was unable
20 rrpny Il during his lifetime, but am
only just In condition TO discharge IN
obligation which has laid very heavily
On my mind.
Believe me. with sincere regards,
Very truly yours
Douglas Wallace.
pursing his lips thoughtfully h.
now proceeded 10 forge u check. and
then. examining the letter with It's en-.
closure into business envelope.
turned the latter over In order 10 write
on its back In tiny letters two mean
insful words appropriate to the season.
Perhaps he'll see them when he
doesn't nnd the money N the bank
Bennington surmiscd, With grim
chucklr land then won't he be rip
ping :"
lie was S,ll hard al work Ave min
ulcS later when n knock AT the door
made him start guiltIly, Bnt II was
only one ~ the numerous buttons
in the house. bearing Steamins
smoking, hreakfast-truy. Bennington
hailed both iubilautly Got job for
you. sam" he announced. Now listen,
my boy"
Wheeling around. he dropped his
voicc IN few whispered directions
There was the clink Of coin followed
by the glram Of African teeth and
fervcnt frank yr, sab. Trus' me.
sab >"
Gazing anNlou>ly at the dining room
door Bennington saw II open sud
denly
"poar me-" cried familiar high
pitched voice. Here's the trap al
ready Phylys. dear, Just get nay
bag hurry.
"Ah. there's pomerOyl"