Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-10
"Jessicu Brandt. OF naredale-on-


Hudsonf"
Yes. She spent one summer here
with relatives when John was twenty
SIX. They had tremendous affair
but II ended completely When she went
away"
she was in college with me- said
Ann teilcetively, adding after little,
she was very neautilull think the
most beautiful girl | ever saw
For while after that Ann studied
join with the clever analytical faculty
that was beginning 70 get her work
noticed. Nhrn III, made up her mind
about him she cea>ed To study him
or 10 think about linn unduly She
had her work ana the power Of self
discipline. But they We're famous
friends
johns work had to do With automo.
hi!c> and took him 10 the big motor
show in New York That VAS where
.lc>Sica Brandt lived in Il great house
just Oft Fifth avenue. in the seventies.
John had been IN New York scores of
times and had always been looking
about. hut he had never seen her. He
had never hoped To more than see her,
because il had been final farewell
when the girl in passionate tears. told
him there was Ia May out OF the mar
riuge that her ambitious, desperately
fluancicring mother had arranged with
- tn "A
see herewith tlose wonderfully elO-
quenl violet eyes like none others any
where Even today, as he explained
the peculiar virtues "f the Aircutter
sin h. wars looking about.
Md then he was looking Squarely
into the violet eyes. Fer the mcrcst
fraction of Il second. Because the
violet eyes. looking rs squarely into
his Indicated in that brief space rec
ignition naughty resentment OF his
tcnerity, cold. intolcrant snohbery {;
then passed him by. Come" She said
To the man nj her side.
She WIS gone And all the fantastic,
beautiful structure Of Johns ideaIism
whirlwnd of revelation. Just one of
thousands" he hrrathed. Vain and
arrogant and hard rs flint Its all
Therein her eyes !
And 80 II was that John Wade came
home his own man for the first time
III /. years. And because a golden
folly had turned 10 Ice In his heart.
and because today was no longer
blurred by the shadowy outlines of u
long ago he welcomed as never before
the warm. sound friendship of Ann
rerdue and saw ns never before the
/ sterling lovelincSs of her
1t VAS matter of weeks. Then he
said to her: Ann, You are clever and
wise Tell me. is the heart of Il man
worth having. 10 woman. after its
best years have been wasted on II
/ phantom:''
She looked up at him, frankly. brave
~ rs the phantom laidf" she asked
In turn.
"Then let me answer your question.
John. Yes. And not In spite of the
phantom but because of H. Don't you
suppose know. John? And don't you
suppose the dear blind faithfulness of
your love was the very thing that has
made you seem all these years just
/ the honest, truest being In all the
world-as you are? You see. John. !
knew her; and knew how wondrousll
you must have colored her-and the
pity Of IL But wouldn't have de-
Stroyed your dream for all the world.
And then. dear when you came back
from the city, II was so plain that you
had seen her. and your dream was
dead. was sorry sorry. John. Now
I'm glad-oh. SO glad :" Her eyes Were
shining. because know the heart
that can love like that. John. can
make heaven on earth"
THANK God. then" said John fer
vently, for the night thnt has made
the dawn 50 beautiful -
Worlds City Of Refuge.