Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-12-14
sri. - Brought Them
) Together
by FREDERICK HART

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SruC lille river that divldad the
/ Mon ponery pronertv from the
Trenh.,.I estate was neaceful
enourh stream 70 NIL nnpeornnces. II
womb hzilv throuah the FIAT land of
the willy nunorantIv taking ALWAYS
the lo,gast. Inylest course 10 ret where
II WAS poIne and not very nnrricular
as TO when II got there. Rut the
stream Innocently enough to nh ap-
peurances, could make trouble When II
chose. once II did choose. On this
occasion, swollen by the melted SHOWS
from til, surrounding hills, II rose in
its might and carved out now chan
mel for Itself
There WAS no loss Of life entailed
in This wbim OF the rlyer's. int II
caused much trouble for the two fam.
lies who lived on onposite Sides of
IL The title deeds 10 the land nove
the boundaries ss the river--.no moro.
no less. and the new channel added
twenty acres OF land TO the Montgom.
cry estate and subtracted an equal
number from the Trenholm holding.
Tho Trenholms want IN INV obout
II. the Montoomervs defended their
newly acouIred estate with vieor. and.
as ia the way Of lawsuits. the case
dragged ON and ON. arriving Mt no
particular conclusion exoept 10 cause
much had blood where there was hut
little before and to make enemies out
of former friends.
Marparet Trenholm. blond. pretty
and inst turned twenty cnme In for
her share of the family feud. Her
father hard and stern ever. InstilIed
or tried To lnstIll into her mind his
animosIty for his neighbors: and II is
likely that he would haye succeeded
had not fate taken a hand and de.
creed that one day when Margaret
was riding her favorite horse near the
boundaries of her estate she should
meet Young Davis Mont gomery, lust
home from the college where he was
studying law.
Three more meetings cemented their
friendship before either found out who
the other was. When the names were
disclosed II WAS too late. Those two
young people had progressed past the
Doint where inherited differences OF
opInIon hive any weight II they had
not fallen In love at first sight they
had at least accomplished that desir-
able thing at third or fourth sight.
Thus II came about that one show
cry day in early June Davis MontgOm-
erv received n note with his morning
mail which he read In private and
which gave him apparently great
deal of satisfaction. After breakfast
he announced to his father that he
was going 10 take n turn down by the
river 70 lool, nj the hanks. The floods
were still on there was report of
hi0b winter from nm the valley md no
wanted TO assure himself that all was
well In the lower fields.
Down to the river bnnk rode younR
Davis Montgomery and I'm n moment
there came 70 the opposjte bank Wis.
ion I'm n riding habit.
"DovIsw Moroarat calIed IN him
"Good Morning. dearp
Norgorat tho battar IN sneak IN
him. urged her horse TO the edge of
the bonk where Il oyerhung the
stream. "Be careful" shouted Davis.
1.-THE banks undercut there"
Rut his warning came too late The
hank. dug under by the ceaseless wor.
rvinp of tbe river. crumbled md gave
wav under the weight OF the girl and
horse. In nm instant Margaret was
struggling In the swift stream. cling.
ing 10 the bride OF her frightened
mount. hut In another instant Davis
had leaned his horse into the stream
and the two OF them were milking the
hest time possIble ont 10 where the
brown bead of Margaret could be seen
beside the black bend Of her horse.
The struggle was brief but violent.
DavIs Dandy was used TO the water
and kent his bead maenIfcentIy. AT.
or what seemed ages of battle Davis
and Dandy succeeded in dragging the
almost unconscious girl nm n fortu
natelv shelving bonk. safe on dry land
"Thnnk Roodness you're safep
breatbed Davis.
MARGARET beord his voice. tense with
snxIetv and was I'm bIs orms laughing
md CRYING at once gIod nrter the ten
Zion ~ her escone to no ohle to lean
on somo ono whom sho Ioved
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