Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-10-22
Just read this letter yourself. and
he handed II to his friend:


Dear Sir saw your advertisement
ID New York paper and hasten to
answer It. hoping that / may obtain q
nearing. | fear that I am but one
among many applicants, but it is so
important that / should have work
that | must not lose the slightest
chance of obtaining it. / have met
with severe losses in friends and means,
but | viii not inflict upon you my sad
personal history 1t is sufficient TO say
that circumstances make it necessary
for me to support myself or become de-
pendent on charity. This fact gives
me no claim upon your time, but. in
view of what might happen, have
perfected myself in stenography, and
think can honestly say that / could
do the work you require. am, very
respectfully yours.
MARY RIVERS.
by Jovel Moore. you have indeed
been successful. / envy you the
opportunity to give such a girl
chance"
"She's trump! her letter interested
me immensely. Then" he added, see
ing his friends look of amusement.
''you cannot doubt her ability. Oh. by
the way Kate wished me to ask you to
dine with US on Sunday Miss Ray
mond is visiting her. you know"
Thanks. Tell Miss Moore that it
will give me great pleasure to accept
her invitation, and Frank Hunt pass
ed off in search of some dilatory artist,
leaving his friend to congratulate him
self on the success his advertisement.
That evening he told Miss Raymond
intention of giving the place to the
girl who had so strongly enlisted bis
sympathies.
You had better answer Immediate
~. as, no doubt. the poor girl is
anxious to hear from you," said Kate.
Il intend to write some letters and
yours can be posted with mine, this
evening"
Mamie and Kate exchanged signif-
cant glances.
Later in the evening the two girls
held council of war, and Kate tri-
umphantly produced her brothers let
ter. Mamie seized it and hastily tear
ing it open read:
DEAR Miss RIvERS:-I received
your letter in answer to my advertise
ment, and would be pleased to have
you call on me Saturday morning.
Yours truly, SIDNEY MOORE
'OY cried Mamie. dancing around
the room with the letter in her hand,
ito think that an editor could be 50
awfully fooled What do you think
of my answer, Kate?" The girl had
seated herself at table and was care
fully writing in her assumed hand:
To Mr.. SIDNEY MOORE, Maya
zine, City:
sRemember me
When this Won see.'
He will get that on Saturday, April
Fools Day, you know. Heigh Ohio,
Mr.. Sidney Moore! Now we are
quitsl'
Saturday evening came, and with it
Mr.. Hunt After little pause he ex-
claimed "Have you heard about
Moore's stenographer
ooh, she was to call to-day. Tell us
about herr" cried the two girls.
Instead of the visit Moore was so
ardently expecting amessage boy came,
bringing most touching billet dour,
in the fair photographers handwriting.
reminding him that it was All Fools
Day. and that he was one Of the fools.
You can imagine his disappointment.
II had every reason to be disappoint-
ed" said Sidney. Zone does not often
find such girl as this promised to be.
BY jOyei III find out who she was,
if"
..Why, Sidney said his sister, "what
difference can it maker. To be sure it
is rather annoying, but then you can
easily find some one for the place.
Mamie, won't you play that nOcturne
/ heard you practicing to-day?''
Sidney Immediately forgot every
thing and FASTENED to the piano. So