Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-10-22


Dear Sir saw your advertisement
Ii New York paper and hasten 10
answer Il. hoping that may obtain
nearing. | fear that I am but one
among many applicants, but it Is 50
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 intiict upon you my sad
peasonal history. It is sufficient to say
that circumstances make IL necessary
for me 70 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 I could
do the work you require. am, very
respectfully yours,
MARY RIVERS.
by Jove! 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 of his advertisement.
That evening he told Miss Raymond
intention of giving the place to the
girl who had so strongly enlisted his
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 signii-
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 RTvERs:-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.
cor cried Mamie. dancing around
the room with the letter in her hand,
ito think that an editor could be So
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 Moorel Now we are
quitsl''
Saturday evening came, and with it
Mr.. Hunt. After little pause he ex-
claimed: "Haye you heard about
Moore's stenographer?"
ooh, she was to call to-day. Tell us
about her." cried the two girls
"Instead of the visit Moore was so
ardently expecting message boy came,
bringing a most touching billet dOur.
in the fair stenographer's handwriting.
reminding him that it was All Fools
Day. and that he was one Of the fools.
You can imagine his disappointment. "
= had every reason to be disappoint-
ed, : said Sidney 'One does not often
find such girl as this promised to be-
BY jove! III find out who she was,
if"
sWhy, Sidney, said his sister, "what
difference can it make? 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
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