Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-11-06

leaving his friend to congratulate him
self on the success Of his ertisement.
That evening he told Miss Raymond
his intention of giving the place to the
girl who had 80 strongly enlisted his
sympathies.
You had better answer Immediately,
as, no doubt, the poor girl is anxious
to hear from you, said Kate. 1 in
tend to write some letters and yours
can be posted with mine, this evening.
Mamie and Kate exchanged signiti-
can't chances.
Later in the evening the two girls
held a 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 II 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.
Oh! cried Mamie, dancing around
the room with the letter in her hand,
TO think that an editor could be so aw-
fully fooled What do you think of
my answer, Kate {? The girl had seat
ed herself at table and was carefully
writing in her assumed hand
> TO Mr. SIDNEY MooRE,-Maga-
zine City:
Remember me
When this you see"
lie will get that on Saturday, April
Fools Day, you know. Heish oho, Mr..
Sidney Moore Now we are quits 7
Saturday evening came, and with it
Mr.. Hunt. After little pause he ex-
claimed: Have you heard about
Moore's stenographer?'
Oh, she was to call to-day. Tell us
about her ! cried the two girls.
Instead of the visit Moore was SO
ardently expecting, a message boy
came. bringing most touching billet
dour in the fair stenosraphers hand
writing, reminding him that it was All
Fools Day, and that he was one of the
fools. You can imagine his disap-
pointmen..'
4 had every reason to be disappoint.
ed, said Sidney. One does not often
find such girl as this promised to be.
BY jove. I'll find out who she was,
if
why, 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
thing and FASTENED to the piano. So
slight thing could not worry him, and
he though again and again how synpa-
thctic anil full of pathos WIS her rem
dering Of the music.
After she had finished, Mr.. Hunt
asked Kate if she would look at the
proofs of some pictures that he had
Just received, and they went into an
other room.
Mr.. Moore said Mamie, 1 have
learned the accompaniment to the song
YOU asked for last evening. Would you
like to sing it now? and she played
the opening chords Of "My Queen
There was that in his voice and
glance, as he sang the words, that deep
ened the color in her cheeks and rem
derod uncertain the touch that was
usually so true.
Then, as if yielding to an impulse
that could not be longer restrained, he
said
%, Mamie, / can not wait i'll sus-
pense. The words will come. In you
[ have found my queen,
The music grew confused and Kate
was heard saying rather loudly: These
are very interesting, Mr.. Hunt. l
wish that you would tell me the story
they illustrate.
Mr.. Moore, said Mamie, hanging
her head rather guiltiy, i have a con-
fession to make. Will you promise to
forgive me?'
4 will promise anything if you will
but give me a chance !. lie answered
promptly.
4 am the stenographer' Then she
added quickly, seeing he increduEous
look:
I did it to punish you for laughing
at me, and at my unsophisticated idea
Of editors.
Indeed! Well it may turn out
far better than | hoped. You know
my heart was set on getting that very