Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-10-24

ment, and would be pleased to nave
you call on me Saturday morning
Yours truly, SIDNEY MOORE
co." cried Mamie, dancing arouh"
the room with the letter in her hallo'
"to think that an editor could be 50
awfully fooled What do you thihA
of my answer, Kate?" The girl hau
seated herself at table and was care
fully writing in her assumed hand;
To Mr.. SIDNEY MOORE, - Maga-
zine, City:
"Remember me
When this you see.
"IIe will get that on Saturday, AprA
Fools Day, you know. Heigh ono
Mr.. Sidney Moorel Now we are
quits
Saturday evening came, and with II
Mr.. Hunt. After a little pause he eA-
claimed: "Haye 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 message boy came
bringing most touching billet dottr,
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.
Il had every reason to be disappoint-
ed" said Sidney. "One does not often
find such a girl as this promised to be.
BY iovel III find out who she was,
if"
"Why, Sidney said his sister, "what
difference can it make? 70 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 hastened to the piano. So
slight thing could not worry him,
and he thought again and again how
sympathetic and full of pathos was her
rendering of the Music.
After she had finished, Mr.. Hunt
asked Kate if she would look at the
proofs Of some pictures that he had
lust received. and they went into
another room.
"Mr. Moore said Mamie, 81 have
learned the accompaniment to the
scng 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
deepened the color in her cheeks and
rendered uncertain the touch that was
usually so true.
Then, as if yielding to an impulse
that could not be longer restrained, he
said:
go, Mamie, l can not wait in sus-
pense. The words will come. In you
l 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 guiItily, 4 have a
confession to make. VIII you promise
to forgive me?'
i will promise anything if you will
but give me a chance" he answered
q am the stenographer" Then she
added quickly, seeing his incredulous |
ook:
Il did it to punish you for laughing
at me, and at my unsophisticated idea
If editors.
Indeed. Well it may all turn out
lar better than l hoped. You know
ny heart WAS set on getting that very
girl and a hundred fold more so now.
wish to offer her a different position
that of private secretary and general
Win you be the power, not
behind the throne but upon it, my
Iueen?"
"If l should ever try to exert any of
he sovereign powers that you suggest
'ou might remind me that you made
'our royal offers on April frstp
"Well, then, in plainest English, will
'ou be managing editor as far as I am
No, but | may Try TO be assistant