The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-16

been successful. envy you the
opportunity to give such a girl a
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
lv, as, no doubt. the poor girl is
anxious to hear from you," said Kate.
81 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.
90" cried Mamie, dancing around
the room with the letter in her hand,
''to think that an editor could be so
lawfully 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:
| "Remember me
| When this you see."
"He will get that on Saturday, April
Fools Day, you know. Heigh Ohio,
Mr.. Sidney Moore! Now we are
quits!'
Saturday evening came, and with it
Mr.. Hunt. After little pause he ex-
claimed: "Have you heard about
Moore's stenographsr?"
"Oh, she was to call to-day. Tell us
about her" cried the two girls.
"Instead of the visit Moore was so
ardently expecting amessage boy came,
bringing most touching billet do,Ar,
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"
81 had every reason to be disappoint-
ed," said Sidney. Zone does not often
find such girl as this promised to be.
By iove! I'll find oNt who she was,
if"
"Why, Sidney" said his sister, "what
difference can it make? 10 be sure it
is rather annoying, but then you can
easily find some one for the place.
Mamie, won't you play that nocturne
I 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
just received, and they went into
another room.
"Mr. Moore" said Mamie, II 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:
80, Mamie, l can not wait in sus.
pense. The words will come. In you
1 have found my queen"
The music grew confused and Kate
was heard saying rather loudly: "These
are very interesting, Mr.. Hunt. ]
wish that you would tell rue the story
they illustrate
"Mr. Moore" said Mamie, hanging
her head rather guilty, II have a
confession to make. Will you promise
to forgive meT
II will promise anything if you will
but give me chanceI' he answered
promptly.
81 am the stenographer" Then she
added quickly, seeing his incredulous
look: