The diamond drill., 1894-09-22
A TRIP TO EUROPE.
The Extraordinary Run OF Luck Of
"a Reporter.

looked like one, of the best Du Mau-
rier type. She was lovely. tall and
graceful, with the light OF youth and
health i'm her eyes.
Some cabin passengers from Illinois
said that all sorts of material was
worked up into duchesses, and IL did
not mean that She was anything In
particular before her marriage maybe
barmaid or a gayety girl with fig
ure and walk like that
This led TO search i'm Debrett, which
Philadelphia youngster was taking
over as part OF his baggage and nh-
nois went down before line Of Scot
tish earls which began with n CORY
forayer and ended with rosy-cheeked
daughter.
AS his grace was an invalid, his wife
was much I'm evidence, taxing exercise
on deck, with long, swinging stride
which was the envy OF all the other
women on the ship. During the first
day she was very friendly 20 her fellow
voyagers. but some impertinent ques-
tions veXcd her, and she became glacial
Johnny McQuiston declares that ne
felt like kissing the shiny brass plate
on the after stairway which intro
duced him 20 that armful OF lowell
ness. There was nice rolling sea on,
and some breeze, and Johnny had gone
20 seek heavy coat and was deck
ward bound when her grace. In de-
scending, slipped on the brass and
went bang into Johnny's arms. Itwas
no joke TO prevent that tall young
woman from grief. and Johnny
a I.ts a,.I
he held manfully 20 the railing with
left arm and hugged his real life duch-
ess with his right
She thanked him prettily for his aid
and nodded affably when she came on
deck and met him at the companion
way door, where he was waiting for
nothing in particular il it was not for
that nod The roll continued to be-
friend him, for he had TO help her TO
her chair, and there, in order 20 con-
tinue some vague landsman's COM
ments on the voyage, he sat down be-
side her, and in this way the acquaint-
ance began.
II was the manner Johnny sang
hymns, however which cemented the
acquaintance, and even opened the
door to friendship. He used 70 think
OF the farmhouse and his mother when
he sang abide with Me-" and the
other familiar music and IL came out
I'm the look in his eyes and his earnest
manner and besides, his voice was as
clear and sweet rs his mothers mem
ory. lie had dashing way OF sing
ing the new comic opera hits or music
hall ballads, but dignity settled upon
him when he sang a hymn that affect
ed the duchess even more than ii did
other people. For young woman OF
society, She was unusually religious,
and the blood Of the champions John
Knox tingled within her now and then.
"You forget all about me when you
arc singing sacred songs" said the
duchess, approvingly, And ] like ii, -
she added, looking at him frankly with
great gray eyes.
II am generally thinking Of my
mother and she is not with me any
more,r replied Johnny, sturdily.
"You could sing yourself into fame,
! dare say" She said, graciously
~ did sing myself into a trip 20
Europe" he says, laughing and flush
ing.
.,In concerts2" and she seemed tri-
fie dismayed.
II don't know IL / told you was a
newspaper man." began Johnny.
soh, a pressmanN' said she. Salisbu-
~ nsed TO bc one, you know, and lots
OF our best men write leaders and
things"
"Wcn, | don't write leaders" ex-
plained Johnny. :" ] write the things,
as YOU call them, that the leaders are
often based on. Well, one day | was
sent TO write up Mortmer's new
house Hes about the biggest man
we have ON Wall street now, and he
had just done up palace. lie was ~
home. and showed me about civilly,
for he was proud OF planning
most of the place himself, Finally
we came To the music-room, and
there was n splendid piano open.
don't know how IL came about but
sat down and rnmbled along with the
mir of 'Watchman, tell us Of the night.
Can YOU sing thatp' says Mr. Morti-
mer. / sang II, and for half an hour
he kept me there singing one old hymn
after another. / could see he was IN
deem thought about something. but he
didn't explain As was going away
he snid: You won't put the hymn
singing into your article, will youY
and he nodded approvingly when he
said IL was only side issue. That
was two months ago About week
later / met him ON the street, and he
stopped and shook hands. Our big
men, ~ n rule. don't do that unless
they want something put In or kept
out OF the paper, and wondered what
was up. Tie talked about my article
and said something nice, and then
asked. abruptly; Have YOU any
money savcdg OF course was
startled hut I said ] had about si'
hundred dollars and some stock worif
about a thousand more. Go get itanc
bring Il 20 my Office in half an hour.
.nil hn md OF he went | did as