The advocate., 1894-02-28
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The Dead Line.
ny GIDEON LANE, D. D.
This sy IN avoLu this Office

some Stranger udu W1LO e1hu NuAANA Sh'
but she answered Grace's reprOaches:
"Can | not admire tine-looking
man without falling in love with him
and deserting an old love for a new ?
And a stranger, too, even whose name
| do not know?"
:"Hardly. If you should ever come
to really love real man you will not
see anywhere any face so fine as his. "
"YOu speak as if you had had some
experience" retOrted Kate. But at
that moment the door to the Judges
private office opened and he emerged
and greeted them. They spent a
pleasant hour chatting with him, the
conversation turning at last upon the
subject of a situation for Kate.
"Miss CotteTell," said the Judge,
"Grace tells me you wish situation.
1t so happens that friend Of mine is
in need of assistance; at least he had
secured no one yesterday. l shall meet
him at lunch, and if you give me per-
mission will speak to him. 1t is an
odd sort of employment for a young
lady-here at least-but from what
Grace has told me about you l believe
you would like it and would make it a
success"
"What is it, please?" inquired Kate
with anxiety.
"Reporter for an evening paper. You
will have all your evenings, and it will
give you a fine chance to study human
nature and, which is of more practical
importance, will enable you to make
acQuaintances who may be Of great
service to you hereafter. Besides, il
will take you out doors a great deal
and will be healthful. You look as il
you had been working too hard at yOu
books, and you need outdoor exercise
Although a lady reporter would be
something of an innovation in Rising
ton, ! assure you the occupation would
be entirely respectable. 1t is not at all
unusual now w-a-days for women to enter
journalism. The editor has not thought
Of such a thing, for no young woman
here would be likely to make him think
of it,"
"Thank you" said Grace.
"Well, you know your tastes do not
run in that direction anyhow" sale
the Judge, smiling. although the
editor has not thought of the project,
am sure the suggestion will take hin
by storm"
'"But l have had no experience.
don't know anything about suct
things"
"The editor will be told that" sale
the Judge. "You can learn. You
compensation may not be princely for {
while, but you can live on it, and aftel
a time you can command good salary
anywhere, because you 10iU be expert
enced."
"Take itP' exclaimed Grace to Kate
~ will go around with you at first, anC
we will write up the dOg-fghts and tht
new babies, ct ceterG, as collabOrateurs
We can organize a BeSant-and-Rict
literary partnership for describing bal
room gowns and the tropical plants
hired by social would-bes when they
entertain. Take it, beseech you'll II
is nothing short of a special proyi
dence."
"Well, 1 will if l can get it," said
Kate. "But, addressing Judge Bolder
''if the position is not still vacant,
wouldn't wish to have some one else
discharged. He might need his salary,
you know"
The Judge looked at her admiringly.
Here was girl with a generous heart
"a girl thoughtful about others. He
was very eccentric man, and this was
an eccentricity he liked in others.
"No body shall be discharged" said
be. 81 am quite sure the situation is
vacant. will call on you this evening
to report, and l may bring the editor
with me"
Grace, who had not yet begun work
in the office, went out with Kate to
show her about town by way Of prep