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well, shiu i, nm sure. NY essays
and theses at college we're always con-
sidered very fine.
"I don't doubt that, said he, but
you see newspaper work is so entirely
different. l am afraid you would have
to begin, like the rest, with reporting,
and work up gradually
eff that is necessary, 1 will do it,
declared.
''He thought an instant and said,
'I'll tell you what I'll do, Mariory, If
you are really in earnest about this
thing. The editor of the Times, Mr..
Brown, is Il personal friend of m inc,
and perhaps / can get you some re-
porting to do.
"Of course 1 was delighted and
told him | was ready to begin that
very minute. Then / asked him how
long he supposed it would take to
work up.
well, that depends, of course,
he replied, 'on your work. From
what you say as to your abilities, very
likely it will not be long. You must
show them what you can do, that's
all.
"Well, sure enough, the next day
there came letter from Mr.. Brown,
Offering to let me try my hand at re-
porting, if l so desired. ] was to
come to the Office the next day and
have some work assigned me. was
there at the appointed hour aud re-
ceivsd my instructions from the city
editor. Indeed, 1 had no dealings
with Mr.. Brown in person, and in
fact never saw him."
Marjory paused moment, but a
voice from the hammock said, ''Go
on, go on, this wakes interesting.
Every we'll. won't stop just now
to tell you of all the adventures had
when out Oh my rounds; how went
to all sorts of places and to interview
all sorts Of people.
"You didn't actually interview
strange people, Mariory?"
"To he sure | did. Do you sup
pose / would finch at anything? L
was determined to go through the
necessary apprenticeship"
"And was your work always accept
able?"
'It always went in. Sometimes, at
first, it was cut good deal, but
usually it was just as | had written il.
Don't you suppose college girl could
do acceptable reporting, if she once
made up her mind to do it?"
81 never could have done it, l
know. But where wus Jack all this
time?"
"Oh! Jack called often and took
me out good deal, and sometimes
when had to be out late at night, and
would be just quaking in my shoes, he
would suddenly turn up at some dark
corner and see me safely home.
zone day note came from Mr..
Brown telling me that he would like
to have me try my hand at writing
some weekly articles suitable for the
Woman's Column. did so, and they
proved quite success. My pay was
increasing right along, and I was
quite happy, feeling that was work.
ing up.
"This went on for several weeks,
and finally, about the last of October,
Mr.. Brown wrote that the lady who
edited the Woman's Column was about
to leave the city, and he thought me
quite competent to go on with her
work. Perhaps wasn't delighted at
that! He asked mo to come to his
sanctum the next day at ten to make
final arrangements.
~ had always felt greatly in awe OF
that room. had never been in it. l
think dressed with special care that
morning. At last entered the sane.
tum. The editor sat writing away at
his desk. He looked up as I closed
the door, and-he was jack"
| Jack !" gasped Kathryn.
Eyes. Jack. just couldn't speak,
my feelings were SO mixed. you know.
SO he rose and said, 'Marjory, 1 do
hope you will forgive me. You know
if you had taken much interest
in my career, it would not have been
possible for me to have practised this
deception.
81 WINGED little at that and felt q
blush slowly mounting to the parting
of my hair.
"'You have done splendidly,' he
went on. Il had no idea at first tina,