Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-05-29

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entirely different. | am afral'
you would have to begin, like th'
rest, with reporting, and work ul
gradually
eff that is necessary, | will d.
IT, declared.
He thought an instant and said
'Pll tell YOU what I'll do, MarjOry
if you are really in earnest abOn
this thug. The editor OF the Times
Mr., Blown, is a personal friend o
mine, and perhaps | can get yol
some reporting to do
'Of course | was delighted anl
told him | was ready to begin tha
very minute. Then | asked hin
how long he supposed it wOulC
take TO work up.
"Well, that depends, Of course,
he replied, 'on your wOrS. From
what you say as to your abilities
very likely it will not be long. for
must show them what YOU can do
that's all.
well, sure enough, the next day
there came letter from Mr.
Blown, Offering to let me try my
hand at reporting, If | so desired
| was to come to the Office The
next day and have some work
assigned me. | was there at the
appointed hour and received my
instructions from the city editor.
Indeed, l had no dealings with
Mr.. Brow III person, aud In fact
never saw him.
MaTjory paused a moment, but a
voice from the hammock said, Gro
on, go on, this wakes interesting.
Very well. WON'T stop Jnst
now to tell you of all the adyen-
lures / had when out on my,rOunds;
how / went to all sorts OF places
and to interview all sorts OF people.
You didn't actually interview
strange people, MajoryP
TO he sure did. Do you sup
pose | would finch at anything? |
was determined to go through the
necessary apprenticeship
'And was your work always ac-
ceptableP
st always went IN. Sometimes,
at first, it was cut good deal, but
usually it was just as | had writ
ten it. Don't you suppose col
lege girl could do acceptable re
porting, If she once made up her
mind to do ilP
81 never could have done it, ]
know. But where was Jack all
this tlmeP
'Ohl Jack called often and took
me out a good deal. and sometlmts
when | had to be out late at night,
and would be just quaking in my
shoes, he would suddenly tLrn up
at some dark corner and see NE
home.
'One day a note came from Mr..
Brown telling me that lie would
like to have me try my hand at
writing some weekly articles suit
able for the WomaH's Column.
did 50, and they proved quite a
success. My pay was Increasing
right along, and | was qulle happy,
feeling that was working up.
This went on for several weeks
and fnally, about the last OF
October, Mr.. Brown wrote that the
lady who edited the WOman''
Column was abont to leave the
city, and he thought me quite
competent to 90 on with bel
work. Perhaps | wasn't delighted d
at that! He asked me to cOwe tC
his sanctum the next day at ten tC
make final arrangements.
q had always felt greatly IN awe
OF that room. l had never been in
Int. i think | dressed with special
care that morning. At last | en-.
tered the sauctum. The editor sal
writing away at his desk. Lie
looked up as 1 closed the door,
and-he was jack
Jackr gasped Kathryn.
'Yes, jack just couldn'
speak, my feelings we're so mixed
you know. 50 he rose and sale
'Marjors, | do hope you will for
give me. You know If you haC
taken much interest in my career
it would not have been possible fol
me to have practised this decep
tion.'
i WINGED "A little at that aud felt
a blush slowly mounting to th'
parting of my hair.
ssYou have done splenlidly,} he
went on. i had no idea at hrs
that you we're SO gifted. | sm in