The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-06

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manager. opshinq his eyes somewhat, when he
saw. seated at tho table a slim young Rirl, DO.
wildSrinely pretty. When the Young man had
left them once moro alone In the room tho man
must admit I am astonished ut your OK.
acknowledge so much to one whom ! am about
TO make the hardest bargain I can with. but per-
sion. You are a very good telcgraphist indeed,
fh H. ws{ in I Which = yS'n have oel ts siS,l the he Is.dnlSs, Of
that they can MI with credit TO themselves any
position which fate assigns to them, whether it
the white House. You have been suddenly con-
fronted with q very difficult. problem. Miss Eli.
nor, and you have set about it's solution In u way
that commands my deepest respect.
20. Mr.. SandyA!' exclaimed tho girl, blush.
Ing deeply and dtnwing a long, auivering breath,
at tho praise of a man whom she knew to be
sparinG in his COMMUNICATION.
your coming hero to-day. has settled in the right
way n matter that has been troubling ne for
ION is %'i tbs pS city ' wfiSh ) has sf BEEN tRe Cause sis" Of
moro worry to me than any Of the othor hun
dnreds under my control; 1t Is the office at the
AT the Boari of Trade - echoed Miss ElInor,
looking ct him In some alarm; ....... :.
mands qualities, aside from those OF key or pen,
which I should be loath to think unobtainablc,
but sN which , l. q & late m have nsD had i,s some E. d Dsi 6
secrecy: There must be no suspicion. even. OF
any leakage from the wires, because messages
but, nevertheless, cipher or not, the utmost
caution must be observed, so that none, save
those TO whom tho messages art sent, shall get
the slightest inRling OF their contents. I have
months, and while against the present man /
Charge him-therc. have been complaints and
say, the least, most annoying. have
made mp my mind, In any case; to remove that
S0n y S. mSm to to- the he. in mt, heeD Of ro the sd5n ts,o and the the
is that ] can't for the life of me tell with whom
TO replace him. Until, you came in 1t never &C.
tons Of things. that a woman, Of all persons.
our preconceived notions are wrong. md II You
are NJ willing n to w IT. the as. Experiment ! an. or
but / am sure you would meet with nothing but
Soh. I am sure Of that. said Miss McClintocb,
don't think you will have reason to regret it,"
Very VOL. then. we shall look on u as set
s snd C All, here ms1 tS,m ssa6r, morning To@ IN t 2. - so oSl9c IL
Trade. / shall leave one Of my assistants in the
o %IlS With With S Son &c for a meek, and 6y that time you
Anything you do not understand he will be at
Promptly at the appointed hour Elinor waited
upon the manager at his office, and together
they Wake TO the tall building in which was
housed ar the Board oar vs Of Trade de-, Mr. NJ 81 sa ,Sd was was
y Inv h.'AsSA bStN "a "a. ""An. oiNa
Elinor's mind was busy picturing the new life
about to open before her. SO greatly dissimilar TO
bracing influence of her long walk TO the man.
ayers office had exhilarated the Girl, who eS-
rosative Of youth. Added to this was the de-
licious sense OF being. about TO earn honestly
what money she needed; blesssd independence!
the greatest boon that can be bestowed upon
any living creature.
sandys had pretended the day before, that
their conference had been based entirely on
business principles, but no question OF salary
arose between them, which would have been
one Of the first points to be discussed with any
skill was settled. The girl had felt no anxiety
on this score, being content TO leave the amount
not misplaced, That Is the Board Of Trade
building" said her companion. speaking for the
"Yes.S she replied; Il walked around to see
II. after my talk with YOU. but l did not go in
us "%sll' we Wei viii Whs 60 in . nGT. to HOP hope I you have
T TSSsFef Is NO %'t doubt Ta'i in ! my sa mind ID t h9a F afser gSn
competent to Mi the situation; but YOU must
e @ rgpSts@pas i: Secrecy TSHf '&ss ot' even W II" in f the s ), nc.
must You breathe a hint Of anything that comes
over the wires: You understand that thor
"oh. yes. Mr.. Sandys. You need never have
the least fear about that, l feel IS il ! had joined
some awful society. and had taken a most terri
thought about Il last hight until / fell asleep.
and then I dreamed the most f~rigttful things;
trying 10 make me tell what your occupation
was. and what you had said to inc, but. although
screamed and awoke myself, all in a tremble, I
never told
The manager smiled. and said, seriously:
That is the right spirit; and here we are at
At the end Of a large hall wide and lofty
double doors standing open gave a view of the
mon were. walking about with their hands in
their pockets, A man in n sort OF uniform,
guarded the door and sharply scrutinized all
huge room. but opened a small door at the right
and went in 10 the telegraph office, Elinor, with
fast beating heart. following him.
The telegraph Office was comparatively small
apartment used by the board Of Trade, divided
oaken top was Uttered with telegraph blanks
and splashed here and there with ink. In tho
crosswise were, other glass bulkhcads, parcel.
OF which n telegraph instrument occupied the
centre, As a usual thing one operator was
ttih @.s OF so s9re ao t caus osdsihm Inv a a nj erf in U the market Sqt n
help had TO he called for from the central office.
and sometimes the six compartments were in
Now, Miss Elinor," said the manager, : this
is your workroom. Johnnie Fielders here will
necessary. and YOU will be his assistant. As
soon MS you are ready to take full control ! shall
remove him elsewhere. for he is a most useful
sNfh'N s.-NtF
sandys left the room and strolled into the
Board Of Trade. the doorkceper nodding TO him,
for the head of the Western [ Mon was a privi
legged individual. The spacious Chamber OF Com
meree was rapidly hllihg up. and a rising muir
muir OF CONVERSATION Quivered in the air
Now and then some exuberant person
with a silk hat on the back Of his head
yelled out q startling exclamation. which
made Miss McClintoCh jump the first time she
heard 1t, little dreaming OF the pandemonium 10
which she would later become accustomed. She
thought there had been n dreadful accident, hui
nobody paid the slightest attention, and she
learned that this was merely the preliminary
sparrinR for the contest that was to come after,
just as athletes In q field Timber up before the
game commences.
Hello, sandys!, said n young man, greeting
the head OF the Western Union. Acting tho
unarGustomed part OF the squire OF danes, Ell
Who Ia the beauty T.
The beauty. Mr.. Howard. is q friend Of
mine" answered the manager coldly.
The young mar laughed.
80 i surnised, curmudgcon, otherwise
would not have sought enlightenment from you
] never deal In secondhand information. MS som,
of my distinguished fellow citizens on this fool
are beginning 10 find out"
Yes. l understand YOU are exceedingly sue
ccssful, In your struggles here. Let me advise
you To be content with that
Content : No man Is over content with any
thing. But, ! Say. Sandys, you are never Eo!Ht