The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19

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trials and successes of his crowded young
| life.
Ed had not BEEN long m Swift City be-
| fore a transformation took place In the
fortunes of the Daily Echo 1t was owl
| dent that Nat .Revelle was not destined
to have things wholly his own way In the
/ journalistic or political field any more
| than In that of business enterprise That
seat in the Unitedi States senate was not
his yet. and he would have hereafter
to take the Eeholt1to his calculations in
| that behalf. nd
1t was less than q week after hts adj
vent in Swift Cityithat Ed heard himself
| inquired for BY autaIl. round. shouIdered
gentleman whose II back was turret
toward HIM Both figure and voice were
| familiar, and All traces of surprise had
/ disappeared from his manner whsn the
inquirer turned and presented himself in
the person Of MI Beck, late city editor
Of the New York.. Daily Telegraph 1t
was he who over a year before had as
summed charge of the; Leader Advancing
with rapid step and smiling face, Beck
held out his hand W.
II assure you, sReresford. I am very
glad to see yous So, 1t Is you who have
come to take chargaf OF the Echo
We'll, yes, Nj Beck But L certainly
did not expect to learn that any of my
'Oh, yes; l have been here now over
fifteen months You know [ run your
| esteemed contemporary The LEADER"
"Indeed?'' .~ So
Yes, sir. By the way, Beresfard.
hope this will not prevent our ctlltiva ting
the pleasantest relations You know we
! Will have more tfme-aud / hope more
eltspositton-to do SO now than we had In
New York. You have not brought Mrs
Beresfofd along, as yet, I saIrpese?''
oh yes, have. And she Will be much
pleased to see you. Can't YOU come
/ around Sunday evening? We are stop
ping at the Belvidere.''
All, indeed! l should I've delighted I'm
sure. Give my respects To Mrs Beres-
ford
Ned thought this was rather new side
of Reck's character. But the manner of
his old rival was so affable and his well
come was apparently so sincere that
Beresford was qutstiy upbraiding himself
for his GOODNESS toward Beck IN the past
Besides when men are 1000 miles or SO
away from the scenes of their earlier ac-
! quaintaneeship. it adds nightly to the
! cordiality of their greeting
During Mr.. Beek's visit to the Belyi-
deere, Margaret showed unwonted brill
! fancy. She sang ard played with more
| thaa her usual sweetness and dash. She
| cooed to her baby and beamed on her
~
| hibited for many months before Mr..
Beck maintained a quiet smile through
cut. and rarely spoke except to address
| himself to Ned, OF to- bestoW a compIi.
ment on the young Margaret, which in
| every Instance was distinguished by more
than usual ineptitude which DISTINGUISHES
| the remarks of bachelors on such oc-
/ casi9ns. He was, however completely In
+ touch with his surroundings and did not
| bring his visit to aclose until long after
the customary hour for departure
Ned noticed the excitement of his wife's
manner and was pleased. He looked upon
! 1t as the result of revival of the mem
I cries of her Eastern home. While stand
| ing over babys crib that nj hit there stole
| to the eye of the mother a silent tear,
| and Ned, as he turned away, thought he
| observed d look of mild 1eproach cast
! i'll his direction.
20! Ned, l AIN tired I wish that man
| had not come here;
WI by, my dear, we've had a delightful
I evening of it,. rather thought you en-
/ joyed yourself hugely. He is a very af-
| fable fellow. A few more such expert
I enees and l shouldn't be surprised to see
I Beck shed his bachelorhood."
There was no response
y 4-
For some days. after Mr.. Beck's visit.
r Margaret renewed her devotion to the lit
| tie one. She went about her work with
more than ordinary quiet and insisted on
| accompanying Ned to the theater to see
! plays Which had disappeared from the
| boards Of the New York stage long be-
! fore her advent in the West. Indeed she
I cultivated her husbands society to an ex-
| tent which was somewh atazeE1Barra sslng
to that industrious persons Social cEllfssl a L
! to be made. Margaret had as yet found
| but little time to&Fetutn tie numerous
| calls which in the exuberance of Western
| hospitality were Inflicted on her 1t was
/ only at her husband $ urgent salicf a tinn@
| that she betook herself away from home
/ at all. AS far as his professionals duties
| enabled him he was her faithful escort
/ AS man of the worId he recognized tie
I indispensable nature of the incessant and
/ tlresome round of such obligations Mar
| garet Was IN demand. everywhere Fer
I accomplishments as musician made her
I much sought after.
Mr. Beck, too, . was social lion
| Mothers with rIarriageabIe daughters
| discovered IN him quail les which were
F not pereeptible to the eyes of others
| Ills attention to ladies was In coed taste
/ though uuretT1ftting y8Tr. and Mrs ,Ber-
| esfeFd and Mr.. Beck were looked upon
as old New York friends, and it excited
I no remark whatever, when Ned was call
| ed away, as he not tnfrequentIy was, that
| this aInfS5se and gallant bachelor saw his
T friends wife to her carriage, or, IL the
| evening was not toe far advanced, drove
T home with her. IN
1t was hard work to enable the Echo
T to overcome the advance which the L a l.
er had made, and as ,Ned's social duties
! increased, they became more and more
| irksome. More than. once was he called
/ upon to ask his friend to escort his wife
I to musicale thereto german else
where
| 1t long remained a notable circum-
| stance, however, that, at q great annual
| ball of the Pioneers, held at the Metro
| pelftan theater, Mr.. Beresferd had with
| drawn very shortly after his arrival and
7 that Mr.. Beck and Margaret had easily
I outshone all the dancers, and had remain
+ ed ON the floor until the strains Of the
! last waltz had died away
( V
+. Nearly two years, had rolled by since
| Ned had assumed charge Of the Echo
| His paper had advanced steadily I'm cir
p culattOn and influence. Beck, on the
| other hand, had sought outside invest
| ment and 1T was generally believed that
T he had tired. CT the newspaper business
| Indeed. he had grown rich and was away
| from Swift City fer intervals of weeks al
| time. Finally he sold his interest in
| the Leader, and 1T was supposed that he
| had become interes> ed In the new railway
! enterprise in Mexico, about which the
| public were informed with such surDris-
ing accuracy of detail through the coll
dmnS of the American press He had
called and taken his leave of his former
New York friends, telling Ned In con-
| ftdence that he had made enough money
| to take 1t easy, and that he nronoSad