The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-05

The old man scrubbed q most cordial tn
Uitation to Hard Wick.
in future you can do anything to oblige
Mr.. Hardwick, you will help in a meas
ure to cancel the obligation which our
family owes to him..
"My dear boy, 1 shall be delighted to
do SO. I am afraid I have been rather
uncivil to him. If you wish it, I shall
go at once and apologize to him"
"Oh, no." cried Jennie, ssyou mustn't
do that, but if you can help him with
out j%eopardizing the service I for one
would be very glad"
$50 should l." said Donal.
The old man took out his cardcase
and on the back of his card scribbled a
most cordial invitation to Hardwick,
asking him to call on him. He handed
this to Jennie and said:
"Tell Mr.. Hardwick that I shall be
pleased to see him at any time"
"And now" said Lord Donal, "you
must let us both escort you hometin the
carriage"
"No, no. I shall take a hanson and
will go directly to the Office of The
Bugle, for Mr.. Hardwick will be there
by this time"
"3ut we can drive you there"
"No, please"
She held out her hand to Sir James
and said, with the least bit Of hesita-
ton before uttering the last word,
tsGood night-uncle.
"Good night, my DEAR" said the old
man, ''and God bless you," he added
with a tenderness which his appear
ance, SO solemn and stately, left one
unprepared for.
Lord Donal saw his betrothed into a
hanson, protesting all the while at thus
having to allow her to so off unprotect-
ed.
"Wha an old darling he isl" muir
INJURED Jennie, ignoring his protests.
81 think if Mr.. Hardwick had allowed
me to look after the interests of the pa
per at the foreign Office Sir James
would not have snubbed me-"
eff the foreign Office dared to do such
a thing, it would hear of something not
to its advantage from the diplomatic
service. And SO, good night, my dear. "
And, with additions, the nephew repeat
ed the benediction OF Inc uncle.
Jennie drove directly to the Office of
The Daily Bugle, and mounting the
stairs entered the editorial rooms. She
found Mr.. Hardwick at his desk, and he
sprang up quickly on seeing who his
visitor was.
"Ah, you have returnedl' he cried.
"You didn't telegraph to me so I sup
pose that means failure"
81 don't know, Mr.. Hardwick. It all
depends on whether or not your object
was exactly what you told me it was. "
sAnd what was that? I think I told
you that my desire was to get possession
of the document which was being trans
mitted from St. Petersburg to London. .
"No; you said the object was the
modifying Of old Sir James Cardiff Of
the foreign office"
"Exactly that was the ultimate OBJ
ject. of course"
every we'll. Read this card. Sir
James gave it to me at Charing Gross
station less than half an hour ago."
The editor took the card, turned it
over in his hands once or twice and
read the cordial message which the old
man had scrubbed on the back of it.
''Then you have succeededl'' cried
Hardwick. ''You got the document.
But why did you give it oSir James in
stead of letting me hand it to him?"
"That is a long story. Toput it brief
ly, it was because the messenger carry
ing the document was Lord Donal Stir
ling, who is-who is-an old friend OF
mine. Sir James is his uncle, and Lord
Donal promised that he would persuade
the old man to let other newspapers
have no advantages which he refused
to The Daily Bugle. | did not give the
df mment to Sir james. l gave it bach
to Lord Donal."