The Sunday globe., 1901-07-21

bors at the Library, and was telling
the girls Of the escapade, when Dennie
knocked On the door.
"Get on to this" he said as he threw
two copies Of the National Magazine on
the table. The old lady gets a cool
l-ousand plunks and her picture to
boot
What old LADY," / asked
Why Mrs, Edenworth,' was his re-
ply She wins the 81 1000 story prize.
Three girls made a simultaneous
dash for her room, to find it empty.
That's what that young man want
ed, said Mrs. Grant, coming upstairs
AT the moment. Il noticed he had a
camera slung over his shoulder. The
other day, just as | was going to mar
ket a good-looking, curly-halred young
gentleman, who said he represented
the National, asked for Mrs. Eden
worth. She came down in the parlor.
I supposed it was a subscription, or
something and went on about my mar
keting. He took her photo right then,
I'll wager | hadn't read three lines
before ! knew 1t was her own story.
See it's called 'A Mothers Sacrifice. Do
We passed the magazine around, and
then, after Dennie and his mother had
gone downstairs, Olga read the story
aloud. It was virtually the one mar
rated by Mrs. Grant on my arrival
Il wish my prospective husband
would write a story said Ida.
WHY? asked Olga.
Because then | would know what
has ideal would be and try to live up to
it, she replied.
CHAPTER XI
OUR LADY IN VAUDEVILLE
Next day, after leaving the COrcoran
Building, / rode down to the Times
corner. Dennie stood there as l eX-
peCted.
"You trundle the wheel, Dennie
said I, "and consider it my treat A
chicken dinner awaits us
And why?'
while you eat you can make your
report in the Violetta matter. Any
thing worth telling?' | asked, dropping
into Mr BaXters pet phrase.
Il had a note from her-pHt II, !
thought. in my inside vest pocket
Here was progress with a vengeance.
Let me see it,
Don't think can find IL. Wait until
we are in the diniugroom,' said Den
ME, desisting from trying to push the
wheel and search his pockets at the
same time.
A sign. chicken dinner, % cents
was the magnet TO draw us into a coy
diniHg-room, where we found an iso-
lated corner
"IH tell you all about it" he began.
"I first put a personal in the Sunday
Post. reading something like this 'Nio-
letra will learn something 20 her ad-
vantage by sending her address 10 J..
W. in care Of Post
Did Olga see it?'
yes: she spoke to me about IT, she
reads the personals as closely as / do.
Il got an answer. know ! didn't
leave it in my other vest for the sim
pie reason ! haven't got any other
vest"
Dennie continued the search Of his
pockets while our dinner was being
served.
That chicken is a rooster he said.
as he prepared for an onslaught thePe-
On. ANYHOW, the note read, as l re-
member: There is only one person IN
the city Of Washington knowing me
bv the name Violetta, and that person
knows where to find me-. short and
sweet. eh? But then it was in the ma
rura of encouragement. II told me
that Violptta had an existence, IL only
served TO spur me TO greater efforts
Maybe her note is at the house
.T hardly thiAk so. / tore up some
.DsDprs only an hour ago, and that must
have been among tfrem
What was your next step
81 wrote a letter. love letJaI--ay-
irg had noticed the lady on the street
several times and desired no make her
-,r,usiptance. did not expect am am
-gyar thereto / intended TO folio" hef
when she received her mail at the c."
pO5roffice '--
PARDON the interruption. but IN
what manner did you become aware OF
the hour at which she would can TOT
her mail?'
That's lust where the trick comes
I'M I went TO Neale's, Brentanos ana
A haIf.dozen other places before ]
eouud an envelope to suit me. want
cd one a peculiar shade Of blue ana a
tr,rtion wider than the average. so
mat { could see il prOjectinE IRON "a
.rsrl, of letters. / mailed 10, ANA ihen
only kent casual watch ON fhe W
ruv I'm the pigeon holes until 10 was
.Hrartised and moved over 10 '0e re
,.-facla for advertised letters Ihgi
haunted the corridors, the steps ahe
na Iig doors. constantly changing my
UYsItiou so as not to attract aI''hN1"
rrom time to time ] would Walt az Jn.
-flmD window-if there was 90 crow.
U,.ra-and managed 20 Kill time lH'
major portion of two days fIha'I'.
Iadv walked in on which occasion
managed 10 pass the ladies window
and was handed my letter. She hn'0
it I'm her hand as she passed down ra.
steps,
What does she look ike
Il didn't get good look a. a.r
nau't want 70 get too close f. might
attract her attention. ! should say
though. she was older than O...." Olga
On yourself
Didn't you notice wha. sn. bad on"
Dressed in black with .0w l5rhe.
OF red here and there. -.. "Hs % Orun
rette: about as tall as J .u. She KEEP
down the Avenue 10 seventh. I go
iu front Of her ] find that's the Des
way 10 shadow a suspicious pcrsol
viii always be looking back and be cen
taIu 10 see you. She went into @ shO
store. waited "a few moments "hei
jt flashed on me that the shoe stor
served as an entrance 10 kanns an'
vice versa / dashed in, rushed mp an'
down the elevators, ana thorough,
searched every department in vain
Sine had disappeared
What are you going 10 do now
I'm at the ropes end for The time