The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-01-31
TILE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. THURsDAY JAN Airy 81 i.ol


PRIN( ETO on in
tic abond.. And as his mind grows
broader his heart grows in proportion.
It is the comparing Of the great and
~sInaIl which makes us Impartial and
philosophical. Well, soon the reporter
gets better assignments and shorter
hours. He meets the noted men and
Women. Of the CITY,. Suddenly from
the city EDITORS desk his ambition
turns to Washing He succeeds
there. He now comes into the presence
of distinguished ambassadors, minis
tiers and diplomatists. He acquires
4 polish and smattering Of the Ian
-guages. His work becomes. a feature Of
his paper. The president chooses him
for FRIEND He comes and goes as he
wills. Presently his eye furtively
wanders to Europe. The highest am
bition of a journalist, next to being O
war correspondent, is to have a for
eign post. In this capacity he meets
the notable men and women Of all
countries. He speaks to princes and
grand dukes and crowned heads. In
way he becomes a parsonage himself,
man whom great men seek. And he
speaks of the world as the poet did
Of the fall of l,ompeii, part Of which
was and all i. which / saw Ah,"
as my, mind ram back over my own
experiences. what man with this. to
gain would care for money, a thing
which would dull his imagination and
take away the keen edge of ambition
and make him play a useless part in
this kingly drama of life!" r.. + -: , ..@
81 like your frankness,'''@ said Penn
broke. "I3have no doubt that journal
ism is the most fascinating profession
there is. Yet you must not accuse the
rich Of being ambitionless have
known of rich men losing their alto
make papers for men who are ambi-
~tious to be foreign correspondents. -
The young fellow was trimming with
raillery. Il have never tried to run a
newspaper, but am, Notwithstanding
your TRADE, ambitious. am DESTROYS
to wed Miss Landors'' -. =.
row. q q. H.. =
= "A truly great ambition admitted.
1" After all, what greater ambition is
there than to marry the woman you
love? Philip, will accept your gift in
the spirit it is given, and I'll make use
of it in the days to come when am old
and rusted.- l understand your motive.
You are happy and wish every one to
be-" -
"That's the idea," said he, leaning
back and spreading an arm behind my
shoulders. -- -. -
"But not all the money in the world
nor all the fame, for that matter, would
make me happy" Gretchen was so
far away! every well, we'll go to Par
Is together. That is as far as 60. To
follow her you will have to go alone.".
"And why can't you go the rest of
the way?" .~----- .~~- -
"Work. l must be back in town in
three days. You must not forget that
have had my: vacation. There is plen-
ty to be~done."
NOV that you are comparatively
wealthy, why not give up the grind, as
you call it?'',
"Ehe truth is l must work. When a
man works, he forgets.''
p '"Then you have something to for.
get?" ,~-..,z.@. -..---s - q. = ZZ.-.-@-%.
"Every man who has-reached the age
Of 30 has something to forget said I.
l was gloomy. In my pocket had
the only letter l had ever received
from Gretchen. Every hour fate out
does the romancer.- The story she had
written for me was a puzzling one.
And the fms? Who could say? Fate
is more -capricious than the novelist
Sometimes you can guess what he
intends for an end; what fate has in
store, never. Gretchen's letter did not
begin as letters usually do. 1t began
with 81 love you" and ended with the
same sentence. Sin November my
marriage will take place Do not come
abroad. l am growing strong now
II l should see you, alas, what would
become-of that thin ice covering the
heart Of fire? We have nothing to re-
turn, you and 1. l long to see you.
I dare not tell you how much. Who
knows what the world holds hidden?
While we live there is always a per-
haps. Remember that I love you!"~
Perhaps" unused absently. -
"Perbaps what? asked Pembroke. :
what" had forgotten him. ooh,
it was merely a slip of the tongue" I
-poked the mating with my cane. 1T
lis high noon. We had best hunt up
g
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