The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-24
THE NOTORIOUS MISS GLADE.

THE NOTORIOUS MISS GLADE.
On the last stroke Of s there came
sharp rat-tat-tat at the outer door OF
William Scarle's rooms in Jermyn street.
Bill, as he was called by all concerned,
was standing before his dressing glass,
struggling with a dress tie, the second; ;
the first lay on the floor, discarded and
creased. Sorry I'm late. old man. he
called. as his man admitted the visitor;
'be with You in minute. Have look
at the evening paper
''All right replied Archibald Suffield
Il thought I was bit late myself; 1
told the jarvey to wait. Halo, Hooli-
gan!' This last to the bulldog which ad-
vanced to meet him as he entered the sit
ting room.
Recognizing the newcomer as an old
friend, Hooligan returned to his cushion
en- the saddlebag chair with an easy
mind, while Archie Suffield made tour
Of the photos on the mantelpiece to see
# there were any new ones. Presently
Bill came in, clothed and in his-rieht
mind. to find his friend intently study
ing a water color sketch propped against
the. clock.
Think it good ?" he asked.
"Oh, immense! l didn't know you had
night at your place, just as she turned at
the door to answer You, with those chrys-
anthemums in her hand; and dashed off
the sketch when. l came home"
Although he. had been educated for,
and followed the law. Bill was by TEN
happy knack Of knocking off caricatures
which his friends knew only too well. :
The sketch represented girl in close
ly-ftting gray dress, relieved only from
severe plainness by 4 cloudy bunch of
white chiffon at the throat. In her hands
she held a great loose bunch Of yellow
and bronze chrysanthemums. Her hair
and she had a piquant oval face and
rather long, narrow, dark eyes, with deli
cately-penciled brows arching above
them. The face was pale, but the lips
were vivid scarlet, and. on the whole.
the sketch was very faithful portrait of
Miss Glade.
Archie Suftield was the only son of his
mother, widow residing in South Ken
sington, and Miss Glade was her compan-
ion. Beyond that she seemed to have no
claim on anyone: no relations, no friends.
She was just Miss Glade
Taking an affectionate farewell of Hoo
ligan, the two men went down to their
cab, and thence to dinner at Bills club,
where they were joined by another man.
The evening was finished up at the Al
hambra, followed by smoke at the other
mans rooms, and it was nearly 2 when
Hooligan awoke from his dreams to greet
his master. But even then Bill was not
going to bed. for, replacing his dresscoat
by an OLD smoking jacket; and pushing
fender, he lit his pipe, turned Hooligan
out Of the big chair, and sat himself
therein with a deep sigh.
''Hooligan,' he said, presently, ''do YOU
remem Der Mr.. Micawber's valuable ad-
vice about living within ones income?
1t is good advice, and wish Id thought
SO before: l think, Hooligan. that uni
something turns up l shall be in Queer
street."
In short, Bill was in debt.
HooNgan sat against his masters knee,
his pathetically ugly face resting on it.
and world Of alteration and sympathy
n P;,,! his faithful eyes; He knew that
Looking up presently to see the time.
Bills gaze fell on the 1.-THE sketch Of
Miss Glade, and an inspiration seized
him.
by Jove:" he said aloud. Il wonder
b Units worth trying"
What he wondered was this: \ few
days before the commencement Of this
tale he had been at a dinner party given
by Ralph Wanless, head Of the big pub
fishing firm Of Wanless Brothers. owners
OF daily paper and score of maya
zines. The conversation had turned upon
magazines, and Ralph Wanless mad i'm
starting new. one. and was casting
about for a taking sketch to put on the
cover Of the first number. And where
the success Of anything Wanless took up
was at stake, money was no object.
Bill made point Of seeing the pub
oh Low, oF - ~.
sketch. which Wanless studied carefully.
Then he turned to Bill.
Il like this" he said: cts original and
taking, and would look awfully we'll on
a poster. We are going to spend some
thousands on advertising this magazine
and making it go; \ fancy portrait:'
by the success Of his venture.
Ralph Wanless opened a drawer and
took out his check book.
I'm awfully glad you thought to bring
it. Searle.'' he said. writing at the same
time little check that gladdened the
heart of Bills tailor.
LET me have anything else you d."
A month passed. and one day. as not
infrequently happens. the unexpected
came to pass. in the form of a substan-
tial windfall for Bill. His mother's
uncle. a wealthy cotton-spinner, who had
hitherto regarded Bill with extreme dis
his large fortune. The favored legatce
bought mourning band that reached
nearly to the top of his hat. and a silver
studded collar for Hooligan. and took
Archie Sufiield to big feed at the
Trocadero.
In due course Waniess Brothers
brought out their magazine; the Rystand-
er. with the picture OF Miss Glade on
same day about 10000 posters, similar
to the cover, were distributed i'll conspic-
uous positions in the metropolis and else
where: so that Bill, going out to lunch
one morning in December, was confront
ed by a lifesize representation of Miss
lGlade on boarding in Chancery lane.
He stood still before it and held his
breath.
Next morning one of the newspapers
published a paragraph headed:
{: WHO IS THE GIRL IN GRAY?
Later in the day his clerk announced
that "a lady called Miss Glade would
like to see him" zsSszss8.ss
And Bill knew that his worst hour had