The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-25
THE ADVERTISERS
 DAILY SHORT STORY

her head wondering.
 Jerry crossed the hall as she came down. , The girl noticed with half unconscious questioning the quick eagerness which re- placed the usual blase air. She thought of the pretty daintiness of the girl up stairs, ard of her story. Her face, wnich had settled into its professional severity at the word of the Irish matron, soft ened
 She's been poor God-for saken child" she sai l. cbut she's good, and we'll save her, Jerry
 Then Miss Carlyle went back to her typewriter and turned out story in her best style-a story that brought tears to the eyes of many a mother as she looked at her daughter-a story that brought scores of people to the aid of Agnes.
 But of them Miss Carlyle would have none.
 T said I'd save her, and I will" she they were not few. "Fll send her to my own home for a while, and then III have her here with me till she IS able 10 go alcne."
 said to themselves it could only work harm. It was a generous action, just what one would look for from Marjorie Carlyle. but there were many more % Carlyle home than of the Carlyle home doing for Agnes what Miss Carlyle hoped. Marjorie Carlyle listened to 1t. all, and went quietly forward with her prepera- tions for Agnes departure.
 The day before Agnes was to go. the Managing Editor of The Press sent for Mss Carlyle.
 It's not business, but something quite different that I want to speak to you of tcday," he said when she reached his office TWO heard what you want to do for Agnes. It is a generous action, in keeping " itf many more I have known of your doing. But your judgment Is at faulr this tlme That girl is simply work ing everyone of you from the judge down. She's bad at heart, and you cannot make her over. When I heard what you pro- posed doing, I went to see her. The mo- ment I saw those eyes of hers, I knew she was bad. I know 1t more certainly now, for have some proof. Give It up. Miss Carlyle. We'll send her to a good home and have her taken care of, hut don't put yourself and your own home in danger"
 Miss Carlyle threw back her head with a proud little gesture. T have no danger to fear for myself and as for my home"
 You have a brother there?' the Man aging Editor interrupted.
 Yes assented Miss Carlyle, with a quick indrawn breath.
 The Managing Editor sighed. And Jerry,' he said. playing his last card.
 Jerry" echoed Miss Carlyle. wonder ingly.
 is talking about" answered the Mana ging Editor. Hes simply infatuated. He'll ant to marry that girl next. Then he'll be lost-lost to us and to himself, and Jerry's too good a man to be lost that way. Don't do it, Miss Carlyle
 For moment Miss Carlyle stood mo- tionless her face paiing, her eyes dark ening. Marry, she began unstea lily laughed a sharp little laugh.
 The next day Agnes went to the Carlyle home.
 Three months later Jerry sat in Miss Carlyle's office. The afternoon sun came in the windows, and Miss Carlyle was again putting on her hat with swift, skill full touches.
 'I feel so much encouraged" she was saying Mother writes that Agnes seems more happy now; she isn't discontented as she was at first. She says. too, that my brother Jack Is good to her in big ting to be an awfully nice, gentle little thing. They wer call wrong, those people who wanted me to let her go.
 You certainly are brick, Miss Car ring in his voice. You don't know how much I shall be indebted to you. l-f he hesitated and his voice broke-''I m going to marry that girl if it turns out all right
 Marry her" she cried in a hard, strained voice she scarcely knew as her own.
 "Quaer, isn't it. for a hardened police reporter" returned Jerry, so absorbed Tn his own thoughts that he never saw the look Miss Carlyle gave him" but l want that girl and I'm going to have her.
 Miss Carlyle turned around quickly and walked to the window. Something she scarcely knew what, had dropped out of he~ horizon. Just then the door opened. A messenger boy entered with his yellow envelope. ,,
 Mechanically Miss Carlyle SlSneu the slip. -
 ''One of my papers wants a story, suppose" she murmured, as she opened the message.
 Jerry watched her as she read it, saw her lips go suddenly white. met the agon- ized gaze of her eyes, as With plteous. frightened look, she handed him the tele- gram. It read:
 Jack and Agnes went away together last night. Jack is short in his accounts Come at once. Mother"