The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-09-02
MISS HARVEY'S
ASSIGN ENT.

uudiIs ooiu MIs lNdIuc. we Uugul
to have half column at least. Miss
Harvey. l think you would better
work that up"
II thought, said Miss Harvey do.
cidedly. " that when you gave me
this place it was understood tina
there was to be nothing ofthat kind. I"
Miss Harvey did not like the city
editors bland smile.
ooh, well, OF course" he condo.
scended, tive can't foresee such
things! Now you are the only one in
the office who has thcslg hieSt chance
ofgetLing anything. There's a change
for big scoop If you can work It,
and Mr.. Duffy is dead SET on getting
something" 4. ~
Mr.. Duffy was the managing editor.
Miss Harvey meditatcd, then covered
her typewriter and put on hes hat.
"l'll try it," she said. Whereup-
on Mr.. Rainc turned bis self.satisticd
countenance to the speaking tube
and Miss Harvey sought the elevator.
There were ugly rings around her
eyes, and the corners Of her mouth
turned down.
"It's SO delightful" she thought
bitterly. "to go to beg an item from
people who would, have been admit.
ted into my fathers house. Every
ones taken them up now. A gilded
pill Is easy to swallow, 1T seems.
1t is about eight blocks from the
newspaper office to Stafford Hotel.
and all the way she was forced to
crush down fiercely that luxury of
working women-emotion. When
she had commended her card to the
Indifference of a clerk and gone into
the reception room, she drew firm
breath. There" she Isaid. 1.-The
first agony is over. I wonder if |
can brace myself through this? How
will Mrs. |Carruthers Oliver act9 The
last time we met had the privilege
OF snubbing her. Today it is her
play"
The flowers out in the place burr
cd to glulv in listiuctnes; ualsr
her stare. A man came into the re-
ception room and looked at her
questioningly as one who sees Il
face familiar but not surely known.
ut is Miss Harvey" he asked.
Then as she turned, why Lillian,
l didn't know you at first
Sudden color splashel her checks
as she held ont her hand. II would
have known you anywhere, Mr..
Kenting," she said.
Then he dill not know. Miss
Harvey slipped hand into her
jacket to make sure her little scratch
pad Was not in sight.
Lillian, let me look at you.
Would any one think you are four
years older than when | last saw
you: Do you remember that day"
- He paused. 1t was she who
wrenchel back to safer ground.
$50 sad about Mrs. Clrruthers-
divers SON. Her voice was loud
and strange. as he really married
to that gir.'
Mr.. Keating took his cue prompt
ly. yes" he said, sit is and Mrs.
Oliver is awfully cut up about it.
No one wants q music hall singer
for 4 daughter-in-law."
what is her nance asked Miss
Harvey.
Celeste Bouvcret IS her stage
name. Heaven knows her real one.
She and Jack were married last Wed
nes'lay at some little church away
out Lexington street. They are at
Old Point now awaiting mate rnal
forgiveness
"And maternal checks. | suppose
said Miss Harvey.
"Ob, yes.' laughed he; "and l
really believe they will get them
finally. It would be an cnvia bic SEN
sation for society this winter, as |
pointed out to Mrs. Carruthers Oliver
and II she has the requisite nerve she
can face down the whole thing and
out.coup Mrs. Gordon. Every one
Will flock to sec Celeste Oliver"
"Whereas every one does not flock
to see Mrs. Carruthers Oliver" sug-
gesed Miss Harvey.
Mr.. Heating laughed again. "You
he yer liked hcr,' lie said "You
ought to remember that it isn't her
fault that She hasn't your grand.
fathers. Pm giving you my private
account OF the whole affair. aud in
deed. Jack has behaved disgracefully
There were pearl necklace aud
tiara and bracelets Of diamonds, aud
--of course no one knows th!s-some
OF his moIner'e jewels disappeared"
Miss lIarveys eyes darkencd with
disgust. but her reporters instinct
c'icd aloud within her. Not really,
she whispered.
Yes answered Mr.. Heating;
".he wonderful twin emeraIds, You
know, and the turqoise she got in
Italy,
II can't believe it of Jack Olver,'
said she. He used to be IL quite
descent sort"
Hes been going the pace lately
said Heating. There was rumor
of taking his name off at the club"
And yet you think his mother
can make his wife the successful
sensation of the winter"
''She not only can, but she WILL"
he answered. But let's drop all of
this. Tell me what you have been
doing. read that you have disting-
uished yourself at the university.
She glanced at him. 1t would
have been SO easy: 1T is my sister
Lucy, Not /. The initials are the
same" But then he would have
questioned further. Somehow the
background of the newspaper office
WASH t interesting or explainable in
with the DAYS when she