The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-11

research may be made use Off You
don't know how much l envy you in
your newspaper Office, always with
some mystery on hand to solve. 1t must
be like being the editor of puzzle de-
partment. l wish you would let me
help you next time you have something
important to do Will you promise2
"When You write again, please send
your letter to Vienna, as we are going
into residence there, my husband hav-
ing been unexpectedly called to the cap
ital. He holds an important position in
the government, as perhaps you re-
member. ="
Jennie was delighted to know that
all inquiry had ceased and she wrote
long letter Of gratitude to the princess.
She concluded her epistle by saying:
at is perfectly absurd Of You to envy
one who has to work rs hard as l. You
are the person to be envied It is not
all beer and skittles in newspaper
Office. which is good thing, for don't
like beer. and don't know what skit-
lies Is. or are. But lpromise you that
The next time have an interesting case
on hand shall write and give You full
particulars, and | am sure that together
I've shall be invincible."
But one trouble leaves merely to give
place to another in this life. Jennie
was disturbed to notice that Mr.. Hard
wick was becoming more and more con-
fidential with her He sat down by her
desk whenever there was reasonable
her on matters important and on mat
tiers trivial An advance of salary came
to her, and she knew it was through
his influence with the board of direct
ors. Although Mr.. Hardwick was sharp
and decisive in business matters. he
proved an awkward man where his
affections were concerned, and he often
came and sat by the girls desk, evil
IDENTIFY wishing to say something and
yet quite as evidently having nothing
to say, and thus the situation became
embarrassing. Jennie was n practical
girl and had no desire to complicate the
situation by allowing her employer to
fall in love with her, yet it was impos
sible to 90 TO him and ask that his at
tentions might be limited strictly to
business basis. The crisis, however,
was brought on by Mr.. Hardwick him
self. One day when they were alone
together he said abruptly:
"That romance in high life which
you were investigating with Mr. Cad
bury Taylor did not come to anything2"
"No, Mr. Hardwick
"Then don't You think we might en-
act n romance in high life in this very
roomf 1t is high enough from the street
to entitle it to be called romance in
high life" And the editor grinned I'M
| easily, like an unready man who hopes
to relieve a dilemma by a poor joke.
Jennie, however, did not laugh and
did not look up at him, but continued
to scribble shorthand notes on tho paper
before her.
"Ah, Mr.. Hardwick" che said, with
sigh. 81 see you have discovered my
secret, although | hoped to conceal 1t
even from your alert eyes. | am. in
deed, in the situation Of Ralph Rack
straw in Pinafore' 4 love, and love,
alas, above my station'-and now that
you know half you may as well know
all. 1t arose out Of that unfortunate
ball given by the Duchess of Chisel-
hurst, which will haunt me all the rest
OF my life, fear, said Jennie, still
without looking up
Mr.. Hardwick smotbered an ejacu-
lation and was glad that the girls eyes
were not upon him. There Yas pause
Of few moments durUGisa between
them. He took the path that WAS left
open to him. fondy flattering himself
that while he had stumbled inadver-
tently upon her romance he lad kept
his own secret safe
(To be Continuedl