Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-09-11


We'll, my DEAR"
"Mamma-what do you think? What
do you Think"
i III a great many things" said
Mrs. Varney, but"
Yes. but you wouldn't ever think OF
this"
Certainly shall not. unless you
tell me-"
well, have beer to see the presi,
dent"
THE presldent-Mr. Dayis?"
yes"
And what did you go to see the
president for?"
Il asked him for an appointment for
Captain Thorne."
For Captain Thorne! My dear"
Yes, mother, for the war depart
ment telegraph service. And he gave
1t to me. a special commission. He
gave it to me for fathers sake and for
Captain Thorne's sake-he has met
him and likes him-and for my own
What sort Of an appointment"
Appointing him to duty here in
Richmond. q very important position.
He won't be sent TO the front, and he
will be doing his duty Just the same"
"But, Edith, you dont-you can't"
yes, it will, mother. The president
i just love him-told me they need
ed a mar who understood telegraph
ing and who was of high enough rank
TO take charge of the service. As you
know, most Of the telegraph operators
are privates, and Captain Thorne is an
expert. Since he's been here in Rich
mond he's helped them in the tele-
graph office often. Lieutenant Foray
told me So"
Mrs. Varney rose and moved away.
Edith followed her.
Nov, mammal" she exclaimed. az
feel you are going to scold me, and
you must not, because it's all fixed
and the commission will be SEN over
here in a few minutes-just as soon
as it can be made out-and when it
comes | am going to give 1t to him
myself"
Mrs. Varney moved over toward the
table and lifted q piece of paper, evi,
IDENTIFY a note.
He Is coming this evening"" she
said.
How do you known" asked her
daughter,
We'll, for one thsng," said her moth
er. 81 can remember very few eve
nings when he hasn't been here since
was able to walk out OF the hos.
Mammal"
And for another thing. this note
came about half an hour ago."
is it for me"
"For me, my dear, else I shouldn't
have opened 1t. You can read 1t, If
you like"
Has it been here all this timer" ex-
claimed Edith jealousy.
All this time, You will see what
he says. This will be his last call;
he has his orders to leave"
why. It's too r~idiculous!" said the
girl: Just as If the commission from
the president wouldn't supersede
everything else. It puts him at the
head of the telegraph service. He will
ne III COulLudllu VI tIS uSpdIltiSlt. III
says 1t Is a goodbye call, does hep"
She looked at the note again and
laughed, "All the better. 1t will be that
much more of a surprise. Now,
mamma, don't you breathe a word
about it, l want to tell him myself"
But. Edith dear-I am sorry to
criticise you-but ! don't at all ap-
prove of your going to the president
about this. 1t doesn't e quite the
proper thing for a young lady to inter
est herself SO far"
"But listen. mamma" and al she
spoke the light went out of Miss
Edith's face at her mothers grave and
somewhat reproving aspect. II couldn't
go to the wal department people. Mr..
Arrelsford is there in n OF the Of
fees and ever since I'll refused him
you know how he has treated me! II
i had applied for anything there. It
would have been refused at once. and
he would have got them to order Cap
tain Thorne away right off. know
he would--why, that Is where his or
ders came FRONT"
but. my dear
tThat Is where they came from