The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-01-25


Stanley had been at the Claverinu
Arms often enough to know that ten
Of that sort would be held In the large
ballroom on the tenth floor. so hs
stepped Into an elevator, wondering
whether he would happen to meet any
OF his old friends as he did SO. Y
was only four now, so probably hs
would be ahead of any Of the guests
After he had stepped into the ele~
vator a young woman much covered
with furs followed. She seemed pre-
occupied and did not notice him, bue
the first glance proved to Stanley that
1t was Madelaine Pitt, whom he had
not seen since the day she told him
with such pain-infiicting candor that
he wasn't the sort of man she wanted
to marry.
Stanley wanted to rush out of tho
elevator, but he was afraid this would
attract more attention, so he turned,
hoping that Madelaine would not be
able to recognize the back Of his head
But as he turned he looked straight
into the mirror at one side of the ele-
vator and In that mirror he looked
into the eyes of Madelaine thrown over
from the reflected image of the gin
standing on the opposite side Of the
elevator. Stanley bowed and smiled
solemnly at the image and the image
let Its eyes droop and smiled sadly
back. They both got out at the tenth
floor.
Standing together in the spacious
corridor that led to the ballroom.
Madelaine said simply: "Where are
you goingp
I'm going to cover a tea. That ia.
I'm acting as reporter for my own
paper. There's tea to announce an
engagement. Big society event. and [
thought I'd show the boys that man
can get good news story out OF an
assignment like that"
"Who said 1t was to announce an
engagement tea?" said Madelaine.
looking very much annoyed.
"Why, my city editor"
"Well, I'd like to know what right
he had to do that. Mothers simply
giving the tea to meet Lady HopeweiL
but that doesn't mean that I'm going
to marry her son Bob. wonder II
mother said 1t was an announcement.
l."
Stanley Mum said something about
not having dreamed that 1t was her
tea, that he wouldn't have come IL he
habitat he had never expected to
see her again. And Madelaine began
asking him about his work.
"Yes, I'm getting down to brass
tacks," he said. 'T'm going to make
the Yatestown Daily News the biggest
is already increasing, and the advertis.
ing is picking up right along. but
that doesn't interest you. I suppose
since I'm here I'll have to see it
through. It's hard, but don't want
to fall down on an assignment. The
tea Is for Lady Hopewell, you said.
Stanley had taken his reporter's. note
book from his pocket and was MAKING
notes. "Is there-any-any engage
ment?"
Madelaine did not answer. She
looked away from Stanley, and then
looked up and down the corridor to
convince herself that no one was OBJ
serving. Then she looked at Stanley
very earnestly, with eyes brimful 6
tears and happiness.
mo, Stanley, there isn't" she said
Mother wanted me to accept Bob. I
wanted to please her and thought I'd
never find man I really wanted to
marry. But-oh. Stanley, isn't It won
derful that you are really making your
paper Il SUGGEST You know. I aIways
wanted to marry man who was am
bilious. I didn't know you had it In
you"
And so 1t was that the Daily News
the next morning was the only paper
in Yatestown to announce the engage
ment of Madelaine Pitt and StanIey
Mum, fact that proved to Stanley's
staff that sometimes a mere man re-
porter could beat society editor af
her own game.