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va i ) Milly, and Her Bob. The Conspiracy That Brought Them Trouble and a Happy Marriage. A PRETTY TYPEWRITERS WIT, She Learned of a Lcbiy Plot Involving Millions and with Bob’s Aid Thwarted It. BY H.S, C ANFIELD. (Copyright, 1902, by Datly 6tory Pub. Co.) PHILANDER RUSSELL, lob- byist and promoter, who once set the table in a roar at Chamber- is clerking in @ dry-goods store lain That means success, If the name is changed to ‘Sarah’ it means that you have fallen down or gone back on us. Ae a further check, the telegram of suc- cess will be sent collect; if there's a out West for $50 a month; the Hon. Ru-| failure the telegram will be prepald. dolph Postlethwaite, formerly member! “It's as clear-r as th’ waters av of Cy ‘ongress, is trying to live on nothing | Killar-rne: sald Claflin, expectorat- @ year and Inking the seams of his coat] in nolstly, ‘an’ we'll bate th’ divils to pide the whitening, and Michael Claf-| most outrajis.”* ln, whilom a ward bosg Jn New York| The men filed 6ut nolsolessty, Milly, City, is, barkeeper In a Atth-class grog-| half frightened, and much confused, gery, because a small, pale girl has a) headache, It came-about in this way, | and {s worth telling as showing how the| best [nid plans of mica and men gung| aft to the garbage dump. Millicent King, most often called| “Milly,” was a stenographer who work- ed in the capital of these United States. Ghe took down letters from the aleohol-| ized lips of Congressmen and thumped) them out Industriously upon her type- writer, which stood In a side corridor of the big building. Odcasionally they sent tor her from committee rooms and dlc- tated ponderous fentences to her, which she tangled up. ‘The Chairman of the Committee on! waited until the echo of their footsteps died along the stone floor, then rose hastily, She knew that she ought to do something, but what to do? Then, as an Inspiration, she thought of Bob Doughty. Bob thought that he was en- waged tov her, she was not sure about it herself. He was a telegraph operator for the Western Union, "The lttle conspiracy into which the two entered may be told briefly. Fol- lowing Bob's instructions, she saw the clerk of the committee and asked for the job of typewriting the report. He gave it to her willingly, and she made two copies, keeping one. When the chairman discovered next day, after THE PLOT. “TELEGRAM IN CIPHDR, I SUPPOSE,” POSTLETHWAITE SAID. a the Irrigation of Arid Land sent his secretary to tell her to report in the morning at his committee room in the basement; he had a hundred Tetters to cletate to constituents explaining why he @rew his salary steadily, but there was mo irrigation. She went at 10 o'clock, pushed open the door and found the room empty. A note from the Chair- Congress met, that his report was miss ing, her copy. only to obtain the signgture: committeemen, a matter of'five minutes, and the report could be presented, That was was her share of it. harder. Doughty’ she intended to furnish him with It would. be ecessary then of the He took the night train to New York, man informed her that he would be de tained an hour. “She had a raging head- ache and ‘decided to rest. The room swas cool; with the electric lights turned there he went to tho office of the West- ern Union in the morning and fratern- ized with operators whom he knew. As riding two berths behind Claflin. Arrived |, out {t was nearly dark: She laid down on a soft at its far end and in the gloom was invisible to any ome entering. ‘The door opened softly. Entered Hon. Postetthwaites member from the 'Teenth Disttict, of New Jersey; Mr. Claflin, of Tammaty Hall, and Mr. Philander Russell, citi: of the world at large. They closed the door and took seats at the long table, Postlethwaite eaid: This room isnt /used three times in @ year and we ought to be quiet.. Go on, Russell. the @ result when 10 working on the had the wire’ which ran direct to the end of the Capitol, the business it: was to work {t being then two blocks away,,in a cool, damp beer saloon, willing to stay Representative: happy man who: there all day, or until Bob came ¢ar him. At 10,15 this message came ove! To Michael Clafiiin, No. 988 Broad street, New York. help about Mary. Money sent by express at noon to (@igned) JAMES McDLHENNY. ‘Ten words; collect. ‘This is the telegram which Bob wrote dettiy: 'To Michael Claflin, No, 833 Broad street, New York. Money eent by express at noon to help about Sarah. Gigned.) JAMBS McILHENNY, aoines oe the front counter he placed in an envelope, directed fund a to a fat boy with ie wpegkonaa to he judged to be iN “Take your not important." ned lazily and sauntered reached Broad street at Th o'clock. Clafiin, fuming bitterly and afraid to telegraph to Washin ton, hed at the envelope and tore tt “rien he rushed to the Stock ange and passed the word around: “We're whipped; nothing doing, His next move was (0 wire Russell hotly, demanding explanation. In twen- ty taiguten he got the astounding reply that they had been successful at their asking if he was drunk ee) his information to. his confederat Bu; ippoatng | t that there had been 8. et mio, bull, and shoved at him in against @ Bleofully by @ Tomber of the oppo- = , saying that the chairman aan favorable bridge re: fouse. ‘The stocks Jumped ten’ poin' in fiye minutes and then jumped teonty tore went away and got arunk in reality. ‘The results are thes Job as a West- ern Union operator and married Milly, ho resigned he A Stock Exchange io the good gave Chaflin lit a fat, black, clear and Teaned back comfortably. Russell bent forward, his thin nervous face alight. ‘It's. this Way,” he paid. ‘The bridge from Manhattan to Jersey City 1s going to be built eome time, but we don’t want it built now. It is understood that your committee will repprt favorably the bill authorizing its construction. ‘The stock of the company ‘is quoted at 67. Mr. Clefiin's . friends’ @ré short a million dollars on thet stock. We. went to Kenock it down so hard that they can clean up and get out. The committe report ls prepared and is to be made to-morrow. It will be worth $25,000 to you to delay that report by any means fair or foul. If it can be delayed for a ‘week we Can Set tumor to work, Inter- view you and 4 ‘dosen others of our feiends, make the stock slump and pick up the money we're entitled to: Postléthwaithe thought hard. He owed wine debts, poker debts, and other n. he said. “I can abstradt the report and destroy it. Some days will pass before they prepare another, but that will be theft.” “Shure! eaid Claflin, removing his cigar and laughing hoarsely. “Phwat ar’re yes here for?” “Claflin goes back to New York to- night,” Russel] continued. “At 10 to- morrow morning I telegraph him. If ate successful, his friends on the ffoor of the Stock Exchange will imme- diately spread the etatement that the/a committee report will be indefinitely de-| layed. When the stock drops far man who was a him a check for. ‘The Claflin enn forced to settle at Iagat tngin won iat inte Sankrumes fhe ‘atta leniged out In all Geta me discredited a: eft the neat eon Reanhen went home, tri to comets a. not HOME THE WORLD: FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 28, ee 1902. MAG IN ‘T is in the little things of everyday ] Ife, even more than on large social occasions, that men and women make their gdod or {ll breeding manifest, For true courtesy {s something which} cannot be.put on and off like party gowns and evening dress sults. It must be something inborn, or acquired, and which 1s or has become part of one’s} real nature. If a person be careful about the ttle courtesies he has daily oppor- tunities of showing, ho will hardly feel } Etiquette. : i ut i‘ 4 hittle Social fe - A.Gentleman Shoule Salute Her with esame’—y peek easy Ae, Sho 7% Ofer Lad 12-5 greatly perplexed or @mbarratsed over ‘occasional “questions of etiquette.” Tha home {¢ a place where govd man- hers may be practised night and noon and morning. Yet good manners in Very many ‘homes are an dimust unknawn quantity. > Why, for Instance, should the dangh-| ter of a family be all smiles and sweet-| hess when in society, yet bo Irritable | and elfishly rude in her home circle? Why should either Aaughter or mother! |feel ashamed of untidiness before stran- gers, yet allow the house and themselves | to look slovenly when only members of | the family are around? Why should not a boy draw forward | an easy chair ax politely for his mother | as for a visitor? Why should he be| bearish and rough with his sisters, yet | try to act toward other girls “like aj gentleman?” i Why should a father scold and grum: ble through a famtly meal, yet put) on his very bést Smiling “company | manners” jf @ guest has a seat at the} {same table? Why should a husband j Meeting his wife on the street fall to | {lift his hat to her as gallantly as to) jany other lady of his acquaintance? | | These email soclal amenities may seem | , {trifing matters, but they are never ignored by ladies and gentlemen, and they set apart by a very nice shade of sorlal difference the well-bred from the Ml-mannered. + In society as well as in the home circle these little points of courtesy come up constantly, A gentleman neglects no small attentions which will add to a woman's pleasure, a lady forgets no | show of appreciation which will mani- | fest gracious recogaltion of a kind favor. | If at an evening gathering a lady | should drop her fan or gloves or hand- {kerchiof, a gentleman will not allow her | to plunge down on the floor to pick them {up. He will himself bend down ¢o re- cover and restore what has slipped from her hand, and as he graceulfly gives in .Business Offices. NI (No Gen fleman Wir ' ‘A Lady 7),.Drop'Dow ly On his Floer 7a Récover An Article Amenities. Which Fa Syplicns | Fron Herr anads- them back into her possession the Indy invisible in business offices. with a cHarming smile and bow,/a right condition of things assuredly, A the service he has ren- dered. Such services are not estimated They are ine with well-bred persons, and are given and accepted at each proper moment as appropriate to the ¢ime and will, acknowledge a8 great or slight anes. voluntary occasion ETIQUETTE IN OFFICES. Many of the mindz mark of gentle-| men and ladies seem sometimes to be | This {8 not lady js a lady and a gentleman must be @ gentleman no matter how great the ,busines pressure or how little the time for formalities, Formalities are not what ts meant. A busy man may be excused for dispensing with these, and a woman calling on matters of business | has no right to expect drawiig-room etiquette In an office. But, nevettheless, there may be perfect pollteness from both caller and called-upon without det- iBY HARRIET HUBBARD AYER. ; Alady Bhouiel BeA © Bs eg A.Gentlémara! Gentleman . “Througl i out A Businesscant At An: ‘Office. It is never proper or in good: for. women to give the slightest. flavor to-a business ¢: so-called ee from fh direct result of a Men are of a oat a sa celted In the main—a tl D wi ‘ail young. eal A h sould be paretit not, 5 not. 10 ep! attentions front h riment to routine or disturbance of val- uable time. a Women should not make social calls upon men in their offi It frequently happens that a'woman must, however, | call upon a man at his place of business on perfectly legitimate matters. Some mén show scant courtesy to such women callers,.and some, wemen, by thelr man- ners (or Jack of manners) almost seem to provoke the unmanly rudeness they later on complain of. A busy man can hardly be exp tp rise from his office chair to greet each one of a long row of applicant typewriters or bookkeepers, An over- worked editor or a theatrical manager may be excused for hurrying up his decision when literary Honesses or oper- atic stams are petitioning, at great length personally, or via a well-trained press agent, to roar or to shine, But any business conversation may be begun and concluded as ly, as the most punctillloug woman or man may desire. A woman who calls o business at a man's office should never send in her card, She should give her name to the office-boy or write it on @ ep of paper and hand it to the boy for to, his employer. If she be admitted ehe should make her call as brief and businesslike as possible. m the dlsagresabie which unirlendly congues, GRACEFUL TIT C CODRTESIES, When & friend ts sick to make inquiries, Occasto rift of flowers or pt Return every artic! ted | the kindi a call and leave your one oye ole on ees ora Se ergy may be sue tice the A bo ery occasion as. Shem do to you in A ROMANCE OF THE DAVY’S NEWS. NEW YORK ARTIST'S BLUE GRASS BRIDE. HEN George Jullan Zolnay en- tered the Chase Art Institute that morning he was in a singularly un- observant mood. ‘There were several pretty girls in the art class and ordin- arily the sculptor, who knew them ai would stop and say a few words of en- couragement to each. ‘This morning, however, he had come in to speak to the Instructor and would probably have passed out withot:t more than returning the smiling ealutbes of hts girl igure of a girl in Ihe looked on iderful breadth breath of ABIGAIL, R. OMIAM. jjo, Galatea,” he murmured softly without - onvering the ving statue to womanhood, be her Pygmalion.” conscious petition to the fates, Abica! the instructor, w: Gillim, soulpture. Kentucky «trl. talked art and sodlpture, been passed: in faraway Hungary, Carat friends tention had lenly ‘been rivetted by the tall He had never seen Iner before and as her straight, lithe figure nd noted the won- of iJher strong shoulders land the polse of her modelled admires to wmaelf, And as no man ever sees & beautiful woman of the Galatea (ype ~it Hes within als power to wake the chiselled marble of he astraightway asked h.mself If he was to ‘And the thought was a perhaps un: Her name, he learned upon inautry of Bhe was from one of the oldest families in’ Kentucky, and had gone north to study He obtained an introduction, to her and thereafter during her stay in New York he knew no happler mo- ments than those spent in conversation with the beautiful, rather unresponsive, Tey and theyforelgn artiet, whose youth had the 'ed country of his ‘birth, Matened ‘with de. [tight to hee tales of country Hre in the Accustomed, as she was, to the eome- what exaggerated gallantry of Kentucky swains, she did not know what to make of the extreme deference paid her by the Aistinguished sculptor. Tp his protestations of undying devo- tion and his earnest pleas that she would become his wife, couched in the xtravagant hyperbole which might have | Seemed very beautiful in his native speech, but which had a certain hu- morous twist when phrased in stilted Bnglish, the girl returned indefinite an- swers. She did not say emphatically that she | would not marry him, but he looked in vain into her large baby eyo for any promise af even partin} awakening. In ‘Jess than six months the young girl tired of her Art studies although her work gave more promise than that of} the average student at the Chase Art) Inatitute. A longing for her Kentucky | home, for the faces of her Southern kin- dred, asserted itself. ‘The small boarding-house room with {ts faded draperies and unspeakable chromos and crayon portraits, became @| prison. Her dreams became filled with memoties of the xreen lawn In front of her (ather’s old ouse, of the maple grove with tha hammock swung In its fields of ripening sweep of. the vast wheat uplifting golden lances to the sun, When he left New York she gave her sculptor lover ho intimation that @he would ever re- turn, But she ex tended to him 4 gordial Invitation to} visit her father's thome shoud he ever find himself in the Blue Grars State. Shortly after her departure her dis- federate mon to be erected'in the bile ‘At the unveiling of the beautiful bronae statue of the Confederate soldier, which was the work of her soulptor lover's hands, Miss Gillm realized for the firet time what it was she had missed since her return to Kentucky. She looked at him with the new eyes of an awakened womanhood. quisitely musical drawl, ask@t_me In New York? es, aid, minating his bronzed face. ul 1 you marry me’ The air reached out one rather large, Impulsive hand to his, which closed over reckon J will.” at thet nore ot myo ry Zoinay, ‘ne. sculptor ware married. THE OLD RELIABLE “George,"" she said, in her slow, ex- “are you etill waiting for an answer to the question me to ntuckey to learn my fate for the last dr the light pf hope filu- Peg eR CASTORIA For Infants and Children. {| The Kind You Have Always Bought cy the jgnatare of Amusements. B'y,42 st. Eve, BELASCO THEATRE san LAST 3 TIMIS—DAVJD, BELAGCE presents MRS. LESLIE CARTER pi pane’. Brads 24. DAVID wEbAsco at Blanche ; in The Darling of The 1 is js SEATS NOW ON SALE, (4th St. Theatre, Ss 3" id Jat vi & Bat. POSITIVELY LAST 3 WEEKS. PAREWELL i sit aatatard Hous pe 1. MR, CHAUNCE y | OLCOTT rm) iii. “din. . nae 4 real Olcott's New so. SAPIRE THRATRE. 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