She had covered many sheets when
her father returned; and, as he came in softly, not to disturb her, she
was so deeply engrossed she did not hear him; nor did she look up when
Parker entered, but pursued the formulation of her fast-flying ideas with
the same single purpose and abandon; so the two men sat and waited while
their chieftainess wrote absorbedly. At last she glanced up and made a
little startled exclamation at seeing them there, and then gave them
cheery greeting. Each placed several scribbled sheets before her, and she,
having first assured herself that Fisbee had bought his overshoes, and
having expressed a fear that Mr. Parker had found her umbrella too small,
as he looked damp (and indeed he _was_ damp), cried praises on their notes
and offered the reporters great applause.
"It is all so splendid!" she cried. "How could you do it so quickly? And
in the rain, too! This is exactly what we need. I've done most of the
things I mentioned, I think, and made a draught of some plans for
hereafter. And about that man's coming out for Congress, I must tell you
it is my greatest hope that he will. We can let it go until he does, and
then----But doesn't it seem to you that it would be a good notion for the
'Herald' to have a woman's page--'For Feminine Readers,' or, 'Of Interest
to Women'--once a week?"
"A woman's page!" exclaimed Fisbee.
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