Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-03-12

myself: Here is chance to utterly
distance the Item; they haven't Z stem
ogTapher on their force, and with this
fellow 10 furnish us with verbatim re-
ports Of speeches during the campaign
what enterprise is After consultation
with the manager and listening 10 his
own pleadings for a position, .'even as
a space man." | hired him in the latter
capacity, telling him the place would
probably yield him but little for few
weeks, but that as soon is the Guber-
Material canvass began we would give
him all he could do in his specially, and
that he could then make up for the time
in which he was able to do but little.
He went 20 work the next evening and
gave good satisfaction. The assign
ments, however, that | was able TO give
him were unimpOrtant and the wages
he made the first couple of weeks were
barely sufficient to pay his board: so
small, indeed, We're they that | hardly
expected him to stay with us. But that
shrewd face Of his. as we afterwards eX-
planned to ourselves in recOuntng the
affair which am about TO relate. indi-
Gated unlimited resources in his fertile
brain and 'smartness' of q dangerous
type. We did not think of this then, of
course, but saw it plainly in the light of
later developments.
One day, when his stay was length
ening into It's third week, he failed to
make his appearance at the Office ut
the usual hour in the afternoon. and l
supposed that he had gone to pastures
new. ] was mistaken. though, for
when the la>t mail was brought from
the Office al night il contained the fol-
lowing. written in shorthand, which
several OF us who had SmattcrinG Of
the art. after infinite trouble. finally
decipheret.
DEAR P: I've struck pay dirt, sure. ]
was passing that arIstOcriitic old mansion OF
Wclby's on Staney avenue this morning
when n servant ran out and yelled to the
stable boy to &C 70 the doctor. chile. quick:
ole mans bleedn To- def. %. that Mis- julie!
The hoy addressed evidently did Eot hear, for
he did not make his appearance. You know.
before | got into the newspaper business,
took a course in surgery in London, and. in
the servants scared look and oh, that Mis-
.Iue!' my repOTtorial instinct scented news;
so turned back and went into the house,
telling them was Il physician who had just
arrived in the ctv with the intention of
establishing myself here; that, in passing the
house. | heard the servant instruct the boy to
go for Il doctor in haste. and, thinking the
case might be an urgent one, had come in and
would be glad 10 serve them, if could do so,
until their regular physician arrived. They
took it all as straight goods and l soon had
the old gent as easy as could be expected.
Then they told me all: only daughter Julia
had been left at the seaShore for a few days
in charge of friends-dashirg gambler makes
mash-an elOpement with bridal
tour to Canada-old folks Frustrated with
grief. the excitement and shock causing the
old man to have hemorrhage-snd won't
you just stay anG care for my husband until
he entirely recovors:' asks Mrs. W.: we don't
want this to get into the hOrrid newspapers,
and if you'll stay not another soul need know
it, Well make her leave that tCrstch and send
her to Europe. and. if possible, try to remain
respectable yet Now. won't you stay |
promised to remain for a few days, anyway.
It's big sensation and I'll work it right from
here, ms far as the thing has developed. will
write it up and drop the copy ON the lawn
under the east front window: send some one
there ut eleven tonight TO get it.. ! will stay
here incO~. and put copy every night at same
place as long as can work the thing TO advan-
tage i'll that way The Welbys have just ar
rived home and probably haven't ordered any
OF the papers sent to the house yet, SO they
won't get onto our scoop and set about inves
Of this ~ MI Fl 4. = no mines, and thus pre-
vent the other papers from doing ANYTHING
more than rehearsing our account from day
TO day. / write this in short hand. which will
preeent any one from reading it if it mis- alT-
ries, and. ready to mail. throw it on the site
walk from the window, hoping 1t VIII be
picked up and posted and thus reach you. Il
it does, don't fail 20 send for copy TO Place
named tonight. ''MCCARLEY.
1T u ten-strike for Mae exclaimed
Jim. the society reporter. land if he
works it right the old Mercury viii
have to whack up handsomely on it.
It'll make no less than three columns if
he makes the most of it.
| sent Watson, the Police Court re-
porter. to the place and at the time il
Dictated in the letter. and he returned
about midnight with the copy 1t filed
nearly four columns. and we head-lined
it in :. style that would have made the
proprietor of 2 mining camp journal
forever hide his face in shame, almost
eXhausting the resources Of the job of
flee we were running in connection
with the paper. The following VIII
give the reader - good nj idea rs 10
what a feature we made OF the scoop
as can be conveyed in ordinary body
type:
~ SENSATION INDEED.
" AN Event THAT WILL SHAKE POLITE. So
CIETY FROM CIRCUMFERENCE TO CENTER. THE
THOUGH LAMENTABI.E ELOPENENT
OF \ W EIl.-tNNtNN BELLE. y NiABt4E.t " 10
HELD 4 FULL HASD or HEARTS. ANE. Play
ING FOR HIGH STAKES. WON, THE COUPJEIN
CANADA AWAITING \ RECONCILIaTION, WHICH
SEEMS FAR FROM BEING CONSUNMATED. Full.
Particulars or \ MoST INTERESTING Az
FAIR! aInE MERCURY. A> iSuAI, AHEAD ord
ALI lTS CONTEMPORARIES.
We got out Il large extra edition on
the strength of the affair and the way it
sold made the managers face radiant.
The evening papers only mentioned the
matter. and that. too. Sarcastically,
plainly showing their interest in it rs
well rs how p.qued they were at their
inability 10 find out even who the par
ties referred towere. We knew. though, |
and greatly enioyed their discomfort.
All names had been left out and the
other papers. Is we'll as individuals, |
who had opinions concerning who the |
lady was. found themselves totally in
the dark when they came to make in |
quiries and thus the mystery surround |
inc the matter constantly increased.
The next night Watson again went to
the Welby residence and got another |
mass of manuscript givinga detailed ac-
count of the familv's negotiations with |