The Dillon tribune., 1886-08-28

'ieeZ! special matter on miScellon.o,,..
SUBJECTS each week. every column If sno,,
matter being clean addition of S. 70 h;s
NOT princely salary. AID
IL was ! O'Clock one Thursday night
When word came over the telephone w;ros
lr"'n the fire chieftaiu's Office thar ,,,a
.oWhoa1 Greyhound was burning nj na,.
landing, three miles above Newnort l.,
.1te'h minutes came the supplemep,or,.
report that her entire tow of seven h,r.,o.'
was doomed, and that John Stacey .n1
S1umpy, the cook. were 1nissinc-ure.
sumab!y burned with the wreck,
fefS":on cail have two columns lnr
tnat,' compl"cently remarked the az,
editor. Here. Newport. yet a rio. i,r,n
OUT 'neir: lind ferguson and help him.
"el IN as much as possible before i,
ana, y II promises good matter after that
wire the facts. We will dress ,heu, nm ;,
AT 1850 o'clock was again ut tbc
once with the skeleton article. The fire
llad taken place early in the afternoon
Ihrcc lives and 500. 1000 worth, of pronertv
were lost. had seen nothing of Frro,;.
son.
but while was making Il TASTY oral
report to this effect Ferguson strpllctl into
the office. He was at peace with himself
ana the world, and his stiff. white collar
lifted itself immediately above his black
tic and unrllt!ied shirt front.
Nothing moving" he said. niri1v. rs
ne placed the days report ON the editors
desk. Everything dead alon.: the river
to-day
NO fights nor fires:" asked The city
editor in his b]antest tones.
Nothing: but here is a little spec;n|
that will look well in the Sunday supple
ment. have been up at the library look
ing up points for it sill afternoon. With
u scare Eead--!ir,t line. The Diamond
Dollar.-it will prove as good matter as
actual news. :.nd--''
"Ihcre !" no actual news, them
Nothing OF Importance
By this ,ilne the telegraph man. the
managing: editor, half of the local force.
AMI even one Or two Of the BREWER writer's.
Mad dIiiiea into the city room, whore they
Heated :.DHUt uillllessly. watt, for til,
explosion that was to lift the unirrtu,at.
Ferguson But. suspecting nothing, l.,
continued his pane2yric Oh the diamond
dollar.
''tnlcss you call this piece Of special
matter news there. is none. Eat j, " i'll
be news to lncst Of the readers. II deal,
with the subject of rare coins. giving the
date and the value OF Ill .'ritc,! states
coins worth more than their face Waite.
There IRE hundreds Of pieces in daily cir
, culation fer which collectors would give
twenty t:'Ns their value as bullion This
article will serve to tell the people what
dates of coins arc in demand. 70 that they
| may watch the money that passes through
their hands and sell the rare coins ut /,
premium. There is one dollar. of the
mintage Of 1904, which is worth $500.
For the past few seconds the city editor
had been rapidly writing upon Il slip Of
paper. and here he interrupted the enthl.
si:,stic remarks about the valuable dollar.
''fou know tho rule Of the office, Mr.
Ferguson" he said, in an icy tone; enc
man with us gets Il chance to be grossly
, sctmInsl twice. You have failed to c;,tcl
one of the most sensational fires Of thu
year, although you had twelve hours il
which to do it. Here is an order ON tn
counting room for your money up t
Saturday night. You have my hes
wiSlle:, for your future. Good night"
That was how he lost his desk OH TIL
Gazette. and, breezy writer that he was
in three months he hat, found It ileccssHr.
to take up the lines Of Il street car driver
! life or Stnrve.
'Yo,l remember that diamond dollars
he said again. after answering the shar
clGng of the bell above his head by bring
ing The car to Il stop long enough for tn
gray-EcaItled talker to alight: ''weu
! curio;sly enough. have found one q
| them. ! should never have known it
value had I not collected the data fl
, that unfortunate article Of mine: and-
, "Do you mean ME to understand tina
YOU have found u dollar OF 1904. actual
worth $500
! "prcciscly so, dear boy. Drivers hanll
Il great deal Of silver. and among tn
money in my pocket last night | foln
/ this
| lie had untouched his belt. 1nbuttone
his coat. and with some difficulty brougi
ont in his glnvcd fingers Il worn silvc
dollar. without the milled edges whic
! characterize the late issues Of tho coin
! lie was singularly excited. He lNkrl &
the piece OF silver as q doomed man Nigh
! look at an unexpected reprieve. II mean
anoth her start in life. Il chance to build I,
wealth and reputation OH II Journal Of hi
/
yiuia. Ills hand tre,nblet slightly wit
the tumul, Of his thoughts. One Of tn
cars front whrcl,, struck Il stone. jumps
the track. and for Il few seconds tn
vehicle i,ltca Violently over The c"bble
stones.
Fcrgu>on's face suddenly turned to tn
color of ashes. He leaped over the dash
board surrounding the platform, grope'
in the mud under the car wheels. AM
then. witt. his lips set tightly together
handed me II battered and bent piece o
silver.
1t was the diamond dollar.
1t had slipped from his uncertain grasp
and The sharp flanges OF the car Wncci
had ground the date and figures from 1t
face and bent it almost out OF resemblance
of Il coin.