The Arizona sentinel., 1889-01-12

had told hundreds Of fellows before him, that there was no vacancy at present-that is the usual formula but that if he came across a good bit of news it would be cheerfully accepted and paid for.
 Well, the young man brought in what stuff he could, and sometimes an item or two was used; but more often < nothing was available, and the fellow lived as best he could and slept in sheds or in the park and never grum- bled. The editor began to get tired of seeing his want-stricken face, and once or twice advised him to go home, but i the young man said that perhaps a chance would come along by and by, and, any how, he was there to stay. One night the city editor said to him: "If you want a chance, there's ! beautiful one open for you tonight. The street-car men are having meet ings every night, and we can't find out what they're up to. They meet at the corner of -t's street and - ave- nue.n
 "All right" said the young man.
 "Have you any objection to my say ing I'm a reporter on this paper?"
 ''None in the least," said the edit or, with a grin. ''I may say, though, that Ratigan, who tried to get last nights meeting, is in the hospital to- day"
 Seeing how much in earnest the young man was the city editor added:
 ''The meeting is Slade's regular as- signment tonight, but l don't think he'll get much except broken head perhaps. Any how if you get any thing at all it'll help out. Here's a couple of dollars to meet any expenses you may have"
 Shortly after midnight the young man appeared in the city editors room. He looked as if he had been principal in prize fight.
 ''Well?" said the city editor.
 "I couldn't get in," remarked the young man. "Has Mr. Slade brought any thing?"
 "Yes, a first-rate excuse like yours. :"
 ''I tried to pass the guards but they flung me down stairs. That how got this, " pointing to his cut and swol- len lip.
 That's all right. didn't expect you'd get in"
 ''I bribed fellow for dollar to let me in the back way. They found me out and dropped me out of the back window. That's how got this, point ing to his closed right eye.
 "Well, you mustn't feel discour- aged"
 ''I felt a little cast down when they dropped me out the window.
 That's not bad. You ought to ap- ply for position in the paragraph de- partment."
 s'I climbed up to tho roof on the rear fire escape, got into the top story through the trap door, went down to the room above them by the stair and found that the stove pipe came up through the floor"
 ''Yes," said the city editor, with in- creasing interest
 "They were having such stormy time below that 1 removed the stove pipe without any one hearing and held the lower pipe from falling with my left hand.
 "YeS"
 q could move it aside and see all wanted to and hear every thing"
 "YES.'
 '"They have resolved to go on strike on all the lines at nine tomorrow morning and every one is sworn to secresy."
 "Great Scott!' cried the city editor, jumping to his feet. Write that up. Give us all you can of it"
 ''It is written up. You see, the electric light opposite made the room light enough to write by, and 1 had to stay there and hold the stovepipe till every one was gone and fit it up again so they wouldn't suspect. Good scheme for next meeting. So l wrote it up as lay there. "
 "Great head" said the city editor.
 That young man is now managing one of the biggests papers in the West, and all because his rule was:
 "NeUer haUe good ercaSe. ."-DetrOit l TY..