The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-19

Patterson is going to dine with the old
man." Nothing else was talked about at
supper that night. A society editor swore
he would write it up in his Notable
Events Griggs, the papers ''sketched on
the spot" artist, exhibited drawing of
Patterson in dress suit haranguing a mob
of wild-eyed anarchists, and little Paget
roared with delight at his own suggestion
that Patsy should wear red necktie and
handkerchief.
The subject of this chat growled out that
it would be paying enough for the privilege
nights work, and he'd be hanged if he'd
wear dress suit even if he could get one.
what the old man wants." said he to his
supper companions, lis to exhibit live
crank, and I'll just fool 'em. I'll be more
of q crank than they like"
1.-The red tie! The red tiev' shouted
Paget.
Yes. the red tie. and the widest kind of
anarchist talk" continued Patsy; IF am
played for freak to make an old mans
e eo1iass IN just go him one more than he
Patterson thought over this determine.
ton as he climbed the hills to his rooms
| that night. and it did not please him.
After all, he would be doing only what was
expected of him, and there was very little
independence in that. He took out his old
dress suit and put it on. The effect was
more amusing than satisfactory. Not only
was it bad fit and mussy with the strange
| ~ mixed service it had seen in Patterson's
I two years at the Berkely university, but il
was SO like the Tivoli walters in cut that
Patterson threw towel over his left arm
| and served himself with bottle of beer 10
complete the likeness.
1T would be So much more fun to fool
I would"
The next day Patterson sought man he
had become acquainted with through in
terviewinR him, and had afterward come to
know we'll. and like, despite the mans mis-.
fortune of wealth.
Newspaper men have a few acquaintance
outside Of their own ranks. Their hours OF
labor and leisure would make it difficult
even if their inclinations were less intense
" clannish. Still. Patterson did meet and
dine with Millionaire Barker often enough
to keep up friendship that had consider.
able warmth.
During their acquaintance Patterson had
asked for no favor" such az the millionaire
was accustomed to grant with perfect good
nature and great frequency to scores of
companions less agreeable than Patterson,
Patsy always earned good pay. He wrote
! on space, and having tremendous facility
and some ability, ground out vast quanti-
ties OF copy and sold most of it. So he did
not have to borrow, yet there never came a
pay day when he could buy his dinner with
out nrst collecting for his weeks work. II
| never occurred to him that there was evi
| dence of faulty economics in the fact that
his financial condition was exactly the same
nov as when his earnings were not one
NTH as much. His was the case of nearly
| every one OF his companions. Mind you, /
am not speaking of the great men on the
newspapers, but only of the unnamed, the
soldiers in the ranks, the multitude Of i'm
personals. who have not been long in their
beds, when you. sir, over your coffee, are
reading their work and giving the praise OF
blame for it to "the paper" not the man.
But this has nothing TO do with the story.
! felt in the mood for explaining that nv
friend Patterson vas no moro impFovident
than his kind. Do not be ahocked-the
next day he asked his friend Barker for
credit with his tailor.
Barker-he was . yopng man-wrote
something on letter head. put it in an en-
yelope, addressed it to his tailor and handed
1t to Patterson. with the remark:
Going to be married, Patsy?''
NO." he answered; perhaps some of M
90 get married when We have TO get credit
fos The Clothes to do il in. but I am even