New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-30
TOMMY FACETS LOST STORY.
TOLD DIMINUENDO.

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TOLD DIMINUENDo.
I;,tlo Tommy Paget. who does about-town
stnT for a morning paper, sat In Norman Ssnn o. con
iected lonely and almost sober All ,l aoo, in
ditions were unusual for Tommy az conmented
tho morning. and were observed ana c9niiheh. '
mon Inv the occupants of nelghborng taoies-n;eI
hers Of theatre oichcstras, performers III ST Tn
shows, and men work ing on the uernlan ION ali
and other local foreign" papers lheSe lllc na d,l
knew Tommy, at least by sight he came IN nearly ld}
every night While they were at supper ana ci i
and his S ciTce of admirers ST.
III Tommy looked up to summon waiter puV
checked himself he saw Lynn ana Du H Sis'
tho snortnC editor and police reporter OF MS
naneri enter and approach his table. IL was
bore IN be unhappy and no one to sympatDHe, so
the arrival OF his companions gave new ii'p''''
u He sank deeper in his chair, dropped his head
! lower nushed his glass farther away. and repheo
VT moarnfu, mo, thanks" to Lynn's request TO
JUL WHAT'S IN happened you; Tommy, me boy - IN
a" Psret was silent for several seconds and then
The Streets of this city will run deep with
| the blood of its plutOcracy! ,ou
This nonsequitur caused Lynn hastily to order
| papet's rlass filed AMI Dunhigan to remark: =,
@The kids worse than Patsy. He's f9 Th nlnilI
ISM while Patsv's only an anarchist. Wheh !
entered this trade newspaper men were cGn oev
to be journalists Now they must all be some
thing else They 20 in to be club-men or society
men, or cranks or reformers' or the l0ro KNOWS
As Dnnnigans caeiare NIT and beer arrived, his
indignation increased. What's got INTO Ihe
better pay, beer is cheaper, snppers better, ana
yet these kids are always Kicking say you
make me i'll, see ,r
shure he's tn biggest kicker in seven counties
He threatened TO brea; tn head av the city editor
this night because he cut out TN names aV loot
| afn1 i'm hn
What ails you, Tommy, lad? Drink yure Deer
me boy, and tell US yure trouble" -,
| Is the American citizen q freeman or slave
began Tommy, darkly.
Dunngan stopped eating to reply: Hes
cha hump. ,,u,o rssDordea Tommy. with re-
turning spirit. and continued :" 1t was reported
about town to-day that Mr. Van Hoven had aIi;
thorized Messrs. Ryder x, Wynne TO eXpend
5000, 900 in selecting animals for thoroughbred
stoclt-farm which should insure him IN few years
| the first place in the racing world. IL struck me
that the intention of another 10
90 in for racing on such scale would make q
cracking story. So / called at Van Hoven's resi-
Paget's last words caused Lynn and Dunnigan
| TO exchange significant grins. They knew what
| poor Tommy seemed not to know, that in every
metropolitan newspaper office there Is llst Of
men who may he interviewed only at certain
rangement, and that Millionaire Van IIoven was
| on Pagets EDITORS list.
| Your scent for news and high spirit do you
proud. Tommy said Lynn: you must have had
an Elegant time hobnobbing with the arstocracy."
The aristocracy!" shouted Tommy; 81 tell YOU
the sneerng insolence of the money-bags Will bring
about in America such bloody scenes OF righteous
| riot as will make the history of the French Revolu-
ton seem pastoral tales by comparison n, ten you
the Car, j say, isn't in it with an American
millionaire. when it comes to the public-bc-damned
opinion Of the peoples rights.
Little Paget no longer detected lie spoke
in fine bold voice. and saw with satisfaction that
several foreign musicians and newspaper men haq
IL -, Of nf, and pn m
approvingy. During the last speech, Patsy the
Anarchist, came in. and, finding his protege the
centre of an admiring. circle, said that he hoped
no one had been trampling on individualism; or II
such was the case that Tommy had met the OPP
The individual, sir! The individual. you say,
Patsy? No! the rights of the people, the Press
have this night been CONTEMPORARY trodden under
foot by by"
Lynn, who once reported land-leagqe meetings. :,
~ say, Tommy remarked Dunnisan, IL
you've story, why don't you let her CO. and cut
What you are pleased to term rot Mr. DUNN;
gan, continued Tommy, with dignity, " is reasoned
truth which will one day cause the social fabric
of this doomed republic to-"
"Tremble in their shoes, interrupted Lynn.
Mr.. Lynn" said Dunnigan solemly; stop
kidding the man and let him have his innings
{" If you only could get to the story, Tommy,
|. | said Patsy. beseechingly.
My story" resumed Tommy, in hurt voice,
for Patsy usually stood by him in emergencies
/
, first to dwell upon these fundamental facts which
force themselves upon every man with a free
mans SOUL whose unhappy fate it is to have to
, | bear the maddenng arrogance of purseeXalted
vulgarians with icy hearts"
Say boys" broke in Dunnigan, suddenly, and
with real interest " icy hearts reminds me you
| remember Powell who teegraphed East that fake
about the Mission hills being covered with ice
Well he's back here again. and is going to start
a new weekly
: In an instant the whole party, now increased
by new arrivals from several papers We're alb
! sorbed-all except Tommy-in the particulars
J about Powers new weekly.
Little Paget sighed, and ordered beers for him.
!. self in quick succession regardessly The weekly
dragged, after a long while and then Dunnigan
: said:
5 II interrupted you, Tommy. You were giving
. lis the sIraight-tip on arrogant wealth. Go right
l Tommy surveyed the circle with no certain eye
and seeming to find his companions properly at
e tentive bravely began once more
The time is not far distant when the red car
! behind the barricade aye, the petroeuse will bt
n eauipage of the naughty accidental Croesus Wher
an hon'nble journ'lls' In search truth, meets al
y hands of ins'lent Midas-the-meets-meets the
$ Midas Of inslent--'
"Dunni, me boy interrupted Lynn. who had
! been watching the rd-playing now resumed al
: the ncghboring table. you and will play Patsy
. and Tommy three games"
t Tommy can't play said Dunnigan; "he cam
I even finish his story
.Shure you're scandalizing tn lad, responded
r LINN what's III story YOU were telling us Sc
u nicely Tommy. when that blackguard, Dunnigan
I impolitely interrupted yonP
Tommy blinked, braced, and murmured: Story
is call AT Van Hoven, ask about horse horses. an
Van How he tOp servnt show me 0ut!"-iEdward
2 w Townsend, In The Argonaut
A LIMITED RgPERTORY.
2 Frow The Buffalo Courier ,,.