Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-05

| he never would. The elevator boy gave
him blank replevin to fill out, stating
| whom he wished to see and also on what
business, whether friendly or otherwise,
whether married or single, and if so, how
It agreed with him.
He sent this up to the editor and got
lulu to start branch Office, but would
be back in the spring.
He did not believe this. So he fingered
near, and pretty soon he saw clergy
| man with the manuscript of a sermon
under his arm and heard him ask to see
Mr.. Must. This gave him an idea. He
| would also ask to see Mr.. Must as soon
as the Clergyman came back. So he took
out his second papers, and where the
blank occurred regarding what he wished
| to see Mr.. Must for he wrote, Wish to
see Mr.. Must regarding scoop"
Then he was hidden to come He
thought hard all the way up trying to
have an idea, for the paper offered as
| high as S2.1J apiece for ideas at that
time. When he got there he was scared
almost to death, but the editor greeted
him rather kindly and said:
"H'eRY" with a rising infection.
II had an idea in the elevator" said
Ambrose, for that was the name of our
hero, that it would be good idea 10
send man down to Coney island and
let him write it up"
For the paper asked the editor.
| pounding on the wall with the draw
head from a wreck which he once par
ticipated in.
Yes, for the paper" said Ambrose.
for the first page"
We'll" said the editor, Il have
thought of that. thought of it eight
cen years ago. We have had spells of
thinking of it ever since. So have the
other papers. Are you native of New
| York."
| No, sir; | am native of Bellefonte,
Ohio. | got here early this morning"
Il judged that you had not lived here
always. You are too considerate of other
peoples feelings to pass for native II
New York. But you can acquire tina,
metropolitan air if you try. If you &c
up to the slaughter house and drink hot
blood for a month then come and ride
on the elevated road, you will get that
man-abouttown air"
Yes, sir.
But you look fatigued, and you,
clothes are old. Look at your trousers
how they bag at the area"
Yes, am tod that they do, sir, bu;
one cannot beat ones way from Cincin-
natl here and keep the crease in both
! legs of ones panties and have then
drape alike when he arrives here. Folks
tell me that they are rather out at Ell.
bows, sir, but, thank God, they cover a
warm heart
Il see, said the editor, that yoU
have a wonderful command Of language
| will give you a chance. though the
Office is full of idle men You would
think that the Office ought seek the man
Ambrose, but it is not so here. viii
give You an assignment. Go to the toy
Of Trinity spire and write it up Bring
your stuff tomorrow. At the elevator
give the good hailing sign, and repeat
the word 'Mesopotamia.' You will be
admitted"
Ambrose knew that this was only &
polite way of getting rid of him, but he
asked policeman to show him Trinity
church, and he went up in the spire
alone. He cried little up there, for a:
he looked out over the big, smoky city
he thought that in that great swarmins
human hive" as he had called it al
home in The Advance, he had no friend
Here, even under the golden cross o.
the church, he was alone. 1t was pitt
full thought, and Ambrose hungered FOL
his home away in Ohio: but with big
sob in his throat he sharpened his pencil
and looked about him, for he had keer
sense for the unusual
Cut with knife on the little window
frame by his side he read