The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-10
Cruel Garrulousnessso of the Dontis who
Put up tho Job on Casey, Ono
of Them.
..well, Casey. whit do you find that's

proceedings in the police court that would
serve its purpose-after the blue pencil
fends had knocked it into shape-and he
could be depended upon to telephone to the
Office a few lines about q small fro, aud
that was about all he eyer did.
But this time Casey had something new,
for a fact, and he was surcharged with the
idea. So he pulled Brook out into the cor
ridor, and told him, in half %inooherent
fashion. that he had got on the track of a
frst-rate sensation for the Sunday paper.
He knew a family out in Newton, all the
members of which were afflicted, at birth,
in the %strangest way. It almost amounted
to a deformity, he had been told. They all
outgrsw the thing, in time, but the curious
part of the affair was that one child fol-
lowed another with the same deficiency in
physical developments. The affliction was
not Of the sort to make the discussion of it
~disagreeable, and 80 it would be a good
feature, Casey thought, and he was anxious
to work it up for a couple of columns of
space.
Now, Brook had a weakness for a Sun
day story" He thought the Sunday edi-
tion was lazy, not to say dull, and that he
dldn't knows good, newsy story from a
second hand umbrella, and it just suited
him to work up a tip top, semi-sensational
feature, even though it wasn't news, and
run it in the main sheet'' on a Sunday
morning. So Casey's find" rather caught
his fancy. OF course he realized in a Sec
story rs that, but he couldn't in fairness
TAX his suggestions away from him and
give it to any other fellow. But it occurred
to him that Casey in his logged. persever-
ing way, might get all the facts, and put
them on paper in some sort of shape. Then
aried men. who weren't earning half their
salt. anyhow, to rewrite. In that way
Casey would get 1.-THE space and the Office
wouldn't have to pay double for it.
"All right Casey he said. '.That's a
good subject; Work it up carefully, now.
Let's see. This is Monday. Bring the story
in by Thursday, sure"
So Casey departed. On Tuesday he re-
ported progress, in an indefinite way. So
he did on Wednesday,, and OH Thursday he
ested in the idea meanwhile, and perhaps
the more SO because he had turned over to
the Sunday editor some matter fo- the sup
plement which he thought was pretty good
stuff, and which that official, who was ra-
ther cranky that day, had sent back rs mot
dignifed enough for Sunday" Brook had
told his assistant about the scheme, and
now he began to discuss expedients with
him.
Seen Casey today" he asked.
mo; hasn't been in said the assistant.
wonder where in thunder he is. He
promised that story to-day. and I want it
bad"
The assistant was trying to %straighten
out a handful of ''tlimsy'' and didn't reply.
1--WE a mind to send some one out to help
Casey work up the thing" continued Brook.
I'll bet he hasn't begun it. Doesn't know
how to get at it,
Shouldn't wonder,'' said the assistant.
''let Adams go. He's waiting for an assign
ment."
mo; he's space. Lets see the book.
Brace isn't doing anything to-day to speak
OF. That reference case is postponed. Be-
sides, we ought to get more work out of
Brace. He can do good work if he likes.
Ii ne wants to go on space next month he
must show that he can earn it. Say, Brace!
l wan you," he continued, in a louder tone,
as he caught sight of that young man stand
ing at the elevator.
Brace was n bright chap. who was Just
completing his year of work ON salary. He
had done two or three pretty good things,
when he happened to be in Just the right
place, and he was getting 30 that he could
write a pretty good story, rather quaint and
entertaining In style.
80 Brace was sent out to Newtown to
help Casey. He was to tell the latter
that his space would be all right ANYHOW.
but that Brook was in a hurry for the storv'
and must have it at once. He found his
man without difficulty. Everybody in New
town seemed to know the Hemisphere re-
porter, and everybody smiled just a little
at mention of him. The state of the case
was just as Brook had guessed. After Ca
sey got the assignment he was appalled, at
the thing.
He didn't see how he was going to inter
view Miss Bell about the matter, for she
was rather a high-strung young woman, and
she was the only one of the afflicted family,
he understood, who could, or would, talk
about the matter. And so he explained the
matter in a shame-faced way to Brace. But
Brace took pride in the fact that he was
considered very fly" This interview
didn't dlsplease him in the least. Besides.
here was an opportunity to show q 'jay''
how the thing was done.
Oh rubbish" he said, when Casey had
made confession. Come along. Where
are the people, anyway? I'll fix it all
right"
but you'll do all the talking. won't your
OF course, Bruce agreed, especially rs the
other had incidentally said something to
the effect that Miss Bell was ga daisy; a
regular sumner" They arrived at the
house, and Casey fell back. Bruce rang the
bell.
A servant, who answered it, mistook his
query, and a few moments later loft him
Ill the presence of a handsome woman of
middle age. And thus ran the converse
ton:
Have I the honor of addressing Miss
Bell?"
II Am Miss Bells mother"
oh, ah-er-I beg your pardon, but il is
Miss Bell l want to see."
"She is not at homo at present."
"Ah! SO sorry. Will she return soon?n
Mot for several days. Can l be of ser
vice to your"
"N-no, l think not" Brace was "phased''
just a little, but he recovered Immediately.
perhaps you oan, madame. ALLOW me to
introduce myself and he presented his
card. You see, madame. we have heard In
the office that the younger members of your
family are afflicted in n peculiar way Mt
birth, and tho case becomes one OF great
public interest because all of them are
served by nature alike. SO l have been
sent to investigate. OF course, we will not
publish names, but really, the story itself
must be very interesting. Tho fact IL,
madam, we are given TO understand that NIL
of your children were born without teeth"
Mrs. Bells face had passed through a