The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-01-24
THE ASSISTANT.
A Plucky Girl and Her Life
Work.

OLD FARMER pauslnR inside the sancsun
door.
mo" promptly replied India. ''rn
only the assistant The editor has gon'
to the depot Won't you sit DOWN."
She rose and placed q box for hi
seat. The only chair in the room wa
. revolving one screwed to the floor be
aide the desk.
The farmer had come through sad
dier's shop TO mount to the office. TIL,
publishing room was divided from thil
By . temporary partition Of pine boards
He sat down with his hat on ans
looked curiously around. Leaving hi
mud-spattered person out of considera
ton, 1t was place of oddities and be
ginnings, rough plastered, and contain
ing bat two windows, which looked
north over the black street. the rapidly
springing wooden houses, the vanish
ing railroad and prairie. Some wood
cuts were pasted on the wall. A fancy
paper-weight was among the flss OF
the desk. A bench, pushed out Mt tn,
end, as II its occupant had just left 1t
stood before table that depended fol
one corners support on barrel Il
was the exchange barrel.
"Well. come to subscribe for the
paper" said the farmer. after she had
addressed several envelopes, talking to
him about the weather as she did so.
my brother will be glad to havs
your name. I" said the assistant. "H0w
shall write it7"
''Isr'l Bonebrakc's my NAME" SAID
the farmer, going deep into his trous
ers and bringing up ragged pocket
book which, being opened, disclosed
green banks Of wealth. Whats the
amount3"
Zone dollar year, hfty cents fol
SIX months, or twenty five cents fos
three months, payable in advance"
You don't ask enough remarked
Mr.. Bonebraks, coming forward to lay
down his dollar. Two dollars Is the
| fgger for county papers. You folks
has started up with the town. You
must make Il pay"
''oh, we shall. (" replied the assistant.
my brothers win advance the price
~ they improve the paper"
How many air Their Of your
my two brothers and myself. One
attends to the publishing and adver-
tising; the other edits. assist. We've
heard Of you. Mr.. Bonebra<e- you
own some stock farms about here?"
Yes" replied the farmer. nom
chalantly. 81 got couple o. thou
sand acros or 90 west o. the place. The
place is CROWN, isn't it?"
"wondsrfully. / think it's bound to
be grain and stock center
Now you talki" said the farmer with
enthusiasm- sWhy. when csmc here
twenty years ago, 'twa'n't nothing but
perrars fur ~ the eye could see. We've
! planted hedges, and groves has growed
up And six months ago the two rail-
roads struck Us and crossed. and here's
the town. / killed rattlesnakes where
Powells putin up his ELEVATOR. Wen
be city,
Its only question of time" said
the girl.
$50 you young foake come on here
and started paper. Had you ever run
. paper before7"
my brothers are practical printers
I have learned to do a great many
things"
II bet You have" said the farmer,
with approval 81 like smart wimmsn.
Some folks doesn't; but do"
''oh, just help my brcthera If the
paper succeeds you must credit 1t to
them- In the course of year they
hope to get large press and keep tbs
hand-presses only for jobbing They
will have to be very close and careful,
but, If they make good paper know
the people will stand by them"
'sThey will thatl'' said Mr.. Bone
brake. They won't lose for startin'
In when the towns young"
Steps on the saddler's stairs now
brought young fellow into the room
who threw his hat with slam ut the
table and Dried out:
II never saw such an abominable
place rs this ISL
The assistant gave him swift salu-
tary glance.
s.Mr. Bone brake" she said, this Is
the editor. Mr.. Pink Bradshaw. One
Of our new subscribers, Pink"
well, Ideclare, I" said he, you dom +
look nothin' but boyl"
/ ASH your QeICE OKOtAA0A III VA0QAt
inquired Mr.. Ronebrsle Of the sssis-
tant.
Younger"
I'VE try TO make up in pluck what
we lack in years." said Pink. But"
But we're open to suggestions from
old residents" said the assistant
well l sejest keep on :" said Mr..
Bonebrak "Just you keep ahead"
my brother has been thinking of
visiting you and some other prominent
stockmen," ssid the assistant, ito get
an article about your methods"
"All right; come aheadl Well kill q
chicken and give you bite to eat"
The farmer went smiling downstairs,
and the editors assistant fxed her clear
eyes on her brother.
II don't carer' he said, sitting down
at his table and striking 1t with his
hand. "You can FIX 1t up with the old
moss-backs, first-rate, but this Is cor
ner of the earth cannot endure"
$50 you thought you could tread on
his local pride and not get hurt in re-
turn?''
II didn't see him when / FIRST came
/ Ia 0G luuQl 0Ht A0Qh ~ VIC La III
sticking 70 my feetl'
He showed the black. waxy soil. He
was sensitive-looking. dclicate-faced
young fellow, fair, blue-eyed. yet with
much reserve force apparent about
him.
1.-THE wind rasps my very soull''
Ibid you gather any items?" in
quired the assistant, calmly. having
drawn leaf forward and taken up her
pencil to make local OF Mr.. Bone
brakes visit.
Eyes. my dear. did. There's man
| Just got off the north train to prospect
this place for the purpose of starting
another paper. He has money. !
talked with him, or he talked to me.
He goes right to the point"
'srhat's what made the mud and thu
wind and the place so uncomfortable,
said India "Well, let h i'm start It."
"And run US out In two monthsl"
HE won't run us out"
! India rose and approached hel
brother. Her face was lambent, as II
she were the spirit of Are.
"Pink Bradshaw, didn't we make VI
our minds to locate here and take al
the consequences?"
''Yes."
Am not your oldest sister,
"Yea"
Didn't educate myself and man
age to get you boys places and give
you something OF a chance for your
selvos?"
Eyes. my dear. you did"
Ibid you ever know me 10 fail IN
anything / undertook"
"Never."
She rested one hand on his shoulder
and tipped up his face 10 meet hei
eyes