The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-18
AN EXCLUSIVE.
How Correspondent Fake Secured
q Valuable Item.
A Worlds Fair Story Which Reads Much
Like Detective Romance, But Its
Accuracy Is Vouched for by
Howard Fielding.
tcoPYRiGHr. 1879.


George ". Fake is conscientious,
Woodworking young man who has
come to Chicago to make a name in
| journalism. He is one OF the brilliant
corps of correspondents who are writ
ing about the fair. How he compares
with the others l cannot positively
say, because so few of them are here
Most of them have run out here for a
day or two to get the ''local color"
which is quickly acquired, for it set
ties on mans linen within an hour
after his arrival, and are now writing
their letters in the quiet Of their
homes.
But George ". Fake condemns such
practices. His speciality is exclusive
news, and he has a theory that to get
it he must remain upon the ground.
The editors who buy his letters have
already had cause to congratulate
themselves. It was Mr.. Fake, for in
stance, who first announced that the
disputes in the board Of lady managers
would be settled in the ring of the CO.
lumbar Smuggling clubs new building.
azd he intimated at the same time
that the Sunday closing question might
be decided in similar manner. His
unassailable conclusions in these mat
tiers were reached by pure reason,
founded upon an analysis of the early
language Of the controversies
However, veAng Mr.. Fakes path is
not strewn with roses He has done a
great deal of hard work in getting his
exclusive news, and especially in the
matter of the lady managers has he
found himself often at fault. 1t was
while pursuing an item in that field of
research that the events which l am
about to relate occurred. Endowed by
his Creator with nose for news, Mr..
Fake was aware that there was ''some-
thing in the wind" while yet he did
not know what it could be. Taken lit
orally, this is not an uncommon expo
rience in Chicago.
Dispirited by his i'll success, Mr..
Fake was sitting on bench in the
Woman's building. wondering what
that news item could be. He had almost
decided to write it up anyhow.
81 can get a column or two into the
other papers correcting it if don't hit
it right" said Mr.. Fake to himself; and
then his native honesty came to his
rescue. -
No he said. firmly, twill find out
first and write about it afterwards
This practice may reduce me to beg
gary. but at least l shall save my
honor"
At this moment fate rewarded his
integrity. A young woman CORE
spondent sat down upon the bench be-
side him, and taking small mirror
from her pocket proceeded to remove
a fake or two of Chicago atmosphere
from her complexion. AS she did SO,
she laid down her notebook tupon the
bench. Mr.. Fake promptly put it into
his pocket. The young woman still
looked into the mirror with a critical
but happy smile. Presently she arose
and looked for her notebook, but it was
gone. So was Mr.. Fake.
Honesty is the best policy" said he,
as he hurried through the crowd with
his hand upon the precious notebook
in his pocket. at is hundred dol
lars TO doughnut that that news is
in this book. She belongs to the
Woman's Press club of Rehoboth,
Mass, and is in the inner coterie here.
And to think that l was tempted to
employ dishonest invention!'
He returned to his hotel. Mr.. Fake
had agreed with his landlord to occupy
a room on the top floor of the hotel.
Since then the landlord had added
new floor every day, and, by the terms