Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-08-03
MONEY TO BURN.

There was considerable talk in the
city room the fest day that Clarence
Holt made his appearance there and
began his work on the Daily Sensation.
He made his entry accompanied by
his father a stakeholder In the paper,
and the business manager, and was
introduced TO the city editor.
While they were chatting the old
est reporter In the room, chronic
kicker, growled:
well, here comes another favorite
to be foistcd upon the city man. He'll
be Il pet, of course; his old man is
stakeholder and has got money TO
burn"
Further controversy and retort was
Interrupted by the approach Of the
city editor, who left his desk TO intro
duce Clarence Holt 10 the members
Of the staff, who greeted him according
to their various dispositions.
Young Holt returned TO the editors
desk, and his father and the business
manager having gone he said TO the
latest addition TO the staff of the Sen
sation:
Il believe you have had some little
experience in writing"
II have done no news work, but
have written some stories for publica-
ton which have been published and
paid for"
When he said paid for" he put a
bit of emphasis on the words
when your father first preached the
subject Of your coming here he gave
me some samples Of your work to read.
Your descriptive powers are very good
and You have a keen sense OF humOr.
Now what | most need on my staff
Is Il good writer Of special articles.
Now, If you can produce rapidly and
graphically, you can begin your car
Ger well up the ladder, although l shall
make some deadly enemies on the staff
by giving you the opportunity.
in the eXigcncy of daily publication
you must do rush work, but not poor
work. You will not have time or OPP
portunity for rewriting and polishing
as the great lights of literature are
presumed to lavish on their efforts"
Clarence Holt nodded his head and
the editor further said:
"But YOU have one thing to encour-
age you. and you can well afford TO
serve an apprenticeship and stand the
eternal grind. 1t is only Il mere matter
Of time when you will have paper of
your own, and your father is well
iXed-has money to burn"
i've come here TO learn the way and
will succeed if IL is in me to, but
don't you think 10 start off you are
ovcrcstimating my abilities? l want
to be taken for what / am, and fol
what / can do. Don't let my faith
er's interest in this paper cut any fig
ure with YOU"
Good! Now what l want you to dc
Is to go to the Olympic theater and
interview one Of the chorus girls. You
must find out who has an interesting
J life history, something on the romantic
The comic opera of Cupid" had pro
ven n success and everybody he was
to meet was in the best Of humor, shak
Ing hands with the others-and him
self.
Now IL happened that the author Of
the libretto was a journalist, and ht
: Immediately came to the new report
, cr'S rescue with:
Just hold on n little while / ruT
around n bit I've had heap OF eX
perience in this sort Of thing and
may be able TO help you out"
Pretty soon the author came bacl
and said:
by Jove, I've found her, and shc
as pretty as peach. The stage man
} aCcr knows all about her; comes of ;
5 good family, once had plenty Of none.
. money to burn-haven't got it now
, Father dropped it some way. Hang
, around and L will point her out to you
Why, there she is. that stately looking
I. creature. superb
The stage manager brought III
young lady around and introduced her
S Miss Ethel Allen"
"Mr. Holt of the Sensation"
: Miss Allen and Mr.. Holt say some
3 thing about pleased to meet" and tn
success of the opera, and of course re
, ferred to the weather.
!. The stage manager put an end to tn
!, talk by calling the next scene, and tn
rehearsal proceeded rapidly with suG
y gestions from the author and composer
e When the rehearsal was over Ethel A
len came shyly up TO Clarence Hol
r and said:
1 Now, Mr.. Newspaperman, am q
+ your mercy"
q | AS llllS Is uDOuJ lllllt W
a must be hungry" he replied, Il SUI
gest that walk along with you to you
! home If you have no objections, as 20
, know it is part Of my errand to sc
4 you chorus girls at home"
The pair walked n block in awkwar
l silence. for Clarence Holt was rattle
It Il bashful fellow. and the situation wa
d a novel one. Ethel Allen was the frs
to break the ice.
Have you been journalist long?
The young man laughed outright O
the question.
. II made my start as n reporter tC
. day"
The young lady laughed, too.
g Before another block was gone Etht
G Allen was telling something of hersel
y and her family, speaking mostly of he
parents.
, Papa was very well off once and
:. prosperous business. BY n bit {
: sharp practice, which / cannot unde
s stand partner Of his in n transactio
managed to make the money and leay
/. papa in the lurch. broken man, jus
= at the time that he thought of retiring
UAc fbn ewing Onpc thpra yyoS