Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-07-12

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The pair walked . block In awkward
silence, for Clarence Holt was rather .
bashful fellow. and the situation was
. novel one. Ethel Allen was the first
to break tho Ice.
"Have you been . journalist iong7'
The young man laughed outright ut
the question
II make my start Is reporter to-
day"
The young lady laughed, too.
Before another block was gone Eth
ell Allen was telling something Of her
self and her family, speaking mostly
of her parents.
Papa was very well on once and In
= prosperous business. BY q bit Of
sharp practice, which I cannot under
stand, . partner Of his In q transaction
managed to make the money and
leave papa In the lurch, . broken man,
Just at the time hat he thought Of
retiring.
"As the saying goes, there was .
great come down for the Allen fami-
~, and father had to 60 clerkinR and
begin life all yer again. In all his
distress he managed to educate me. /
am fond Of music, blessed with . voice,
aud here I am, q member OF the chorus
of Cupid"
"Why, indeed, this is 9 in
real life," said the reporter.
ut may be . to you, but It
is Q realty to me-" said the girl, with
. tinRe of sadness in her voice.
The Allen family had already dined.
and tho chorus girls father enter
tanned the reporter in the parlor with
. precise account OF the financial ruin
and tho direct cause hat led to 1t.
Clarence holt made copious notes, and
informed the detrauded merchant.
"Tve got the whole transaction
down to . dot. Could you fsvor me
with the name of the villain that
wronged your"
THAT would be libelous. you know.
and would involve your paper in liti-
CATION"
''Oh. yes" exclaimed the new re-
porter. II see that would never do;
the story Is strong enough without the
name"
Clarence Holt had been invited to
dine, but had declined. It was not his
dining hour. but he wanted to sec Miss
Allen "tor a few moro questions"
When the girl OF the chorus ap-
peared he forget all about the ques-
lions, but no said, instead, how pleased
he had been to meet her father, who
had suffered such wrongs ct the
hands of an unprincipled scoundrel."
There was fire in his eye - he added:
but I'll sh ow him up In . way that
will make him VINCE"
| There vas an unusual demand for the
Sensation the next morning, such an
| extra call that the man In the count
| ing-room at last had his curiosity so
much aroused that he asked:
what makes the Sensation 20 30
this morning?"
why. al mt you On to it3" said =
purchaser. you'll hear from 1t soon
enough. Just read this article: "A
| Chorus Girls Romance just skip the
first Fart OF it and get down to the
digging up of a skeleton, an exposure
Of how old man Allen, the girls ia
Their, was done out Of his fortune. The
whole town has got 1t, and there'n be
tho deuce to pay In your Office. You
hear me?"
When tho bus mess manager came In
he was frothing At the mouth like q
mad dog and the language hat he
used was dreadful.
"Send the city editor to me-" he
screamed. "the moment no arrives"
Angry voices were heard In the man
ayers private room, but the eeniol
Holt was doing the most Of the swear
ing.
When the city editor arrived he va.
summoned. and he responded promptly
and appeared before the Council.
Holt, senior, vas the spokesman
Thrusting forth the paper, no de
manded:
"Who wrote this article?"
Your son." was the answer, ''ths
best first attempt / ever saw, 70,
should be proud Of 1t and him"
The rich Mr. Holt, the man wit,
money to burn, su NIX into his chair and
gasped for breath; Eter awhile b,
managed to stammer:
"That-is-all."
A prolonged hush fell over the as.
sembly; II was m awkward spell OF
silence. With an effort the rich Mr.
Holt spoke as II IL apology:
1T vas q business transaction, thu
was all. I got the best Of the bargain
nothing more. II I robbed Allen
whore Is the law to punish me9"
Everyone present knew how skill
fully he had kept within legal bound
and out Of the reach Of the law.
As he stumbled ont he turned and
whispered, horasely:
For Gods sake, gentlemen, not
word Of this to my son."
Clarence Holt had been told that tn,
article was q success, and thereafte
he accepted many important assign
ments, all OF which he filled with cred
1t to himself and the paper.
The city editor kept him busy witt
special stories, and when his fathe
died and he inherited q fortune he wa
financially and practically able to EN-
bark In newspaper publication on hi
own account
Up to this time he had kept up hi
acquaintance with Ethel Allen an,
saw her advance step by step unit
she became tho prima donna Of tn
Olympic. Then lie asked her to retir
from the stage and become an editor
wife.
Even h manager, who was At frs
almost inconselable at the thought o
parting with q treasure, became recon
ciled to the wisdom Of her choice an,
course.
After all, 1t Is the best for both O
them. Ethel Allen Is q jewel wit
beauty and virtue, and Clarence Hol
is as good Is they make them; be
sides, he's got money to burn."-Joul
nelist-
Farmer Ito young t~respssser)-
"What are you doing under the tire
with that applet" Bright Boy-"Please
sir, I was just going to climb up tn
tree to put back this apple. which I se
| has fallen down."