Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-08-09
know 1t is part Of my errand to see you

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bashful fellow, and the situation was
q novel one. Ethel Allen was the first
to break the ice.
"Have you been a journalist long?"
The young man laughed outright at
the question.
II make my start as a reporter to-
day"
The young lady laughed, too.
Before another block vas gone Eth
ell Allen was telling something of her
self and her family, speaking mostly
OF her parents.
Papa was very we'll off once and in
. prosperous business. By a bit of
sharp practice, which l cannot under
stand, a partner Of his in a transaction
managed to make the money and
leave papa in the lurch. q broken man,
just at the time hat he thought of
retiring.
"As h saying goes, there was q
great come down for the Allen fami-
ly, and father had to go clerking and
begin life all over again. In all his
distress he managed to educate me. 1
am fond of music, blessed with a voice,
and here l am, a member of the chorus
of Cupid"
"Why, indeed, this Is a romance in
real life." said the reporter.
ut may be q romance to you, but it
Is a realty to me-" said the girl, with
q tinge of sadness In her voice.
The Allen family had already dined,
and the chorus girls father enter
tanned the reporter in the parlor will,
q precise account Of the financial ruin
and the direct cause hat led to it.
Clarence Holt made copious notes, and
informed the defrauded merchant.
I've got the whole transaction
down to a dot. Could you favor me
with the nkne of the villain that
wronged you?"
THAT would be libelous, you know,
and would involve your paper In liti
CATION"
"Oh, yes" exclaimed the new re.
porter. II sec that would never do
the story is strong enough without the
name"
Clarence Holt had been invited tx
dine, but had declined. 1t was not hi.
dining hour, but he wanted to see Mis-,
Allen "for a few more questions"
When the girl of the chorus ap
peared he forget all about the ques
tions, but he said, instead, how pleased
he had been to meet her father, VIII,
had suffered such wrongs at tn,
hands Of an unprincipled ~scoundrel.'
There was fire in his eye as he added
"But I'll sh ow him up in a way tina
will make him vince"
There was al unusual demand for tn,
Sensation the next morning, such al
extra call hat the mar in the count
ing-room at last had his curiosity 81
! rr,1oh o~o1coI %bo% ~ oel-o1.
what makes the Sensation go S.
this m~orning2"
"Why, al MT you Oh to it2" said
purchaser. you'll hear from it sool
enough. just read his article: :.
Chorus Girls Romance Just skip tn
first rart of it and get down to tn
digging up of a skeleton. an exposur.
of how old man Allen, the girls ia
ther, was done out of his fortune. TIL,
whole town has got it, and there,u b
the deuce to pay in your Office. Yo
hear me?"
When the bus mess came 4
he was frothing at the mouth like
mad dog and the language that h
used was dreadful.
"Send the city editor to me-" h
screamed, 1.-The moment he a~rrives!"
Angry voices were heard in the maj
ayers private room, but the senic
Holt was doing the most of the swear
ing.
When the city editor arrived he we
summoned, and he responded prompt
and appeared before the council.
Holt, senior, was the spokesman
Thrusting forth the paper, he d.
manded:
HTVho wrote his article0"
"Your son." was the answer, 18th
best first attempt I ever saw; yo
should be proud of & and him"
The rich Mr.. Holt, the man wit
money to burn, sunk into his chair an
; gasped for breath; after awhile L
: managed to stammer:
, "That-is-all."
!, A prolonged hush fell over the a.
semblyl it was an awkward spell c
silence. With an effort the rich NJ
Holt spoke as If In apology:
ut was q business transaction, tn;
was all. got the best of the bargail
nothing more. If I robbed ALE,
where Is the law to punish me2"
Everyone present knew how skill
fully he had kept within legal bount
and out of the reach % the law.
AS he stumbled out he turned al
whispered, horasely:
"For Gods sake, gentlemen, not
word Of this to my SON"
Clarence Holt had been told that Il
article was a success, and thereaft
he accepted many important assig1
ments, all of which he filed with ere
1t to himself and the paper.
The city editor kept him busy wi
special stories, and when his faith
died and he inherited a fortune he w
financially and practically able to Ell
bark in newspaper publication on h
. own account.
Up to this time he had kept up /
z acquaintance with Ethel Allen al
saw her advance step by step un'
g she became the prima donna Of t
q Olympic. Then lie asked her to reti
from the stage and become an editor
wife.
Even the manager, who was at fiji
D almost inconsolable at the thought
10 parting with a treasure, became reco
E, ciled to the wisdom of her choice a.
course.
70 After all, it is the best for both
% them. Ethel Allen is a Jewel wi
= beauty and virtue. and Clarence Ht
T: is as good as they make them;
Fl sides, he's got money to burn."-Jo,
I, nalist.
It Farmer ito young trespasser)
"What are you doing under the tr
u with that apple?" Bright Boy-'Plea
z sir, I was just going to climb up
n tree to put back this apple. which 1 S
"a hes fallen down"
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