Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-04
] The Beacon Sporting Reporter
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 thorpe and Rhyn was the differ, ence between a grand, glorious, ma jestic warship and small, industrious, well-meaning ferryboat MorglethorPe was superb, magnificent, overawins; Rhyn was meek little creature who was always busy.
 The two of them came into the re- porters' room of the Daily Beacon to- gether, but that was a mere accident. Such a thing as two men of that wide difference associating otherwise than by mishap would have been a preaos- ferrous thought. The warship might as well have been deemed suitable fo; ferry service and the ferryboat for the sinking of squadrons.
 Still, they were there on the same errand Each wanted chance to earn n salary. Morglethorpe, tall, impos- ing. stanch of build, garbed in clothes that shrieked of the British isles, very naturally caught the eye of the city editor first. The shy little Rhyn was < quite overshadowed.
 The city editor must have been in spired by the appearance of Morgle- thorpe, for his first question was one to make the applicant for labor and pay glow with enthusiasm.
 Sport? Anything. Dog fight, ele- plant race, anything In India we usec tween man-eating tigers and also some gorilla wrestling matches just for Ii version from the ordinary, and they did say my stories in the Simla Mail"
 Well, this isn't a wrestling match between gorrillas or catamounts or anything of that nature. HarlSins. the sporting editor, needs man to go down and do a billiard match, and if you are up to that line of business I'll send you ln to him for instructions"
 Morglethorpe looked surprised at the mention of instructions, and the city editor hastened to say that he sup posed. of course. he knew all about the general subject of billiards, but it would be we'll for him to be careful about this specific case, as it was one of some importance.
 Morglethorpe bowed grandly and went into the sporting editors room, and the city editor called the apolo- getic Rhyn over and said he had noth. ing himself. but he thought there might be chance in the telegraph editers s department, as Fergus had come down sick the night before.
 I may as well confess right here that my name is Harkins, and that am ths sporting editor. When Morglethorpe came into my small cell and said Mir Nesrnith had sent him was fairly busy with lot of matter about a courSing match which was to take place that afternoon out on the Ocean View beach so I had but word or two to say.
 Look back in the files and you'll find an article printed week ago last Thursday which will give you all the in formation you will need about this toar nament," I told him. Read that ano write your story in accordance with it It's d pretty important thing and IS make a special effort on it if l were you
 He acknowledged this advice with | superior smile and said something # about the weather and then asked i l knew Jervis. of New York.
 Never been east of Kansas City" replied, as 1 dug through the copy.
 s'Then you don't know Jervis, of th, Clipper. was his first assistant fol two years. Came from the Forest ant Stream" Then he went away.
 Here was findt A Clipper and For est and Stream sporting editor writ ing on assignment for us! decided t hold to that man. despite his offensive clothes.
 At two o'clock that morning Morgie thorpe came in with his story of th' b;lliard tournament. I looked at ths first page of 1t and wrote head ant was just about sending it in wher something suggested that 1 scrutinizt it bit closer. ran my eye down .hs } seeond. page and read line or two