The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-12-15
}The Beacon'S Reporter

THE difference between MorgIe'
thorpe and Rhyn was the differ
ence between a grand, glorious, ma
jestic warship and small, industrious
well-meaning ferryboat. Morglethorre
was superb. magnificent, overawine
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 ii mere accident
Such a thing as two men OF that wide
difference associating otherwise than
by mishap would have been prepos'
ferrous thought. The warship might as
well have been deemed suitable 70,
ferry service and he ferryboat for the
sinking of squadrons.
4, Still, they were there on the same
eIrand. Each wanted chance to earn
a salary. Morglcthorpe. tall. impos-
ing. stanch of build. earbed 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-
phant race. anything. In India we useG
to have some bloody brilliant bouts be-
tween man-eating tigers and also some
gorilla wrestling matches just for H.
version from the ordinary. and they did
say my stories in the Simla Mail"
well, this isn't wrestling match
between gorrillas or catamounts OF
anything of that nature. Harkins, the
sporting editor. needs man to 20 down
and do billiard match. and if you are
up TO that line of business I'll send you
In to him for instructions"
Mnrglethorpe 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 1t
would be we'll for him to be careful
about this specific case. as it was one of
some Importance.
"And. by the way" he said. "about
those gorilla wrestling matches and
the elephant races--if yon'll write some
stories about them for the paper they
will be used"
Morglethorpe bowed grandly and
went into the sporting EDITORS room.
and the city editor called the apollo
getic Rhyn over and said he had moth.
ing himself, but he thought there nigh.
be chance in the telegraph EDITORS
department, as Fergus had come down
sick the night before.
l may as well confess right here that
my name is Harkins, and that am the
sporting editor. When Morglethorpe
came into my small cell and said MIR.
Nesmith had sent him was fairly busy
with lot OF matter about coursing
match which was to take place that
afternoon out on the Ocean View beach
so l had but word or two to say
Look back in the files and you'll find
an article printed a week ago last
Thursday which will give you all the in
formation you will need about this tour
nament," l told him. "Read that and
write your story in accordance with it.
Its Q pretty important thing and I'd
make . special effort on it If ! were
you"
He acknowledged this advice with a
superior smile and said something
about the weather and then asked II
knew Jervis, of New York.
"Never been east Of Kansas City," ]
replied. ~ ! dug through the copy.
Then you don't know Jervis, of the
Clipper. ] was his first assistant for
two years. Came from the Forest and
Stream" Then he went away.
Here was And! A Clipper and For
est and Stream sporting editor writ
ing on assignment for usl I decided to
hold TO that man. despite his offensive
clothes.
At two o'clock that morning Morgle-
thorpe came in with his story of the
billiard tournamept. I looked at the
Arst page Of II and wrote head and
wae Just about sending II in when
sonetAine suggssted that ! ssrutinise
y ~ elpslr. ran my eye down the
seeen1 paG4 ed fea6 Hne OF tyvo
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