Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-23

she had felt. ana Nhat she had 10 say
about her rescurtr, and wh1t thoughts
mad parsed through her m nd when
wings looked af though she mIrr. De-
rnaEtcd 90 any fn0meEt, bat aH iur tho
cause.-The thing reporters and police
and Insurance men ana lW1ers wera
huutng for. she WOULD nDt be bought
60 know ~ ia t. lie had q "sClHp." one
OF the b.ggcai the paper hal had f,r a
long slime. and he must-hr would gcs
ipwa 90 The office and write . w him
self
a. that determination oamc 90 him.
iha ambulance stopped wi.h swing
los jDlt. and he rHw other faces join
i've doctors al the rear.
licrc. tent 90 the gfi." h, called @,
thDIn shes done for--dying, I'm
afraid. I can look after myself" ani he
slipped 10 the nrlun1 beside thom. H.a
bod spun. end bis legs shook ircachci.
h.a wiii. he yiin'nai nerves and mus.
c.cE-watchct his chancc--d,igci
swiftly behind hugc olicriy. and
lu % lcr1nu inUfe was through .hH grsat
black r1toH. tni 40 edlng ~ THE H.-
Lent street truitln che fft.ie and the
roar of the elevated irs,ns a block or
tNn away.
The tckci lo..or siaroc ai him. w1r-
dtuug and almIH ft.ritourd and
ah1Nel Signs NJ stopping him unili he
saw ihai M. glo htdrf. Tho EuardI On
tho 'r1lu fnithriod 90 each other. and
treated him with The patrlnizlnF wly
they reserved ~ drunken men. and the
other passengers drew back in dlsm1y
from his dizzy. tiWered clothes and
smoke Erimed face. But Harrington
dld not notice them. His whole mind
ari strength was bent on the work be-
turD him, Hrd ls tie train whlzzcd On,
he wnH thinning over every aspect u
the story shat be- would wlte--e1mpus-
lug 10 from urr 90 last. and h. knew
that he would not fprsct one word. and
w9ul be- anir 90 write 70 ALL Afier
that Dc mother knew or cared what
would happen.
u was II o'clock when he reached
the office. Tho forms for the nrst edition
cluHgi lu quarter n an hour. and most
- the COPY was In. though here and
/ thcrc Wcrc swiftly gliding pencils aud
rafting iypwFrforr, driven by dls-
! iracicd looking men. Marvin was these,
hamnnerlng out hlH story a. fls; 49, kejs
ana fingers could r.. and Kelley, who
| had come IN nrii. had luW handed In
he copy. and was standing. the center
/ ~ an animated ring. when suddenly
Mis- Evans. who had Just pinned on her
hw and started toward the door. gave
a htilc cry. ana stepped back.
II was Harrington. He was very
l straight and his face had a grim. so
/ Look. while even through the dirt they
| could ace the red In his checks and the
lie pushed by the ONCE boy that
l guarded the door. opened the gate him
rslf and marched In among them.
/ while a sudden silence fell on The great
/ noisy room.
The night city editor looked up.
Hello he began. and then realized
that h. had forgotten the cubs" name
nnd -iammersd u little. what had the
/ KID came back In that plight fore Mar
viz ana Kelley covered the story-ihls
report would be no good. and yet tie
fellow would expect a. b. consldsrci
hero for coming az all. and the hight
city editor said something f1rcibic ur-
DER his breath. He was not soft
hearted man.
But Harrington did nu; heed. lie
walked straight ~ 20 the desk
can you" he asked. ana they could
hear his voice all through the room
Can you hold the forms open for NJ
ten minutes lonFer7'
The night city editor stared. and even
those who were writing grlnned.
u suppose | could" the night city
sdlior began Earcaatically. when lInr-
ringion interrupted him. Then you
must" he said simply. IL win be worth
/ your while" and he walked directly
/ over 10 ureyHon'a desk. drew towards
him some scattered sheets OF copy pa
per and the typewriter there and be-
/ gan 10 write.
u seemed 20 the men that watched
| thhi they had never seen the keys fiy
| ~, and AZ they saw the burned, bleed.
] Ina hands that prenasi them one or two
| rulped audibly and Miss Evans shut
her eyes.
''Ilc must be- crazy" said the night
/ city editor. Miss Evans walked Up ani
laid her hand gently ON the boys shout
I der. but he dld not Hilr--he seemed
nothing but SenseleHs writing ma
/ chine.
was writing and her eyes grew big
with wonder, az she leaned closer,
watching the dying fingers. and read
| lng what they wrote. Her eyes Hhone
and A. Ihc beckonsd the night city
odator to her side the other mon ali
cume crpvdlng around ana read with
her. For . mOment nobody spoks, and
uhon the nlght city odgor sSsnK back
and grabbed an ONCE boy who was
ak!rmlshlng round the grove OF rrpor-
uosla! less In vain enteavor 10 see
the show.
Run" the editor said. IN voles
that made the youngsters FED ,inEi-
| TO be on thhf utuuie. tell them TO hold
! thOEr forms Tor morv copy-nuf 10
close them ul fay. Tel then shall
| want d column ON tne frofs page. no
matter what must be Killed u yet ".
Hurry" and the boy sped away dDwn
| the hall.
TOW - iNt UlFN WIZ sAN t1AN eATfr
ever forgot H. The tab. slender boy
Sliding thrre. unheeding them AL. wfh
hin face showing strained and white
through cot and CRIME, hi- swooisn
. hands ltavin.R blood marks on the
white keys and the sheets Of paper as
he wrotr-the ANXIOUS group hanging
over him. watching every word-she
COPY reader who came and stood beside
] him. reading each sheet alinp., be-
fore u had left the machine, und the
unger line OF ONCE boys. waiting 10
take che story. page By page. down TO
the composing room.
A. last u Was dOne-one Of the best.
the most fhrlllngly told stories that
had gone out OF that Office Tor weeks.
and as the poor. tired hands frl from
the keys sigh OF relief went up from
every person there. AMI then hv,le
Groys1n. half drunk and wholly Joy
fui, cried outs Three cheers for tho
KID" and the men gave them with
idght good viii. Harrington started %
rlse. and then sudd My Miss Evans put
out her arms and helped 10 catch and
hold him as he fell back again on 10
his chair srnseless.
The night otSy editor bent over him
with strange CLEAN In his deep. ner-
Noua gray yves.
Kelly" he ordered, get a cab-qulck
any iiaska here boys2 Thanks. This
I 49, ~ kf Hal