Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-13

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chap, whose only recommendation
facially at least, was the possession of
pair Of frank, truthful brown eyes.
"He must be reliable, " thought the
City Editor, and as for a Job being
open, there was one. 1t was roper
torial- general assignments"-and
such an one as any young fellow with
keenuess, and 4 nose for news, might
hold successfully and easily
80 the City Editor said, "What
can you do?'
I've done reporting in San Fran
cisco, and Denver, and Omaha and
Chicago" answered Rogers, land 1
guess 1 could do the same here.
like the East better than tho West;
that's why Tn working through it. I
hope some day to settle down in Bos-
ton, where l was born and where 1
lived until was fifteen"
"Well," said the City Editor, ''I
guess [ can find a place for you"
Those frank, truthful, brown eyes
had done it.
And he led Rogers into the local
room, and, pointing out a table, said,
"You can sit there for the present;
until [ can find some other place for
you"
Rogers followed the City Editor
back into the latter's Office and, with
tears in his eyes almost, thanked him
for the position, even though the ac-
compGnying salary was small.
The young man cleared of all the
refuse paper that Uttered the desk he
had been assigned to, and with hi>
handkerchief busted the legs OF th,
chair that stood before it. This done
he asked the City Editor if there
would be anything that day.
He was sent ont to look up q stree
car accident. He was back from tht
house of the injured woman within
forty-fye minutes. He had gotten
good story and besides, lad had sens,
enough to secure her picture from he
I7n. OF course all that pleased thr
City Editor. Those frank, truthful
eyes were reliable, as he had judge
them to be at first.
That night Rogers was taken up t.
Clark's dance hall to cover tn
plumbers assistants ball He wrot
the story of the affair in such a wa,
that the City Editor saw fit to run
column of it with illustrations. I
any other man on the staff had turn e,
in the matter he would have hat
about two sticks printed, for he would
!
probably, in the old-time, stereotyped
routine way
After his story of the ball, the Cit,
Editor began giving Rogers bigge
assignments. And they were all takel
care of in manner that so pleased tn
City Editor that when Rogers got hi
envelope at the end of the second
week there were four more dollars il
it than he had expected to find.
Rogers boarded up on Forest ave
nue., it seems well to mention at tLii
time, for the girl he had gotten ac
quainted with, some way, lived up OF
that street also Rogers used to e.
around and see her mornings, once il
q while, and every time he had a day
off, down the avenue would he trot t
her home. In the evenings of such
days Rogers would use the City Edi
tors passes for some theatre or other
In brief Rogers was getting alonj
finely both in the office and at he
house, when one afternoon the Cit,
Editor said to him, "Mr. Roger
there's convention of Congregational
lists up in the Forest avenue church
Take care of it, will you? Make alb
stracts of the speeches and if there b.
one or two of special interest give EN-
column apiece"
Rogers said "All right, SIR" ant
pushed the elevator button. He spen
the first hour and n half of the after