Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-04-12
By Harold MacGrath -

Nt-A HA A4aA AaA lu i.f Nlsa. q .H N. s
lave known many journalists. Thy
were ever iuprovijeut. . want CD
make an exception On your casr Yau
understand: tie money j. .lr your Cd
age"
Let me tell you why newspaper
man IS improvideut. lie earns money
only 10 spend II. He has a fHe sror1
FOR money a. money. He cares more
for what a dollar spent has bought
than what five saved might buy
Poor creditors was the melar
chOly Interpolation. ! passed over this
and went on: 1t is tie work which
ahsorbs his whole attention lie be-
gins al the Bottom Of the ladder. which
Is In the garnet. First. be i ruuu ng
about the streets NJ and ia the
morning In rain and snow auI ~.
The contact with the lower CLASSES
teaches him many things lie De
comes the friend Of the policeman and
the vagabond. And rs his mind grows
broader his heart grows in proportion.
1t is the comparing Of the great and
philosophical. Well. soon the reporter
gets better assignments and shorter
hours. He meets the noted men and
women of the city. suddenly from
the city editors de,s his ambition
turns to Washington. He succeeds
there. He now comes into the presence
of distinguished ambassadors. minis
/ tiers and diplomatists. lie acquires
polish and smattering OF the Ian
guageS. His work becomes q feature of
( his paper. The president chooses h.m
7 for a friend. He comes and goes as he
wills. Presently his eye iurJ.yeiy
Wanders TO Europe The highest am
/ bitiOn Of a journalist next 90 being
I war correspondent, Is 10 have fer
eign post In this capacity he meets
/ the notable men and women Of an
countries. He speaks TO princes and
grand dukes and crowned heads In
i way lie becomes 4 parsonage himself
man whom great men seek. And be
speaks of the world as the poet d.d
of the fall Of Pompeii, part of which
was and all of which | saw All,
as my mind ran back over nay own
+ experiences, what man with this 20
gain would care FOR money. thing
which would dull his Imagination and
/ take away the keen edge Of ambition
and make him play useless part IN
/ this kingly drama Of lifc"'
Il like your frankness." said Penn
I broke. Il have no doubt that Journal
ism is the most fascinating profession
there is. Yet you must not accuse TIE
rich of being amhitionlcSS | have
known of rich men losing their all to
make papers for men who are ambi-
tious TO be foreign correspondents.
The young fellow was trimming with
raillery. Il have never tried To run a
newspaper, but am, Notwithstanding
your TRADE, ambitious. AM DESTROYS
TO wed Miss I.andors."
The cab was now rolling along the
row.
"A truly great ambition" I admitted
after all. what greater ambition IS
there than to marry the woman you
love: Philip. | will accept your gift in
4
of it in the days 10 come when am old
and rusted. | understand your motive.
You are happy and wish every one to
be-"
That's the idea" said he, leaning
back and spreading an arm behind my
shoulders.
But not all the money In the world
nor all the fame. for that matter. would
make me happy" Gretchen was SO
far away! Very well, we'll 20 to Par
is together. That is as far as 90. To
follow her you will have TO 60 alone"
And why can't you go the rest OF
the way"
Work. must be back in town in
three days. You must not forget that
have had my vacation. There is plen-
~ to be done"
Now that you are comparatively
wealthy, why not give up the grind, as
you call it,
THE truth is l must work. When a
man works, he forgets."
Then you have something TO for
get:"
Every man who has reached the age
Of 80 has something to forget" said |.
was gloomy. In my pocket | had
from Gretchen. Every hour fate ont
does the romancer. The story she had
written for me was a puzzlIng one
And the fms? Who could say? Fate
is more capricious than the novelist
Sometimes you can guess what be
intends for an end; what fate has In
store. nexer. Gretchen's letter did not
begin as letters usually do. 1t began
with Il love you" and ended with the
same sentence. in November MY
marriage will take place. Do not come
abroad. | am growing strong now.
If should see you, alas. what would
become of that thin ice covering the
heart of fire? We have nothing to re
turn, you and l. | long to see you
| dare not tell you how much. Who
knows what the world holds hidden
While we live there is always a per
haps. Remember that | love YOU
Perhaps" Unused absently.
i Perhaps what:" asked Pembroke.
"WhatT | had forgotten him. oh
ii was merely slip of the tongue"
poked the mating with my cane. II
- 18th moon. We had hest hunt up q
; lunch. have an engagement with
; the American military attache at ., sc
; you will have to take care Of yourself
| till dinner"
| Let me tell you what happened il
/ the military club that night. wa;
t waiting for Colonel ]. of the Queen:
, Light, who was TO give me the plar
of the fall maneuvers In Africa. Penn