The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-05-08


sees shsi To 70 soin to do. Yea hnos
u three story brick what's nsri dootf
Well. thsys . wire rues irom th top Of
ID big buildin dosa 10 .h brick % slsni
sbost 90. Aud here Bobby iriicstsd 80
snais cf sbooi Is degrees. lie hitrhes
/ th iiitlsst woman co 10 this wire vi, .
piece Of rope ADD cuts her loose. ] didnf
vstcb, becsuse l uss scared II vouldnt
held bsr. bat |, dia. aud she GOT dowr
oil risbt. Thea be sends the nsxt one
dosu, Nobody nyss uotd. Ws vo
just holdin our breath. While hs uS
tJin on N last woman tb Whole insides
Of ih buildie esvsd 10. 90 l thooshs they
su both gone for suab. bot vhsn the
smoke clears away there be 10 vsy os
III edge Of th vail, vi Ore oil around him
and The last woman IL bali vas dosu.
Th roi ,i,he rope be vss Gavin for bin
seli M nst have vent dosn into tb hrs, ioT
be Looks sIouad for II JOS, once 90 then
swings o1t an comes down thst sire hand
ousr hand like . circna actor. When tb
crowd saw that he vas s.goin 70 gel
out oil right, tbev cot loose, and J bet
Jon could have heard EN- over In Jsrsey,
They suarms sround the brick bnildip
| 10 meet him When he comes down, bu,
somehow be mskes . clean getaway. On
they don't nobody know who he 10 nor
nothin.
Aud Bobby paused for breath, muob
sbsshsd to find the, every one had drawn
Gear to listen.
The city editor threw up his hands and
grosned.
Nov. INT II just my lacK TO send
S,snley ont on . story like thstS Why,
Billy Kinbsll would have 60. three
columns ont OF that. besides . signed in
tersiew With this unkpown person and
maybe . picture OF him besides. Dsltsr
you 90 ou, snd get what you can OF II,
will your
An hour later . tall broad shouldersd
youns fellow came quietly into the room
and laid a bunch Of copy on the city
editors desk. Chester looked up and
nodded greeting, his prsciised fueers sl
resdy sorting the peuciled sheets.
Lookss little sloppy. don't in said be,
What's this bloodi
The young man dived bic hands into
bis coat pockets and replied burriedly,
Yes, I'm afraid il does look q little that
wsy,but cut my hand down there, and
| haven't bad time yet TO have IL fixed mp. |
Chester hsd reached the bottom sheet. |
and when he spoke again his voice came
like the click Of steel trap.
How does this happen. Stsnleyi Didnt
you soc this man get the women of the
rooi'
Yes, said the reporter ssw - much
Of that basiuess as any ono did. guess.
And do you mean TO toll me that such
. thing ss that is only worth three or
four lines Of copy2 Didn't you make any
sttsmpt 10 fud out who the man was or
get any story out OF himf
Chester was getting angry nov. Stan
ley's voice osms clearly across the hush
that Icy on the room.
We'll, you see. Mr., Chester, it didn't
strike me thst business smountsd TO 90
very much. Any man would have done
the ssns thing, Don't you think so'
The city editor wss nov fairly reused,
and bic voice rang like . clarion. Why.
good Lord. man, doAt you know that
The News and The Reporter will evsr
lastinsly scoop % on this propositioni
Here's . man that takes bis life into bis
bare hands TO do brave thing to save
three women from being burned alive
and becsuss you fell down on the story
you Try TO bslittle the whole thinsl You
ought to be s.bsmsd. siri Why. tonor
row morning the whole oily will be ring
ipg with that mans name, and here W
sre high and dry and scooped oil becsnse
it didn't strike You IS amounting to
much,
The yonng man was pale. and be mop
ped sl his forebesd With bis nandksr
cbief, but when be spoke bic voice was
steady,
don't think veil be scoopsd this
time. said be. The man slipped swsy
from them oil. They haven't any more
ides Of where be 10 nov thsn you have,
Mr.. Chester.
How do you know ,bsti nppsd out
the city editor. ! suppose you know
Who be is and all about It. chr
Yss, said The young man very quietly
| know who be 10.
The city editor leaned back 10 his
ohsir and stared. fairly gasping for
breath.
Well. I'm dsnnsdi said be at length.
And Jon csn stspd there and tell mo ths.
yoa know who this msn we and Jet you
made no sttemp. whstevsr TO get The
stofyf
Stanley bowed bis head without .
' ord.
Then eli I've got TO ssy to you il that
you've boiebed this business 10 swsy
that ought TO everlsstiosly dissrscs The
youngest eub reporter 90 The street,
Stanley ssoo = moment, swsyins slight
y. snd tho. puttins oni his tsnd 10
slssdy himself. be spoke:
Ieuess yoo'fe right, Mr. Chester, ssia
be, ! knov - feI ~ you osn tell ms
'b.i hs,st's 'hovp ETY. sbiliiy 10 this
ins Of sork. Y"s'vs bssn very patient
1itb me. 90 ! srpfsei.ts IT, l don't
'uppose there VII be sny need for me 10
stile cut fesis s.ioa, viii ihsref And
.ufbfng, be v.iEsc cat Of The room