The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14
Why Julian Roberts
 Left Montgomery.
Being imaginary tale of sensation twenty-five years in the future spun by a newspaper reporter of the present. -

fair in good style" said the City Editor. Evidently there's a good follow story"
 Just then the old reporter entered the room.
 MT. Mcqueen" said the City Editor respectfully, Suppose you follow up the Washington story. That will be about all for you today
 The young reporters looked chagrined as "the Colonel" with great dignity bow ed and said "I thank you, sir"
 Billy Hinkle. the youngest reporter on the stan followed the Colonel out into the street The Colonel was the idol of Billy and Billy paid tithes to his idol by purchasing many drinks of whiskey
 Have a drink, Colonel?" asked Hinkle as the two newspaper men turned into the avenue.
 Spoken like a philosopher" young man." replied the veteran, T am bit l thirsty"
 '.The Colonel poured out the whiskey. His young idolator followed suit, taking notes mentally of just how the older man did the trick.
 "rhs Colonel" looked into space a second.
 'Kid," he said suddenly. lowering his voice as he spoke. "Our young friend worthington Is as guiltless as you are of stealing that money. T disagree with yau, Colonel" replied Hinkls; that young chap has been. rolling | 'em high. His change gave out and ne | didn't like the idea of waking up from his drunk of prosperity with the head ache Of poverty. He takes headache powders in | the fofm of his bosses money, but 1t has played the wild with his whole system l "Nsverthsless I reiterate he Is not guilty. Now listen and keep your speak ing tube quiet"
 1 The youngster nodded. l "worthineton's not guilty and l can prove 1t, but Mir. HinkIe. l need your as- ! sistanee" This conhdentially. Niulds swelled visibly. His newspaper 1 scsnt WAS aroused and he smelled a. story that would beat the first Worthington l story to death. He tried to appear calm 'tCo5onsl you can count me on" he said in q manner that would have reflected I credit to even the celoneIs dignity. | But Colonel" added the young man I tssuang so she whks1key. this stuff's get I tang stale. lets dxitik." I k'WaM said Here's our health. Omar. ] who had the people at his feet in the envsy parf of ths century, didn't miss 1t \ far when he said:
 l 'As much as wine hath played the infidel I AnA nobbed me of my robe of honor. We'll I | 6eeen wonder what the winters buy, l C11e AAh 50 pToCAOus db the st1ihs ehSy se1.'"
 ! Right you are, coloRei. Mere goes" | TAe pair passed the County jail. Worth | tngtcn could be seen peeping through the bars. Miss Grays father had forbidden his daughter to see the prisoner. Worth l iugton took Ms swesfhsart's absence to heart The phlegmakic jaiier had sworn beneath his breath several times on ae- count of his prisoners repeated ques- | tions on the subject. Worthington was q l man of the world in the narrowest sense of the term. Society people called him a l man of the world NVNsause he kept apaoe
 with fashions whims. But he knew noth- ing of any part of 1t except that part | which glistenA. He took his confinement
 more to heart On account of what ths
 society people thought than on account ] of the physical discomfort
 The trained character students. the 1 newspaper men, took this In at glance.
 Hes hardly worth saving, Colonsi," cbNarved Billy Hfnkle.
 That's not lofty view, Billy. but I
 agree with you. Anyhow. when he
 gets out he'll give us the news first
 and"
 | Let's save him." put in the youngstsr.
 Mcqueen and Billy Hinkle knocked on
 the door of Julian Robertss downtown
 room. Roberts baAs them come in. The
 amFtment showed c certain degree et | masculine taste but disorder poiGneG
 throughout the room. Roberts in dsess-
 ing gown. received the newspaper men
 A bottle of liauor stood on the wardrobe.
 It was haR full. The colonel eyed 1t and
 alse eyed Roberta Tho man and the bot
 tzs had evidently been in close oommu-
 naon. The men were casual asquaant-
 aaces.
 '|WeA. xsntlsznen," said Roberts ana-