Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-05

most eXtravagant manner on
money that did not belong to him.
Excitement ran high. Large re-
wards were offered for his appre-
hension. The reporters on both
the Times and the Herald we're at
their wits end for news of the de-
faulter. The Herald had that mo-
ment published an item of trifling
interest that we did not have, and
Col. Bentley had written me
sharp note about it.
''There isn't single new thing
to write about the case" Riley
said to me. Every scrap of real
information has been padded out
and published over and over again,
and yet | suppose that the public
and Col. Bentley will expect to
find columns about it in the Times
tomorrow. Wouldn't / like to
find that man Lysterw
at would be a great thing for
the Times" / said. "And Col.
Bentley would show his apprecia-
ton in handsome way"
Riley went on his way, and ] be-
gan the drudgery of looking over
and editing the pile of reporters
copy on my desk. 1t was Muggins'
work to bring the copy of the tele-
graphic press report from the tele-
graph office four blocks distant.
He made trip to that Office every
half hour. If there was nothing
else to do between times, he and
Pip would curl up on a pile OF ex-
changes in corner and take a
brief nap. They looked fOrlorn
enough lying there at three in the
morning. Muggins reused him
self when the telegraph editor
called out from his desk;
Here you, Muggins, hustle over
TO the office and get the rest of
that report. Guess you'll get ii
all this time, Hope, so, anyhow"
Muggins and Pips went slowly
down the stairs. When they came
back Riley was with them. dts
no USE" said Riley. Cant scare
up a new thing about Lyster."
This IS the last of the telegraph
copy, sir" said Muggins. T'm go
ing now, if you don't mind. I've q
Dustin old headache"
go right along" said
} "Where do you live, anyhow, Mug
gins.%
y '"Csl, / hangs out mOstany place
Just now l got me sweet of on,
attic room and cubby-hOle Over
in 'GrabtOwn. Heard Of that Sc
, lect subub, amt your"
'TNhy, that's three miles from
here, boy"
at amt no less But there's al
allnight car as far as Forest av
enue, and ! can walk the rest OI
the way in Is minutes
Muggins went 0Ut with hF
: usual polite Good night, sir" an,
and Riley sat dOwn:st a table Z,
scratch Off something about tn,
Iyster affair. An hour passed
Riley and l were alone in the Office
when SlawsOn came IN for the las
page of copy Riley gave him al
lac had been able t0write, andvw,
were putting on our OvercOats t,
go home when the door openedanC
, Muggins and Pips came in. Th,
great press in the basement below
had just started up. A speaking
tube ran from the pressrom 10 tn,
editorial room. Muggins did no
speak TO us, bnt went to the .ub,
and whistled shrIlly into th'
ImOUthpiece:
: '"Well?" said the foreman, in re
Spouse.
''YOu stop that pressr SAID
} Muggins. Then he turned to Us
and-said, without manifestingSny
excitement: ave seen LysteE"
what" shrieked Riley.
81 said I've seen that scamp 'Ot
Iyster, and | have
''YOu don't mean it, bOyw
~'Do you reckon I'd come trail
I'M way in from GrabfOwn and
stop the Times press If I didn't
mean it! Pve seen Lyster. The
policeman on this beat and hack
are at the door below. I've sent
back four or five printers met
just leayfng. Come on. No time
! TO lose. We'll have to move liVeR