Evening journal., 1905-04-13

ne sald deliberately as he looked again
at the letter.
"what do you want to dor he asked
abruptly.
want to work on the Tribune" l
answered.
Good Lordp he said. 'I can't hire
everybody.
1 tried to think Of some argument
but what with looking at the great
man before me and answering his
questions ana maintaining a decent
show Of dignity had enough to do
10 you read the TribuneT he
asked.
Read 1t ever since I can remem-
berg
~what do you tliink Of the admins
tratlon3 -
Lot Of dough faces, a. i answered,
smiling, as l saw he recognized his
own phrase. He sat a moment tapping
the desk with his penholder.
"Theres so many liars here in New
York. he said there oughtto be room
for an honest man. How are the
cropsT'
Fair answered. big crop OF
boys every year" ,,a
"And now you're trying to find a
market" he remarked.
"Want to have you try them," an
swered
"Well," said he very seriously, turn
ing to his desk. that came up to his
chin as he sat beside it, "go and write
me an article about rats"
Would you advise / started to
say, when he interrupted me-
'The man that gives advice is big
ger fool than the man that takes it,
he heered lmpatlently. go and do
your best"
! Before he had given me this injunc-
! tlon he had dipped his pen and begun
! to write hurriedly. If l had known
him longer / should have known that
while he had been talking to me that
/ tlreless mind Of his had summoned
him to its service. l went out in high
spirits and sat down moment on one
Of the benches in the little park near
by to think it all over He was going
to measure my Judgment, my skill as
a writer my resourcesI Rats" l said
to myself thoughtfully. l had read
much about them. They infested the
ships, they overran the wharfs, they
trayerSed the sewers. An inspiration
came to me. ! started for the water
front, asking my way every block OF
two Near the East river 1 met a po-
llceman-a big, husky, good hearted
Irishman.
"Can you tell me-" / said, "who can
give me information about rats?"
"Rats?' he repeated. "What d. ye
wan { know about thmT
Everything" l said They've just
1 given me a job on the New York Trib-
une," ! added proudly.
He smiled good naturedly He had
looked through me at glance.
"Just say Tribune" he said. eye
don't have t say New York Tribune
here. Come along wi me-"
He took me to a dozen or more Of the
dock masters.
"Glve i'm a lift. my hearty" he said
to the first of them. He's a green
hand"
I have never forgotten the kindness
Of that Irishman. whom came tC
know well in good time Remembering
that day and others. 1 always greeted
him with a hearty "God bless the
Irlshr' every time / passed him, and
he would answer, "Amen, an save yer
riverince"
He did not leave me until was OF
/ my way home loaded with fact and
fable and good dialect with a SAVIOR OF
the sea in it.
Hope and Uncle Eb were sitting to
gether in his room when I returned,
"Guess I've got job" said, try
ing to be very cool about It.
"a jobr said Hope eagerly as she
rose. "WhereT
"With Mr.. Horace Greeley" I an
swered, my voice betraying my ex
element
"JerusulemP' said Uncle Eb. as Il
possible?"
That's grandg said Hope. "Tel
us about It,"
Then told them Of my interview
with the great editor and OF what
had done since.
aye done wonderfulr' said Uncle Eb
and Hope showed quite as much pleas
ure In her own sweet way.
] was for going 20 my room and be
ginning TO write ait once. but Hope
said it was time TO be getting ready
for dinner.
When we came down az half after
we were presented TO our host and III,
guests Of the evening mer
and women IN full dress-and younl
Mr.. Livingstone was among them.
felt rather cheap I'm my frock coat. al
though I had thought it grand enougl
for anybody on the day Of MY grad
uation. Dinner announced, the gentle
men rose and offered escort to the la
dies. and Hope and Mrs Fuller reliev
ed our embarrassment by conductinl
us TO our seats-women are so deft il
those little difficulties.
The dinner was not moro forma
than that OF every evening in the Ful
Ter home for its master was a ricl
man OF some refinement OF taste-anl
not at all comparable to the splendi'