The Red Cloud chief., 1905-04-28

E&&S9 Plattville woke UP In August.
when the Herald became Il daily. 1t
was then that history began to be
made. The Herald printed news. 1t
had made II connection with the Asso-
ciatpd Press, and II was sold every
morning mt stands i'm every Town In
that section of the state. Its circula-
Ton tripled. Two new men were
brought from Rouen for the editorial
AMI reportoriul staff, and Parker talked
of new presses. During the first week
of the daily venture Eph Watts struck
oil, and the Herald doomed the field.
People swarmed into town; the hotel
was crowded: strangers became no sen
sation whatever. \ capitalist bought
the whole north side of the square to
erect new stores, and the Carlow bank
began the construction of Il new bank
building of Bedford stone on the corner
opposite the Herald. Then it was wills
pered. text affirmed, that Main street
was to he asphalted. That was the end
of the "old days" of Plattville. .
But the man who had laid the foun-
dalton upon which the new Plattvillc
was to be built, he who through the
quiet labor of years had stamped his
spirit on the people, lay sick in his
friends house and did not care.
Tom Meredith had taken him from
the hospital to his own home on a
quiet street in Rouen, and John was
well enough of his hurts to he taken
abroad sometimes I'm Il victoria, where
he rcclincd, gray and thin, seemingly
no more han Il long afternoon shad
DIV. Blu for days he would lie in Il
lethargy that made Tom despair. The
soul of the country editor was sick in
side of him; he was weary and worn,
and pain had left him dulled. except
when he thought of returning to Platt.
Vile; then he felt physical horror. The
place did not need him, nor he the
place. FIsbep had found Il young rela-
tive to run the Herald. who signed his
typewriter business letters III. Els
bee" in Il strapping hand that suggest
ed six feet Of muscle scattering ink on
Its shirt sleeves.
John wondered idly where old Fis-
bee had raked up Il relative. and he
thought 1t probable that ii. Fisbce was
a Yankee cousin of the old man, but
he did not care much for that or for
anything except to keep away from
Carlow for the rest of his life, since
he was To live. And there was no Ion
ger need to 20 there. He was glad to
know that. II. Fisbee had written him
h,s.,n tln atI lyal l., s.ls .,,II,
that to buy stock I'm Mr., Watts com
pany might be profitable, especially as
the stock was then so low that ii was
almost imperceptible. and Harkless had
a little money he had saved. He let
Meredith arrange II for him, and Il few
days later the stock leapcd clOudward.
However, his modest riches interest
Ell him as little as did everything else.
He left his bed less and less, took no
more drives, and his lethargy deep.
ened.
The only thing in which he showed
interest was the congressional cam
palgn OF the district. 1t was far al
vanced before the Herald spoke of II
at all, and IIarkless saw that McCune
had lifted his head.
One day Tom came In and found
him writing on "A pad on his knee.
Rouen, Sept. 2, -.
Dear Mr., Fisbee-Yours of the LIST &c
hand. ! entirely approve all arrangements
you have made. | think you understand
that l wish you To regard everything as
In your W hands. You are the editor OF
the Herald and have the sole responsible.
ity for everything, including policy, until
after proper warning. l relieve you In
peison. IL that ever happens, but until
that time regard me as L mere spectator