The Dolores star., 1905-06-23


ing came of 1t.
dies arrived at the once early. Tat
| tiers rushed into the front room and
addressing himself confidentially to
the city editor. said:
Say. want bully item of news?"
why, yes, Tatters; what Is it,"
Dog fight" answered Tatters. "Jim
Beasley's dog and Deacon Ketcham's.
| Down by the post office. The dea-
con didn't want his dog to fight, but
Jim didn't care. Set down and get
your pencil-tell you all about it. You
see the dogs met, and Jim's dog sort
OF walked around the deacon's dog
once or--what's the matter? Amt
you goin' to use it?'
No, l don't think We care for it."
Now, see here" said Tatters.
dropping his voice into a still more
confidential tone, "act reasonable. as
You said to me. l saw last night
your paper was goin' to be dull, that
1t needed livenin' up-it amt all your
fault, it's dead week-I saw this. I
say. and what do you think l did this
morning just to help you out?"
Il don't know, Tatters. what was
i.?"
Tatters came closer, sank his voice
10 whisper, and said: II drove the
deacon's dog around to the place and
then sicked Jim's dog onto him. All
to give you an item!''
The lady was deeply touched by
his devotion, and said as much, but
was forced to add that they could not
mention common dog fight in their
edition.
Tatters drew back and stood silent
iy gazing at her. She expected moth.
ing else but final resignation on the
spot. But his face showed sorrow
rather than anger. The young lady
thought she detected a tear. but this
Is not probable. For half a minute he
did not move, and then he said: You
couldn't use it in funny way, either,
'spose. 1t was funny The deacon
pulled on the dogs tail. and Jim pull
ed on his dogs tail, though Jim didn't
do any hard pullin-Jim may have
pushed a little when the deacon
wasn't lookin' his way. You wouldn't
let me write 1t up. either. l spose?"
No, Tatters, I'd like to, but
can't"
Tatters turned back to the COM
posing room and not a sound was
heard from him for an hour, except
the steady click of his type.
1t was about II O'Clock when the
editor-in-chief came into the office
and said to the city editor: "I think
there is an item of news for US out
at Tarbox's, on the Coopersville road.
l hear that Mr.. Tarbox has been in
1ured by an unruly COW. 1t is but
mile and half out there-can't you
go out in your auto and get the par
ticulars?"
There was a loud shout behind
them. and Tatters burst in and ran
through the room, shedding his
apron in his flight, and saying as he
ran: I'll tend to that, girls! I'm
the wild COW iditor on this paper.
Back in ten minutes
The editor-in-chief ran to the win
dow and looked down into the street.
Goodness. gracious!" she cried to
the city editor; there he goes in
your auto, riding like the wind and
shouting for everybody to get out of
the way Of the wild COW editor. What
shall we do now?'
''Pll see if l can catch him in your
auto, and I'll go on and find out about
the accident, anyhow"
But though she knew how to handle
the machine to get the most speed
out Of it, she might as well have
tried to overhaul an express train as
the wild COW editor. Leaning for
ward he footed the horn continuously
and never slackened his pace for the
whole distance. When she arrived
at Tarbox's she found that Tatters
had got the facts, gone down a lane
and started back by another road
She saw Mr.. Tarbox, got his version
OF the affair and returned herself
Tatters was in the Office, looking in
nocent, and hard at work.
Don't say anything to him." eau.
toned the others. He'll surely re-
sign If you do"
She wrote paragraph about the
accident and it was sent in to Tatters
with the last of the copy. In few
moments he came out holding the
sheet of manuscript in his hand. See
here" he said, ARE you going to
print such stuff as that about that
COW fght?"
What is it, Tatters?" asked the
editor-in-chief
Just listen," answered Tatters
She says: Yesterday afternoon
Brookdale's worthy milkman, Mr.
Tarbox, had a narrow escape. He
had Just separated calf from its
mother, when the latter became en-.
ragged and attacked him with her
horns. He was badly shaken up, but
escaped serious injury Do you hear
that?'
Yes, it seerls to me all right. Put