The San Francisco call., 1906-08-12

resolved to get Walsh partially In
toxicated before telling him Of the mar
velous piece of news.
Walsh took most kindly to the sug-
gestion that he have drink" Drink
followed drink. Unfortunately for Mr..
Levy he had not counted upon Walsh's
capacity" so well known to everybody
but Levy, who seldom INDUCED. 1t was
not long before Walsh, in a state of
happiness characteristic of him at such
times. was assisting Levy, in a state of
beastly intoxication, into hack. Levy
was a leading Unitarian, and Walsh,
with that peculiar forethought which
was inspirational with him at such
times. directed the hackman to deliver
Levy at the home of the Unitarian
minister, instead OF at Levys own
house. AS they parted, parting which
was most complimentary to each, and
affectionate, Levy thrust into walsh's
hands a bundle of kilograms. "Shend
'em all ole fel." said he. "Shend 'em
all Mak's both rich. Awful rich. Great
SheaI Shina in Santa Clara County.
Paralyze shiviliZed world"
From a spirit of genial good fellow
ship. Walsh, without reading the dis
patches. although he noted with some
interest they were directed to the prin-
cipal newspapers Of the world. filed
them as Levy had requested.
Charge 'em up to Phil Levy" he
had airily directed the operator; and,
as Levy's credit was good, they had
been so charged.
This important duty pertormed,
Walsh, entirely innocent of the fact that
his own name was signed to those tele-
grams, or how valuable a clear head
would be to him later in the evening,
took UP the bout where Levy had drop
ped out. Long before dark he and Jim
Cline, city editor of the Mercury, had
succeeded in completing the work that
Levy had. with such foretheught, COM
menced.
The number Of Kellys in San Jose
was a matter OF much surprise to
Yves" Wilson. But OF the multitude
not one OF them had even heard Of Mrs
Mamie Kelly, mother OF four children.
There were no less than four Mrs
Mamie Kellys, but none with exactly
four children, and all were living in a
state Of conjugal happiness. 1t was
o'clock before Yves" had located the
right Mrs. Kelly and had seen her on
the train In lieu Of pictures of the
children, Yves" shipped the four chill
dren along with her, recognizing that
they would look well from a newspaper
artists standpoint, grouped round the
coffin, when Mrs. Kelly was carrying
out her late husbands last request.
1t was such happy little Inspirations as
this that made the Courier regard Will
son so highly.
BY o'clock Wilson had had his din
ner, and was again on his rounds for
news. He was barred from the Office of
the Morning Herald, certain little un-
pleasantness existing between him and
the Herald's management, but the doors
of the Mercury were open wide for him.
1t was Saturday night, and the Mercury
staff was busy getting out the morning
S0lNlOAs WulCn was puDIlSnOQ sundays.
To the Mercury Office he bent his steps.
Jim Cline was at that time city editor
Of the paper. Wilson had seen him in
toxicated before, remarkably so, but
never quite so thoroughly as he was on
this particular evening. With drunken
gravity and mystery. Cline beckoned
Yves" out into the hall.
SHAY, ole man." he said, greatest
shtory on earth out tonight. Paralyze
shivilized world. Great Sheal Of Shina
in Santa Clara County"
Yves" was startled. Well trained
newspaperman that he was, he knew
that the unexpected, the apparently i'm
possible, is ever happening. It was
within the generous bounds of possibil-
ity that that much wanted seal was in
to be "scooped" on It. the greatest story
by far that had ever come to San Jose,
or California for that matter, his career
as a newspaperman was over. He
would be the scorn of the newspaper
world. Every paper would be barred
against him, THE man who was
'scooped' in the Great Seal OF China
story. you know"
He tried to pump Jim, but it was
useless task. All that could be gotten
out Of him was "Paralyze shivilized
world. Great sheal shina in Santa
Clara County"
A bit worried, yves" went to the
telegraph ofice. his intention being to
wire his paper that a story, to the
effect that the Great Seal of China was
in San Jose, was abroad. This was a
sort OF compromise course, for. while it
would show his paper that he knew of
the story, Il in no way committed him
to belief in such an improbable tale.
At the door OF the telegraph Office
he found a very much excited red
headed messenger boy, with his hands
full OF kilograms.
Where have you been?" asked the
boy. i've been looking everywhere for
you. Say (this last confidentially), the
Great Seal of China's right here in
town. There's dozen wires here for