The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-12-27
THE
CRAFTERS
By
FRAN CTS Lynn DE
popyrAzhs ToS by The BOOos-nsrin Col
CHAPTER xxvIL.-coxrrSuED.

You don't understand, David. If
you could be sure Of a fair-minded
Judge and an unbiased jury-you and
those who are implicated with you:
but you'll get neither in this machine
ridden state"
We are going to have both, after
you have niled your two columns-by
che way. you are still saving those two
columns for me, aren't youth to-
morrow mornings Argus. Or rather,
I'm hoping there will be no need for
either Judge or jury"
The night editor shook his head
again. and once more he said, MY
heavenI" adding: what could you
possibly hope to accomplish? You'll
get the receiver and his big boss out
% the state for a few minutes. or pos
sibiy for q few hours, II your strike
makes them hunt up another railroad
70 return on. But what will IL amount
tot Getting rid OF the receiver
doesn't aunu the decree Of the
court"
Kent fell back on his secretivs habit
yet once again.
2 don't care 10 anticipate the cli-
max. Hildreth. By one o'clock one Of
two things will have happened: you'll
get a wire that will make your back
hair sit up. or I'll get one that will
make me wish I'd never been born.
Let IL rest at that for the present; yo1
have work enough on hand to fill up
the interval. and IL you haven't you
can distribute those affidavits | gave
you among the compositors and get
them into type. | want to see them
ia the paper tomorrow morning, along
with the other news"
'Oh. we can't do that, David! The
time isn't ripe. You know what I told
you about"
"If the time doesn't ripen tonight,
Hildreth. Il never will Do as tell
you. and get that stuff into type 10
more; write the hottest editorial you
can think of. demanding TO know If II
isn't time for the people to rise and
clean out This stable once for all"
by J0vei David, I've half a num-
mind 10 do 1t. II you'd only unbut-
ton yourself little, and let me see
what my backing is going to be-"
"AA IN good season." laughed
Kent "Your business for the pres
ent moment is to write; I'm going
down to the Union station"
What for?' demanded the editor.
TO see II our crazy engineer is still
mistaking his orders properly"
Hold on q minute. How did the
enemy get wind Of your plot so quick
ly? You can tell me that. can't your"
q oh. yes; I told you Hawk was one
OF The party In the private car. He
fell on at the yard limits station and
came back 20 town"
The night editor stood up and con-
fronted his visitor.
David, you are either the coolest
pldnger that ever drew breath--or the
bub-biggeHt fool. wouldn't be stand
ing In your shoes tonight for two
such railroads as the T-W."
Kent laughed again and opened the
door.
II suppose not But you know there
is no accounting for the difference IN
tastes. feei as II had never really
lived before this night; the only thing
that troubles me is the fear that some
body or something will get In the way
OF my demented engineer"
He went out into the hall. but as
Hildreth was closing the door he
turned back.
There fs one other thing that
meant TO say: when you get your two
columns of sensation. you've got to be
decent and share with the Associated
press"
Tim dud-dashed IL | dol" said Hill
dreth. iercely.
oh, yes. you will: Just the bare
facts. you know. You'll have all the
exciting details for an exclusive TO
say nothing OF the batch OF afiidavits
in the of scandal. And II is OF the
last Importance 10 me that the facts
shall be known tomorrow morning
wherever the Associated has a wire
Go awayf" said the editor. "and
dud-dont come back here till you can
uncork yourself like a man and a
c-Christianl Go OF. sayl"
II wanted but few minutes OF IL
when Kent mounted the stair to the
dispatcher's room In the Union sta |
ton He found M'Tosh. sitting at |
DoDohue't elbow. and the sou1ders on J