The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24

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dictate it. We've simply got to
have it. and have it all. I'll send
one of the boys home with you in
carriage as soon as it's done"
"Oh, I'm all right" protested Cor
bett.
mo one would suspect it," growl-
| ed McAuley, land I'll give you a
valet tonight on general principles"
He turned to he little crowd that
| had gathered in the doorway.
Briggs and Santley, come in
here!' he ordered. "The rest Of you
clear out. Briggs. 1 want you to
take the City Press copy and the
outline Corbett will give you and
write lead for the story. Santley,
| sit down at the table over there and
write the details from Corbett's die
| tation and when you are through
get carriage and take Corbett
home. Hustle now" He opened
| the door to the next room, and call
ed to the night city editor: Send
your boy in here for the start of the
story in Ave minutes, and then keep
| it going. Whistle up to Langdon
and tell him there's three to four
| columns coming to lead the paper,
| double loaded. 1t isn't every day
| that we get a millionaire aldermanic
candidate in a riot. Better telephone
| for a report on Darnelfs condition,
| too he added, as Corbett suggested
| that he had not waited to learn how
| badly he was hurt.
pain, was debating his account of
the affair, Darnell was being put to
bed The physician, who was hast
! lily summoned, announced that the
young man was badly bruised, and
had a sprained ankle, that would
keep him quiet for a week or so.
| but that he had apparently suffered
no serious or lasting injury. Then.
having made Darnell as comfortable
as possible, he gave little attention
to Mason. The latter had suffered
only slightly in comparison with
| Darnell, but he had a scalp wound
| that had bled rather freely and
would naturally be the better for
proper dressing.
! Turning from this to look after
the third member of the party. the
doctor discovered that he had de-
parted
nell asked of Mason.
"Never thought of It," replied
Mason.
| I'm sorry about that" said Oar
nell, regretfully.
He did us a mighty god turn to-
night, and we didn't even have
chance to thank him"
! Darnell put in a restless night.
| A frightful headache resulted from
| one of the kicks received. Futher-
| more he seemed to be growing stiff
err with every passing hour, and by
, daylight the pain, when he tried to
move. was even greater than 1t had
been when he was put to bed. Ma
son, next morning, telephoned the
encouraging news that the riot
promised to be q boomerang for the
machine" but Darnell feared that
this was done merely to cheer him
up. Then the stranger came. His
mother told him that a man with
heavy, rather hard, face, was ask
ing for him.
Send him up!" cried Darnell. IF
it hadn't been for him. I'd have
come home in an ambulance"
The stranger was somewhat Ill at
ease, but he tried not to show 1t.
Couldn't help comm over to grip
your hand" he said, moving straight
" n
Mrs. Darnell. "Wanted to make sure
the doc had you sized up right when
he said nothin' was busted"
II guess something would have
been busted. If 1t hadn't been fol
YOU" returned Darnell, grasping the
outstretched hand
"Oh, cut itw protested the stran
. ger. ut was meat fer me, an I new
, err could stand by when fellel
wasn't gettin' a fair shake. But
you're all right. Fer your inches an
, pounds you're real warm when yol
I get started"
you're not at all chilly yourself,
, laughed Darnell.
!. ooh, mel" said the stranger. well
that's my business.
= your business"
Sure. I'm Mike Duffy, middle
! weight pugilist."
a 1--WE heard Of you" said Darnell
Sure" returned Duffy. with tn
: air of a man who knew he was fla
4 nous, IAN you never heard of m
O dom a dirty trick or standin b,
while a dirty trick was bein' done
, That's why cut in last night, ar
q that's why I'm cuttin' in now. The
got It framed up to do that side
q partner of yours over in the Eighth,
"Mason?"
That's the Teller"
n "How?" cried Darnell Tell me-
n or" regretfully, as he realized hi
q helplessness, Ego and tell Mason
n who's the other lad that wa
10 with you?" asked Duffy ignoring thi
|: request
"Corbett. He's a reporter on tn
y Recorder"
HE suits me-" announced Dun'
1t you're out of IL, an Mason ain
"a got the head on him. He can pt
# up a nasty straight-out fight bl
10 he's shy of speed in his head-piec
+ You're all right with your quici
. | action tAink-tank but you're out {