Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31
The Inte1ligencer
Continued from page 4

! had no doubt that DIR. Snodgrass' yell was
meant to deceive me into thinking he was
offended by finding his name in the paper. In
reality, of course, he liked to see 1t therefor
William had said that everybody did-no matter
what it said about them. However, 1t was with
pleasure that perceived Mrs. Allen, my Sunday
school teacher, approaching. | knew that
had not mentioned her, and did not think that
Arthur had as he did not like her.
So | ran up to her and held out copy of
THE Intelligencer," with the announcement
that | was one of the editors, and would she
please buy copy. Mrs. Allen was all smiles
and appreciation
You dear, smart little boy!" she said 81
Just knew you would be doing something clever
some day. OF course I'll buy paper-I'l take
two, and here is d dime.
So she took two copies and put them in her
hand bag and went along With the dime in
nv pocket felt much better, and made for the
village, which was near at hand. knew that
could sell nv papers there, for our news woul1
be of general interest in that part of town. But
i was saved the necessity of peddiing my wares.
AS crossed the village square Arthur came
- running up to me.
Hello" Said he Gee, but you've got
lot of papers left, I've sold all mime"
mol" said /, incredible.
Yep" said he. Il took IN into Sillimans,
the newsdealer, to see if he'd let me put some
on his stand, and when he sew them he said to
give them all to him and he'd get rid of them
sure. He paid me in advance for them, and may
be you can sell yours the same way. Come on.
When Mr.. Sillirnan me he set up shout.
So did several other people who were waiting
about the store, bigger crowd than had ever
seen there before. thought
What's this?" said Mr.. Silliman, more
papers! Give EN- to me, quick. He passed
me fifty-cent piece and started back for his
store, but before he could get inside the crowd
had snatched every one OF the papers away
from him, and you could hear them calling,
Here, Silliman. give me one! A dollar copy!
Two dollars copy!
GOSH" said Arthur to me. "our paper is
certainly a success! Let's run up and get
William to help US print some more"
So we started for Williams house, but just
as got there We heard loud noises inside,
and out of the door came Williams father, with
out any hat on and he had William by the
collar. William did not look much like
editor-in-chief, just then. He was crying and
his father yanking him along cruelty.
When he us-I mean Williams father, not
William-he yelled: Come here YOU Young
villains, But we did not obey him. Instead,
/ for my house as fast as | could, and
Arthur, who lived right across the street,
for his, because you always should run for your
own hole when you are pursued or danger
threatens. In this case ii was not the wisest
thing to do, as events proved, for hardly had l
entered the door when my father had me much
as William father had him, and was obliged
to listen to things that no small boy of my age
should have to hear
Just then Williams father, and it is unnec-
essary to add William. arrived. and my father
said:
So You have got yours. have you? What
are going to do about it,
It'll ruin me. said Williams father. Good
Lord! what possessed them to do such
thing"
What possessed them" repeated my
father, with grueing scorn. that's fine
thing for you to ask! It's the influence of that