The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-19
Copyright. 1909. By Benz. IL. Hampton.

disnation and broke up the Office routine for
alternately denouncing the Superintendent. the
president and the board OF directors and assailing
re- e To to IN
his grave II he knew how these boys running
when they Commenced ailin up empty cargo space
with furniture vegetables and dry-goods. but now
man-hauler! And not ordinary, healthy passengers
with sound legs and good digestions, but lot of
consumptives anaemics. and sick babies. raked up
from the East Side, on account Of'-here referring
to the superintendent's note-'on account Of the
New York Eagles Fresh Air Fund. Wish old R D.
here for about five minutes" And then he
added most prophetically Its bad business this
hauln' Of passengers and the companyn regret
The r. d. Jones Co. was fast freight line MAX
ing weekly sailngs to Mars from their Westchester
his forefathers. had begun life clerk
Lunar tramp. graduated from that to pursuer on
Marian oil boat. Being naturally keen observer
he discovered that while the people of Mars
we're particularly partial to mute mutton the genus
were the days when concessions were being granted
right and left, and upon his second return to the
brought back such valuable iron-clad rights to
certain trade privileges that a fast freight line
carrying outward-bound refrigerated meat and re-
into being BY New York capitalists. From the two
old tramp tubs originally leased the Mutton Run
had grown to corporation owning COPYRIGHT thirty
boats and leasing score more.
wealthy and powerful a. the R. D. Jones Co. Some
Of the concessions were now expiring and the
seemed to be losing their appetites for American
meat and the R. D. Jones Co. bidding
10r m @ o. e. @
Princess Irene, two immense brand new boats.
neci outward bound, had dashed head on. into
an unprotected meteoric shower and had gone to
So. although It was mighty departure from
. policy now well-nigh century old, the directors
out Of Commission they would charter her to the
Eagle for at least one passenger run. and notwth-
transferring her cargo compartments into dormi-
tories and hospital wards
The chief dispatcher Of the r. D. Jones Co. was
one Winston. clean-cut steady-going man. just
turned thirty, for whom great things were pre-
By his r nad o @
mates far above the ordinary. Furthermore he
Winston who had first expounded and proved that
the gravtational attraction of any mass had char
.cteriscs peculiarly it's own: and that Just as Ger
and s 10th Others to ress aim
though uninfuencng that of others; thus first rem
On the fifteenth Of October the Columbia was
reported ready. and on the eighteenth Winston re-
cepsa his a.t from m the % r. n
launched about noon on the goth inst. for through
atmosphere to atmosphere. No cargo Passengers
only.
for the Chryse, ancient Jones tub. inward bound
with heavy cargo, was having trouble with Venus.
and some rapid calculations and approximate orders
for her anxious skipper, who was keeping the
ceivers hot with appeals for help were needed. to
keep that planet from adding another satellite to
At last Winston slammed down the covers on
the two computing machines and was reaching for
his coat when the messenger handed him two en-
velopes. One was ofhcial . radiogram addressed
to the Chief Dispatcher Of the R. d. Jones Co. He
October 10th.
National observatory. Himalaya Peaks
To all Interplanetary Dispatchers:
NebulouS matter first observed and reported by
Captain Clarke of the Juno. U. s. Mail and Ex-
out Of Jupiter. is supposed to be Bieas comet re-
united. Exact data as to orbit will be sent out at
that this body will strongly affect Marian routes
from November 18th to goth De saussure
culating over again the whole Of the second leg.
However. that can be done tomorrow forenoon
He thrust the radiogram into his pocket and started
for the door opening the other envelope. which
was addressed to him personally in woman's
There wasn't much In the note Winston read
It almost at glance. but the light suddenly died
hunted his face an ashy times
seemed to whirl about him and then grow black.
Some one gave him water: and he stumbled out
It was the old story Of those who love and are
over fancied inattention; sleepess night; q
hastily psnned note a ending n, all for ever
At the trial they testified that he had come into
the club about ten o'clock. Somebody had on
champagne. and winston drank. drank. drank
until friends knowing his usual temperate habits
had written receipt for a radiogram about eleven
o'clock. giving the details Of the comets orbit.
and over the hun Of the Columbia giving her the
finishing touches Tor her Night, and at daybreak
aess wnssoa Il and
set down ct his desk pale, heavy-eyed. his mind
oraers and tosstnsr they recSscled the se cseula
tions. The computations balanced: and the in