Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-02-11

this morning. he stated to McHenry.
Have another tomorrow and strong
err" Another idea came to him, n
he added. who was it got up that
one Ioday?"
Dupuy felt tina he must come to Nc
Henry's rescue.
"A young man who has since resign
ed he interjected for the managing
editor. Both McHenry and Dupuy
were growing Uneasy Mt the trend OF
Nolan's thoughts and words. A
glimpse into the craniums of them
both at this moment would have re-
vealed the same thought to be pre-
dominating: What is be driving att"
Nolan appeared distinctly surprised
at two t%hings-first. that the writer of
the story had resigned; second, that
Dupuy should be so familiar with the
matter. He took a step toward the
latter.
Resigned" he asked In reverberat-
ing tones. "How do you know" Be-
fore Dupuy could answer Nolan wheel
ed on McHenry. lis it so. what Dupuy
says?" he asked of the managing ed
itor.
YES. sir"
whats his name?"
"Wheeler Brand"
What did he resign for?"
"Some of the big advertisers forced
him to-" admitted McHenry calmly.
A look of understanding Tilted
across Nolan's face. He shifted his
glance from McHenry to Dupuy. Then.
with a significant smile, he said:
al see you are still on the job. Ed
Dupuy."
"WeIl it's business began the lob
byist defiantly. But Nolan would not
listen TO him. Thoughts vastly more
important than conjecture as to Du-
puy's motives now crowded his brain.
where is Brand nowY' he asked
sternly of McHenry.
Il think be Is IN the local room now.
sir" pointing 10 the door at his left.
The new proprietor strobe impulsive-
~ to the doorway and called at the
top pitch OF his powerful voice:
wheeler Brand. Wheeler Brand"
AS he bad hurried from the manag-
ing editors room after his dismissal
from the Advance Wheeler Brand
struggled valiantly against a wave of
encouragement that assailed him and
for a moment or two threatened TO.
o~verwhelm. discharged for beating
the town on the story of the year." he
muttered. We'll. I'll try to get on
across the street." be concluded,
across the street" meaning the Guard
ian, the bitter rival of the Advance.
He went to one of the long oak tables
in the city room. where he seated
himself next to Higgins. the leading
police reporter of the paper, and be-
gan ~nervously to finish the story of a
new bank merger on which he hac
been working when summoned by Nc
Henry. When be finished he laid the
pages of copy on the city editors desk.
He dragged a chair to a window, sat
down and gazed moodily Town at the
crowds of people hurrying along the
street below.
1t was not his dismissal from the
staff which chiefly concerned him. He
was certain of obtaining another posi-
ton. In fact. his reputation along
Newspaper row was such. and be
felt justifiable pride at the thought.
that he would be at work within TWEEN
ty minutes after leaving the Advance
Office if he SO desired. But what did
occupy his mind to the exclusion of al
most everything else was the consid-
GRAFTON of what view Judith Bartelmy
would take when she heard the news
of his dismissal. She had warned him
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his attacks on the powers that be.
Undoubtedly now she would be con-
vinced. as some of his friends had al
ready endeavored to convince her,
that. after all. be was a fanatic. an
impractical dreamer, who could not
accomplish his ambition to right what
be believed to be great wrongs, who
could not, moreover. escape summary
dismissal from his paper. But he
must go on. He would go on. He
would go that very night to a news
paper that would not suppress nor
qualify the truth. one that would not
distort facts nor m%isrepresent a sit
uation in order to deceive the public.
to which it was it's duty to give the
truth. Yes, and be would show the
big thieves of the city that even If
they managed to remain superior TO
the law at least they could not remain
superior to public opinion. The time
had come when
wheeler Brand. Wheeler Brandt
The voice of Nolan came to his ears
above the ticking of the telegraph in
struments n the clicking of type
writer keys. Brand started from his
seat. He did not recognize the voice.
nor did any one else in the smoky city
room. as curious appraised faces around
him testified. 1t came from the man.
aging EDITORS room. however. so he
FASTENED to respond. wondering what
it could mean.