Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-03-10
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nau Desk ana telephone. Adjoin-
ing the partition. which shut him of
from the composing room and on the
outside Of 1t, was a desk used by the
copy cutters, who cut the pages Of
manuscript-after they had been past
ed together-into takes" A take is
one of the sections into which a story
is cut, so that several compositors can
work on different parts Of the same
story simultaneously, resulting in the
saving Of considerable time In setting
1t up.
The typesetting machines clicked OF
rapidly the words, sentences and para
graphs of the Bartelmy beat" and
the other stories which had to be
crowded into the mail edition." Brand
was in his little room at the right,
reading the proof of the introduction
of the account of the accusation Of the
United States judge, which introduc-
ton he had chosen to write himself.
McHenry, the deposed managing ed
itor and now Brands assistant, was at
the forms with the makeup men.
| A boy rushed in with Il cut for Nc
| Henry The busy editor squinted at
it and waved the boy to one side.
"Why do they send us this baled hay
when we've got live oneY" he said
disgustedly.
Downs came in from the city room.
THAT Clinton street fire is getting
better every minute" he said to Nc
Henry. I'VE ought to have at least
] four columns on it,"
McHenry glared at the speaker.
Are you crazy, man?' he exclaimed.
DO you think we use rubber type!
You'll have to keep it in three"
Il Downs was dissatisfied.
"All right. This shop is going to the
ID" he answered, shaking his head
negatively. He went out Of the com
posing room.
McHenry went over to one Of the
makeup stones.
"Where are the cuts for the Chicago
and Bryan jump heads? can't lind
them anywhere" he asked.
Here they are, answered one OF
the makeup men,
"All right. They go there" He point
ed to a space in one Of the forms as
boy handed him another cut. Me
Henry held it up to the light and hur
ried into Brands office with it. He
laid it proudly on the managing edi
tors desk.
That's wonder, Mac" pronounced
Brand.
McHenry agreed.
Eyes: you can almost count TIM
money in old Bartelmy's hand!' he ex
. claimed, and he peered closely one.
more at the metal slab.
Brand meditated a moment.
I'm going to change the makeup OF
that page" he decided. Put this Gu
at the top Of the page, so that whel
the papers are folded on the news
stands every one that passes by vii
see Bartelmy offering bride of $40,
GOO to suppress the truth about him
self. Is your story all up YETI?
'Yes. It's in the FORM"
"Then go finish it off and send
down to the stereotyping ROOM"
McHenry turned away.
Wont this make the Patriot sick!
he said as he left They'd give tn
shirts off their backs to beat us on
story like this or to keep us from
doing it to them"
AS McHenry went out Of the doc
into the composing room Sylveste
} Nolan dashed into Brands room froI
the hall through the other door. Th
lad was plainly excited, his face show
ing an amount of animation that, TO
him, was decided novelty. His eye
flashed and his breath came in shor
gasps, indicating that he had bee
hurrying.
"Where's my father, Mr.. Brand
Where is hep he gasped.
Brand suspected something of tn
Nolan sons errand.
I'm afraid you'll have to find him,
was the only information he chose
impart.
Young Nolan drew close to the des
at which the managing editor wa
working.
Judge Bartelmy wants him. he e.
claimed. 'The judge, the judge! Don
you understand"
docs he?" asked Brand with u
most unconcern.
Sylvester grew impatient at his Fl
TIERS employee who dared assume il
difference toward his fathers only Sol
Il want to know where he Isl I
demanded.
/ well, l can't tell YOU Brand ros
and stepped away, with Sylvester fo
lowing him.
81 understand that you are going
publish something about the jude
that's beyond the limit" said the son
"Possihv j"
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