The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-03-03


loomed on one side. On another table.
ah ironpound one. rested the galeys
containing matter for the nights edi-
tlon OF the paper. At the extreme left
OF the room wooden partition shut
on the small office that the MANAGING
eoltor used at night when he superin-
tended the makeup proceedings. A
door opened into this small room from
the outer hall. close to a door OPEN
ing from the hall into the COMPOSING
room itself. At the opposite end of
the compartment door opened into
the composing room. In his small in
closure Brand. the managing editor.
mad desk and a telephone. Adioin
ing the partition. which shut him off
from the composing room and on the
outside OF it. was 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 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
it up.
The typesetting machines clicked of
rapidly the words. sentences and para
graphs of the Rartelny 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
or the account OF the accusation of the
United States judge. which introduce
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.
boy rushed i'll with 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 "a live one:" he said
, disgustedly.
Downs came in from the city ROOM
That Clinton street fire is getting
better every minute" he said to Nc
Henry. We ought to have at least
four columns Oh 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"
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: l can't find
them anywhere" he asked.
Here they are" answered one of
the makeup men.
All right. They go there" He point
ed to space in one OF the forms as
boy handed him another cut. Nc
Henry held it up to the light and bur
ried into Brands office with it. he
laid it proudly on the managing edi-
tors desk.
That's wonder. Mac" pronounced
Brand.
McHenry agreed.
Yes; you can almost count the
money in old Bartelmy's nand: be ex
claimed, and he peered closely once
more at the metal slab.
Brand neditated a moment
I'm going to change the makeup OF
that page" be 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 viii
see Bartelmy Offering bride OF $40,
OOO to suppress the truth about him
self. Is your story all up yet?'
Yes. It's in the FORM"
.'Then 90 finish it off and send
down to the stereotyping room"
McHenry turned away.
, Wont this make the Patriot sick
he said as be left. They'd give tn
shirts of 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, fe
him. was a decided novelty. His eye
flashed and his breath came in sho1
n | 49,
nurrying.
where's my father. Mr.. Brand
Where is he:" he gasped.
Brand suspected something of tt
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 w;
- working.
y Judge Bartelmy wants him. he e
claimed. The judge. the judge! Dor
- you understand"
= Does he?" asked Brand with I
most uncoucern.
:. Sylvester grew impatient at his
=, theirs employee who dared assume
difference toward his fathers only sc
- II want to know where he is"
demanded