Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-02-18

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hogany desk ana close to the lens.
Have you tested ths?" asked Brand
Eyes, sir"
"Be careful, sir, or you'll explode
the fash" warned jeff as Brand light
ed match to ascertain the location
of the powder.
eco into room 4. boys, and wait till
/ send for you" directed Brand.
jeff and Howard went out. Brand
went to his desk as the office boy,
Durkin, entered.
"Joe Dillon's here" said the lad
Drunk"
"Just one over"
Broker"
Sure The boy grinned.
Dillon, one of the "has-beens" char
acteristic of the type that prey on the
newspaper men at night in the big
cities, would ordinarily have received
short shrift from a busy man like
Brand, but Dillon, an ex-newspaper
reporter. had once given Brand. when
vvs inner, some vaIuaule pointers .,
which the now managing editor had
never forgotten.
Tell him to come in" ordered Brand.
He reached for the Office telephone
and called the night city editor. The
Patriot has got the town skinned on
shipping" he said DO you know
who's doing it for them? Well. i think
you'd better hire him"
Joe Dillon wandered in.
Good evening, Mr.. Brand" he said
weakly. Durkin, who had summoned
him, followed him in.
"Well. Joe, what is it?'
"Wait a minute, Durkin. Got
story for us, Joe?" queried Brand SYM
pathetically.
Dillon staggered forward.
Better sit down." cautioned Brand.
"Same old story, eh?"
mo I'm hungry"
"Durkin. go get one hot roast beef
sandwich and a big pot of black cof-
fee and see that he gets them"
Yes, sir" The lad sped away after
dexterously catching quarter which
/ Brand tossed him.
Il wish | was going in there to work
/ with the boys instead Of eating char
fly grub" began Dillon plaintively. ~
know you mean all right, Mr.. Brand.
| I've tried and tried again to fight it
| off. but it's useless. | can't. It's too
| late. I'm dead one. The hard stuff.
the five cent whisky. has got me. You
never heard how this thing started,
did you, Mr. Brand? II 1t hadn't
been for my wife,
a. sA1 ID
Dillon shambled out of the room.
Downs hurried in. He had become
night editor when the shakeup oc-
Cured at the time OF Brands promo
ton.
Young Bobbie Doolittle pinched
again for speeding" he ratified OF.
Three show girls in the auto. All of
'em lit up. Bobbie weeping because
the girls had to miss the theater, and
his mothers at me all evening to
keep it out. What'll I do?"
Brand leaned back and smiled.
well, it was on her account we kept
out his partial elopement with her
French maid and the time he kissed
the head waiter at the st. Honore hotel
in lieu of a tip, and guess-well, print
this one. 1t may help brace him up"
"Oh and that disappearance case"
reminded Downs. 1.-THE girls come
back-old gag, visiting her friends in
Jersey, but she's been off on the suit
case circuit all right"
Home now" jerked the managing
editor
yep"
"Think she'll stay there?"
"She might"
"Well. she can't if we print this. so
let's forget it,
But we've had a man on it two
days" persisted Downs. Were the
only paper that's got it
well we won't be the one to kick
her down." pronounced Brand, turning
his head away to end the conversation
"All right, just as you say"
The telephone bell rang. Brand took
off the receiver
Hello. Tell Mr.. Dupuy I'm busy!
What? Send him in. That's all
Downs. See that they take care OF
Dillon, will your"
The night editor nodded in the af
firmative and gazed rather curiously
at Brand as he went out.
Dupuy came into Brands Office with
a most circumspect and deferential air
Dressed in evening clothes. carrying
his silk hat in his hand and with G
boutonniere OF dollhouse violets in hi:
lapel, he gave every indication Of be
ing the society figure that his name
and wealth had made possible for him
The lawyer lobbyist walked directly
to the desk at which Brand was seat
ed. In reply to the managing editor
salutation he bowed stiffiy and Leaned
forward over the desk.
Several moments elapsed before Du
puy spoke. He was trying to put hi
opening words in the most judiciou
language, and well he might hesitat,
when one considers the nature Of hi