Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-02-17
FREDERICK R. TooMBs
Continued from page p
ro,vriaht. 1909. by Joseph Medill
Patterson and Harriet Ford.


..ross the street." he concluded,
.scross the street" meaning the Guard
,sr the bitter rival Of the Advance.
10 went to one OF the long oak tables
n the city room. where be seated
himself next to Higgins. the leading
nolice reporter of the paper. and be-
ean nervously to finish the story OF a
new bank merger on which he had
Noon working when summoned by Nc
uonrv. When he finished he laid the
haees of copy on the city editors desk.
DC dragged q chair to a window, sat
down ami gazed modify down at the
crowds Of people hurrying along the
street below.
II was not his dismissal from the
etahf which chiefly concerned him. He
was certain Of obtaining another posi-
t,on In fact, his reputation along
Newspaper row was such. and he
felt iustifable pride at the thought.
that he would be at work within TWEEN
" minutes after leaving the Advance
office il 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
that he was sacrificing his future In
his attacks on the powers that be.
Undoubtedly now she would be con-
yinced. 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 be
must 60 on. He would 60 on. He
would 60 that very night to 4 news
paper that would not suppress nor
qualify the truth. one that would not
dlstort facts nor misrepreseDt sit
uation In order to deceive the public.
to which it was its duty TO give the
truth. Yes. and he would show the
big thieves of the city that even II
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 Brandr
Inc voice of Nolan came to his ears
above the ticking of the telegraph in
struments and the clicking OF type
writer keys Brand started from bis
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
1t could mean.
Brand entered McHenry's Office and
faced the three men, his surprise In
creasing as he saw from the attitudes
OF McHenry and Dupuy that huge
fawboned. bronzed faced stranger ap
parently dominated the situation.
Yes" said Brand inquiringly tt
the stranger. whom he placed as tht
owner Of the voice. because he knew
It had not been McHenry's or Du
puy's.
! am Nolan. the new owner" greet
Cd the stranger.
Brand stepped forward and offered
MS hand. which Nolan grasped.
How do you do, Mr.. NolanY the
reporter greeted him, endeavoring t.
ngure just what the mysterious pro
ceeding portended.
Nolan went straight to the point
80 you've been fred for that Bar
@imy article. have your" he asked.
Yes. SIR"
nolan turned and shot q triumphant
slare at McHenry and Dupuy. Then