Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-10-06
SAM DAVIS MEETS
MAN He USED TO
FURNISH BUM COPY
fBy Sam Davis.J

theater party last Saturday night
at the Majestic. His apparent anx-
iety to be the custodian Of the
timepiece arused my suspicious and
| decided to take the watch to the
theater and run the chances, where
| felt ii had chance.
| still carry the watch and think
that my judgment was correct.
When ! got where ] could scan
the faces of Warden Bakers party
unobseryed | ran my eye down the
line to see if | could recognize
any one and my search was re-
warded by encountering a familiar
physiogamy.
Presently the man turned and
seeing me nodded and said,
Hello Sure enough it was a
printer who used to swear at my
copy nearly 40 years ago on the
San Francisco Chronicle.
| could not resist the temptation
to slide in behind his seat, which
had an isle running behind it, and
say Hello in return and shake
his preferred hand
DO you write as bad as ever?"
he queried cheerly
How about your writing? Do
YOU handle pen as cleverly as
you used to-"
This was a center shot and he
grinned as he WINGED under it.
Yes, my penmanship was 50 il
formally good that got Sc
years.
knew that he was there for
forgery and was glad that he men
toned ii voluntarily.
THAT copper plate hand CT yours
never brought you much luck, did
it, Bob?" | replied.
"Oh that wasn't what brors
me in here. l got into jail to
from setting your Internal copy and
never want to get back where !
might have to set more of the
rail fences and rabbit brush you
lalm OFF on printers for editorials
This man. whose profanity used
10 ring down the corridors Of the
Chronicle Office when old Tim
mems read proof on Be Young s
paper, had been at last overtaken
by retribution as so many men dc
who write such beautiful hands
but time had mellowed the NAL
dictive onslaughts he used to hurl
at me, and | almost felt that
would even slip him a rope to lie.
him down out of his window in The
night or pass him a saw to harry
the bars of his window.
But the raising of the curtain OF
the first act cut short his repartee
and the men in front all leaned
forward to catch a glimpse of the
stage. Some of, them had not seer
mimic portrayal of human life il
20 years
| soon found myself more in
terested in the men than the pla,
and slipped to one side, where
could study their faces
Their attitude toward the pla,
varied with their temperaments
Some were keen to catch ever,
point and applaud it, while other,
sat stclidly staring at the scene be
fore then and gave no sign of tn,
feelings within
Some caught every flash of hu
NOR in the piece and shook Will
merriment when the kids were run
ming a make believe bank, Will,
others never cracked a smile. RI
matter how obvious or lively tn,
jokes were
But in this respect they did no
in any way differ from the rest o
the audience. Plenty of people ST
through four-aet play and Il We
seem to realize Just what is goin,
ON, or if they do, make no SIGN
When Jimmie Valentine" wa
matching his wits against the r.
tective's and presenting an alb
that the detective could not break
every man of Bakers party hopet
to see Jimmy win out, and hope,
it from the bottom of his hear.
OF course all those criminal fel
lows were naturally against TIL
police" but come to think il owe
was on the same side O tn
fence and when / come to lool
over into the faces of those dow
below (where the respectable par
of the audience was supposed Il
bel everybody and the cook wer
on the side of the fellow who wa
handing one" to the representa-
tive of the Massachusetts civil an
thcrities.
When the crucial test Of Jim
mics character came and he place,
himself squarely in the detective
power by saving child from
horrible death every man In Bak