Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07

self and yawned wearily. I've go
troubles of my own"
He sat up suddenly and adjusted TIT
Objectionable hat to his head.
why don't you wire the c. p M
asked briskly, "and see If they don
want an extra man? 1t won't cos
you anything to wire and l need th'
lob. and I haven't the money to ca
BILE"
The Consolidated Press" begar
Heating, jealously. "Why-well, yot
know what the Consolidated Press Is
They don't want descriptive writer's
and I've got all the men 1 need"
Keating rose and stood hesitatir1g II
some embarrassment. I'll tell you
what / could do. Charming" he said
"I could take you on as stoker, ol
steward, say They're always desert
ing and mutinying; I have to carry
gun on me to make them mind. How
would you like that? Forty dollars
month, and eat with the crew."
For a moment Claiming stood in ST.
lence, smoothing sand with the sole OF
his shoe. When he raised his head his
face was flushing.
"Oh, thank you," he said. Il think
I'll keep on trying for a paper-rh try
a little longer. l want to see something
of this war, Of course, and II I'm moi
too lazy I'd like to write something
about it, but-well-1'm much obliged
to you, anyway"
"Of course, If 1t were my money. Fo
take YOU on at once" said Keating
hurriedly.
Charming smiled and nodded. you're
very kind" he answered. well, good
by"
A half-hour later, in the smoking
room of the hotel, Heating addressed
himself to a group Of correspondents.
There is no doing anything with
that man Claiming" he said, in a tone
of offended pride. Il offered him gooo
Job and he wouldn't take 1t. Because
he got a story in the international
Magazine he's stuck on himself, and
he won't hustle for news-he wants tc
write pipe What the PUBIC
want just now Is news"
That's it." said one Of the group
land we must give IL to them-even II
we have to fake It,"
Great events followed each other
with great rapidity. The army ceased
beating time, shook itself together, ad-
the delight of the hotilla of press boats
at Port Antonio, moved, not as it had
at first intended, to the north coast oi
Cuba, but to Santiago, where its trans
ports were within reach Of their meg
aphones.
why, everything's coming our way
now!" exclaimed the World" mana
ger in ecstacy. We've got the trans
ports to starboard at Siboney, and the
warships to port at Santiago, and all
we'll need to do is to sit on the deck
with a glass and take down the
news with both hands"
Charming followed these events with
envy. Once or twice, as a special IA
to Siboney and Daiquiri, and he was
able to write stories of what he saw
there; of the landing Of the army, OF
the wounded after the Guasimas fight
and Of the fever-camp at Siboney. His
friends on the press-boa sent his work
home by mail on the chance that the
Sunday editor might take it at space
rates. But mail matter moved slowly
and the army moved quickly, and
the events crowded so closely upon
each other that Channing's stories
when they reached New York, were
ancient history and were unpublished
and, what was of more Importance tc
him, unpaid for. He had no money
now, and he had become beachcomb-
er in the real sense of the word. He
slept the warm nights away among the
bananas and cocoanuts on the Fruit
company's wharf, and by calling alter
nately on his Cuban exiles and the diff
ferent press boats, he was able to OBJ
tain a meal a day without arousine
any suspicious in the minds of his
hosts that it was his only one.
He was sitting on the stringer of the
pier-head one morning, waiting for
press. boat from the front" when the
Three Friends" ran in and lowered
her dingy, and the world manager
came ashore, clasping a precious bum
die of closely written cable forms
Charming scrambled to his feet and
hailed him.
Have you heard from the chief
about me yet?" he asked. The World
man frowned and stammered. and then
taking Claiming by the arm, hurried
with him toward the cable office.
Charlie, think they're crazy W
there" he began, they think they
know it all. Here l am on the spot
but they think"
You mean they won't have me-
said Claiming. But why?" he asked
patiently. "They used to give me al
the space l wanted"
"Yes. 1 know, confound them. and sc
they should now," said the World
man, with sympathetic Indignation
But here's their cable; you can see its
not my fault" He read the message
aloud. Charming, no. Not safe, take
reliable man from Siboney." He folded
the cablegram around a dozen others
and stuck it back in his hip-pocket.
What queered you, Charlie" he ex-
planned, Importantly, was that last
break of yours, New Years, when yor
didn't turn up for a week. 1t was once
too often, and the chiefs had it ir
for ever since. You remember"
Charming screwed up his lips in ar
effort of recollection.
Yes, l remember" he answered
slowly. 1T began on New Years eve
in Perry's drug store, and l woke w
a week later in a hack i'm Boston. SO
didn't have such a run for my money
did l? Not good enough to have to pay
for it like this. l tell yOu," he burs
out suddenly. II feel like hell beint
left out of this war, with all the res
of the boys working so hard. If il
weren't playing it low down on the fel'