El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-06
By HaraId Tandrup.

TT TAKES MORE than an ordinarily
sensational story 10 set all New
\ York talking, but when such
thing does happen. then the metropo-
lis is a sight you will never forget
Then Park Row, from the tall newspa-
per buildings past City hall and the
postoffice TO Broadway, becomes an
ocean Of upturned. sallow, gum-eheW-
ing faces. The population Of Wall
street rushes about like ants disturbed
in their work, the Italian quarter
seethes the Ghetto whispers put the
Chinaman stands still, stares into the
pavement Of Mott street and listens;
This was how New York looked
when I went on board "Od1n' TO re-
turn to the old country. The paper
king, Mac Whirter, the scourge Of the
country, as some OF the papers called
him, had taken seriously III and the
doctors said that death might come al
any moment. This was the moment
New York was waiting for.
But my steamer did not wait -Odln'
was an old tramp steamer with long
trip in front of her and, as SANDY
Hook dropped behind, my thoughts
looked forward and forgot the dying
millionaire
The sea is wonderful on the first day
and imposing on the second 1t IS
strange TO see the waves rush up along
g
raise their heavy bodies up on deck
and fall back again seething, boiling
and foaminE- On the third and fourth
day life on board began to grow mo-
notonOus and tiresome-
In the evening 1 was sitting to the
leeWard Of the deckhouse, looking at
the white crested waves arising from
the darkness and hurting themselves
upon the deck. At the top OF the mast
was q lantern shedding a pale yellow
oh Tfcrn
in space like a star
The engine was purring pleasantly
and the wall / was leaning against was
vibrating. From the stokerOom came
a rush Of hot air through the graf
At the smokestack a man was sitting
warming his back Sometimes the llgnt
from his short pipe Illuminated the
stokers. 1 struck up a conversation
with him. We talked a few words
about the daily runs and the prospects
for the rest Of the trip. He answered
me in as few words as possible
What is your nameE 1 asked
''AIacWhirter." he replied.
Like the paper king. how strange!
Not like" he said, evidently Of
Tended.
that the name Of the paper king is
the same as yours" I said
NO" he replied stubbornly. Il am
the paper king, Mac Writer
Your
The man puffed vigorously and the
light from the pipe Illuminated his
clear-cut, beardless face.
Tell me, sir" he said. Have you
ever had a bad dream and felt very
miserable while at the same time some
thing within yourself told you that you
were dreaming. and that you had moth
ing to feel miserable about2'
Yes. think So"
Wen, you see, that is just my case
1t is a rotten business and il has
lasted for five days. Last Wednesday
I left my office and drove to my house
in Fifth avenue, where I was taken
sick It was about three o'clock in the
afternoon 1 fell asleep and could not
wake up again. And, viii you believe
me, I am dreaming that my name is
Lars Anderson and that I am stOker
1 am walking along the shore in Jer-
sey City and find a boat where they
are short a stOker. I take the job,
and now I am here. Let US see how
this will end, I say to myself you
VIII wake up before long, OF course
But I don't wake up; that is the
trouble, you see. The doctors have
given me some stuff"
But, my dear man, surely Mac
Whirter can't talk Danish like you do
with q provincial accent"
"Of course he can't, but won't you
see, in your dreams you may do all
kinds Of impossible things. Did you
never dream you could fly, for in
stance well, there you are"