The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-14


seminator Of news wAos..
tongues are legion. wAispers..
that the Dry Bottom Kicker
was TO como to life. Where.
fore curiosity led many Of Dry Bot
toms citlsens past the door Of thu
Kicker office to steal covert EiAnces a.
the young man whose figure was ben.
over the desk inside. Many passed I,
silence after looking at tbs younS man.
Others commented grAvsly or hunsr.
ousiy according to their whSm-the
young man did not hear them. eeatec
nj the desk he gave his aetsnsion 20
tho tasks before him-hs was not Oon-
cerned w(op rumos: the curiosity Of Dry
bottoms citizens did not affect him
Seriously. methodically. steadily. h.
Worked Mt his desk. while runor wags~
ner soneoes ana curiosity sounssd pas,
Z. waS fioiiis's nrst vssst to u,e Kscsst
once: Ne had ccn,e 10 wo~k and cher
waa much that he could DO. He hat
f0und the Kicker installed In 3 one
story frame building, verGing. upoo a.
iapidation. implanted. dtnSy. The sp-
pearance OF fts exterior had given lIol-
liz . queer sensation In the pat Of thu
istomsch. He was chesrsd q little uy
the bsasinesahke appearance of ne IN.
used to. hat he felt mat Il would an.
swer very we'll IN this locality. 49,
we'll. he planned TO make tmprovVgneats
About twenty ~ forty. ne Sue1masss
the size of the interior. Originally therr
had been only one room This had b1es,
divided into three sections by pArt1e1oQk.
An old. nat-topp<d de'st sak Aeap enc
front window, . swivel chat hsfors II
Along the wail above the desk were sew
ar nj ~h< xxSe ~
Soxcs and paper piled neatly up.
Calendar. posters and other Gpeci
mons Of the printer's art covered The
waIE. In the next room was auother
desk. Piles of advsrtfsin6 elsotsoevDsss
empty forms and pagers fllled ne cor,
ners. The composing room was u &>1'
rear. Everythins was IN order 0srs--
type cases. stands. forms. @fr'
There were n PROOF press. seuse eiHj.
ley racks. q printing presa. With =
foriorn-iooking gasoline engine near -
A small cast-iron stove stood IN 4
corner with fts door yawninS 0bsrF
its front bespattered with tohAect
Juice A dflapidated imposing Utous
ranged along the rear wall near dedr
that opened into the sunlight \ Qht
stood before one of tho type cases ala
tributing type. He did not look -
at Hoiiis's entrance. a
~
The man hesitated IN his work AMI
looked up Hello" he returned. per-
functorily. '..i. "a
Il suppose your name 10 P0tesef'
Hollis inquired cordially. Judge Ora
ney had told him that II he succeeded
in fnding the composition he would hAvs
him at the Kicker once this moraiNg
Potter had gone 10 work without far
ther orders.
Yes" said the man. He came for
ward ses
II am the new owner OF the Kicker
Hollis informed him with q smiie.
Jim Uollis's boy?'. inquired Potter.
Strengthening. At Hoiiis's nod hs
stepped quickly forward and sraspei
the hand the latter offered him. squeez-
ing It tightly, "of course you ara
Jim IIollis,s boy" he said. finishing
hla inspection. You are the living
lmars o, him." lie swept his hand
around toward the type case. II am
working. you see. Judge Graney WROTE
me- last week that you wanted me and
came ms soon ms I could. Ia II true
that the Kicker Is going 10 be per-
manent institution .s.
The Kicker Is here to stayr' Hollis
informed him.
That's bully" he said. THAT'S
buily"'
He was OF medium height. slender.
lean faced. with a magnificent head.
and wealth Of brown hair thickly
streakea with silver. His thin lips were
strong; his chin. though a trine weak.
was well formed: his eyes slightly
bleared. but revealing. In spite Of this
defect, unmistakabie intelligence. "
In the first flashing giance which Hollis
had taken at him he had bssn aware
that here was q person Of more than
ordinary mental ability and PsAnemsnt.
II was with q pang Of pity that he ~
nembsred Judge 0raney's words 20 he
effect that he was . good workman-
when sober" Asliis felt esnuips1g
M d oaafa>uelA Ns.Aa-