The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-01-16
A DOUBLE
UNION
BY SADIE AlCOTT

daughter was born they expected that
she would grow up to sit round and
look pretty. waiting for u husband as
she. the mother. had done herself. But
when Cora had received her education
she disappointed her parents by in
sisting on following q career In Journal
Ism.
Much to their chagrn, she accept
ed position on the editorial staff Of
an evening newspaper. From that
time forward all hope of her living
the life of sedate married woman
was abandoned
But not long after her initiation
Into the newspaper business her father
made Il loss that crippled him. and
within another year he was financially
wrecked He was too old TO begin
anew, and the fortunes of the family
appeared to he desperate. Cora step
ped TO the front and took the lead.
Selling off what remained Of the fam
fly eifccts-furniture. clocks. watches
and jewelry-she realized n thousand
dollars. With this she proposed To go
to n smaller place and start news.
paper. Her father ana mother were
both too broken down by their misfor.
tunes tO oppose her, and the result was
the establishment OF the Harvester at
Woodland. n town OF about 1900 I'm.
habltants
There was another paper I'm Wood.
land. the Plowman. owned by James
Newrath, n merchant. He sold goods
during the day and got mp his ncws-
paper during the night. When he slept
no one knew. He had n son about
twenty-seven years old who would
have liked To manage the paper. run.
nlng II on less antiquated lines and
making IL something for journalist TO
be proud OF. Dut all old Newrnth
would do for his son John was To
Keep him setting type at minimum
wages and give him small percentage
on what ads he could pick uu.
As soon ~ the FalrallS started the
Harvester Newruth saw that unless he
did something 10 run them out the
patronage would all go 10 the new pa.
per.
IL was evident that the manager |
was n live wire and was disposed TO |
make Innovations. The uuly method of |
saving himself that Appeared to New. |
rnth was 10 put the price OF advertise. |
ments so low that they would all 20 |
into the rlowman. He had 5000 that |
he proposed 10 sink In this way.
When Cora Fairail learned that her /
competitor was taking ads. at prices |
which 10 compete with would soon Use |
up the few hundred dollars that re. /
mained to her after buying the neces.
sary outfit FOR start she felt consid- |
cradle despondency. Though plucky. |
she knew that IA newspaper cannot |
we'll be run without advertisements at /
paying prices. aud so long NJ Newrhth |
had some ten times her capital IL was l
merely u question of time with her |
Jui i.aL
luT rupetitor labored under one /
we"..rrr lis sou. who was u much /
better t,.,uN than his father, hud not |
been wr'Grh Ia the interests of the !
Plowmuu Having met Cora at
church Su'H'l.r he had taken fancy
10 her. amt n wns not long before he
was ready ia iuyor her at his fathers
expense. Indeed. he laid bare the sit /
uation. Cora WAS naturally grateful
for what she received, but saw no
way 10 save herself and John Newrath
was unable 10 help her. However, the
informa ton he gave her was some
thing OF an advantage. and he knew
Just how much money Newrath had To
sink and how fast IL was going out.
The nearer the plucky girl came TO
financial collapse the more sympatheu
tn II
flee of the Plowman, He said he would
be- glad to help her but he didn't see
how he could. His father scorned To
be influenced by him, and If he asked
the old man TO let up in his efforts Ia
ruin the Harvester he would only dou-
bile them.
However John formed a plan ana
gave Cora IA tip as 10 how she could
help it. One day he told his father
that he had heard reports about the
Fairals getting a partner with plenty
OF money to establish their paper. rms
struck the old man with terror. Noth-
ing troubled him more than the losing
game he had been playing. ana the
bare idea of failing In his plan ana be-
ing run out of business besides was
blow 10 him.
A few days after his son communi-
Gated this disheartening report there
was notice OH the editorial page OF
he Harvester that the paper would
DON appear in n new dress. What its
,dltor meant was undress or no dress
mt all. for she expected to suspend
For the first time in his life NeWrauh
senior consulted with his son as To the
report and the announcement, Johh
declined to give an opinion as to what
!. meant.
After this his father asked him how
,e would like to take the Plow-
nan, unite IT with the Harvester cali-
no thn nnnnr the Union. and give ms |