The herald., 1913-02-27
A DOUBLE
UNION
By SADIE ALCOTT


daughter was born they expected that |
she would grow up to sit round and |
look pretty. waiting for husband aS
she. the mother, had done herself. But
when Cora had received her education
she disappointed her parents by In
sisting on following a career In Journal
ism.
Much to their chagrin, she accept
ed a 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 a loss that crippled him. anL
within another year he was financially
wrecked. He was too old to begin
anew. and the fortunes of the family
appeared to be desperate. Cora step
ped TO the front and took the lead.
Selling off what remained Of the fam
lily effects-furniture. clocks, watches
and jewelry-She realized thousand
dollars. With this she proposed To 20
to smaller place and start news
paper. Her father and mother were
both too broken down by their misfOr-
tunes 10 oppose her, aud the result was
the establishment Of the Harvester nj
Woodland. town of about 5000 in
habitants.
There was another paper in Wood
land, the Plowman. owned by James
Newrath. IA merchant. He sold goods
during the day and got up his news
paper during the night. When he slept
no one knew. He had son about
twenty-seven years old who would
have liked to manage the paper. run
ming ii on less antiquated lines and
making il something for journalist to
be proud Of But all old Newrath
would do for his son John was to
keep him setting type at minimum
wages and give him a small percentage
on what ads. he could pick up.
As soon as the Fairalls started the
Harvester Newrath saw that unless he
did something to run them out the
patronage would all go to the new pa
per
1t was evident that the manager
was a live wire and was disposed to
make innovations. The only method of
saving himself that appeared to New
rath was to put the price of advertise
ments SO low that they would all go
into the Plowman. He had $1,000 that
be proposed TO sink in this way.
Uhan fNoro L'niraU laornad fhat har
competitor was taking ads. at prices
which to compete with would soon use
I'D the few hundred dollars that re-
manned to her after buying the neces
sary outfit for a start she felt cOnsid
cradle dependency. Though plucky,
she knew that a newspaper cannot
well be run without advertisements at
paying prices, and so long as Newratb
had some ten times her capital it was
merely question of time with her
journal.
Her competitor labOred under one
weakness. His son, who was a much
better fellow than his father, had not
been welded to the interests Of the
Plowman. Having met Cora at a
church sociable, he had taken a fancy
to her, and ii was not long before he
was ready to favor her at his fathers
expense. Indeed, he laid bare the sit.
uatiOn. Cora was naturally grateful
way to save herself. and John Newrath
was unable to help her. However, the
information he gave her was some
thing of an advantage, and he knew
Just how much money Newrath had tC
sink and how fast ii was going out.
The nearer the plucky girl came to q
financial collapse the more sympathetic
became the man of all work in the Of
fee of the Plowman. He said he would
be glad to help her, but he didn't see
how he could. His father scorned t.
be Influenced by him, and If he asked
the old man to let up in his efforts t
ruin the Harvester he would only dou
BILE them.
However, John formed a plan an,
gave Cora a tip as to how she cOult
help IL. One day he told his fathe
that he had heard reports about tn
Fairalls getting partner with plent,
of money to establish their paper. Thi
struck the old man with terror. Moth
ing troubled him more than the losin
game he had been playing and til
bare idea of failing In his plan and be
ing run out of business besides was
blow to him.
A few days after his son commun
Gated this disheartening report Their
was a notice on the editorial page Q
the HarN ester that the paper woul
soon appear in a new dress. What il
editor meant was undress or no dres
at all. for she expected TO suspend
For the first time In his life Newrat
senior consulted with his son as TO Ii
report and the announcement. job
declined to give an opinion as to VIII;
X meant
After this his father asked him no
he would Ike 10 take the Ploy
man. unite il with the Harvester. ca
Ing the paper the Union. and give b
notes on long time in payment. Jol
said that If the Fairals had real
got In capital il would I've too late. b
his father told him To find out
The two papers We're thus united u
der the name Of the Woodland Unto
The first issue announced another pr
spective union at which Newrath Sc
fnv. 4, a !,