New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19
BY ANNIE HINRICHSEN

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w nroofsS everything The city editor swung into
tho office Of the managing editor, slammed the door
behind him. and waved handful OF papers: Look at
it. AorthuP Look at it S CGnc be5se5 81 5d aa he
s SyG5i story substantatcd by facts!'
he chief caught the papers from his hand and read
r,,;dIv through them swell, III be blanket. He
laid the papers on his desk and reread them. who
brought in this story
@Tbat freak office boy we had last week
The chief brought both fists down cenched upon the
parers An Office boy! he shouted AN oLhce 2oy
And YOU newspaper man. bring me as iacts me aLEe
of rcd-hcaded street urclln. 10 you want ne 70 make
the little hobo city editor!'
@ie is in the outer room. III send him in and you
can offer him the job. ,,:, r.
e,;rrti,cIy he glanced at the mans hands He knew
The Young man, slender and boyish keen eyed and
firm Tipped looked straight into the eyes OF the ea"r'
81 am Nr. Northrup. | am also the man you threw
o,,t of ,our office a month ago because he had he
temerity to ask for position on the biggest pape' N
the city ...,.
"What was the place you wanted associate editor
dramatic critic, beauty SpeculsE
81 sled for chance to make good on the local page.
Won told me that looked like man VINO coud 90 la'y
one thing with newspaper -peddIe II IN me stree
intended TO show YOU whether or not | could 90 any,
thine took YOUR Office boys place because wan u
10 Ic -, the inner workings Of your Office. found .tt
that the story YOU most wanted and could not get IS
one on Bcddc What do YOU think Of the one re
brought you:
@Where did YOU get it,
The editor pointed to a chair beside his desk "Nl
Won sit down. he said and tell me how you got IT,
The bow sat down. 81 was born and raised III TX
The editor looked up quickly. His eyes turned to the
pict,Ire on the wall The boys eyes followed the editor
81 was born and raised in Exton,' he repeated, 81!
troy their county politics, and | know the person.
l,s.,., Of the Icopc Last year Beddle had o' x
onposi,ion for denomination He was nominated III ID
DELEGATE convention by vote, that OF Nathan HAM
I believed Uarnm had sold his vote TO Beddle; Du,
could not prove il until iamm got mad at BeddIe an.
told He is so angry that he IS trying to rum BeddIe d.
cynosng some OF his political tricks \ grin reaXco
the set muscles about the Young mans mouth. "fie
thinks Bcldc stole his cow, and he wants TO get even
"It isn't possible that Bcddc stole COW
"Hamm woke up one morning to ina ms one &, nQ
idolizcd cow gone lantern that ne thihh5 ], 81 ne
IN the nanger the COWS rope on the bridge between the
two farms The disappearance occurred las. saturday,
NIGHT when Bcidlc was home from me .- ... '
usual Sunday visit. Hamm accused - .. ssh. .
always coveted the COW, and demande
Bcdilc denied the theft The COW IS SUI. y. ....
irI Uarnrl is wreaking his wrath on Bcdae.
There IS Harnm's affidavit that Bcddle g.F. . b.
hundred dollars for his vote in the CONVENE.
.HiIayits from merchants in EXton that Hat."
after Bcddlc's nomination, pad "a number oil o..
the frs, time in his lazy life that he ever ci- sac.
thing. ....
will receive a terrific whack when the pubic learn.
method, he used to secure his last nomination u you
run this story tomorrow BetdIe ana ;2e imgs'e
vocatcs will be hootcd out OF the Legislature
~Sbc IS comfortable and happy. Tonight She ".
return 10 the H4mm she'd. Shcis-shc IS IN my it''
BAN half-mic from the Iiamm and Bcdd.c place
For long moment the editor stared III U' s.-''5