New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-26

i coast 70 coast in the various roles Of passenger,
h-akcman candy butcher, and hobo lie !"d "oihGI
t- newspapers all over the United States NoIepNci nc
-csScd keen literary sense, and had written ar ll''H
f.. aigbbrow periodicals. At least one Of these had al
i notice bvi its ironic humOr indicated IN 'hcuilc
-O- The Advantages Of Being Dead But ne never
afe % the literary pose. On the contrary ne wore MS
hair -.DDcd closely and dressed in the quctcsl taste
Apar from these things II was known also iha'
Rvker belonged 10 a good family rather arlSlocril'
IN fact-and that he had visited them occasionally ana
was m re welcome You see, Rykcr was gentleman
as nearly every good reporter IS despite popular ms
cor.... ~ the contrary In a word, he was not dit
tcrer -uu thousands Of other skilled and cXpcncnccd
newspaper men He might have had little more di-
vc-- ~ his career he might have been more fertile IN
rc-oe- but these variations are inevitable As l"r
his r.e-ycn that remains TO be seen. BY all tokens
seemed have failed him now Il ne had ever H"u it,
H bad jus, returned from Central America, after one
- .. hose opera bOutfe revolutions Whlch seem 20
a. ... little beyond the swelling OF newspaper expense
accounts He was ready and eager for WORK. real
Wo~. lc called it-but there was nothing ioi MN 10
d. Apart from routine matters, everything was Ge"uy
dull There was only one big story on the Scheduc' the
Maser-uu case, and Holland, q capable man. was
handling that II Ryker had only con'nved TO get PACK
TWO DAVIS ago. when the story broke. II Wouli nave
been his. Of course. And it was peach. 80 McOIh-
'D.s the city editor, sympathctcalIy
I'll TO- said Rykcr in a nOncornmltlaI zone anu "''
about to suggest that ne take week vacation al the
exp.r- Of the Office McClintock didn give MN me
chance. The chief had been tecgraphing though'iuiy
witt hi pencil on the edge OF his desk ana now nc Sd
"I'i, 'cll YOU what old chap. Here an opportunity
for you 20 make the hit Of your life. City cdi'oIS al
way ,y that when they hand out something undcSlI-
abb, The boss has been kicking about the quality OF
our society stuff Now, sit back minute ! doh
mean routine stuff The regular fellows Will look ai'cr
that But this going to be big scason-two or three
swell international weddings and bunch Of other I'M
por,an, things What We want is somebody to get III
touch with real conditions in the set lot Of th"Sc
people know that you're all right. There's oodIcS OF
good yarns that never out. Blow around ana Ec'
acquainted It's easy enough Make your own assign
mcn's If YOU ike. And when anything big comes OH
you can hay! all the help YOU want
What's the STUNT" asked Rykcr. Scandal;
BY no means, my boy by no means! No back
stairs stuff You ought 10 know by this time that he
Star doesn't 90 in for that sort Of thing But there
heaps Of clean good stories hidden away up along the
avenue; not necessarily catacysmc IN news value put
good just the same. Get acquainted and they galop
up and hand them 10 YOU.
IRykcr pondered moment Then he said, "Al right
III have Il shot at it,
"Good,~ exclaimed NlcChntock. you'll rather like
A. think. All the same though | wish YOU turned
up IN time for the Malvcrson case. It's gorgeous
Chance Tough luck"
And then some! added RyScr, with an intimation Of
Sarcasm, and he went out was not all 10 his taste.