Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1914-11-13
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y "Nbtling would suit me better s8s.
.Ai ABOARD, then! Goodnight
= olgas Keep lfollr Hair on;AI mean your
own hair Nsfe going to win out
don tsyou SNs| Fry in all games the min.
ute you SCI ii III doubt you begin to
lose. sss
That sanA night Norton sat at his
desk, in I'll issl irt sleeves, pounding
away at ltd tyi 'ewriter. From time
8 4Et n inc he tpaused and teetered his
schai rand .Eeowled over his pipe at
the tarks night outside. Bang! would
l his chair again, and clickity- click
would sing the keys of the machine.
The story he was writing was in the
gordinary routine; the arrival of a
great ocean liner with some political
notables who were not adverse to de.
uouncing the present administration.
You will have noticed, no doubt, that
some disgruntled politician is always
denouncing the present administra-
ton, it matters not if it be Republican
Or Democratic When you are out
Of good job you are always prone
10 denounce The yarn bored Norton
because his thoughts were miles
southwark.
He completed his story, yanked out
the final sheet, called for copy boy,
rose and sauntered over to the man
aging editors door, before which he
paused indecisively. The "old man"
had been after him lately regarding
the Hargreave. story, and he doubted
If his errand would prove successful
However, he boldly opened the door
and walked in.
"Humph!" said the "old man." twist
.ng his cigar into the corner of his
mouth. Got that story?"
Norton sat down. Yes, but have
1ot got it for print yet. Mr.. Blair.
when you gave me the Hargreave job
you gave me carte blanche
Il did," grimly But, on the other
! hand, I did not give you ten years
to clear it up in."
Have | ever fallen down on a
good story?" quietly.
M. can't remember" grudgingly.
We'll. if you'll have patience I'll
| not fall down on this one. It's the
greatest criminal story ever handled,
but it's SO big that it's going to take
. time"
Gimme an outline"
Il have promised not to-" with a
grimness equal to the "old mans "
If line of this story trickles cut it
will mean that every other paper will
be moving around, and in the end
will discover enough to spoil my end
of it. Ill tell you this much: The
most colossal band CT thieves this
country ever saw is at one end of the
stick. And when l say that counter
feiting and politics and millions are
involved, you'll understand how big
it is. This gang has city protection.
| We are running them all into a cor
ner; but We want that corner so deep
that none of them can wriggle out of
it,"
"Umhm. Go on
| Il want two months more -
The "old man beat tattoo with
his fat pencil. Sixty days, then. And
II the yarn isn't on my desk at mid
night, you-"
Hunt for another job. All right
came in to ask for three days
leave"
You re your own boss, Jim, for sixty
days more. Whadda " mean counter.
feiting.?"
! Those new tens and twenties. If ]
stumble on that right, why can turn
1t over without conflicting with the
other story"
Well, go to it,"
I'm turning in my regular work
day in and day out, and while doing
it I've gone through more hairbreadtr
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