Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-07
Wellington S Girl
and Bou She Helped 30 handle Big
Newspaper >torgz
NJ ELLIOTT FLOWER

(copyriEhi- sas. hy he Newspaper
Eato-grIse AsSociauon)
Rainey. the news editor. went to
Blake tho uanselus editor. With =
telegram.
* ellington rlreS 70 kzoV L he
cant naEe his vacation saN- sa-d
Rafney. lie 1ARts 20 step Over at
Newton on his way home
Tell hin. Instructed Blake, that
am vacation ne takes now viii be
made permanent. Were short HANDED
and we wan. aim back here II
hurry. lie ought 10 have started last
night
Rainev vent back 70 MS desk and
answered the telegram as directed.
Wellington had been sent out on at
iinportant story. which he had ham
died successfully, and he should have
been on his way home.
Rairey went to Blake little later
with another telegram.
saNcilington wants to stop over
Saturday and Sunday at Newton,
he said
ono dan already. What Is there at
Newton. anyway. that makes it so
interesting
N.oliington's girl. believe" replied
Rainey,
blake with a laugh We'll, were
I1lnning a newspaper and not mat
rimonial bureau. Tell him TO get back
hero on the first train
"Wellington says he's going TO stop
at Newton" Rainey announced.
'1'irc him by wire! instructor
Blake angrily.
.f.an't.s returned Rainey. He SAID
he was leaving for Newton when he
wired last and he gave no Newton
address. May not be ct a hotel, and
we couldn't pick out the right one,
anyhow" -.
whats the girls manner
Don't know,
aWhat a devil of a lot of trouble
women make,' growled Blake.
ser that a letter of discharge Is on
his desk when he gets back, and that
the reason is clearly stated,
Tho letter was written ana put or
Nellington's desk, and thereupon
Wellington became a negligible guam
titv SO far as the Express was con-
cerned He was considered no longer
n member of the staff when a start
ling Associated Press bulletin was re-
ceiyed the next day. There were
others who could handle big stores
o,,ito rs we'll. if not better. and this
was SO big that the sighting of less
important matters never would De
noticed. -. +.
The bulletin read: "Cloudburst IN
the mountains. Town OF hlghWoo'i
DESTROYED. Through passenger train
in. Highwood depot lost Wires down
and tracks washed out. No WORD
since hast night. except story OF one
haif.dead survivor who has Just got
through
Blake jumped for an atlas and
timetable, and Rainey and the city
editor leaned over him as he looked
up Highwood,
Cant get anyone there from mere
before tomorrow" he announced,
"h1t it's more than single-day
story" Then to the city editor:
start. three men and an artist,
Brown Tell them TO be there to-
morrow morning, If it's necessary to
buv up the road to get through
Rainey and l will figure out today's
story
''fIold on minute! Here's New
ton. only sixty miles away! Lord!
we've just got TO get hold OF Well
ington, Wire him. Rainey, and then
trv the long-distance phone. Why
Il /
nance
There is nothing more aEgravating
no greater strain on the nerves. than
comes with an attempt to get the
elusive details of a difficult story.
SO il naturally happened that Blake
was in no amiable mood when he
was finally notified that Newton
wanted him on the long-distance.
Wellington at last" he exclaimed.
But II was q feminine voice that
came TO him over the wire.
'.Dn You want Mr. wellington
asked The voice.
DO I want lie broke on snort
and demanded. sharply. Where is
heP"
u thought you did said the voice.
II heard messenger was hunting
for him with a telegram, so ] got
the telegram and opened 1T. Then
they told me you'd been telephoning,
too, and | thought
Are YOU Welllngton's girl?' Blake
burted out. thoughtlessly, and he
heard gasp at the other end of the
wire.
@Why-why. yes, I believe ! am, +"
came he hesitating reply.
We'll, get him to the telephone
quick"
! can [, ne lSl htit-
mot there, OH" Blake remem-
hered that he was talking to woman
Just in time to chop off the last
word.
no" said Wellington's girl, 'he
isn't here. He left for Highwood on
the first relief train this morning
ran right away from me when |
hadn't seen him for
Gone to Highwood'" cried Blake
IN.
Yves; he took three men with him.
Great old Wellington" was all
Blake could say.
"And a photographer.
"ISully old Wellington" cried
Blake.
do you want any bulletins she
asked.
.Bulletins' repeated Blake. Say!
you're newspaper mans girl all
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