The Lamar register., 1915-02-03
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
STAR OF THE STAFF
BY A. ELLIS HEkEBERoER.

uTm TboOiNo honc my ~ @Ct hA1t Ia
ton afame. It Is true that he was a
little taken aback when. after a month
OF probation. he was placed on the
salary list" at ten dollars week,
but he had read somewhere that Dana
was once a city editor at little more,
and he took courage.
Duffy the managing editor. told
him he was to be congratulated on
getting any salary at all in 80 short
q time.
Why. on the New York -" he
told Morrison. college students serve
six months without pay. and are glad
OF the opportunity. Anyway. you
haven't caught the World style Watch
Snead's articles and you'll get line
on what we want"
Snead was the star OF the stan. and
Morrison always regarded him envi'
ously as he came In from an assign
ment and tore OF reams OF stun that
was practically railroaded to the com.
posing room with scarce a touch Of the
editors pencil. Snead put no dis
count on his own work.
There was but one man In the
World editorial rooms who did not
share Duny's opinion OF his pupil
for Snead himself had been a cub un
der Duffy. That was Billings, who
handled the telegraph.
When In a good humor he had been
At other times he might have been
heard to mutter. "Slush."
II was a bleak day in January. A
heavy snow had fallen, blockading the
car lines and putting business to the
bad all over town. Snead tramped
into the office with the police reports.
which he threw in a heap on Duffy's
desk for inspection. and settled him
self to write an article on East Side
distress.
Duffy glanced the reports through,
and entered the various assignments
on his book. This completed. the re
porters came forward to receive in
structions for the day.
You, Morrison" he said. look up
this distress case. Take II down;
Mrs. Edith NJ. Lindeman. 1928 Calvert
street; two children; without food
two days. Here's an order on the
cashier. Buy her food and wood II
she needs 1t: and write a half column.
sure"
Morrison sailed forth that morning.
armed with the ONCE currency, and
fought his way through the snowdrifts
toward the East side. II was a pc
culiarity OF the town that one might
find wealth and squalor side by side
even in what was known as the "er.
elusive section" But 1t must be con.
fessed that Morrison was somewhat
nonplused when he read the number
1125 on the door OF 4 veritable man
sion.
Here's the devil to pay" thought
the reporter as he consulted his notes
again. But there were the figures
staring him In the face
A maid. neatly attired in cap and
apron, answered his ring. Yes. Mrs.
Lindeman lived there. and what was
his business. please. He felt like a
fool as he blurted It out.
"A mistake, of course" he finished.
with a laugh
Quite a natural one. though" said
quiet voice behind the maid A
woman. evidently the mistress came
forward She was a strikingly hand
some young woman. but her eyes were
very sad
Marie, she continued this gen.
tleman no doubt is looking for that
ltalien FAMILY in the rear. I had no
idea they were in such straits. 1t is
the rear OF 1925 you want The maid
will show YOU
Guided by Marie Morrison entered
an alieyway which emerged on anoth,
ri running lust behind the T.indeman
house. Ascending a flight Of rickety
steps he brought up at the door OF a
sqnalid tenement
An hour later Erucerymrr and a
wooddealer had relieved Il q imme,
diatp wants NJ the Son 1atinI family
and Morrison. with two receints made
ont 10 the World. was hurrying to the
oi"ce to write the story Of his life.
Duty was knee-deep in conv. but
he liked that He handled all the
local" and kept the linotype opera
tors CRYING for quarter most Of the
time
Morrison had finished his story and
was OF on another assignment Snead
Was grinding out suicide. with the
usual tear trimmings Duffy weeded
out the copy rapidly. casting the