The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-02-26

job. To my mind he found out what
he wanted"
And what's that?"
Heaven knows!" discouragedly.
| Come. doctor. suppose you and ]
go down to Days for a little turn
at billiards."
Nothing would suit me better
"All aboard, theni Goodnight,
Olga Keep your hair on; mean your
own hair. We're going to win out,
don't you worry. In all games the min
ute you begin to doubt you begin to
lose"
That same night Norton sat at his
desk, in his shirt sleeves, pounding
away at his typewriter. From time
to time he paused and teetered his
chair and scowled over his pipe at
the starlit night outside. Bangi would
| go his chair again, and clickity-click
would sing the keys of the machine.
The story he was writing was in the
ordinary routine; the arrival of a
| great ocean liner with some political
notables who were not adverse to de-
| nouncing 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
to denounce. The yarn bored Norton
because his thoughts were miles
southwark.
He completed his story, yanked out
the final sheet, called for a copy boy,
rose and sauntered over to the man.
aging editors door, before which be
paused indecisively. The "oid 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
ing his cigar into the corner of his
mouth. Got that story?"
Norton sat down. Yes, but | have
not got it for print yet. Mr. Blair,
when you gave me the Hargreave job
J
Il did," grimly. But, on the other
hand, l did not give you ten years
to clear it up in"
Hive 1 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 out 1t
will mean that every other paper will
be moving around, and in the end
will discover enough to spoil my end
of it. I'll tell you this much: The
most colossal band of 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
if 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
lays more Whadda y mean counter
'eiting?"
Those new tens and twenties If
stumble on that right, why, l can turn
t over without conflicting with the
,ther story"
Well, go to it,
I'm turning in my regular work,
lay in and day out, and while doing
t I've gone through more hairbreadth
escapes than you ever heard of. They
AVE been after me. I've lodged fall
ng safes; I've been shanghaied, poi
oned; but l haven't said word"
Good Lord! Do you mean all ;
hat?"
Every word, sir" !
iii make it ninety days, Jim; and
this story comes in I'll see that you
ct a corking bonus"
I'm not looking for bonuses. I'm
roud of my work To get this story
5 all / want Thatll be enough
hanks for the extension in time.
oo1-night."
So Florence received a long night y
,tter in the morning !,
And the doctor arrived as about !,
lie same time. And called promptly q
pom his patient. .
"Fine!" he said THE sea air was "
Ist the thing. A doctor always likes n
J find his advice turning out we'll" q,
He glanced quizzically at Florence, re
no was the picture of glowing health til
lddenly he frowned anxiously ri
You need not look at me-" she Ell
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