American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-10-21
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ur"use tue Soclal ana civic spirit OF .
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through 'Ile NrGu'' mere was To Toe
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IN hour later Mr. Edwards was UNI
able to tell whether II was the bonnie
smiles Of the applicant or the plausl-
billty Of her plan that had induced
him To take her on
The plan worked SO wen that few
weeks after Jean began her work on
that paper there were many evidences
that Anrshton was beginning 10 shake
on lis social ana civic stagnatlon. In
the Argus office rushing activity be
cnne the daily program In all depart.
ments'
ON the same morning that the fore
mans wife tclephoncd the office of
her husbands Illness with the grip
Mr., Edwards had Il violent seizure of
lumhago. Jean faced the crisis brave.
ly, but she realized the lmposSlblllty
of getting the paper out in any sort
of shape with the two moinstovs or
the machinery missing. She remcm.
bcrcd having heard Mr.. Edwards say
that his nephew, now n reporter on n
city daily. had been n most nromIsIny
all-round newspaper worker when he
left the Argus office few years be-
fore. Something had to be done quick
ly, and lean decided To telegraph for
the nephew, for there wasn't an avail.
able man In Marshton
II was then ten o'clock and the first
edition should be out by one, so Jean
rolled up the sleeves of her soft white
shirtwaist, and for the next three
hours fluttcrcd back and forth from
editorial desk to composing and print
ing rooms. II was 80 when the first
edition was out
She was turning the damp pages OF
II paper just Off the press when the
office door opened ana n tall, broad
shoudcred man entered the room. II
had evidently been more than fcw
years since hat man had been merely
promising hoy, yet Jean rightly
guessed that he was Mr.. Edwards
nephew.
MIR. Bert Edwards?" she asked, and
there VAS n slight twinkle In the mans
gray eyes ms he inclined his head af-
hrmnuvcly.
am Miss CRANKY special writer
on the Argus but today I've been ed
itor ana foreman ms well. I'm going
10 ask you to take hold Of the fore
mans work at once so as to get the
nome edition out promptly. When
lhnt Is done we can work together on
tothorrows editorial page. I've got
TO give the next two hours to some