Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-20
CHAPTER XI-(Continued)


writing 1t. BY o'clock the assistant
city editor. JimmieN Ryan, was gloating
ever the copy.
BEST thing you ever did, Rissman :"
he declared. slapping Max on the back.
And Rissman himself leaned back from
his typewriter, rejecting that all in all
II was pretty nifty pece of work. He
had pictured Rosenscweig as an limo.
cent, helpless victim of police brutality,
he had portrayed Jerry as the dashins
hero. who, angered AT the sight OF such
cruelty. rushed in and fought like
tiger till heaten to the ground by blows
OF the policeman's club. He attributed
Jerry's action in suppfessing the facts
< of the case at that time to a fine sense
of 'modesty, and last of alr brought in
the romance of that young mans attach
ment for Miss Ruth buckingham. As
convincing proof of the existence of this
romance, Max triumphantly produced
the fact that Mr. buckingham himself
had voiced his wrath at the police de.
partment in such terms as had tnrCed
the brutal policeman's immediate reslg-
nation.
Ryan. meanwhile had heckoned over
Doulton, the man who had covered the
Archer Tool Works story and the one
who had asked that d.sconcertinG queS-
tion of Jerry about how he got his
wounds.
qHe said a piece of wood fell on him
chuckled Do,ilton, scanning Rissmans
copy quickly.
''Ha ha !" laughed Rissman. "Didn,t
mention that it was policeman c'uo'
Pretty good, what"
"Go 70 II, Douton." ordered Ryan
sought to be able to wake up Inai
franchise story with few hundred
words about this mans experience WIN WIN
the machine in the Firth ware. I5nk,T.s Ta,,d.s
combination in Councils Corking goon
stun there. Turn yourself loose on II
Looks as though the young man ana mot ,o
old Henry T. wa, at the oott"nl W. ,ono o
fight Better get Jerry on the phohe
and see what more YOU can fish out of
him
This was done. Jerry was staGgereG
to learn that the Rosenscweig story was
now in the hands OF the ne"Spnapt zap, il,,, - :,
that since his weapon against the MA
chine was pitiless publicity he ought not
to shrink from having the searCnlIEht
turned upon himself, but must on,E ne ne
careful from nsw on that none or ms
acts were such as to lend 'themSeiNeH u,
misconstruction if brought suddenly ana
violently under the public eye, ny g,
djfficillt, how Impossible this might be dld
not then occur to him. There was n"
time for second thoughts ana ne vi VI
not much given to them. anyway, ,, ne
executive in his nature maze MN II. IL
for quick and relentless decision. ne
NAV out with Terry was always the way
ahead,
He admitted to the reporter the iarts
as to the Strongburger assault. ana ''aL
this experience had first led MN 10
liberty Of a machine like that which TO-
tay reigned in Philadelphia. i'ouItoh
prrbed the possibilities with a few more
questions, hung up the pnone All" az
tackled his typewriter violently
But after few minutes the reporter
was on the telephone again. The idea
that Jeremiah Thomas Archer was IN
a fair way to loom on the Phiiadelnhla
horizon al a pretty big man mad daWhto
on Doulton. He decided TO inNGs,ls a. a.,
Jerry. and began with interviewing MS
brother. Paul and obtaining from MN
thc names of certain other men in the
club and manufacturing life OF the Guy
who might contribute information on the
subject
Meanwhile conference time" had come
in the office of the Courant. The editor
the managing editor. the telegram
editor, the makeup editor, !.,. NE d,rl arI
culation man faced each other about the
We'll what you got?" burst out SAY. say
aSely Morton Snow. the managing editor
The circulation man broke out first In
defiance of conference room etiquette
hut because he had grievance ana the
circulation department was used to be-
inc treated like a spoiled child, anyway.
7'There was a Philadelphia man in that
casualty list from France YESTERDAY.
and we were the only paper tnat ulun
play 1t up" he peeved,
The managing editor scowled, the
telegrapk editor produced an alibi and
the city editor shook his head Look 1t
up Run it down - barked Snow: Come
on. fellows, what have you gOt?'
The nearest to a sensation the
telegraph editor could produce was
mysterious cable about troop movements
behind the German lines in Belgium.
city editor leaped into the spotlight
with the details of Max Rtssmans sensa'
tional story.
editor. his austere countenance assum.
ing lines of pleasure that were reserved
for scoops alone Circus 1t! First
4 paee-fve column head -
The art editor spread his choice collec-
ton of photographs on the tsble-Ruth
her father, Jerry, Moritz and the fash
light of speak-easy;
There was more chuckling with eager
glances at the pictures,
IN "Center Buckinghams-Ruth Bucktng-
ham on one side, Jerry Archer on the
other. Cut-in Of Rosenscweig with pic
ture OF HE shop at bottom. Take all
this to the makeup editor. The tele-
graph can carry over.
''Hold on a minute - This was the
voice of the editor chief, who leaned
hack frowning and Thoughtful. Have
YOU got that story up, JIM
'Probably," said the city editor. and
went out.
For five minutes the conference dis
cussed details of the news OF the day
{ for instance. whether the Italians would
be able to stick 1t out on the Piaye or
not. and what Connie Mack had left
10 sell besides the bat boy, then the
city editor returned with galley proofs
of Rissmans story. The editor, still
frowning. let his experienced eye gallop
down the column.
s'Great stuff :" he decided. but cut
the Buckinghams out of it. Every word,
every picture We're not marking up
young woman for life just to make
good story bigger than it Is legitimately.'
Every countenance fell the circula-
ton mans most of all. Half their big
sensation was going.
.'Young Archer looks like the goods TO
me" went on the editor, pulling at his
stump of a cigar and still with that
frowning reflective expression that char
big decision. PLAY him for all he'll
'Doulton's working on him now"
the city editor replied. Wen have
lot more stuff in an hour"
For moment the group sat silent and
uiotionless. Observation-Disclosures the
editor-that feeling of depression which
comes to the oldest newspaperman when
he sees a good story choked off for
what the neYsmongerilg instinct must.
always regard as Interior reasons
The managing editor broke the spell,
swell! Get her movin' - he rasped,
and the dignified conference instantly ap-
peared to resolve itself into a scramble
"a see what unfortunate should be last
to leave the room by any one of the
+ Numerous exits that led toward working
desks in all directions
longer in the Office, having by the COM
mon fate OF reporters been already