The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-04
A Newspaper
Story

Copyright. 1870. BY he Wheeler
Syndicate. ine.J
At A. m. IL lay on Cluseppi'r
news stand. stiil damp from the
presses. Ginseppi. with the cunning
Of his Ink. phiiandered on the opposite
corner. leaving hls patrons 10 help
themselves. no doubt on a theory re-.
lated 10 the hypothesis Of the
watched.
This particular Newspaper was. &C.
cordinx 20 It's custom and design. nm
educator. n guide. a monitor. n cham.
pion and a household counselor and
wade mscum.
From It's many exceiisnciss might
be selected three editorials. one was
In simple and chaSte but Illuminating
language directed 10 parents and
teachers. depfeeating corporal pun.
lHhment for children
Another was an aecusfv. and wg
nifican, warning addressed 10 a no.
torioun labor leader who was on the
point o. ins,igssing his clients 10 a
troublesome strike.
The third was an eloquent demand
that tho police force be sustained
and AIDED In everything that tended
20 Increase It's efficiency AZ public
guardians and servants
Besides these more important chid.
lng. and acquisitions upon tho score
81 good citizenship was n wise pre-.
scription or form Of procedure laid
out by the editor OF the hcart.to,
heart column In the specific case OF
a young man who had complained Of
the obdurncy Of his lady love. teach.
ms him how he might win her.
Again. there was. on the beauty
page. n complete answer 20 n young
lady inquirer who desired admoni.
tion toward the securing Of bright
eyes. rosy cheeks and n beautiful
countcnancr.
one other item requiring special
cognizanoc was a briof personal"
running thus
Dear Jack: roswive me. You werr
right Mce, me corner Madison
and --th Of $50 this morning. We
leave at noon Penltont
~ 2 O'Clock . young man with .
haxward look and feverish gieam Of
unrest In hls eyes dropped a penny
and picked up the top paper ms he
passed Glunrpprs stand A sieepicss
night had left him . late riser.
There was an office TO he reached
by nino. and a shave and n haEty
cup 81 coffee 10 be crowded Into the
interval
lie visited his barber shop and
then hurried on his way. He pock-
ctod bis paper. medi;atinr a belatesi
peruNi OF n a, the luncheon hour.
AZ the merit corner II fell from his
pocket. carrying with II his pair OF
new gloves Three biocis he walked.
missed tho gloves and turned back
tuning.
Just on the hals.houY he reached
the corner where lay the gloves and
the paper. But he strangely ignored
that which he had come TO seek He
was holding two little hands as
tightly as ever he could and looking
into two p.nitent brown eyes. while
Joy rioted In his heart
Dear Jack she said. Il knew
you would be here on time"
II wonder what ahe means by
that he was saying 20 himself: but
lt's all right. it's all right"
A big wind puffed out Of the
West. picked UP the paper from the
sidewalk. opened II and sent Il flying
and whiriing down a side street. Up
that street was driving n skittish bay
TO a spider.wheeI buggy. the young
man who had written 90 the heart.
tohcart editor for recipe that he
might win her for whom he sighed.
Tho wind. with . prankish furry.
tapped tho flying newspaper against
the face OF the skittish bay. There
WINS a heightened streak Of hay min.
gied with the red running gear that