Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-04-16

Il seem to recollect the name some
where" replied Allen guardedly.
"You havel Well, shouldn't won
der. He's Westerner. Got the real
snap and ginger In his work, bird
erinO of writer. He's dug right down
into the core of darkest Africa. Sends
on his stuff from-from Johannesburg,
that's the place. Five cents a word,
and we can't fire back the checks quick
enough. You look at that-'On the
Trail of the Digdig Mainland see how
he starts right out into the meat of
his story"
Allen began to read from the MS:
Nevada Bits rifle clicked and missed
fire. On came the rhino, with little
eyes cleaning savagely, and the earth
trembling beneath the thunder of his
huge bulk. Down went the rhino's
monster head, and up went Nevada
Bill twenty feet into the air. From
the tuft of palm tree, Chemoyo the
African chief, watched in terror the
rhino swing around and wait for Ne
vada Bill's descent"
"Bully" calculated Allen.
"Sure," chuckled the editor. "Tossed
twenty feet into the air by the rhino
BY golly that's the stun. Any reader
would want to know what Nevada Bill
did when he struck the earth, or the
rhino's horn, whichever 1t Is"
"There's pretty good African color
in 1t, too" remarked Allen approving
ly, letting his glance run over the next
few paragraphs.
"And why not1" responded the edl-
tor, "Comes straight from the spot.
It's pity you can't hunt up something
of that kind, but 1t takes money and
pluck to get there. You can tell at
a glance Lamar has tackled a rhinO,
maybe he's been tossed by one. We've
accepted six stories, and written for
the first call on all his work"
well" said Allen, rising, "Tm sorry
can't come anywhere near him, but
as you say, a man must take lot of
chances to write about rhlnos In AZ
RIGA. should like to meet that fellow,
Lamar, If he ever turns up here"
"You SHALL" said the editor. HE is
sure to do so some day"
Allen went back to his secluded life
in the African atmosphere of the up
per story of the Razorblade building,
and with n great flourish the Red
Blood Magazine brought out Lamar's
African jungle stories, vibrant with
the savage warfare between man and
beast in the gloomy depths of the dark
continent.
Allen obtained each number as It
came out, and seemed hugely enter
tanned with the thrilling narratives.
Meantime he continued to send bulky
envelopes to Miss Ethel Hoyt, Johan-
nesburg, South Africa and bulky long
envelopes came from Bert Lamar, Jo-
hannesburg, South Africa, to the Red
Blood Magazine.
Finally, by the South African mail
came letter to Allen warning him
not to send any more long envelopes
as Ethel Hoyt and her brother were
coming home. Ethel, the writer, ex-
pressed the hope that she had played
her part In Aliens plan satisfactorily.
She added that she had advised GER
tain party that Lamar was also max
ing the trip home, called suddenly to
the bedside of sick uncle. Thus was
exemplifed the mighty hunters ten
derness Of heart.
A few days later Allen received u
letter from the editor OF the Red
Blood Magazine, redrected from an
address in Jersey, saying he expected
Lamar shortly, and for Allen to drop
In at the office. On the day that the
next South African mail was due, Al
len accordingly dropped down to the
Red Blood Magazine office. In his
hand he carried n neatly folded MS.
On a slip Of paper he wrote, Bert La
tor. The editor did not wait for Mr..
Lamar to be shown in, but rushed out
with both hands extended.
"Why, my dear"
Then he stopped suddenly on be-
holding no one but Allen.
"Well," smiled Allen pleasantly.
well" calculated the editor look
ing vaguely around for Someone. Il
er-thOught-"
"Qulte right" responded Alien, that
you expected to see Lamar. We'll, here
he is, straight from South Africa.
Floors %, "a, %, Of the RazorbIade
building"
II don't understand" said the edi-
tor.
mo" replied Allen lnn0cently, as
he handed the editor. the MS But
this will make 1t plain. ! was going
to take 1t down to a newspaper-the
story, you know, Of Africa on the top
Of the Razorblade building But n It's
worth 000-thats about. the rate
you've been paying Lamar-why you
can have It, thought ! ought to give
you the first chance, on account Of the
boom you have worked up on Lamar"
The editor looked at Allen quite a
long time, then he broke into faint
laugh.
do you mean to say you did that
stuff right over my headT
"Sure," nodded Allen
But the stories certainly did come
from South Africa"
Through the medium Of the future
Mrs. Allen. am going down to meet
her on the boat"
"Well, ! guess you had better not
take that story down to a newspaper"
decided the editor. you see. we shall
have to keep up the boom on Lamar
BY the way, ! shonl1 rather Ike to
meet him !. c--her : mean"
"COme right along then" spontane.
ously invited Allpn