Evening star., 1934-12-09
BY ". BOYCE MORGAN.
INSTALLAGENT /.

- GOT BALL season 1t Hamilton High
School had ended. Basket ball season
- had not yet begun, although practice
was being held nightly In the GYM
nastum Which meant that Ronnie Dun
can, sports editor Of the Hamilto0ian.
the weekly school paper. had more free time
than usual On his hands.
And Ronnie did not use his free time, a. did
most OF the Hamilton students. In merely walt
ing impatiently for the arrival Of Christmas
vacation. Instead, he did . little thinking.
and followed the thinking with action. The
action consisted Of calling after school 1t the
ONCE Of the Evening Journal, where he bad .
talk with the managing editor. :.
He related the result Of this conversation to
George Hickman when, on the following morn
ing. George drove up In front Of the school In
Gussie, the deereptt old car which somehow
managed each day to carry Georse over the
- miles Of highway separating his farm home
from Hamilton High School.
HI, Hicky," said Ronnte. Il have big news
for you this morning. Two got mysen . too"
"A tob?" repeated Hicky. what kind Of
3ob7" ''
well" Ronnie admitted. "that remains to
may not amount to much II just depends.~
AL right. al right" srowaed Hacky. Quit
staliiug md tell me about H." ::~.-- .:.-
"M/E11-" explained Ronnie. with m, ass.,
w ambition and foresight, vent. over to
the Evening journal last night and introduced
myself to MI. Carter. the managing editor.
convinced him that I could Be of great a.sist-
ance to him in producing BIGGER and better
newspaper. In fact, after talked to him
while. he decided be might ~ we'll shut down
the plant. unlssk went to work for him. He
asked me humbly how much salary wanted.
and when said thai I'd sscrince myself foe
- little - hundred dollars week." = e.
"Ratsi', said Hicky In disgust. "WW you
cut out the kidding and tell me the truth. o.
do have TO get ros,eha''
please dout get rough. begged Roonie in
mock terror. you know bruise easaly. The
truth Is, I'm going to write up aii school news
Of any Importance. and II the paper can use
It. they'll pay me spAte rates I Iuppose IN
do mostly sports stuff. and they'll have . regu-
lar reporter at our important games, Is usual
But even 80. II use my head I ought to be
able TO sell them something once IN . while. :"
Good stan." eompltmented Hcky: "And
suppose u nothing exciting happens around
the school, you'll be setting IRE To- 1t OF some
thing. just to get . story" -+.....
''Sure," agreed Ronnie. Then he looked into
Hcky's face with an expression Of profound
admiration. I'm the meantime, Mr.. Hickman,
won't you tell the readers Of my paper just
why you are such . great success with the
ladiesf Is It your me. noble character, o.
your manly beasity alones' - ~'f-''
70 Neither" said Hicky ioftily. II just use
the right tooth psste." -",-'
IN SPITE Of his 1cloNnine, however, Roonie
] took his new job seriously. and for the next
few days he tried diligently 70 md story o.
two that the Evening journal would print. He
managed to get an interview with Coach VII
hams On the prospects Of the basket hall team.
and . brief item about where members Of the
faculty were going for the EhristnAs holSdays
& The paper printed them, and Ronnie's pay
amounted cto shout y. but he was :. r.. &: from q