The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-12-11

skc,chcs-a half page or so. HIS
daily stuff is getting to be known
all over the county, but our week
IL would be the only paper print
inc his drawings Of local news.
FOR a minute thought it was
hot idea.
IL was, Of course, not rare
ambition. Mcpougall realized. He
hod worked ut drawing boards in
newspaper offices long enough to
hear il on many tongues: IF |
could only buy me a good weekly
:" The newspaper mans song
of independence.
He. McDougall. was not a news
name; man. He had never written
p line in his life. Even hi
sketches had had editorial dircc-
ton. To such a venture aS Mikes
wccLly he could not contribute II
paragraph. nor did he know the
first princirieS Of soliciting advcr-
t;sinc or Job shop business. Tic
could, of course. contribute the
sketches Mike had suggested. but
they would be mere window dress
ing. H..
Of fractions. ,, :,
aloud. "that makes one, Then a
third, a third and a third:' that
makes one again. So there il is"
"What may have happened ear,
lier in the evening | don't know.
said Mike. "but you've had only
one drink here. ,
"Maybe he's balmy from listen
ing TO YOU" Joan suggested across
their visitor. ;,
"It figures out perfectly" pro-
tested McDougall. Look here:
You have a piece Of money. I'll
match il. That doubles the down
payment. makes the amount what
YOU want it to be. And makes an
easier mortgage. But also you arc
going to put in all your time, all
your newspaper training. So we
90 partners. 0ne-third to me for
INV money, one-third to you for
YOUR money and onc-thrd to you
for YOUR work. Because I'll con-
tribute nothing. And so we own
the Gazette 49,,
"But if you drew the sketches
each week" said Joan. belatedly
feeling the stimulus of Mikes am
bition. "you would be contributing
something, and one-third for you
against two-thirds for Mike would
not be fair to You. =.
81 know nothing about the bust
ness" grinned McDougall, '"but if
my suspicious are correct Ill
throw nv sketches in to balance
the overtime Mike contributes and
that cvcns that.
Mike stood up. II was. for the
moment, beyond him to reply to
the offer.
'"There is just enough left in
the bottle" he said, not looking
ut them, "for about three more.
Mr.. MeDougsll will get his one
third and l will get my two
thirds"
He went out,
"If you said boo at that guy
now" confided Joan, he'd bust
right out crying"
For two hours they sat-Joan
and Mike and McDougall-with
paper and pencils, and figured
their tentative down payment
against the remaining debt, and
the prosperity of the earlier Ga
zette days against the slight profit
il now showed when, as Mike had
pointed out, it was operated my
an old and tired man who had a,
living without it.
"And there still is lot to be
said." Joan insisted, "for my idea
Of buying a house. The money
zach Of you will put into the paper
would get each Of you home"
"What does he want house
for?" asked Mike, "He's rc. mar
ried."
"He can get married, can't he?"
Joan reasonable. Really.
and Mike have been
alking about the Gazette asa bar
gain, but there are q lot Of house
here, too, and you would
not be making any mistake If you
cot yourself at least q lot now, be-
cause they're bound to go up and
when you need one you'll have TO
pay more for it." =. 49,,
Leave him alone" said Mike;
What do you want to do-buiid
his house for him, pick out girl
and get him married?"- o..
Somebody will have to arrange
{ for him some day." Joan replied.
cit might as well be me-" :,
at might as well, ] guess" said
Mike. "After. all, you arranged
"Tn be going" Said McDougall.
"bcfore there's an. argument. l
walked in on one here while ago,
and I'm walking out with a news
paper on my hands. III get start
cd before anything else happens
to me-" : ..
Walking home. in the cold star
light of 2 o'clock in the morning,
McDougall suddenly stopped in
his tracks and laughed.
"a few weeks ago | came TO
town and settled down to a new
job" he told himself, "and thought
I had started on enough Of the
future TO keep me busy for long
while. Three hours ago l walked
into the Bradford's house for a
chat and came out with another
chunk of the future to be wrestled
with. It's a little faster pace than