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Show SENATOR VANOE MtiT Trie tsouc But the Reporter lulled to Get ft Big "Scoop" All the Same. "I once had an experience, " said an old newspaper man &t the Press club to a reporter, "with the late Senator Vance which I shall neve7 forget It was during Crisp's first contest for the speakership, speak-ership, and, as you all probably remember, remem-ber, every newspaper man in town was hustling for inside news. . The sources of this, as usual in such cases, were V6ry few, and Senator Vance, who was acting act-ing in the oapacity of an advisor to the nominating caucus, had to 6pend mosli of his time dodging journalists. "So wary did he bcome that he discontinued dis-continued taking his lunch in the senate restaurant and had it served in axjom-mittee axjom-mittee room. One day, however, I caught a glimpse of him passing through one of the lower corridors on the house Bide, Determined not to let him escape me, I at once hastened forward, and in the most innocent manner possible began be-gan asking him about his health, which was rather bad at the time. He answered answer-ed all my questions in the kindeet manner possible and was about to leava vhea I said: " 'Oh, by the way, senator, who do yon think will get the nomination?' " 'I don't know exactly,' he replied, 'but they will have to fight if they want to win. ' "Certain new of my information, 1 began to see $he letter I was going to receive re-ceive from the home office, after they had published my big scoop, telling mo in the most flattering terms that the paper had decided to raise my salary on account of my good work. " 'Which side, senator?' I asked, almost al-most in a whisper for fear some ona would be lurking in the dark recesses and hear the reply which was to make me the most noted hustler for news in the ranks of journalism. " 'Both sides,' be replied as he disap peared in the door of a committee room. "And the letter that I looked fai lever came. " Whiuvton Time Father of the BridogTC-ciii Before cementing ce-menting this close relationship I think it but right to tell you that I once had a little unpleasantness which involved the loss of my liberty for a considerable considera-ble period. Both my daughters are, I am sorry to say, rather flighty, my dear wife is suffering from kleptomania, and my son was mixed up in a little forgery affair. Won't that make any difference? Father of the Bride Not the slightest! slight-est! From the fact that I am quite in favor of our alliance yon may judge how matters stand in my family, Schalk. ...... |
