Show t THOSE REPORTERS I tell you gentlemen that you can get g-et no information concerning the mine disaster of me today Jake had lost lost count of the number of mines he lie had said this in the last two hours There had been some accident on the eight hundred- hundred and had flocked into foot level reporters the theoffice office almost as fast as they could be admitted Jake Take leaned bac in his liis chair and and ana particulars are v yawned The full known lie he said but I dont don't care to I r. r further excitement until what c cause any there is quiets down down a 1 little 1 e F Four our r resentful re re- seekers news-seekers left him On On their way out they met four others of their vocation vocation vocation vo vo- cation representing the largest daily t in town You wont won't get anything by going in in there croaked one of the departing k news news Old Jake is going to 1 keep things quiet for or a while at least t Go on returned the first of the newcomers newcomers newcomers new new- comers the old man has worked you The big big foreman was still sitting in his easy c chair I. I w Well eave 11 h have some f fun un now now s he said to me aye as the new corps came into the office Of course they wanted to know all about the accident They were told as 5 all the othe others s had been that nothing could I be found out yetI yetI yet I think youre you're up to big biz biz anyway anyway anyway any- any way said the leader of the reporters I All right rig rejoined Jake Jal e now you fellows all belong to the same outfit What will you give to know the whole story They jumped at a dollar and a at aj t j half each Well began the foreman after the thet t six dollars was handed in this morning old zip was coming along the eight eight- t hundred with a car of dirt He was just goin going to dump the load down the first incline when the car slipped and down down went the poor old car The front wheels were ruined Here Jake be began an figuring on a piece of paper And And oh and oh yes the loss I must not forget forg-et that Two wheels worth worth- worth six dollars no insurance loss covered covered covered cov cov- ered by a contribution from the Evening Announcer The guests departed Go on croaked a familiar voice as they went out ont the old man has worked you Ray You Ray Hatch Oh who who s is' s' s the Varsity piker The e bloomin bloat Who wont won't come Friday April 3rd A And n d see T The he Last Coat |