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C O P Y R IG H T , 1 9 1 0 , BY
PRO LO G U E.
B o b M cA doo, w a i f o f th e
»tame, ragged, h a r d f i t t e d n e w s
boy, m a t'e rfu l o f f i c e boy, b u lly
o f J r is h ii n, e te a . w orker, w ard
boss, host o f tha 3, eel C ity, is th e
cen tral f \ fu rs o f ( h is abso rb in g ,
th rillin g , i va lis tlu s to r y o f A m e r
ican p o litic s. H e is fr ie n d le s s ,
but one frie n d e n te r s h is li f e a n d
changes its w h o le course. H e is
a h ater o f w o m en , b u t o n e w o m
an com es b etw een h im a n d h is
so le frien d , a n d th e n th in g s h a p
p e n th at a re w o rth w h ile. U n
flaggin g l %
a r i in i a. e st is th e d o m
inan t chat u .ie ristL ■ o f th is g rea t,
rea l life r tmanoe e f to d a y .
C H A P T E R I.
xfnoH T ERHAirr.
N tbs heart of the foothllla. In a
basin where two rivers m eet to
form a mighty third, lies th e Steel
City. To see It you m ust Journey
by night along Its rivers, whose y el
low, placid wuiers, reflecting th e lights
of a hundred stenmera, teem a held of
gold lncrustis w ith <Ui moods, rubles
and emeralds
Milo a te r mile you
pass by mills, mills, mill « -n o th in g but
mills— magnltk.-nt m ooum enta to the
Inventive and aduptlve genius of man.
Thousands of black faced, m uscular
Titans rush hither and th ith er, sw ift,
methodical, earnest, single purposed.
But even this powerful arm y, levied
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J . L . H IL L
Pacific A venue
Buys and S ells S eco n d
H an d G oods
Telephone 743
Dealer in Flour and Feed
T h e A u ctio n H o u se
New and Second Hand Goods
0. M. Sanford, Proprietor
Telephone 721
BOBBS
M E U R .IL L
CO.
' from th e w o rld 's stro n g est, is pygmy-
like beside th e m arvelous mechanism ,
w hich works, seem ingly, o f Its own
will, unerring, unfalterin g , unceasing,
irresistible. R ivers of molten metal
flow beueatb y o u r gaze. M assive In*
gots o f w hite hot Iron, beyond th e
stre n g th o f men to lift, sw ing easily
on the crane's from c a st to car. Fiery
serp en ts of steel w rith e and plunge as
though obsessed by th e sp irit of hell
th a t broods over th e sm ith y o f the
world. T h is Is th e Steel City.
H e w as sta n d in g a t the w indow In
one o f th e city ’s bleakest tenem ents, a
ragged, d irty faced boy. In th e y ears
he rem em bered of his ten be had
know u no o th er surroundings. Of
w h a t w ent before he knew —w as to
k n o w -n o th in g . From w ith o u t cam e
th e sound of shuttling, u n certain foot-
steps. H e tu rn ed In an a ttitu d e of su l
len expectancy.
“ If he licks me again I’ll run aw ay .”
be m u ttered . T h e faded d rudge who
sh ared the room w ith him nodded
hopelessly.
T h e door opened and the relic of
w hat had once been u man entered
"M y fellsh'tnahuus, ghentle p or'ner ’f
my jh oysh an ’ sh o rro w sh .” he a d
dressed th e woman In d runken Irony.
’’W h a’ve y* got t ’ e u ti”
“N othing."
"A n ’ why not. fa ith fu l P enel'pe? I'll
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have you know 1 nj hungry. Woman,
I ’m hungry! Why nul?"
“ No m oney,” nnsw ered th e woman
listlessly, hopelessly.
“ No m oney?
T h a t rem lnsh me.
W here’sh th a t Bob? Oh. th e re y ’are, y ’
little devil. You got ’ny m oney?”
"Flow 'd I get any m oney?” dem and
ed th e boy sullenly.
“ Beg It—shteal It—It'sh all one t’me.”
“ A in't a beggar, a in 't a th ie f." said
the boy doggedly.
In a sudden unexp«?cted m ovem ent
th e drunken m an lurched to w ard th e
boy and w ith oue hand seized him by
th e collar an d w ith Ibe o th er picked
up n sto u t stick. F or n tim e Bob sub
m itted to th e beating III a stoic silence,
horrible In such u m ite of hum anity,
devoting his energies to th e unsuc
cessful effort to dodge th e descending
stick until a blow of u n u su al force
fell upon his shoulder. T hen Ills dirty
face was d isto rted w ith pain aud hate.
H is clinched lips p arted In th e shrill
scream o f a w ounded tiger cub. Quick
ns n th o u g h t he seized the hand th at
grasped the stick and hurled Ills teeth
In th e flesh until they met th e bone.
U ttering n howl, th e d ru n k en brute
dropped to th e floor, rolling In agony.
T he boy d a rte d through the door, pull
et) up a loose board In th e hall and
drew out th e sum total of Ills worldly
w ealth —a single dime. Then his flight
w as resum ed.
H e (lid not cense ru n n in g until the
tum bledow n tenem ent d istrict wus fnr
behind him. T hen he set his face to
w ard the dow ntow u business section.
A portly geutlem an of good n atured
asp ect cam e to w ard him. T b e boy
boldly accosted him.
"Bay, m ister, w here enu I buy some
p apers?”
“I've no mnnev fo r you.” answ ered
the gentleman Impatiently.
“Don't want any money. Got all I
want.” the boy said sturdily.
The gentleman laughed. "That's mors
than I have, my youthful Cross us
Press office. Fifth avenue, three blocks
Sown."
And the boy trudged bravely on his
way through the crowded thorough
fare. unmindful of smarting shoulders,
his fortune grasped tightly in bis list.
The statement that his fortune was
carried In bis flat Is true in two senses
of the word. for. when be had expend
ed bis treasure in copies of that organ
of publicity known as the Press, with
the instinct of genius be sought the
most crowded corner of the city’s busi
est avenue. Here an unforeseen ob
stacle met our young knight errant
Hardly had he begun to cry bis wares
when another "newsle." who had pre
empted the corner, swaggered up to
him and fiercely challenged:
“Say. kid. woteber doin’ here?”
“Bellin’ papers,” said our young
friend.
“Not much, yer don’t Dls is my
stan’. Take a sneak, seel”
“Aw, go on!” And then the fight
began.
The assailant was the older and big
ger, but this was a style of argument
with which Bob was familiar. He
dealt his blows lustily and maliciously,
greatly to the delight of the crowd that
gathered to observe the hostilities. Not
the least Interested was the burly, red
faced limb of the law who controlled
the traffic at that comer.
“My money on the little fellow."
laughed a youth.
“Sure,” said the policeman, “an* ye’ll
be flndln’ no takers. I’m thinkln’.”
“Officer,” a woman cried Indignantly,
while she stared at the little fighters,
fascinated, “you ought to be ashamed
of yourself. Pull them apart at once.”
“Oh. lave thlm alone, ma’am.” re
sponded the guardian of the public
peace. "It’ll be doin’ thlm good.”
“Lord." shouted ibe sport, "see that
upperentt I win. The little one has
him down.”
T he sp o rt spoke tru ly . T h e com bat
a n ts w ere p ro stra te In th e g u tter. Bob
on top and pum m ellng his antago
n ist’s fe a tu re s w ith an earn estn ess of
purpose th a t w as Inspiring. A t this
crisis th e policem an reg retfu lly re-
ca*'e<l him self to d u ty .
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o n m iiv k
be de-
“T b a t t's
enough, m e son
d a re d , pulling th em a p a r t
“ ’T a ln ’t enough.” th e victor rebel-
llously answ ered, a thin ribbon of
blood stream in g from bis nose, tbe
light o f b a ttle In bia eye. “ ’T a ln ’t
enough till be saya 1 can sell papers
here.”
“ Ain’t he tb ’ little dlvil!” th e police
man eja c u la te d adm iringly. "Ye stay
all right, kid. Ye’re tb ’ boss now.
Show ’s over, frlnds. Move on.”
Aud au. while his late an tag o n ist
slunk, sniffling, aw ay to hide bis dis
grace, Bob McAdoo stay ed, m aster of
th e field und convert to th e d o ctrin e of
th e g re a t A m erican sp ecialty—monop
oly. W hen darkness fell th a t evening
tb e original dim e's Investm ent aud a
night.’ says L An’ here be Is. An’
now.” Patrick concluded sadly, "be
must be goln’, f r there’s no room f r
him here.”
“Think shame to yersilf. Pathrlck
Fllnn.” Norab cried hotly, “to be thlnk-
in’ av sendln’ a poor. motberlUa little
spalpane like him out Into the cold
worruld!”
While Patrick chnckled within him
self over the success of bis diplomacy
Norab fell to her knees and drew the
boy to her ample bosom, at which
unaccustomed tenderness the frozen
sprlDgs of his childish heart were
melted and Bob burst into a torrent
of sobs.
“Husha. husha. me de-arr.” crooned
Norab. "There’s no node to be cry In’.
Shure, ye arreu’t to be lift alone, nlvlr-
more. uivlrtnore.”
Bob drew buck from her embrace
and. stamping his feet, cried:
"I’ll never cry again—not—another—
dam’—time!"
"Whisht, ye little spalpane!'* Norab
laughed. "Don't ye be sweuifln’.”
"Ain’t he tb’ little dlvil!” Patrick
slapiied his thighs delightedly. "Bob,
sbnke bands wid Molly and Kathleen,
an' make yersilf at borne.”
Bob obeyed.
Continued on fifth page.
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apouse It was with a quaklug spirit.
"Well, uow.” his Indy exclaimed sar
castically—"well. now. I’athrick Fllnn.
an' what Is this angel av rnarej ye do
be brtngln' home tb' night?"
“Shure. Norah,” Patrick apologized,
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•Over beyant be tb' river there’s a lot
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what'll tb' llkea av ya be doin' wld n
bedf says I. 'Sispin', av coursa,' says
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lots av money now, an' I’m wantin' a
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