The FOURTH
ESTATE
Novelized by
Frederick r. Toombs
From the Great Play -of
the Same Name by
Joseph Mcdlll Patter
son and Harriet Ford.
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CApVrlfttt. 1000, by Joieph Medlll
Patterson nd Harriet ford.
Synopsis ot Preceding Chapters.
Chapter I Judith Bartelmy, so
ciety u-oindn, goes into the office ot
tho Dally Advance to protest against
a story which had severely criticised
nor fathor, a judgo of the United
.States court. She dlscovors that tha
author of tho articlo was Wheel
Brand, a brilliant young writer, whom
she'had promised to marry. He re
fuses to conso attacking her father
Chaptor II Judith discards her
engagement ring. Dupy, a lawyer,
representing big advertisers, calls
and domands Brand's discharge, as
his clients are frlonds of Judgo Bar
telmy. Chapter III Brand Is discharged
by tho managing editor, for tho pa
per, long owned by an insurance com
pany, had been friondly to corpora
tions. Michael Nolan, who buys tho
paper, comes into tho oflico and finds
Dupuy to bo an old enemy of bis.
Chaptor IV Nolan calls for
Brand and makes him managing
editor..
CHAPTER V Brand tolls Nolan
and his socially ambitious family
that tho dishonest judgo, Bartojiny,
and his unsuspecting daughtor havo
taken them socially so as to try to
induco Nolan not to attack the judgo
In his nowspapqr.
ChaptorVI Dupuy aids Bartolmy
in endeavoring to havo Brand and
tho; Advance avoid attacking tho
judge regarding a tricky opinion he
has rendered in tho Lansing Iron
coao. "Every man has his price, even
Brand," says Dupuy.
Chaptor VII Nolan says If Brand
wil ltrap Bavtolmy In tho act of offer
ing him a brlbo to keep silent that tho
Advance will print the story in full.
CHAPTER VIII Bartolmy agrees
to pay Brand $10,000 to kcop quiet
about tho Lansing Iron case.
CHAPTER IX. Brand lays tho
trap for Bartolmy. X. Bartolmy
arrives at tho Bartolmy ofllcootaouu
arrives at tho Advance oflico to pay
Brand tho $10,000.
CHAPTER XI. Brand, aided by
taroo roportors, takes a flashlight
photograph of Bartelmy offering tho
$10,000 bribe monoy and obtains by
a most ingenious tolophono trick an
nccurato record ot tho judgo's words
as ho counted out tho money.
CHAPTER XII. Sylvester Nolan,
son of tho paper's owner, ondeavors
to provont publication of tho story
and photograph in the Advance.
Dupuy also proves poworless to In
fluence Brand,
CIIAl'TKK XIII.
jltANIV busily engaged In writ
ing Hie cnjitlon for tho cut
'that wiih to rovmil Hurt ul my
In IiIh true lli?ht. wiiji Inter
re
rupted once murethin tltuo by tho oi
trance of the greenish huutl fuco of tho
poet reporter. Powell.
"You sent for me, sir?" nuked tin?
now f.c-rlbe.
"fio you'vo coverod a suicide?" snld
Brand. '
"Powow'a" oyoa rolled wildly. Ho
rlawped his hands and his knees Hhoolc
in his horror nt what ho had learned.
"Oh, ycsslr a terrllilo sight 1 1 shall
drc-c-e-n-nt of it, sir! It would take n
Dnnte to write of It. Oh, I"
"What was this girl's nnmo?',' asked
nrnnd In matter of fact tones.
"Madeline."
"Madeline what?"
''Her last iiaino," tho poet asked
dnwrtly. "I guess I don't remember.
Oh, yen. It wits Junks Madeline
Jonas!" lie spoke feverlnhly,
Brand picked up the poet's first
nowspaper story and began to rend It.
In nplte of the high pressure of events
Hint night In the Advance ofllce. In
plto of hi over pics-nt foir that Bar
tolmy and Dupuy might lu some way
periuiatio Nolan to order the sousatloual
bribery story lulled, this many sided
young Jnnn found i In time to hoi her
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nr.d bis tMiitiuiii first article
"Madeline Jcnkn. eh?" oinmentrA
Brand, ( ml ii! nvw th MRe "Well,
the flmt plac you mention her mm
Is on pst ? "
ll plnekr-u ff Mii flrt two pages
and threw Ihoni on the thmr. lowill
Wlncwl painfully at the massacre of
his flrmt wportorlal offspring. "Begin
there," Mid Brand. Powell lumfrd
downward t renc M Aral tw
pflgea, but Brand ktelrad thi away
from him "Where'd she MtbF be
next naked.
Powell cliiHped his hands and gawd
plaintively at the ceiling.
"Over n cliop mty ef.Ae, lr."
"Number and at reel T"
Two forty-three and a Imlf Waal
Pearl street."
Brand threw away two more pngea,
PoWell watching htm anxloualy the
while.
"Put that next. Hare. Madeline
Jenka," Brand began to write, "an in
mate of 2!3'i West Pearl street. Wlmt
did she do?"
"She destroyed herself utterly I" the
new reporter walled.
Brand went on writing.
"In she dead?"
"Yes, sir."
"Shot and killed horsalf-whoni"
"Tonight nt !) o'clock."
Brand wrotu on.
"Lint night at 0 o'clock. Wkyr
Powell answered very lutcnsoly:
"Oh, alio could no longer face the
ghasllincKs of her existence She knew
sho"-
"She was weary of life in the
streets."
"I don'L blame lior," Brand com
mented to Jiiinsolf. He turned to
Powell. "There's your story. , Thirty
words you had .'J.OOO. And rohionibor
tho story of the creation was told In
COO words."
Powoll picked up the pages of his
story which Itraud had discarded and
walked dejectedly awuy.
"Mac," Brand ordered, "here's a
dance hall '.suicide. I'ttt It' with local
brevities, will you?"
Had Brand at this moment been able
to see through the wall that separated
tho composing room from the hall he
Vould have witnessed a sight that
would have deprived lilm of some of
the self possession that marked his
present demeanor A figure ,clud in ni,
elaborate evening gown crept softly
up the stairway, stood Irresolutely at
tho landing mid thou turned Into the
managing editor's office Judith Bar
telmy probably never looked more
beautiful In her life than she did that
night. A flush of excitement enhanced
the soft allurement of her exquisite
features, and the low cut neck of her
sleoveless gown completed a picture
of feminine loveliness that, innocently
enough on her part, was admirably
adapted to the purpose Judge Bartelmy
had In his unprincipled mind when he
sent her to the Advance office. "You
are my only hope," ho had told her
after Dupuy had at first failed to lo
cate Nolan. "You muqt go and plead
with Wheeler Brand or else 1 am
ruined. Your fathei will be ruined ab
solutely." At the sight of her father's
emotion imil yielding to the fervent
pleadings of her only living parent
she had willingly consented to under
take the mission. Unpleasant though
she knew It would he. she believed it
her duty to stand by In his hour of
dlro need tho father whom she loved
the father whom she did not know.
As she entered the office and paused
lu conjecture ns to Just how she would
proceed she heard footsteps hurriedly
ascending the stairs, and, withdrawing
Into a shadow In a corner, she saw
Mlcliael Nolan nud Mrs. Nolan cross
the hall and disappear Into the com
posing room.
"Thank heaven !". she murmured fer
vently. "They will stop this story
which father says Is a horrible lie."
Wheeler Brand will never forget he
'Ilcmcmbcr the story of the c-cattonxtas
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hH ftnul Mir shook that went through
him when ht aaw Nolan, acrontnanted
by hl wife, making torlr way toward
him m that memorable night.
Mrlloury wm apeaklng whan Utajr
entered
"There I yor ftnft ige. Itraud." k
w aaylng, "ami It atMla lUrtetray to
slate prison.'
Tlx managing editor ggaed approv
ingly at the appearance of the page of
type and the cut in tke (orm as It lay
fXiMMml on one of the atone under a
V haded electric light He looked up
to congratulate McIIonry on the man
ner in which he had completed the
makeup of the page when hi Jaw sud
denly fell. His eyes took on an araaaod
stare. He was looking straight over
the night editor's shoulder. McHenry
caught Brand's expression and whirled
about. Then he, too, saw the owner
of the Advance and his wife draw
near. The triumphant air with which
the wlfo and mother sailed along by his
stile boded no good to Brand nnd his
story. ,
Nolan paused In front of the form
without looking at the contents at
flret.
"Wheeler," he said kindly, "I've been
notified about this story, and I think
"iic tlilukt he's a ircat rcjormcr and
?(iotcs it all."
it best that I read it carefully myself,
analyze It aud learn all the circum
stances under which it was procured
before I allow it to go to press. That
is a task which cannot be done in the
short time that remains before press
time, so we had best let it go over
until tomorrow delay It one day. That
won't hurt the story nny."
Mrs. Nolan clutched nt the cx-mlucr's
arm and cried shrilly
"Now, now, Michael, that's not your
usual way to explain things to one of
your employees. Order him to de
stroy all this miserable stuff about tho
Judge ut once. Don't hesitate like this.
Think what it mqans to me, to the
children, to ns," she pleaded.
"There, there, mother; you keep out
of this," said Nolan kindly, yet (Irmly.
"I'm trying to do the best I can for
you. It's becauso of you that I'm here
now But you see"
Ed Dupuy burst excitedly in upon
them, and as the typoscttcrs were be
ginning to become distracted from
their work owing to the unusual situa
tion Brand began to fear that this new
intrudor would prove the Until demor
alizer of the entlro night shift.
"Mr. Nolan," cried Dupuy, "we
haven't a minute to Ioko! They are
almost ready to go to press." He look
ed intently at the newspaper owner.
"Yes, quite right. We do go to press
very soon." cried Brand couthlently,
"and 1 know Michael Nolan Is the man
; who will order it done."
j VMIchacl," cried Mrs. Nolan at the
top' 'of her voice, which rose sharply
I over the din of the typesetting ma-
chinos, "are you going to stand for
this? Mr. Brand acts as if lie owned
i the Advance and treats you as If you
were the olllco boy. He thinks he's a
great reformer and knows it all. We
I other people have a right to our opin
ions, too, aud 1 don't see why you
i and your family should be made to
suffer on account of him as wo have
had to ever since you took him up."
ludlth Bartelmy heard the stormy
scene, lived a part of It herself hud
dled lu the' uiiiniiglug editor's olllco.
She felt that Nolan would not lot the
story bo used from what lie had
heard, and blie could not suppress a
pang of pain that pierced her honrt at
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I WIIH l sue ueiie-i m im nv ;iimi-
Iciil vhidUtlveness of Wheeler Brnnd
iigulust her father. Yet khe was a
true woman, and she could not, in
spile. of her loyalty to her parent,
avoid feellujf a touch of pride at his
Ntrciigth of character, hi determina
tion, at the siurlllees he hud made, to
ucioinplUU vUnt he liolieved, oven if
foolishly, to ho his duty.
"They dont need me," silo nmill.v
muttered, aud. gntherlng up her costly
skirts, she tripped daintily across the
paper strewn ttoor. out Into the hall
and dowu to her ciirrluye
Nolan dropped his head lu thought
when his wife had llpished her tirade.
He imeed up and down nervoiihlj
He looked at the clock, then at the
form with Us cculug contents, then
at Brand, iliuit at tils wife.
I'll go and telephone Judge Bar
telmy." pui lu Dupuy. "He'll b unx-
li'tlH "
The lawyer took hinmilf oft.
Brand aw lite daiigoi' of delay. He
doubted If any man would be able to
mirooasfully withstand the pteaaurc
that Bartelmy aud Nolan's family
would lie U1 to bring to hour on i bl
ow nor in auothar twenty-four hour.
"No. no!" ho exclaimed to Nolan.
"You would full me ku4ii I have
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' People, but I fear I have onl;- succaed-
rd. In prmlng li o Ma dtiiRtucr A
Bay delay w.tikl lw fatal. I know
At leant Itanctmy ronld art another
jHdge to laMe an injunrtton agalnat
Me rrn If be would not dare to do
it Nlmeelf. And time are other ateps
be might taki."
Ilia vole me higher, and he worked
. MMMrtf into a ftramy of earneatnee.
, He stood before the little group gath
ered aroMtx) the Ink black form and
' continued his Imfiaeakmed words:
J "You know I thought we were going
j to be absolutely ntimuMled here. Tou
'were a free man. lVerty couldn't
frighten you, and you had seen both
Idea of life. You promleed to back
me up, no matter what it cost, so long
m we printed the truth, but at the
tint big teat yon fall me."
Mrs. Nolan was on the point of bc-
coming hysterical In her agitation
"Michael, Michael" sho began.
"There, mother, you go home with
Sylvester. He's waiting outside for
you. After all, this is n man's job
we've got here. I am the head of the
family, and 1- will settle this matter
In my own way." he snld sternly.
"You must not attempt further to in
torforo." He led her out of the room.
Brand spoke to McHenry.
"Did you hear, Mac?" he asked- "He
won't docldo to run It."
"It's tough, old man It's toughl"
"This Is such a live thing I don't
see how I can kill it," the managing
editor said, rubbing his hand over the
face of tho form.
"That's the best ilrst page ever made
up in America," said McHenry, with
Justlllable professional pride.
Brand was inconsolable.
"I've been working ten years for
just this thing," ho said, "something
so plain that even children would see
what the big thieves are doing."
"You go homo!" Brand suddenly or
dered McHenry.
"What?" was the surprised exclama
tion. "I said go home I"
Brand's face was beginning to twitch
nervously. He stood in the middle of
the composing room, under the llood-
lng white glare from a.slxty-four can
j die power electric light, and clinched
i and uucllnched his hands, not daring
j to look McHenry squarely in the face.
The night editor began to guess what
I was passing through Brand's mind.
"Yes, but," he began to protest
I "but"
, Brand cut him short, miylng agitat
edly: "I am still managing editor."
' McHenry now realized plainly that
the intensely earnest Brand had decid
, cd to run the story that very night re-
( garuiess oi xsoian s nuuuuu. n uu.u
i bo an easy matter, ns Nolan, of course,
would not remain at the office much
longer. And McHenry well knew that
6uch an act would not only bring about
Brand's discharge from the Advance,
but that it would as well injure his
reputation lu other newspaper offices,
where obedience to one's superior, a3
In any well regulated organization, is
a man's Urst duty uuder all circum
stances. "Why, man," he exclaimed question.
! Ingly. "you're surely not going to run
this story?'
Before Brand could give an answer
to this last question, even if he had In
tended to do so, Nolan broke lu on the
pair.
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havo heard the whole story of this
miserable affair, both sides of It Bar
tclmy's and my own, from our own
lips. Whatever defense or explanation
Bartelmy gave you I don't know. But,
so far as I am concerned, I told you
the facts and tho truth. You must
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tate?" Michael Nolan's face shone with the
light of determination.
"Wheeler, my boy," he said, "I have
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contact with such a man as you. 1
have led a rough life for most of my
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pers." Nolan drew . loe to Brand and
placed his hand affectionately on the
young editor's shoulder.
"But you. Wheeler-you have taught
me much nbout those big saes that I j
did not Know, and you have shown to
me the high ideals that should guide
the newspaper writer, the newspaper
editor and the newspaper owner as
well, you are right in this case." Ills
voice rose to majestic heights. "Wheel
er Brand, 1 have learned from you that
tho Advance is liioro-iban n ucw-p.i-pcr.
It is a great, throbbing, potential
force. It Is the strong arm of the
Bight standing against the evil arm i f
the Wrong. So we must not f;ilttr
We must not delay. Show ihe
thieves up, Wheeler. Let the story go
to press."
Nolan turned quickly away and has
tened out and down Into the street.
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