Larry Dexter's Great Search; Or, The Hunt for the Missing Millionaire

ers, seemed strangely quiet as Larry gave his answer. His remarks had been heard

Mr. Emberg, as though a

nd he handed out the brief interview which he had written on some sheets of pape

haven't made a m

that's exactly

y directly contrary to this, but if you're sure you are right I'll

reporters there tha

. Sit right down and make as much as you can of it. Describe how he rece

te what he had heard about Potter and the new line, thou

livan. That's why he's supporting Reilly, because he thinks Reilly can influence Potter to run the new subway line in that direction. We must have an interview with Potter. I'l

did" Wall Street, and who knew the movements of mo

g went on. "Get out on the job, Newton. H

had learned to operate with considerable sp

Mr. Potter and the new line

You just tell of the interview in regard

uarters, without touching on how he had come to get the information

sition Larry used to fill, "bring me Mr. Dexter's stuff, page by page,

how familiar an editor may become with his reporters, he gives even

t to Mr. Emberg's desk. The editor glanced over it, made one or two corrections, changed the wording a bit, and han

ng the various pieces of copy to the compositors. This man put a mysterious-looking blue mark on the first page of

tanding in front of the desk of the "copy-cutter," as he is called. It was close

strike them, as one does who operates a typewriter, but gently touched them. As he pressed each finger down the least bit there was a click, and from the

lumns of the Leader. The compositor looked at the row of matrixes as they were, arranged before him, read it (n

pot of melted lead, kept molten by means of a gas flame. A small quantity of lead was for

place in front of the matrixes, a long arm swooped down, took the brass pieces and returned them to an endless screw

er, so that he was almost finished with the second line of the story by the time the matrixe

s pan. A proof was taken and rushed down to Mr. Emberg so that he might see it was all right, but by this time, some typographical errors in the story having been corr

hurried through it, and by the time he had handed in the last sheet there were men upst

n the latter was filled it was "locked," or tightly fastened, and was ready

poured on it and there was a solid metal page of the paper ready for the great press, which was soon thundering away,

ad," as they are called, that is a head to be printed in big letters, and this had be

e city editor, when he had finished with Larry's copy. "If we

wton. The building shook as the giant press started, and

aybe he'll catch h

n the getting of news, and the sending of it into the office, that unless a story is obtained, complete, early i

a pause, turning to another reporter. "You know him. Tell him we've got

who was never designated as anything but "M

e said, naming a resort where men of wealth fr

d him," returned

er?" asked an old man, coming in

. "Why, do you know where to find him, Mr.

He was not to be relied on any more, though he frequently took "tips" around to the different

mship dock of the Blue Star line a while ago,

you got the story?" dema

in facts, anyhow. I don't know whether Potter was with

Hogan's character, and knew it was useless to speak. "Everything b

worth something?

cashier for two dollars. Poor Hogan shuffled from the room.

, when Hogan had gone. "Find out all you can about the Potter

rom Mr. Newton to the effect that he could not find Mr. Pott

a tip that his family just got in on the Messina of the Blu

his forces, did the city edit