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 the reading of the stenographer's notes and had a lot of fun with the old reporters, who let a mere boy flick a big beat out from under their very noses.

Just after the paper went to press, Mr. Reed came down to where the cub was standing with a wide grin on his face. In one hand the editor held a telegram. He put the other on Rufus's shoulder and said, "Mr. Carrington, this is the second telegram from the Convention I have shown you to-day."

It read, "Please accept my heartfelt thanks for bringing me the nomination. John H. Holliday."

"I don't know," the Managing Editor added, "but that it ought to have been sent to you in the first place." However, Rufus got something at the end of the week which he appreciated just as much.