. Just to think that his story had been considered
important enough to print upon the front page! He could hardly believe
it. Surely he had made great strides, and Archie began to realise that
it is not experience that is most needed in journalism, but something to
write about. "I have simply been fortunate in finding some interesting
things," he said, to himself, and then, after a light breakfast in a
quaint Italian restaurant around the corner, he hurried down-town to the
office of the newspaper.

Archie was beginning to feel, by now, that he had worked for a long time
upon the paper, and as he had become acquainted with almost every one
connected with it, this wasn't a strange feeling for him to have. And
it was evident, too, that the editors intended to keep him busy for some
time to come, and Archie realised that he was in newspaper work to stay,
for a time, at least. And he was overjoyed at the prospect, for he found
the whole business as fascinating and as interesting as he had expected
it would be.

Mr. Jennings, of the evening edition, was at the office when Archie
arrived, and sent for him to come in. "Here is fifty dollars," he said,
"for your work of yesterday, and you will have more coming to you if
these men are convicted. I want to congratulate you on what you have
done so far. Come in this afternoon, and I think Mr. Van Bunting will
have a new plan for you."

CHAPTER XII.

A SUCCESSFUL REPORTER--THE EDITOR DECIDES TO SEND HIM AS CORRESPONDENT
TO THE PHILIPPINES--LEAVING NEW YORK--IN CHICAGO.

AT three o'clock in the afternoon Archie was seated in Mr. Van Bunting's
office, together with Mr. Jennings and several of the chief members
of the editorial staffs of both editions of the paper. The editors had
spread out before them, on the large table, several maps, and most of
them were busily engaged in making notes on little paper pads. All the
time, however, an excited conversation was being carried on, for some
editors wanted Archie to proceed to the Philippines one way, and some
thought that the better plan would be for him to go by some other route.
But the important fact with Archie was that he was really going to be
sent to the Philippines as a war correspondent, and that he was going
to start very shortly. He had called on Mr. Van Bunting early in the
afternoon, and had then learned for the first time what the new plan was
to be. When the managing editor asked him how he would like to go