Whatever we determine on in regard to this man, during our conference, we must not forget that he has acted most gallantly since he came to Millville.

We really owe him a debt of gratitude." With this somewhat incomprehensible statement the girls were forced to content themselves.

Feeling quite helpless, they drove to the office and left the men to settle the fate of Thursday Smith.
The "pressman" was now the man-of-all-work about the modest but trim little publishing plant.

He attended to whatever job printing came in, made the etchings from Hetty's drawings, cast the stereotypes, made up the forms and operated the press.

But aside from this mechanical work Smith took the telegraphic news received by Hetty, edited and condensed it and wrote the black-letter headings over the various items.