Mr. Jack Hamlin`s Mediation by Bret Harte, Fiction, Westerns, Historical, Short Stories

& 34;There& 39;s a man in the office wanting to see the editor,& 34; said the foreman, looking into the composing room of the Calaveras Clarion.& 34;He& 39;s carryin& 39; a shot-gun, and is a man twice as big as you.& 34;The editor considered his brief and as yet blameless record at the Clarion.& 34;Perhaps,& 34; he said tentatively, with a gentle smile,& 34;he& 39;s looking for Captain Brush& 34; -- the man temporarily absent from this very desk.& 34;I asked him that,& 34; said the foreman grimly,& 34;and he said he wanted to see the man in charge. We KIN keep him out. Me and him,& 34; indicating the expectant printer behind him,& 34;is enough for that!& 34;In proportion as the editor& 39;s heart sank his outward crest arose. He said at last, rising loftily,& 34;Show him in!& 34;