FICTION

"Switch" Blade

by Marge (13-H-1 FPR)

I have been a newspaper reporter for some time and not long ago I got kind of fed up with the paper I worked for and the town I worked in so I drove down state to Morrisonville and applied for a job with the Morrisonville Blade, the best paper in town. The Editor, when he hired me, made me prove my name was not a phony so I showed him that my name was for real, James Blade!

I was immediately assigned to the Police Blotter which is the place to get to know the town and it seems it also is a place to break in new reporters. I did not get along very well with Chief Harn and even though he had to admit I had told the truth on everything I re- ported he did not seem to be too happy with the tone of my writing.

After I had been on the Blotter for about 3 months Chief Harn sent word to the press room for me by way of the desk sergeant. He too, was terse with me and mefely stated the Chief wanted to see me. I did not know of anything that would cause him to want to pan me. I thought I had the backing of my editor,

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