Charles E. Van Loan

“ What I want in this city room is a reporter or two!" And he hammered upon the desk to show how much he meant it.
"This won't be any Sunday story, if it pans out, Joe," said Dacey. "If it comes through, it'll be the biggest news thing that's busted around here in a year."
"Well, tell it to me! Whisper it!" howled the city editor. "I'm supposed to be a judge of news stories!"
"I haven't got far enough into this one yet," said the reporter, "but I've got a strong suspicion, and enough facts to start on. It's a thing that must be worked absolutely under cover. ”

“ Buchanan Gilmore was not the only one who found human nature an interesting study. James Edward Dacey may not have been quite so ardent a student of his fellow man, but in his quiet way the reporter allowed few things to escape him. He flavored all his research with the salt of suspicion. Denver newspaper men used to say that Jimmy Dacey was the best man in the business when it came to putting one and two and three together and making twelve. ”

“ He always howled when he talked about Sunday feature stories. They were his pet abomination. "I've had my department shot all to pieces, just because some of you fellows think you've got Rudyard Kipling skinned when it comes to throwing language! ”