| Show AS I UUUUUUliUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUllUUUUUUUUUUUllUUlUllUUUllUUU UUllllllUUUJUUliUllUUUUUUUUUll 1 t 0 I JENNIE BAXTER JOURNALIST i I I I I I I I BY ROBERT BARR I I J nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn IThe 1 Daily Bugle Misses a Hit D I I Copyright < < It ly the Author r tin Jennie Itaxter with evral final 0 and dainty touches that set lo l tight I 112 tit II I hr I hat anti dretwitft little pull I her ami I I i n pal there regar ted herself with Para complacency In the large inlrnr that I 1 was MH before her HI Indeed eh lot I every right to do lor Phe wo an exceedingly J I ex-ceedingly Pretty girl ls I I t On thin occal 1 n MlM Jennie had pal I ItI It TOOT than usual attention to her toilet l I 1 for she wan about lo pet out to capture a I man and the man waft no other lion P I JUJnor llardwlck Hi capable editor of I The Dally Ilugle which waacon llr d I at that moment to tw I tin I moet entire priming rnotnlnr Journal In the great melropotli Mum Hatter had done work I for norno of t lit evenliuf paper several 1 o 1 the weekllea and I a numlT of the J t monthlies and the Incom he mad 1 1 I woo ranably I good but haaardouily ntfuU There was an uncertainly aliuut I 7 II her mod 11 Me which insta dle > leailnif to hr and ithe rceouw 11 noeiue 10 I I I eaplur an editor on OM of the mornIng 1 IT morn-Ing paper and get a aalary that wits fixed and certain I I 1 I k Hhe atepped lightly Into the hansom I 14 that wait walling for her end Mil to I the cat man Office of The Dally Ilugle I i Plasma side entrAnco I The careful toilet made Its first Im q I I preialon upon the aurly looking Irish t porter who Ilk a gruff Anti I faithful I settle Most guarded the entrant to the editorial ruoma i it Th Paste When 10 I caught a gllmpM of Allen Pester he I 111 1 oft the proof and cam out of the 1 door lo her which wax an extraordinary loncenlou lo a vlillor for Pat Hyan contented hlmwlf on a Usual thing by I saying curtly that the editor was buy I I and Could I en no one Iy I What did y a wlih ml1 Tw nee I the edllorT That Mr llardwlck i lilY ye an appointment with him To I haven IT Then I very much doubt If yell eco hint thli day mum Its far belter lo Itlo him thin > e can 11 b 1i what yo want nn It he make 9 n a p i polntment therell be no Ihroubl at all I QUILI I lIul surely paid Nil JnoJ In I I hr mOIL cIIOIf ho 1hers must be i some may 10 we even such a Stint man of the editor and It Iher la I you know I the way Indade triboss an I in not so ours I thr I a way llnleai 1 you met Mot III the Irate which So I unlikely There II men now waltln I for him In the big I room 13yont room there another one an beyonl that again la I Mr 1 rI inIJ il01 liar I I wick acme Now Its aa Plot h no my I i I Place la worth mum to put yo In that I room beyonl Uie tone where the men aro i J1 waltln i lout 11 I tell Yis the truth inlia Mil the Irishman lowering ho if 4 voice aa If he were divulging tlllc I mr set bI lIa lek I oo on A dllll lit non I lo deal with um tlmMK through rise hm1I raise sit out into ji the leasonse wbln tie dornl viant toby I a any one at all at all an arom out i Into the error Ivovln evvryl I > i > ly I wall I In I for him Now III ml rot Into this 11 rmm an It the editor tried lo Pill out thin ye can speak with him lout I It he am its ye how > n not there f or tl lAke of I bi yen dont tell him that 1 tint > e le cause that not my duly at all nt all Indeed I wont Ill him h 1wAII not I there I or rather III tell him I came 1 1 there fly I myself ou all you need So Ills I HI hoW me the divir anti there wont I need to he I stir II told i I nf ment lip stairs I IIIIfIIIIr at the I I hd or hlh Ilia 1rter otcl 1 whll HIM Hatter went down Slit 1pnot I pal l 11 I net and mopped at tile right I dotbi Ilyan nodded ant dleaiiMml Mlia nailer opened the d r softly 11 entered and Pat down near the oIor by I I Mllcti she had entered fnnn lie tin M < e featly 1 to Internet Ill filing ed I 91 IIr should he allemi to eerai 1 In Ills rilittles nm one tin > IAVA j italkinic UP and dow with heavy tool fall nil I tnmllnir In a deep Icn I that 1 a e plalntly audible Mhere MlM Jennie klI mat 1 matTot If toil Pre Alder Its like this mil the I olriv Any Paper may have A pen dollars every day It It misfire Hut hut I I want Is accuracy othnllouh1 I tam no real t Influence When tin artlet a t apA In The lIual I want our ran 1 ws 10 uldloo1 that that article Is I true train 1lonlll fib end I want not only nlllln lout definitM anti fiat only drl1nJlo hut at title I trill St to IUlhWoll I Well Mr Ifardwirk InlrruN1 a mother voice labat lIa1 Is I afraid of la I flat nhen Ihla Llow over tie will late I him 0 lIulloll 1 11 lint Intrrul1 the lIIor no It I one can loll that h gave th IlItomA lion No ono known anything ahllut Ihi but van awl I1 I I and a III certaln ly I keep our mulh ih u f What ilas1 I fears 14 hit the mount mol vve Print tho 0 mo-unt the boil I N public oinstruvt1mi will know lie I it mass away the lisilroa IH audit uf their acuracy I He 01 Ile that If wo iKrmlt him tit make one or Site blunlxn which Will not Ina I See In the lean In go far ai I the Lentral rcuol gin II will IlIrn suspicion f g-in him It milbveuipiiMil hat home one had aversto to Ihe t La ka aid 11 lite hurry if IrRicticribinir notice hud lodo i 1 the blunders hleh Ihy t know h would nol d fr bi 10 A rvll ulallon I for accuracy In flaurus I ijJIle au nail Ih editor anl II I li I jApt that 1Ulalln lor accuracy Hint 1 Wen 1 lu slain 1 riot Tlie 1 > ally lluxlr a Don > ou think She truth of It la S that the mOIl WAllo little mOIlyt Ximyllasi I tnlly Woo ho Imagine that lie LA1111 I net tnon Hun CM elwtthere 1 10h n1 t 111I lure the money doean com 11I n AIIr 1 nil i Who li lo Yso ZI114lit Ihl Is man AI Ills own houic or In film mo at the hoard I h In file own hats 01 vourset You hwn own Shot booka belt 1141 but tie his ill areunto fill made out IIILu1411 Iauillullr RTI Iou written a VY close mialopiont 01 t lie hole lnnnlIon You und or I land 01 call ro that there line beell n mblIlmol Th at itonto am a I hole balance perfectly and them 101 a I 11 penny I of the i ulIlr funds wrongly tip 1 i Ill pioprlat All the oarl Ian dor In I 1 to juggle ullll Uurea no lhat each 1 11 1 pAritinent petin 10 1 havo cattle out 1111 Irhl whereas the truth hi I thai inc dparllllol have been tnrrle 1 on at i II 1 Malim hllo w Illi others there him I bon 11 1111 1 7 1 nlll tirry moo bnit I I I t atolon rill llii elllv U nfrou1 I then wj would I have I Ihm m I Ih till 1 0 Hut even ui III Ir Th Iluitl uIll rnak a grat derivation What 1 f ir ll I Itiit the onoiltlon prm Mill r Iz I > un the > very aruraclea nod than trv n the w doubt 00 the tkholp alT Ir 1100Iu I Ihlnk fOil rn pvirzuftil tills p I It 10 rTV I u hv the IlItoII Intart it 4 I ow = t she Inc I usina oJ those blundetra > I he Menu to natal OUT I woul ol mind I r Yin him in little I I more money It thai what I he la I after I dont II Ink that lit I him nlJI The truth li I I tho man la I frighten and grow more anti I more no aa the day for publication approached Ito Is I ou aRl lout about file poelln that he Initiated lip viam onl 10 I paid toy check but that I huld 0111 Ih money and hand II over to Im 10 moverslirtim Well Ill t1I you what to do AI d W mUlnl seem too ragot 11 lite matter reAt wily > II 14 I until Mon day I muplsir he expects YOU to call tin him ainaia todarr 77 I lold him I should lie More at 7 7I I > on t jro and don t write any eg Rotation 11 him transfer a Hill of ill anilely lo rear of toeing Ihe I CM I mmntn1Qrlbloto publlh Ihli Into mall n with alHKilut accuracy li there any danger Mr I Hardwlck that eome of the other roper may gel in Hie track o < thin So I don t think on nol for them day anyway If we appear too eagr this 1 man Haul 1 may refuKua ollogeth or Vry good 1 air 1 Nfrontier burr the editor lop In hi walk Pact Pilo card I tile ruitllr a 11 paper ai It the auborrllnale were galh toIns up some document on which he had been coniulllng hla Chief Fl 114 was plants Pit then lo think that either of lie 1 men might com out and nod her In I Ih pmltlon of an eavesdropper to with great quletneii she opened the door and ellpped out Into hI hall t going from there to l the entrance of the ordinary waiting 001 10 which the found nol the n men that the porter had expntl ate1 upon but five HvlJenlly I the other oth-er leven hud txlited I only In the partlim Imagination Or had berime tired of watting and had withdrawn Th five boosted I up at her ai she entered and rot ilow n on u chair I ear the doter I A mo merit later I the door cnmenunlrallng with Ih room ihe had quitted noD n-oD n Merit came In He hell two or three slit or letter In hla haul and quickly HimlMe1 all nve of tho walling men Then he lurneil 11 her Ilials Your name hn Pent In mI amr the young man Mid to Mle 1 Hat 11 an she roe I I think n I anowered the girl Would you take my card to Mr I Hard wlek Anti pit him I will detain 1 him I but a tw moveloontor In a short time Ihe Secretary I reap peared ant t hell lha door pliers ror I Mr I rdA irk wax n determined took Ing young man of 115 with a bul lei hand I and Closely cnpped black halt He looked I like a ntuhborn itronic willed man n I Illooll luxlrra nameplate up or IIm I wa that he ha I not the appear alice or one who could be 1 coaxed for wheedled Into deing anything Ito III not wlh lo do He hell her CAM be iween hid nOl nil glanced from It lo her then down lo tilt card again Hood afternoon Mr 1 Hrdwlckl han l MlM llaxter I don t know that son have own any Jot my work lout I I hv I written is good deal for mm or the Onlolf papers And for n II the Yen Paid lad Ick who 0 1Mlnlf Oil 0Purnory tit leaving him hi-m and aho had not asked the young rumnn to 1 down Your name la familiar 10 tie You ivroto t oum months aim on nunt 01 a peiional tlalt to the Herman emperor I forget now 11 I ere It appeared Oh real 1 said Mla toaster Thai was written for The Hummer Magillln 01 o Illustrated Lf lhloKaph It truck me continued llardwlck without to king at her that I wa an nrlltle wrlllen hy I n iiernon who to oil I neter eeen the terman enuwror but who had I collected and I aeelmllnle I ma Serial from whatever source rvente > l llair Tilt young woenar In Unwise aUihed laughed but still 1 She editor did not Ik up fee ihe almltled that U I pre t Italy how II wai written Ineterhavv had Ihe leuaura or meeting Mlllam 1 m > elf Vlit I have alwaya InetilM upon In work ubmltle to me growled tile e first In a deep virfce li 1 absolute n curacy I take It that Vats tiny called Iu a into twounst you voters 10 do mains work for this p Ynq nt lul right II that Purmine 4 fibut 1 ansred Idiom Jo HII I 1 may say so there was nOlhll inaccurate inac-curate In my artlcl about She IKrmnn rmpror My cotnt llatlon I wai from Ihoriiiihty authentic f sources Ho I maintain It Use n truthfully nccurato Tit li nYhlll that has tier appervIl IJ IPerhaps our definition of truth inlnht not quite colncl Hcmner It yoU will write you address on 112 card I will ulre 1 Von I I have any orlIol I ooy OUIII > khh I Ihlnk I womn ears 10 The olan it eollm 01 The luI as OU are Probably aware IN I already Ino 11 1 hands 31los Jennie seemed annorc11 flint all hr elaborate tnUn voted Ihrw away on thin mono wI I vr 011 Ills eyea or glnnce1 nt tier I except onco during their conversation I 11 do not empire ileaalt rather it orth I 11a She IItlon i or c lltor or n woman column I I never road A Ivis man rlhlln 1lt ad unlike Mr front Allen I litter met n Warner who dI dIHh Hhe iiureeled In making Ibo editor lift Slope Ills I eye toward I her for th second I Neither lo I Intend to leni > ou my address 11 that you may dead a wire I to me If yon think you hate anything thy th-y tl think I can di hallulihlai Mlarled i nalllon on Your staff My 1 untel 1 worst split the ertlti f Irlikly flint U I utterly Imponlble I may tell > m frankly lhat I don bIn nova b-In I woman Journalliti The artloli we publish by women arc sent to Ihl ln tom their robin ho AnythIng Iht A women can 110 far a ono t hov Inn 10 III do quite us well If not letter and there uri many Tiling that women cant flo at 1 which men mint do 1 am perfectly I enllitle wlih n n on It ifnnli fir 10 Haxter 1 1 or H third lime he lo ked up at her and there woo illimliia In lilt Silence 0MI Miss llaxlir Mil Inllgnnnlly In her elf Tilt II rule I it a man hasnt I the allthteit iI Idea that I l am one of the but trained women he line ever mat Hut there wits n trace of llgnatlon In her Volco when ihe rail in him woly I will Ink that as settled I lot I for Panic other paper Mr HaM Ik I should how evidence of being its good a newspaper reporter ai any member of ynur Ptart may I come up Ili rc Anti r wTth beinbc kept 1c vialthic too i long ell you of my triOmPh you wollid r 1 not shake lay I OOh OO-h sold uII Ill ll You again II you call Thok Vint And ln afternoon Mr lIodll k I an to much oLlc I I ti yDu fir cmiifing 10 a 0 me I aoll 1 IpJn u at this four tomorrow nt nnn Tbr was rmtthlnr 01 triumph lit her 0101 1At t3 him 01 As she left the heard Q lone whistle 01 Ilunlh OJL ILL Bir Illdlck rOO Phil I M F1I 11 Ill urrled down the stairs and to tin Wait or cab Drive ilckiy to Iho Cat HoI I I sold 10 the rmo When the holn drove up In front or the Cafe Iloyal I Vim 1 Jennie Pastor did not step out 01 II but waited uolll the o1sloraft Prvltor In Sold Is I voms guarted the entrance hurtled from the door to Slit vehicle D i you know Mr Hloneham she asked hurriedly the editor of The livening Oraphlle lie la I usually here 1 Marti domino with non n-on about this h > ur Oh yea I know him waa the reply IS think he le I Inilde at this moment but I will make certain a short time lon town himself appeared Inking perhape I a trine dla icerteil at having him whereabout ao accurately aacerlalnel y have n mo1 Important bit of new for you that wouldn wall Sold illi Poster and In half an hour fn m new rou will be writing your tomorrow s leader ihowlng In terse nil fordlJli language the many InlqulUea I of f lioahl of public construction Oh Cried Iheelltor brightening I it It 1 awlhl I 1 lot tie is board of public construction I am glad i u cam Uell that not OL I complimentary 10 m You iboul be glad In I any raw but Ill forgive your boad I manner lie l cables I wish you lo help me Ill lea J Step Into thin haneome because I hav m1 iportant new to teU YOU news that mint not be overheard and there 11 I nr place 1 ao Mfe for a confidential confirrom an In a hanom drivlnw through the arrests nf Ixinjon drvlnl lowly toward The I venlnir tlraibll mice she Amid to the cabman pushing up the door In the Plot of the hanom Mr Hloneham 10 hla place beside her and 119 cabman turned Ills horse Into Ills direct > n Heated No lit Hloohom 10 Ih nl place I want 1 Solders loverelgni low am I lo get them within hal an 1001 gnrlolil I don know The lank ale 1 iloeed but there ll I a man at Charing Crowd wily > would Perhaps Statute u check for me Thor la a Uierkbook in the office Tien Shasta all right aol settled Mr Hloneham Iher a ben people jug filing with the public account In the office Un t ol the boar I of public conllruc Wh1 A defalcation cried Stan hm eagerly 1 No merely a ihlfllrur round Ahl Mid ilia editor In a disappoint tone dlMpplol Oh you needn My Ah Its very PoTtous Itla I indeed Thee amounts are calculattil lo deceive the dear and eon riling put title lo whole lot all the dally 1 I = morning not eveninw ptv isnt rIid The IorY fact at such deception leln AIImlI Bit Hlnohm ought In call forth the not n-ot any virtuous editor Oh II do II doeal Hut than It woull IH a difficult matter to 1 It Palms money Oro goonot now pruve My dear r the meraareay t rove1 an I quite rli 1 f ir your energetic iandlligofll ThI hat the 954 are for This turn will secure for foUlo night mind nol lomorow start merit Drimmmir wllh nausea hlch the board A t construction commit deny You will 110 t Able I n lrrlolf leading article 10 express She hntr you undoubtedly feel at the falsification of the Figure and I your stern delight In I doing 10 will probably m t le I mitigated by Hi 1 fact that no otter paper In Ixinjou will base the airms It Pre 11 the editor ble eye gllitenlng an ilia mollud 01 the Idea btimars 10 appeal more i oloorl 10 hi InRlnallo Who ranked out this statement Anti I how are HI to know that I K I absolutely Correct Won there la I it InIon which I wish I to Infirm JIHI before going any further II la I not aboelutely correct TAu or three errori hate been i unuie r riot In I the object being I I i nl throw i atlgatora t off H o track It they try 10 110lover Ttl gav the nrotm to the Press for the man K ho will nil Dog this locument I a cletk In Ilia omce of the ward of pul He conetrucllon Ps y m Inside Peo you an KUllnr ihe facts from tile Inl1vell the Iltor seems 10 be I ror Inlf oil him Icu rather effectually How did you com to know limit I dotft know him Ive never m1 flint In my lire riot I rm to my knowledge ha tin ot the morning pa t Ir had already made 1 oorlne Plead for Nlln this triftritntlon Tile clerk waa in art 1 f ir She dutrumont but the 1101 and tie t at prettiest negollat 10K Iau Ih Miter Insist upon ph > lot OCcutarV title 1 I Mid the mn wlihea lo Protests hImPelfto l coser his tracks as you pay I ised I Blarl ua cried Stan hum 11 dldn I think the editor of nnj Vnornini paper In Ixinlon wa no Particular ab ut tit Accuracy of what he lAlclLu The ehrewl r cnnrgttlc I dealer In COllon whOM Illlle olllie etoo < l at the w0l from 11 arlng Cruae nation Proved 1 tulle llni bilge the editor nt Tl > Itrnlig I llraihlti with 1 I to over > lRni tn exchanw forth lit of pffft 1 nl the edlice holnl tn 1a nnlo lie envololits containing the fretil jw tier drive off file lirlitcon Inhere al f ln tiert equoris th t directory I hall 1 told I her Mr I Hatel limit l while ho turned not 10 reautno his game of d nilnoa at the cafe but t lo hit lllce to write the lead er which Would exttlit good No t term the horror tie felt alho action Otf the tioartl I of conilructlon clol It wits o little post I 7 clock wltin I Mlea Haxter haiiiome drove up to the to > alorled building In lluperl aquir numbered 17 Hhe knocked I at 110 OU r old I UA rneedlly opened by a man w llh tome Irai o of imxleiy u his clo n el Ilice who irtted ti U Haiel I I I In 1 elf 0orclln Iho clerk at tha board of Public You are Mr llaaeir she tenlur on entering IYttm refilled the man null rv I ilently aurprlaeil nt lowl tie a lady < I tend nf lln nan lie was expecting AI has I lour Lilt Iani I iifral iTi ln have lo ask you to excuse me I nm waltlnu fora Ullor who li a few mlniile late and who may be hero I nt any moment1 lot r wallliit for Mr Alder an rot 001 YM Immod the man III its plnn I i 01 Purpripto 1 lvl1 Piece i In Lint i of nistatreallon Uh well IhOI U all ch Not 11 Mia Jnl iHilrlnillr Ij have just riven froin the olllce I ot Into 1411 Ilucits f Ablor Cannot came night JASIIscNald 1141W closing ill door I on to You here In his I I am i here Instead of it I m Mr M 1 der It I on other business that he ha I li attend 10 nt tilt Waited riueat Now Mr Harlwlckthala hats the tdlt r iou Upper Yve 1 how arittwered ltasq Tit 7 WOI now llIhl dD ills the front plor 1 Mr Idlrk I vry npileil absolute 1101 the a figures urary chould li gl n m h Of Curlie that vo iull ht I ru h I I rl lo cr J the man out y u I han twin over all that vvirlit I Mr A Jor lire lily He said the would it Ion that I told him to tho edit lon Oh he haa lone ao aild Mlia flat ter And did II very effectively Soloed I i In tact four stations t quite upon aitirabl Yen f4r of ourvt that you hl will I lc e your alluallon and the la very trrrrU one In Thllliarr t > mce wdZs > MI lo tulter for what you have done Of court It ll all In lb < 1 pul lla Inlerent Of courwe of couree murmurM Haiel 1 looklnc down on the table Veil hav a you al 1 I th locumenta ready an Pat I hey can be pul Untied al any timer quit ready too aiuweml the mm Verr 11r I Iwp I girl ltli j do clilon Hern la I us Just count tile money and ere Ihit I U I correct I took the envelope a Itr It o handed lo I Alto ami hats not examined Ilia amount r Khe poured the lovreutni out on ills table n Haiel with trembling nn Kern counted them out two by Iwo iiJiI11 n I drawer I hl unlocked tisin It and ff look out a lone blue envelope Thrre11 he nail I with a HUM thit fa matt a cup Tinre are the fig 1 urea And a full eaplanall of them You will bo very careful that my name doea not allp out In any way Oil I nolr said HIM J nnle roily drawing forth the taper from Heir 1lr covering No one knows yiur name except Mr Alder Mr Hirdwkk and myaolf and I can ensure you that I shelf I I loot mention your name to any The man hall not the 1 hl1 lui flat that big VUllor IRAS not a main tier o Iho Haft of the Paper he had been nenottallno with Hhe wild Pit thorough ly I I iM > ieeee < l anti 1 howd hoot I C11 tar with an detain that hit I been Ilicuaeed by Haiel and Alder flint no doubt had entered the clerk mini Mln Jennie placed the papera back In their blue envelope anil bad the aniloua 1 llaael ROOMY One mor In the hamonnn itv ordered the man lo drive hr to Inarmo Can C-an when she wan ten minute away I mnol from llunerl square she changed her direction and devised him lo take her to the Unit of The venlnir Iraphlte vottere Pile found Mr Anthem buy with his leadlnc article and Impatiently awaltlnjr further detain of lh oonaplr acy he waa to lay open before the pub A7 rub lieA A Blanco at the paper Anne Hatter brounht to him shaded ilr Htoneham thai he had Jl leait gut th worth of his eta There would tin a fluttering In hlrh place next day H a made arrange roentu before he left to hav Stir t paper liiued I little eirlKr than usual calru Sitting his time with exactitude to that rival iheel could not have the notice In their first edition crlbbol from Th llraphlte I and yet the paper would bon < bo-n the street with the newaboya ahout Ing ombl Creation liefon any other evening iheri was visible And this was accompllihed the following day ble Kith a prrclelon that was admlra bleMr Mr Ftoneham with n craft worthy of all commendation kept bock from the early edition I a mall fraction of Iho figure that were In 11 la poaeeeelon BO that he might print them In the ao called fourth edition antl thus put upon the second lot of content bllla lent out In huge laming I black l type Further I startling v Hoard of Conitruc lion Scandal and him eoolhlng IIN article In whkh he Indignantly le 1 Intended a parliamentary Inquiry Into I tie conduct of the board 1 wan molt Mead oven by the MOM of that pub lie body to hire eerl waly shaken conn deric In II And all the other paper wvre filled with Impotent anger = Promptir 1 I orlvk floor afternoon a hnom italnlng MlM I Jennie line Lma Ir droveUp 10 the file entrance of The Dally Itualis oqlk a the waster o rpum OM wo CQ4d 104400 In on v Irish the nl pot ter WU clf Ilh pr gain me out 01 his den toM tt71ve 1 her I MI I 11 HIRUP old the lrilhm halt tftftgIon 1 n and halt by wx r orImulry I Iulal n b1 It Ye laid the girl HWI Mr Hanlwlck left strict or IIIk Jr 1 fib me thai If ye came or rather o Ilh that whin y came I waa to conduct yo right 1h up lo hla room at once Oh that la very 0 JCA = cried Mtlifaclory rhaldmtv t Bill to Jennl and omewhat different from the state of thing yeilerday The porter I led th way to Mr Hard wick 1 room and announce I tile vlilt r Aak hr to ro I min In obit hu1 the r < 1llor any and Ih next instant the porter 1 them alon together Uon i you nt down 1 Mlia Haxlerr ail I Mr llardwlck with I no trace if that anger II In film voice which ih r expected r have lieen 1 watting I for you You ald 0 would I hen a 11 and I like punctuality F Without betting round the hush I suppose I may lake It I to granted that The venliur Ornph I ll I Indebted to you ro what It I Is pleated to call the board ot public con atrucllon KandalT Yea said the young woman Pent Ing hereelr I come up to tell you that I procured for The Orprlle that Inter fttfn Ill ot Ho 1 nuppoa My Colleague Henry Alter MW llatel this aflernn Im mcea of the board I The good man Haul ll tianle itricken at the oxploilon IK I lisp t caust1 ana In I In 0 torY nervous O lou 101 mind mor eepeelally when he learned that his document alone 10 an ursvxpected qullo Jolunll Io to him the ofllce a of he boarded are Silence board-ed with journalist who want to eel statements lr this man or the a her regarding the exposure and a the Visit ot Alder to Haiel was not likely vl1 noticed o commented upn Haael gave a graphic dewcrlptUti of the handiom young woman who had a cleverly wheedled lh document from him and who paid him the exact mm agreed upon in the exact way that It was to have been pal I Alder had not eeeii you and has nol the llshtit Idea how th Important tome ellppod through him nn pers but when he told me vbhAt limit happened I knew alon YOU Were the = 4441 o the mahn Therefore I I Seven waiting for you I ould like li ask MtM Dealer 1 how much TlK Oraphllo paid you for that article over ami above the JLM you nave to Haieir o Oh 1 waant a queatlon rr money with met The subject hannt liters tile I cussed Vi Hloneham la I not ft generous payer and that II why I desire la net an a paper which doe nol count t the cost Io closely What 1 ulhel 10 do was 10 rln you that I ould 0 a valuable addition In Th fluslo 10 tr you seemed to too I of the opinion that tilt Hart was already I nurriclenl Ando and-o Oh my StAff la I no > lo blame In thin mat Im willing to take all the t lam for our defeat on my ahoulderv but there are some i other Ihltut I am I nol willing to do and perhap O an In a poiltlon lo clear up n little tnlrun I dentaii linir that had arl en In this office I auppoe I may lake 1 for I granted that you overheard the comer I nations which I took plac between Mr Alder and myself In this room yeater day altrnoon Well nil 1 Mil Hatter for thon first time In some confusion I anti an lure you Ihit I did not come here with the Intention of listening to nnrlhlnir 1 cam Into She neat room fir myself for the pup o getting to we you A mon as possible While not exact a rnmher of th Half of The KtenlrK I bolster mIflhff 611 = n Irarhlte II 1 nwerlhelee I fake about all Ih 9 wok I am abl to lo and no I con 111 mr1 tn 10 hp = 44171 a1 ears I on II Station h1 am opn Oh 1 d 001 So Qc ou OU t S0hPASd t Hardwlck I = Ysau Ioh I lo be lon how Ih thing w a don A a I laid I am willing So take the I Memo entirely on my own annul lent I dont th trill I all Q old ha M mad UK cf Information obtained In thai way molt m-olt Hint I am not venturing la find fault nith you for d InTo I both In-To nnl fault with me cried Mir Jennl aomeeihnl warmly That waul I b6 ihepotcAlllnit th UIIM black Indeed In-deed Why what Uller wen Ylo yu fvter befff133In YL were brll Ing a nnr man Sit rutnlh 0 with alaltillrl which he wl vary re liictnnt to lei you have let n over i cam film i niplea with money quit willing lhat he Should risk Ma Hull I nod 10 I tone aa you girt the n a U you ask me I don I eee very much ill 1 ferenrie In our povltton Vh null ao I iiilb > mV aiMvrml I Hardnlck soothingly fhave = dleclalmeil the critical allltute The Point I Wish to lie sure or ll I Ihla you ier oiftvd the oonnlIon botftern AI Ilo nd Ye t did Would > o he aLl to repal Ilr I dont know that 1 could Metal I word rnr Avard I but 1 could certainly give the pilot lt It tolilnog old You hator any Iblllon 10 i Itlo a gentleman whom 1 mhAll Call In It motpent an nearly 661 proomillolf h1 A 3 paid and What I Paid i my Ad 1 that the Xtintiroars I speak 01 Is I Mr Hempstead and he In I PrActicAllY the PnIlor 07 this porter Thorso has risen between 3 Ahlr ad MAeIr n Plight dlvo of in not in It I m I I 111 so and I ofme IhAI u a Ih O ily Persian who ran aettl the dlipute I am perfectly I willing lo tell what I heard lo anybody Thank you Mr Hardwlck prceeed an electric button and I him secretary cam In from another roam Would you Ask Mr Ifempaleal to step this way If he li I In hli Silicon In n few mlnulei Mr ltnI1 en lerrd bowed 1 aomewhat ellfflr toward o1 tny The taily but froze up Inrtanlly I when tv heanl that she wan the perm who had Avon th board of pul lie eonatruc lien ncandal to The Jttrentng 4 Iri hue I have Just this moment 1Ornel Mr Hrmpetead that list Hatter Alto Inlr i In the adjoining room when Alter end I were talking over this matter Hh hennl the converrMlon I have not aekM her lo 11 but lent for you at one and she Pays she la I ln y oiewer any questions you may ask11 In that can 1 llnrdwlck would lardlck It not be well 1 to hue Heavy Alder Sterol Certainly It he to I on the prembiber The turning to his worratary he Old Would you Unit out I Ilr Alder to t in hi bs room Tell hln it lmlIM wished to mee him here When ln Allo camis In still The ecretn hd 1OaI A114 Baxter paw AI Once that all was In an unton visible situation for II was quite est S dent the three men were vicarcelr on king term with villitts other I Noth I trill causes much a state 01 tension In a newspaper office no the miming apiece a-piece of noted that li I Important p 1IAnl lertap I woull he better Suit Soared l Hardnlrk If Bills Dexter wool repeat the conversation as she hear It I dlint ix the Den of that aald Mr llempalend There to I only I point at 1 01111r Slid Mr Ild Alder llRrdikk thai by delar li wer i 11r thi u e e Uld Ih uhllon ot Ihl r I I 11 lardly IhI I Al I I nlmlr It h Sib Ilel I II So a Id I bi mat a do bar Urps I Ihlar Mr 1 liardwiek PlIod I In d I I thin Ill n 1 for Ih d 1 and Ihen M 1 4hl11114 1 or Thlt eiy ultk r or I sonnoithInIs will ilky 1rhaltot I n tulllm toy In mernbronce Paid 14hlwlek I 0d Ildwlrk I1 I am to blai Lol I lllecld llyMV ado11 I wall hat do M Ih11 nl dnolly warned I by 01 that the InAtter oul5 I u a nlr W stilt toy I 10 I lold paid You I It Alder woul1 1 And bit II lost hic I I Y I h a lor 10 k been eld fn t Ih ltk I hat lolpd I 01111 last Y klo t I I I through no fault ot my an o hl IC Still paid Itt ll mpml a C Four version 01 She J Days not if U Its rally with what IM l1axi I I d J on tn er Una you with tal 1 At truculently AIr It ofitetint ntt flit lo me I ban taken Ih The 111 Trumpet and YU P rlll 1 v to I 111 my Place on Tile 11ust loylnor which be flat lual h1 tl t h1 nil left the claim u hi Mr emulead noted Mate I he dlocusioln IIJ 1 fall for Ih firm BIT 1 10lck dallied grinity I A I I 1loy RlwDym Insist Oil a un v 1 Old and lack 01 II Is on ot A falling a Senrthelen Mr Hardnl l < V Alive 11 A-live last on 01 one hv 101 Four loot MO 11 a You going In oNc bl I I I w qui lrlbdi the proprietor oOIIUIY rhore Is I little dmrulI In I even the toilet nn on any staff 1 I It don replied Harlwlrk Wllh A at Allen llnxler As this y I I aeema 11 keep her wit abut 1 h Ihe welfare of the paper It I I it I Pp I than If YOU have I I hl 1 n ob I I Hinry 11 I Alder place with Jl 11 I I Air liernpotoind Arched his n l t a trine I thOlight ymt 011 t I I A In 1 i woman journalists Mr HntK to he murmured at lot II I I dIJnt up till irer1iy but Ihn I have hd reason to lontir t 1 y mind min Do you think you can nil II < T lion Mle Hotter II la Stoked th i I Inr doubtingly le girl Oh I nm ours 01 Ill noO rl the 11Mr Mr Hanlwlck mlled rrlmiy T q Im imprletor turned li him anti mid I ilon t qulti den Mr llardwl k h1 a lady ran lo on this paper outild of the mtilar del artmenti P tr oublc t harlly about think that there Mr wllll lieei I lllftlll Tot exnmi te w ho w uld Ile I m lfp I lo attempt the Bolull n of that kPIr nl1 fluent ton about the PrIncops I v n litin helmcrn Jlmonl I Ily Jove cried llemtnlril his I eye glittering with Psirnemo fTf i la I an Inspiration I imagine thI I ir aIn t a-In Baxter ran unrntl that myit ry It u II 1 t 1IIr 0 ITO n COSTIM |
