The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-05-08


'sTtat Is quite right" he said, rising
Graphite, it nevertheless takes about all
the work am able to do, and so con-
slider myself bound to keep my eyes and
ears open on its behalf wherever am.
"Oh, I don't want to censure you at
ALL, said Hardwick. 81 merely wish
to be certain how the thing was done.
AS 1 said, am willing to take. the
blame entirely on my own shoulders. l
don't think l should have made use of
information obtained in that way my
self. Still, | am not ventuTing to find
fault with you for doing so.
ssTo find fault with mel" cried Miss
Jennie somewhat warmly. "That would
be the pot calling the kettle black in
deed. Why, what better We're you? You
We're bribing a poor man to furnish you
with statistics which he was very re-
luctant to let you have. Yet you over
came his scruples with money. quite
willing that he should risk his liveli-
hood SO long as you got The news. If
you ask me, don't see very much diff
ference in our positions.
.sOh, quite SO, quite SO. answered
Hardwick scothingly. 81 have already
disclaimed the critical attitude The
point wish to be sure of is this-you
overheard the conversation between Al
der and MYSELF"
eyes. | did. ("
*Would you be able to repeat it?''
81 don't know that / could repeat it
g., T n Y,
give the gist of it. .
'sWould you have any objection to
telling a gentleman whom shall call
in moment, as nearly as possible,
what Alder said and what | said?
may add that the gentleman | speak OF
is Mr.. Hampstead, and he is practically
the proprietor of this paper. There has
arisen between Mir. Alder and myself a
slight divergence of memory, if | may
call it so. and it seems that you are the
only person who can settle the dispute.
t 81 am perfectly willing to tell what
I heard to anybody.
''Thank you. -
Mr. Hardwick pressed an electric
button. and his secretary came in from
/ another room.
"Would you ask Mr.. Hampstead te
step this way, if he is in his room?''
In few minutes Mr.. Hampstead en-
tered, bowed somewhat stiffiy TOWARD
the lady, but froze up instantly whe1
he heard that she was the person who
had given the board of public construc
ton scandal to The Evening Graphite
Mr. Hampstead, that Miss Baxter wa
in the adjoining room when Alder ant
We're talking over this matter. Sht
heard the conversation. | have no
asked her to repeat it, but sent for YOU
at once, and she says she is willing tt
answer any questions you may ask y
| ssIn that case, Mr.. Hardwick. would
it not be we'll to have Henry Aide
here?'
Certainly, if he is on the promises. ;
Then, turning to his secretary, he said
'Would you find out if Mr.. Alder is il
his room? Tell him Mr.. Hampstead
wishes to see him here. .
When Henry Alder came in and tn
secretary had disappeared, Miss BaAte
| SAW dt OlCG budl Sic Was III ui uLeIl
viahle situation, for it was quite evi
dent the three men were scarcely OF
speaking terms with each other. Moth
ing causes such state of tension in
newspaper office as the missing of
piece of news that is important.
perhaps it would be better, sug
gested Hardwick, ''if Miss Baxter woul
repeat the conversation as she heard it.
81 don't see the use of that, sal
, Mr.. Hampstead. There is only on
, point at issue. Did Mr.. Alder warn MI
Hardwick that by delay he would los
the publication of this report?''
"Hardly that, answered the CIR
.'As 1 remember it, he said, Ism thel
u danger that some other paper may g
thig?' Mr. Gardwick replied, Il don
4 think so; NOT for three days, at least
and then lEr Afder said, Very good
Yefy We'll or soSnething like tliat-
saat quite tRlhes with nay own II