Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-17

nl-hl MIND, not tomorrow IA state
mcnt hristlinE with figures which the
board of construction cannot deny. You
will bo able in stirring leading article
to cypress the horror you undoubtedly
feel at the Justification of the figures
and your stern delight in doing so will
probably not be mitigated by the fact
that no other paper in London will
have the news. "
IL see, said the editor, his eyes
glistening as the magnitude of the idea
began to appeal more strongly to his
imagination. "Who makes ont this
statement, and how are we to know that
it is absolutely correct?"
"Well, there is point on which
wish to inform you before going any
further 1t is not absolutely correct.
Two or three errors have been pufposely
put in, the object being TO throw in
vestigators Oft the track if they try to
discover who gave the news to tie
press, for the man who will sell me this
document is clerk in the office of the
board of public construction. So, you
see, You are getting the facts from the
inside -
well, the traitor seems TO be cover
ing up his tracks rather effectually.
How did you come TO know him."
81 don't know him. I've never met
him in my life, but it came to my
knowledge that one of the morning pa
pers had already made all its plans for
getting this information The clerk was
to get $50 for the document, but the
editor and he are at present negotiat-
ing because the editor insists upon alb
solute accuracy, while, as | said, the
man wishes to protect himself-to cover
his tracks, as you say.
Good gracious" cried Stoneham,
81 didn't think the editor of any morn
ing paper in London was so particular
about the accuracy of what he printed. -
The shrewd and energetic dealer in
coins whose little office stood at the
exit from Chaiin@ Cross station proved
quite willing to ohlige the editor of he
Evening Graphite with 30 sovereigns
in exchange for the bit of paper, and
the editor, banding to. Miss Jennie the
envelope containing the gold, saw her
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Buglo Mr. Alder cannot come tonight.
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II am here instead Of him. Mr. Al
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attend to at the editor : request Now
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know
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front parlor
well, Mr. Hardwick is very anxiou
that the figures should be given wit
absolute accuracy.
"Of course, that would he much bot
ter, - cried the man, but, you see,
have gone over all that with Mr. Aide
already. He said he wonld mentio
what | told him to the editor.
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ter, "aud did il very effectively indeed
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