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

myself, and l can assure you that /
shall not mention your name to any
one"
The man had not the slightest, sus-
picion that his visitor was not a mem
Der of the staff of the paper he had been
negotiating with. She was SO thorough
ly self possessed and showed herself so
familiar with all details that had been
discussed by Hazel and Alder that no
doubt had entered the clerk s mind.
Miss Jennie placed the papers back
in their blue envelope and babe the
anxious Hazel goodby.
Once more in the hanson, she ordered
the man to drive her to Charing Cross,
and when she was ten minutes away
from Rupert square she changed her
direction and desired him to take her
to the Office of The Evening Graphite,
where she found Mr. Stoneham busy
with his leading article and impatiently
awaiting further details of the conspir-
acy he was to lay open before the public.
A glance at the papers Miss Baxter
brought to him showed Mr.. Stoneham
that he had at least got the werth Of
his $50. There would be a futtering in
high places next day. He made arrange
ments before he left to have the paper
issued little earlier than usual, calcu-
lating his time with exactitude, SO that
rival sheets could not have the news in
their first edition, cribbed from The
Graphite, and yet the paper would be
on the street, with the newsboys shout
ing, 9" 'Orrible scandalp' before any
other evening sheet was visible. And
this was accomplished the following
day with a precision that was admira-
BILE
Mr.. Stoneham, with craft worthy
Of all commentator, kept back from
the early edition small fraction of the
figures that were in his possession, so
that he might print them in the SO
called fourth edition, and thus put upon
the second lot of contents bills sent out
in huge, startling black type, Further
Revelations of the Board of Construc-
ton Scandal, and his scathing leading
article, in which he Indignantly de-
manded a parliamentary inquiry into
the conduct OF the board, was recog-
nized, even by the friends of that pub
lie body, to have seriously shaken conf
dence in it. And all the other papers
We're filled with impotent anger.
Promptly at o'clock that afternoon
hanson containing Miss Jennie Bax-
ter drove up to the side entrance of The
Daily Bugle office, and the young wom-
an once more accosted the Irish porter,
who again came out of his Gen to re-
ceive her.
''Miss Baxter2" said the Irishman.
half by way of salutation and half by
way of inquiry.
Eyes. said the girl.
"Well, Mr.. Hardwick left strict or
ders with me that if ye came, or rather
that whin ye came, I was to conduct
We right up to his room at once. !"
ooh, that is very satisfactory, cried
Miss Jennie, ''and somewhat different
from the state of things yesterday"
The porter led the way to Mr.. Hard.
wick's room and announced the visitor.
TASK her to come in, she heard the
editor say. and the next instant the por
ter left them alone together.
"Won't you sit down, Miss Baxter7'
said Mr.. Hardwick, with no trace Of
that anger in his voice which she ha6
expected. 81 have been waiting for you
You said You would be here at 5, and
like punctuality. Without beating
round the bush, suppose I may take
it for granted that The Evening Graph
ite is indebted to you for what it il
pleased to call the board of public con
struction scandal?"
Il eyes, said the young woman, seat
ing herself. II came up to tell you tina
4 procured for The Graphite that inter
esting bit of information
$50 suppose. My colleague, Henri,
! Alder, saw Hazel this afternoon at thu
offices of the board. The good maj
Hazel is panic stricken at the explosion
he has caused and is in very nervou
state of mind, more especially when b.
learned that his document had gone t,
an unexpected quarter. Fortunately TO
him, the offices of the board are throng
ed with journalists who want to ge
statements from this man OF the othe
regarding the exposure, and SO the visi
of Alder to Hazel was not likely to b
noticed or commented upon. Hazel CAV
graphic description of the handsom
young woman who had SO cleverl
wheedled the documents from him an
who paid him the exact sum agree
upon in the exact way that it was t
D have been paid. Alder had not seen yo
and has not the slightest idea how til
important news slipped through his fin
: gers, but when he told me what ha
happened / knew at once you were tn
goddess of the machine. Therefore
have been waiting for you.
81 would like TO ask, Miss Baxter
how much The Graphite paid you &c
thatarticle over and above The $50 70
gaFe to HazelT'
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