New Britain herald., 1927-04-23

staninS her cheeks and forehead. You mustn't worry. Ted" he
 said his voice cnoked.
 He turned away. She was cryii,g 1 Roger Brooks battered straw ha.
 was tilted far back on his white , head. Pop was concentrating. Din- ny and Bill Canficld sat exp.ctant- l iy waiting for him to speak. The 1 ancient hat shifted 10 the left and | then back again over the right ear. | Teddy, sitting absolutely still for ! once, near Pop. dilated her eyes and | nostrils.
 | To the little sob sister this was | drama, the enviablc reality of a 1 big event that outsiders got only in fiction or on the stage,
 The four were congrcgated fin Brooks office 10 perfect q plan. II
 vas nearing five o'clock and the clicking Of battery of telegraph nstrum cnts drifted in through the
 transom. Somewhere out in the editorial room sounded the stGccato operation of tho automatic type writers.
 The old ha. was shifted once again. The publisher cleared his throat. His eyes wandered slowly over each one Of his employees.
 lingering with q swift gleam of ad
 miration on the rapt face Of the
 little sob sister.
 "Closn' in, eh-so Walden said
 his father was closin' in.'
 Roger Brooks fist came crashing 1
 down on his desk, jarring the ink i
 we'll and the telephone. Jane Dcx- 1 ter, standing before a filing cabi- | net with q sheaf Of letters in her !, hand, gave q start. Pops voice lad | exploded the silence like the boom 1 of ininiat lure cannon. There was an unaccust omed fcrocity and eSul- tation in the strong lines of the old 1 mans face. His mustache bristled.
 Well. Pop. it looks as if we had 'he means at hand to relieve the | Waldens of the formality Of closing in." Garfield ycntured with an from ical smile.
 Beyond my fondest hopes" nod ned Pop and 8 relentless spark gliuted in his still youthfully bright eyes. "We've got enough to hang i them on" he continued. and as rot ten as the administration is, they won't dare ignore the evidence. 1 called you all in to work out a plan ! fac ts figure out a way 10 get the evidence before q grand iury.'
 Teddy leaned forward. The halo of anticipation surrounding her seemed 10 elevate 'he diminntve figure 10 an immense height. She raised her head and expanded her chest, gripping the arms of her chair with tens" fingers.
 "Then we've got everything" The main source of the plot 10 wreck the Times. all Of it" And there's q hsolutely no loop -hole?" asked Din ny Morrison. speaking with a rising infection.
 Absolutely perfect" replied the publisher grmly.
 The regular stockholders meet ing doesn't come off for nearly two weeks yet, does ii ?' asked Bill Can field.
 "No-and that's too long 10 wait. : By George, that gives me an idea.' acclaimed Brooks enthusiastically, : "we might as well do this thing right. Spectacularly. if you will, but ( the publisher clenched lis fists he didn't spare us in sensation and spectacles ; Though he was going 10 break the I old man--ehH Make the Brooks breed grovel-'' {
 Jane Dexter winced at the harsh ( ncss Of her employers intonation. \
 wen call q special meeting" re- sumed Pop, hold il right in the edi- ( 'oral room. Bill, you arrange to get the Waldens here-let's sec. to- : lay is Wednesday. Wen have them l here next Tuesday. I'll fix things 10 have Judge Wharton of the Su- [ purior Court, you know, present. ( Also District Attorney Bolton. We've ( got to have the evidence for the I judge to submit to the grand jury { ,"fore .hey'll issue an indictmcnt.' r
 Brooks hesitated. Then contiued: I Make it say. two o'clock sharp. In he editorial room, We'll stage this B title scene with all the trappings the ! Waldcns have invitcdi They'll find [ put who's going 10 grovel. And I Teddy" turning to the little re- Y porter who, by this time was almost [ bursting with excitement. T want V you there as well as Don and s Diana. It'll be quite a re-union," 8 Pop concluded with sardonc grin. !
 I' is characteristic of all morning [ newspapers that the bulk Of ac- | ivity is carried on at night Usual s y there is a comparative lull in my metropolitan newspaper plant hrOUpN ont filD TlorDiNfr