It may have been crowded out--"
"For lack of space," supplied Enderby in a tone which the other heartily
disliked. "Mr. Banneker, I thought that this was to be in the open."
"I'm wrong," confessed the other. "I'll know by this evening why the
police part was handled that way, and if it was policy--" He stopped,
considering.
"Well?" prompted the other.
"I'll go through to the finish with your committee."
"You're as good as pledged," retorted the lawyer. "I shall expect to
hear from you."
As soon as he could find Tommy Burt, Banneker put to him the direct
question. "What is the matter with the story as I gave it to you?"
Burt assumed an air of touching innocence. "The story had to be handled
with great care," he explained blandly.
"Come off, Tommy. Didn't you write the police part?"
Tommy Burl's eyes denoted the extreme of candor. "It was suggested to me
that your views upon the police, while interesting and even important,
might be misunderstood."
"Is _that_ so? And who made the suggestion?"
"An all-wise city desk."
"Thank you. Tommy."
"The Morning Ledger," volunteered Tommy Burt, "has a high and
well-merited reputation for its fidelity to the principles of truth and
fairness and to the best interests of the reading public.
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