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 " to his secretary, as the news came in two weeks later. "And the whole country is shedding tears of joy over her, and they 're having bonfires to-night up in Fairview. I believe she's guilty; but a pretty woman who can hold her tongue will escape the consequences of almost any crime. Strange how Miss Herrick failed on that case; she felt it, too. Has been working day and night ever since, and all that sort of thing. But, after all, you can't depend on a woman in this business."

The managing editor was more nearly right than he knew.