The two men shook hands, and Stratton felt that they understood each other.
When Mr.Stratton was ushered into the private office of Brown, and handed that gentleman his card, he noticed the lawyer perceptibly freeze over.
"Ahem," said the legal gentleman; "you will excuse me if I say that my time is rather precious.

Did you wish to see me professionally ?" "Yes," replied Stratton, "that is, from a newspaper standpoint of the profession." "Ah," said the other, "in reference to what ?" "To the Brenton case." "Well, my dear sir, I have had, very reluctantly, to refuse information that I would have been happy to give, if I could, to our own newspaper men; and so I may say to you at once that I scarcely think it will be possible for me to be of any service to an outside paper like the _Argus_" "Local newspaper men," said Stratton, "represent local fame.

That you already possess.

I represent national fame, which, if you will excuse my saying so, you do not yet possess.

The fact that I am in Cincinnati to-day, instead of in Chicago, shows what we Chicago people think of the Cincinnati case.