He writes for a New York paper," she informed Sylvia, distinctly.
The young man laughed.

"And Miss Hart is going to write for it, too," he said, pleasantly and insinuatingly.

"She is going to write an article upon how it feels to be suspected of a crime when one is innocent, and it will be the leading feature in next Sunday's paper.
She is to have her picture appear with it, too, and photographs of her famous hotel and the room in which the murder was said to have been committed, aren't you, Miss Hart ?" "Yes," replied Lucinda, with stolidity.
Sylvia stared with amazement.

"Why, Lucinda!" she gasped.
"When I find out folks won't take no, I give 'em yes," said Lucinda, grimly.
"I knew I could finally persuade Miss Hart," said the young man, affably.

He was really very much of a gentleman.