14/16 The butler returned. But Mr.Worthington is just ready to retire." "You tell Mr.Worthington," answered Houston in a crisp voice, "that he either will see me or regret it. Tell him that I am very sorry, but that just now, I am forced to use his own methods--and that if he doesn't see me within five minutes, there will be something in the morning papers that will be, to say the least, extremely distasteful to him." "The name, please ?" "It doesn't matter." "Are you from a newspaper ?" "I'm not saying. Whether I go to one directly from here, depends entirely upon Mr.Worthington. Will you please take my message ?" "I'm afraid--" "Take my message!" "Directly, sir!" Another wait. |