People won't tell one anything, and when one does find out something startling, then there are always a few persons who make a fuss and try to keep the story out of the paper.

They generally have such splendid excuses for not wanting a story published.

I never paid any attention to them, though.

I turned in every story I ever ran down," she concluded, her small face setting in harsh lines.
"But didn't that make some of the people about whom the stories were written very unhappy ?" asked Miriam pointedly.
"I suppose so," answered Kathleen.

"But I never stopped to bother about them.