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'What would you do?'
'I would let them sue me if they wanted to. Of course, their canvasser
called to see you, didn't he, Kenyon?'
'Yes, he did.'
'He told you that he had a certain amount of space to sell for a certain
sum in cash?'
'Yes.'
'And, if you did not buy that space, this certain article would appear;
whereas, if you did, an article of quite a different complexion would
be printed?'
'You seem to know all about it,' said Kenyon suspiciously.
'Of course I do, my dear boy! Everybody knows all about it. That's the
way those papers make their money. I think myself, as a general rule, it
is cheaper to buy them off. I believe my uncle always does that when he
has anything special on hand, and doesn't want to be bothered with
outside issues. But we haven't done so in this instance, and this is the
result. It can be easily remedied yet, mind you, if you like. All that
you have to do is to pay his price, and there will be an equally lengthy
article saying that, from outside information received with regard to the
Canadian Mining Company, he regrets very much that the former article was
an entire mistake, and that there is no more secure investment in England
than this particular mine. But now, when he has come out with his
editorial, I think it isn't worth while to have any further dealings
with him. Anything he can say now will not matter. He has done all the
harm he can. But I would at once put the boot on the other foot.
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