"
Enoch stopped abruptly, put a hand on Jonas' shoulder and hailed a
passing night prowler. Once in the cab, Jonas said:
"The White House done called you twice to-night. Mr. Secretary. I
told 'em you'd call first thing in the morning."
"Thanks!" replied Enoch briefly.
The house was silent when they reached it. Jonas never employed
servants who could not sleep in their own homes. By the time the
Secretary was ready for bed, Jonas appeared with a tray, Enoch silently
and obediently ate and then turned in.
The White House called before the Secretary had finished breakfast.
"You saw last night's papers?" asked the President.
"No! I'm sorry. I--I took a rest last evening."
"I'm glad you did. Well, I think you'd better plan--come up here, will
you, at once? I won't try to talk to you over the telephone."
Enoch, in the carriage, glanced over the paper. The Brown paper of the
evening before contained a nasty little story of innuendo about the
work of the Survey near Paloma. The morning paper declared in glaring
headlines that the President by his pacifist policy toward Mexico was
tainting the nation's honor and that it would shortly bring England,
France and Germany about our ears.
The President was still at breakfast when Enoch was shown in to him.
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