"If," said Enoch, clearly, "Miss Allen is brought into your publication
again either directly or by implication, I shall come to your office,
Mr. Brown, and shoot you. Abbott, you are the witness to what I say
and to the conversation that has led to it."
"I am, Mr. Secretary," said Charley. "And if for any reason you should
be unable to attend to the matter, I would do the shooting for you."
"This will make interesting copy," said Brown.
"I have within my control," Enoch went on, steadily, "the means to
force you to cease to put out lies concerning the Department of the
Interior and me. I seriously consider not waiting for your next move,
but of making use of this in retaliation for what you have done to me.
As to that, I have reached no conclusion. This is all I have to say."
Enoch turned on his heel and closely followed by Charley left the
office. As they entered the taxicab, Abbott said, "Gee, that did me
more good than getting my salary doubled! I thought you were going to
use this morning's item as a text!"
"You'd better have Cheney prepare a reply to that, for me to sign,"
said Enoch and he lapsed into silence. They went directly to their
train and to bed and the next morning office routine began promptly at
nine as usual.
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