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me discharged。       They won't do that�察�though�察─�he said�察�in a cheerful aside�察�

;because they haven't paid me my salary for the last eight months。                     He 

saysgreat   Scott�   �this   will   please   you�察  �Gordonhe   says   that   there   have 

been over two hundred queries for matter from papers all over the United 

States�察�and from Europe。         Your paper beat them on the news�察�and now the 

home office is packed with San Francisco reporters�察�and the telegrams are 

coming      in  every    minute�察   �and   they   have    been    abusing    him    for  not 

answering them�察�and he says that I'm a fool。               He wants as much as you 

can send�察�and all the details。        He says all the papers will have to put `By 

Yokohama   Cable   Company'   on   the   top   of   each   message   they   print�察  �and 



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that that is advertising the company�察�and is sending the stock up。                 It rose 

fifteen points on 'change in San Francisco to´day�察�and the president and the 

other officers are buying; 

     ;Oh�察   �I  don't  want    to  hear  about    their  old  company�察─     �snapped    out 

Gordon�察�pacing up and down in despair。              ;What am I to do�拭�that's what I 

want to know。       Here I have the whole country stirred up and begging for 

news。     On their knees for it�察�and a cable all to myself�察�and the only man 

on   the   spot�察  �and   nothing   to   say。 I'd   just   like   to   know   how   long   that 

German   idiot   intends   to   wait   before   he   begins   shelling   this   town   and 

killing people。      He has put me in a most absurd position。; 

     ;Here's a message for you�察�Gordon�察─�said Stedman�察�with business´like 

calm。     ;Albert Gordon�察�Correspondent�察─�he read�此              �Try American consul。 

First message 0。 K。�察�beat the country�察�can take all you send。               Give names 

of   foreign   residents   massacred�察  �and   fuller   account   blowing       up  palace。 

Dodge。; 

     The expression on Gordon's face as this message was slowly read off 

to   him�察  �had   changed     from    one   of  gratified   pride   to  one   of  puzzled 

consternation。 

     ;What's he   mean   by  foreign   residents   massacred�察  �and blowing   up   of 

palace�拭─  �asked   Stedman�察 �looking   over his   shoulder  anxiously。          ;Who   is 

Dodge�拭─�

     ;Dodge   is    the   night  editor�察─  �said  Gordon�察  �nervously。      ;They   must 

have   read   my   message   wrong。       You   sent   just   what   I   gave   you�察  �didn't 

you�拭─�he asked。 

     ;Of course I did�察─�said Stedman�察�indignantly。              ;I didn't say anything 

about the massacre of anybody�察�did I�拭─�asked Gordon。                   ;I hope they are 

not improving on my account。            What AM I to do�拭        �This is getting awful。 

I'll have to go out and kill a few people myself。           Oh�察�why don't that Dutch 

captain    begin    to  do  something�      �What     sort  of  a  fighter   does   he  call 

himself�拭    �He wouldn't shoot at a school of porpoises。             He's not; 

     ;Here     comes    a  message     to  Leonard     T。  Travis�察   �American     consul�察�

Opeki�察─�read Stedman。          ;It's raining messages to´day。         `Send full details 

of massacre of American citizens by German sailors。'                Secretary ofgreat 

Scott� ─�gasped Stedman�察�interrupting himself and gazing at his instrument 



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with horrified fascination;the Secretary of State。; 

     ;That settles it�察─�roared Gordon�察�pulling at his hair and burying his face 

in his hands。      ;I have GOT to kill some of them now。; 

     ;Albert Gordon�察�Correspondent�察─�read Stedman�察�impressively�察�like the 

voice of Fate。      ;Is Colonel Thomas Bradley commanding native forces at 

Opeki�察     �Colonel     Sir   Thomas      Kent´Bradley       of   Crimean      war    fame�拭�

Correspondent London Times�察�San Francisco Press Club。; 

     ;Go on�察�go on� ─�said Gordon�察�desperately。              ;I'm getting used to it now。 

Go on� ─�

     ;American   consul�察  �Opeki�察─  �read   Stedman。         ;Home   Secretary  desires 

you   to   furnish   list   of   names   English   residents   killed   during   shelling   of 

Opeki by ship of war Kaiser�察�and estimate of amount property destroyed。 

Stoughton�察�British Embassy�察�Washington。; 

     ;Stedman� ─�cried Gordon�察�jumping to his feet�察�there's a mistake here 

somewhere。        These   people   cannot   all have   made   my  message   read   like 

that。    Someone has altered it�察�and now I have got to make these people 

here live up to that message�察�whether they like being massacred and blown 

up   or   not。  Don't   answer   any   of   those   messages   except   the   one   from 

Dodge�察  �tell   him   things   have   quieted   down   a   bit�察  �and   that   I'll   send   four 

thousand   words   on   the   flight   of   the   natives   from   the   village�察  �and   their 

encampment at the foot of the mountains�察�and of the exploring party we 

have sent out to look for the German vessel�察�and now I am going out to 

make something happen。; 

     Gordon   said   that   he   would   be   gone   for   two   hours   at   least�察  �and   as 

Stedman       did   not   feel   capable    of   receiving    any   more     nerve´stirring 

messages�察�he cut off all connection with Octavia by saying�察 �Good´by for 

two hours�察─�and running away from the office。                He sat down on a rock on 

the beach�察�and mopped his face with his handkerchief。 

     ;After   a   man   has   taken   nothing   more   exciting   than   weather   reports 

from Octavia for a year�察─�he soliloquized�察 �it's a bit disturbing to have all 

the   crowned   heads   of   Europe   and   their   secretaries   calling   upon   you   for 

details of a massacre that never came off。; 

     At   the   end   of   two   hours   Gordon   returned   from  the   consulate   with   a 

mass of manuscript in his hand。 



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     ;Here's three   thousand   words�察─�he   said�察  �desperately。         ;I   never   wrote 

more and said less in my life。           It will make them weep at the office。              I 

had to pretend that they knew all that had happened so far�察�they apparently 

do know more than we do�察�and I have filled it full of prophesies of more 

trouble   ahead�察  �and   with   interviews   with   myself   and   the   two   ex´Kings。 

The only news element in it is�察�that the messengers have returned to report 

that the German vessel is not in sight�察�and that there is no news。                    They 

think   she   has   gone   for   good。   Suppose   she   has�察  �Stedman�察─  �he   groaned�察�

looking at him helplessly�察 �what AM I going to do�拭─�

     ;Well�察�as for me�察─�said Stedman�察 �I'm afraid to go near that cable。                 It's 

like playing with a live wire。         My nervous system won't stand many more 

such shocks as those they gave us this morning。; 

     Gordon   threw   himself   down   dejectedly   in   a   chair   in   the   office�察  �and 

Stedman approached his instrument gingerly�察�as though it might explode。 

     ;He's swearing again�察─�he explained�察�sadly�察�in answer to Gordon's look 

of inquiry。     ;He  wants to know  when   I am  going to stop   running   away 

from the wire。       He has a stack of messages to send�察�he says�察�but I guess 

he'd better wait and take your copy first�察�don't you think so�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�I do�察─�said Gordon。          ;I don't want any more messages than I've 

had。    That's the best I can do�察─�he said�察�as he threw his manuscript down 

beside Stedman。        ;And they can keep on cabling until the wire burns red 

hot�察�and they won't get any more。; 

     There was silence in the office for some time�察�while Stedman looked 

over Gordon's copy�察�and Gordon stared dejectedly out at the ocean。 

     ;This   is   pretty   poor   stuff�察  �Gordon�察─  �said   Stedman。    ;It's   like   giving 

people milk when they want brandy。; 

     ;Don't   you   suppose   I   know   that�拭─  �growled   Gordon。        ;It's   the   best   I 

can do�察�isn't it�拭     �It's not my fault that we are not all dead now。               I can't 

massacre   foreign   residents   if   there   are   no   foreign   residents�察  �but   I   can 

commit suicide�察�though�察�and I'll do it if something don't happen。; 

     There   was   a long   pause�察  �in   which   the   silence   of the   office   was   only 

broken   by   the   sound   of   the   waves   beating   on   the   coral   reefs   outside。 

Stedman raised his head wearily。 

     ;He's   swearing      again�察─  �he   said�察   �he   says   this   stuff   of   yours   is   all 



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nonsense。      He says stock in the Y。C。C。 has gone up to one hundred and 

two�察�and that owners are unloading and making their fortunes�察�and that this 

sort of descriptive writing is not what the company want。; 

     ;What's     he  think   I'm   here  for�拭─  �cried  Gordon。     ;Does     he   think  I 

pulled down the German flag and risked my neck half a dozen times and 

had    myself     made    King     just  to  boom     his   Yokohama       cable    stock�拭�

Confound him�         �You might at least swear back。           Tell him just what the 

situation is in a few words。         Here�察�stop that rigmarole to the paper�察�and 

explain to your home office that we are awaiting developments�察�and that�察�

in the meanwhile�察�they must put up with the best we can send them。                   Wait�察�

send this to Octavia。;
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