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You
see
,
if
I
had
a
photo
-
engraving
plant
of
my
own
,
I
could
do
a
good
deal
of
outside
jobbing
as
well
,
and
the
investment
would
pay
ten
per
cent
.
But
it
takes
money
to
make
money
.
I
wouldn
’
t
want
to
put
in
any
dinky
,
one
-
horse
affair
.
I
want
a
good
plant
.
I
’
ve
been
figuring
out
the
business
.
Besides
the
plant
,
there
would
be
the
expense
of
a
high
grade
paper
.
Can
’
t
print
half
-
tones
on
anything
but
coated
paper
,
and
that
COSTS
.
Well
,
what
with
this
and
with
that
and
running
expenses
till
the
thing
began
to
pay
,
it
would
cost
me
about
ten
thousand
dollars
,
and
I
was
wondering
if
,
perhaps
,
you
couldn
’
t
see
your
way
clear
to
accommodating
me
.
”
“
Ten
thousand
?
”
“
Yes
.
Say
five
thousand
down
,
and
the
balance
within
sixty
days
.
”
Magnus
,
for
the
moment
blind
to
what
Genslinger
had
in
mind
,
turned
on
him
in
astonishment
.
“
Why
,
man
,
what
security
could
you
give
me
for
such
an
amount
?
”
“
Well
,
to
tell
the
truth
,
”
answered
the
editor
,
“
I
hadn
’
t
thought
much
about
securities
.
In
fact
,
I
believed
you
would
see
how
greatly
it
was
to
your
advantage
to
talk
business
with
me
.
You
see
,
I
’
m
not
going
to
print
this
article
about
you
,
Governor
,
and
I
’
m
not
going
to
let
it
get
out
so
as
any
one
else
can
print
it
,
and
it
seems
to
me
that
one
good
turn
deserves
another
.
You
understand
?
”
Magnus
understood
.
An
overwhelming
desire
suddenly
took
possession
of
him
to
grip
this
blackmailer
by
the
throat
,
to
strangle
him
where
he
stood
;
or
,
if
not
,
at
least
to
turn
upon
him
with
that
old
-
time
terrible
anger
,
before
which
whole
conventions
had
once
cowered
.
But
in
the
same
moment
the
Governor
realised
this
was
not
to
be
.
Only
its
righteousness
had
made
his
wrath
terrible
;
only
the
justice
of
his
anger
had
made
him
feared
.
Now
the
foundation
was
gone
from
under
his
feet
;
he
had
knocked
it
away
himself
.
Three
times
feeble
was
he
whose
quarrel
was
unjust
.
Before
this
country
editor
,
this
paid
speaker
of
the
Railroad
,
he
stood
,
convicted
.
The
man
had
him
at
his
mercy
.
The
detected
briber
could
not
resent
an
insult
.
Genslinger
rose
,
smoothing
his
hat
.
“
Well
,
”
he
said
,
“
of
course
,
you
want
time
to
think
it
over
,
and
you
can
’
t
raise
money
like
that
on
short
notice
.
I
’
ll
wait
till
Friday
noon
of
this
week
.
We
begin
to
set
Saturday
’
s
paper
at
about
four
,
Friday
afternoon
,
and
the
forms
are
locked
about
two
in
the
morning
.
I
hope
,
”
he
added
,
turning
back
at
the
door
of
the
room
,
“
that
you
won
’
t
find
anything
disagreeable
in
your
Saturday
morning
’
Mercury
,
’
Mr
.
Derrick
.
”
He
went
out
,
closing
the
door
behind
him
,
and
in
a
moment
,
Magnus
heard
the
wheels
of
his
buckboard
grating
on
the
driveway
.
