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The involvement of Blanley College in a mess of sensational publicity means nothing to you, I presume." "I haven't any idea what you're talking about." "You mean to tell me that you didn't give this story to the local newspaper, the _Valley Times_?" Whitburn demanded. "I did not. I haven't mentioned the subject to anybody connected with the _Times_, or anybody else, for that matter. Except my attorney, a month ago, when you were threatening to repudiate the contract you signed with me." THE INVOLVEMENT OF BLANDLY COLLEGE IN A MESS OF SENSATIONAL PUBLICITY MEANS NOTHING TO YOU I PRESUME I HAVEN'T ANY IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT YOU DIDN'T GIVE THIS STORY TO THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER THE VALLEY TIMES WHITBURN DEMANDED I DID NOT I HAVEN'T MENTIONED THE SUBJECT TO ANYBODY CONNECTED WITH THE TIMES OR ANYBODY ELSE FOR THAT MATTER EXCEPT MY ATTORNEY A MONTH AGO WHEN YOU WERE THREATENING TO REPUDIATE THE CONTRACT YOU SIGNED WITH ME
ered with a note in the college president's hand and over his signature; requesting Chalmers to come to his office immediately and without delay. Just like that; expected him to walk right out of his class. He was protesting as he entered the president's office. Whitburn cut him off short. "Doctor Chalmers,"--Whitburn had risen behind his desk as the door opened--"I certainly hope that you can realize that there was nothing but the most purely coincidental connection between the event featured in this morning's newspapers and your performance, a month ago, in Modern History Four," he began. "I realize nothing of the sort. The death of Khalid ib'n Hussein is a fact of history, unalterably set in its proper place in time-sequence. It was a fact of history a month ago no less than today." "So that's going to be your attitude; that your wild utterances of a month ago have now been vindicated as fulfilled prophesies? And I suppose you intend to exploit this--this coincidence--to the utmost. R WHITBURN'S SECRETARY ENTERED WITH A NOTE IN THE COLLEGE PRESIDENT'S HAND AND OVER HIS SIGNATURE REQUESTING CHALMERS TO COME TO HIS OFFICE IMMEDIATELY AND WITHOUT DELAY JUST LIKE THAT EXPECTING HIM TO WALK RIGHT OUT OF HIS CLASS HE WAS PROTESTING AS HE ENTERED THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE WHITBURN CUT HIM OFF SHORT DOCTOR CHALMERS WHITBURN HAD RISEN BEHIND HIS DESK AS THE DOOR OPENED I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT YOU CAN REALIZE THAT THERE WAS NOTHING BUT THE MOST PURELY COINCIDENTAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE EVENT FEATURED IN THIS MORNING'S NEWSPAPERS AND YOUR PERFORMANCE A MONTH AGO IN MODERN HISTORY FOUR HE BEGAN I REALIZE NOTHING OF THE SORT THE DEATH OF HALLID IBN HOUSSAIN IS A FACT OF HISTORY UNALTERABLY SET IN ITS PROPER PLACE AND TIME SEQUENCE IT WAS A FACT OF HISTORY A MONTH AGO NO LESS THAN TO DAY SO THAT'S GOING TO BE YOUR ATTITUDE THAT YOUR WILD UTTERANCES OF A MONTH AGO HAVE NOW BEEN VINDICATED AS FULFILLED PROPHECIES AND I SUPPOSE YOU INTEND TO EXPLOIT THIS THIS COINCIDENCE TO THE UTMOST
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