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"Newspaper people don't like to be told to kill stories. Not even by college presidents. That's only made things worse. Personally, I don't relish the prospect of having this publicized, any more than you do. NEWSPAPERS DON'T LIKE TO BE TOLD TO KILL STORIES NOT EVEN BY COLLEGE PRESIDENTS THAT'S ONLY MADE THINGS WORSE PERSONALLY I DON'T RELISH THE PROSPECT OF HAVING THIS PUBLICIZED ANY MORE THAN YOU DO
matter. Except my attorney, a month ago, when you were threatening to repudiate the contract you signed with me." "I suppose I'm expected to take your word for that?" "Yes, you are. Unless you care to call me a liar in so many words." He moved a step closer. Lloyd Whitburn outweighed him by fifty pounds, but most of the difference was fat. Whitburn must have realized that, too. "No, no; if you say you haven't talked about it to the _Valley Times_, that's enough," he said hastily. "But somebody did. A reporter was here not twenty minutes ago; he refused to say who had given him the story, but he wanted to question me about it." "What did you tell him?" "I refused to make any statement whatever. I also called Colonel Tighlman, the owner of the paper, and asked him, very reasonably, to suppress the story. I thought that my own position and the importance of Blanley College to this town entitled me to that much consideration." Whitburn's face became almost purple. "He ... he laughed at me! Y 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 I SUPPOSE I'M EXPECTED TO TAKE YOUR WORD FOR THAT YES YOU ARE UNLESS YOU CARE TO CALL ME A LIAR IN SO MANY WORDS HE MOVED A STEP CLOSER LLOYD WHITBURN OUTWEIGHED HIM BY FIFTY POUNDS BUT MOST OF THE DIFFERENCE WAS FAT WHITBURN MUST HAVE REALIZED THAT TOO NO NO IF YOU SAY YOU HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT IT TO THE VALLEY TIMES THAT'S ENOUGH HE SAID HASTILY BUT SOMEBODY DID A REPORTER WAS HERE NOT TWENTY MINUTES AGO HE REFUSED TO SAY WHO HAD GIVEN HIM THE STORY BUT HE WANTED TO QUESTION ME ABOUT IT WHAT DID YOU TELL HIM I REFUSED TO MAKE ANY STATEMENT WHATEVER I ALSO CALLED COLONEL TIGHLMAN THE OWNER OF THE PAPER AND ASKED HIM VERY REASONABLY TO SUPPRESS THE STORY I THOUGHT THAT MY OWN POSITION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BLANLEY COLLEGE TO THIS TOWN ENTITLED ME TO THAT MUCH CONSIDERATION WHITBURN'S FACE BECAME ALMOST PURPLE HE HE LAUGHED AT ME
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