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And when he came to Hunnicott's cipher with the thrice-underlined "RUSH" written across its face, and had marked the hour of its handing in, he had the good sense to hang up the entire wire business of the railroad until the thing was safely out of his office.
"Of course he told you all about it," said Kent, incredulously. "He told me what I needed to know. The broker in question is a Plantagould man." "Still I fail to 'connect up, as the linemen say." "Do you? Ah, David, David! will you leave it for a woman to point out what you should have suspected the moment you read that bit of gossip in Mr. Hunnicott's letter?"
At the moment of Hunnicott's assault he was taking an order for Number 17; and observing that the lawyer's cipher "rush" covered four closely written pages, he hung it upon the sending hook with a malediction on the legal department for burdening the wires with its mail correspondence, and so forgot it.
"So! they've sprung their mine at last: this is what Senator Duvall was trying to sell us," he said quietly, when he had mastered the purport of Hunnicott's war news. Kent had caught his second wind in the moment of respite, and was settling into the collar in a way to strain the working harness to the breaking point. "It's a put-up job from away back," he gritted.
Hawk closed as dispassionately as he had begun, and the judge bowed gravely in Hunnicott's direction. The local attorney got upon his feet, and as he began to speak a telegram was handed in. It was Kent's wire from Juniberg, beseeching him to gain time at all hazards, and he settled himself to the task.
Happily for all concerned, Hunnicott's better counsels prevailed, and when the anger fit passed Kent found himself growing cool and determined. Hunnicott was crestfallen and disposed to be apologetic; but Kent did him justice. "Don't blame yourself: there was nothing else you could have done. Have you a stenographer in your office?" "Yes." "A good one?" "It's young Perkins: you know him."
Is it worth while trying to do anything with him?" "Oh, I don't know. I'm opposed to the method the bargain and sale plan and I know you are. Turn him over to me if he comes in again." When Kent had dictated a letter in answer to Hunnicott's, he dismissed the Varnum matter from his mind, having other and more important things to think of.
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