CHAPTER IV. BURKE BRINGS ACTION
“BURKE!”
Clyde Burke stepped up to the city desk. His eyes met those of Dale Ward. The two men had much in common. Both were journalists of long standing. Burke, formerly a reporter with the defunct Evening Clarion, was now handling special assignments for the tabloid Classic.
“You’ve been talking with Harwood about the Wise Owl job, eh?” questioned Ward.
“Yes,” replied Burke. “He told me he had to jam some stuff through for it, but that he won’t be able to handle it very long. It occurred to me that perhaps—”
“That you would be the man to handle it.”
“Exactly.”
The city editor laughed.
“You win, Burke,” he said. “I was thinking you were the man for the job. When Harwood spoke about it, I marked you down for the Wise Owl. You were pretty friendly with Caulkins, weren’t you, old man?”
Clyde nodded.