“Not by me.”
“Why not?”
“Because I’m trusting in your essential honesty to bring you around.”
“To be quite frank,” returned Banneker after a moment’s thought, “I’m afraid I’ve got to be convinced of The Ledger’s essential honesty to come around.”
“Go home and think it over,” suggested the managing editor.
To his associate, Andreas, he said, looking at Banneker’s retreating back: “We’re going to lose that young man, Andy. And we can’t afford to lose him.”
“What’s the matter?” inquired Andreas, the fanatical devotee of the creed of news for news’ sake.
“Quixotism. Did you read his story?”
“Yes.”
Mr. Gordon looked up from his inflamed knuckles for an opinion.