“Rip your front page to pieces. We've got the story of a life time,” Captain Chunn exploded.
Jenkins opened his eyes and grinned at Jeff. “That's what Jim tells me. Have you got the proof to hang the thing on Big Tim?”
“I've got a letter he wrote to Captain Green of the Nancy Hanks. It's on city hall stationery of the last administration.”
“Funny he used that paper.”
“Someone usually makes a slip in putting a deal of this kind through.”
“And the letter?”
“Just a line, signed with O'Brien's initials. 'The terms agreed on are satisfactory.' I found the letter in Green's cabin. As I thought I might make use of it I helped myself.”
“Bully! We'll run a fac-simile of it on the front page.”
“Dunn's story covers the whole affair. I don't like some features of it, but our friends say it ought to be run as it stands. I've written three columns of editorial stuff dealing with the situation. And here's a story calling for a mass meeting in front of the State House to-morrow morning.”
“You'll speak to the people?”