This.
What it just. We've got to do something about his
garden beautiful column it's going to see I haven't noticed anything wrong with it
no cultural gap and that's because I've been padding it with clippings from home
and God I ask you. Was all right until this epidemic of fire started but now he
spends all his time chasing fire engines chasing fire and what for where some
people have it in their blood you know it's not
a follower fire eat off of lash be afflicted with this thing mania all right I
speak going to comes in now Mr Caldwell I have definite theories regarding the
garden beautiful. Morning. A very very gracious way but I want
one old wonder as return.
Where did this robbery come from. From Iraq my ring and the. Tokens
of love and appreciation for the help of him contained in your most enlightening
column the god in beautiful. Garden the garden
little things. Come on time that's not a common I think I read
a mention of anything connected with it but to me what I care about that but they
have made over me. What I want to actually make five when I am
a police reporter not
a flower. Boy ask me. What
I know about garden beautiful mapping and I care less all of them are you actually
All right well I'll be right and.
You want me boss. So you finally condescended to come to work. Got
a complaint about your garden beautiful column
a complaint woman write that you would buy is using apps to kill bugs in her oldest
world in the till I'm. Sure it did but it also killed her pet poodle and she's
furious Well I didn't recommend it for photos and on top of that movie tales need
to be lean down on the job. Well what's going to save yourself.
Nothing I guess. Yes I have to did you ever run
a garden beautiful column I know you know anything about
a garden beautiful No I don't well neither do I but I'm teetotally better at
writing about them why I wouldn't care if the snails and mealy bugs ate up every
plant shrub and flower that ever grew are you dissatisfied with your job yes I am.
Like I quit the Kansas City Tribune to come here because I thought there were more
possibilities in
a city of this size more opportunities more excitement more action more fire
engines does it run in your family what fire engine no chasing them well
it's true I have gone to
a couple of choirs but why don't you join the fire Bob and go to all of them I
could make
a great idea I fall down on the hook and ladder test the what you know the hook and
ladder test climbing a building on
a scaling ladder I get too dizzy I can't stand the height.
Yes what if you want oh she insists on seeing me about the garden
beautiful column. Holy mackerel maybe that the lady with the poodle. Well I tell
her I'm busy or you did and she keeps on coming back well get her name and
telephone number. If we see. Where we owe
on the hook and ladder. I was saying I couldn't stand fact it's hereditary I guess
Come on now I spray come clean just what is your reason for chasing to all of these
fires just
a hunch maybe I'm aware but I've got an idea there's something more than
a fire bug in back of the fire. Excuse me are you the managing editor
I am but who said you were coming here well no one but the girl at the desk outside
said you wanted my name and telephone number and Lady I'm terribly sorry about the
dog you're sorry yes it was too bad about the dog but gladly
pay for any damage I can make out a check. Or maybe I'd rather
a picture out another poodle I didn't come here about a poodle I'm looking for
a job I'm sorry but there's no warning all that may be but the point is I could
turn out much better stuff than some of the people you have writing for you you
think you could
a certain way I could take this column for instance the garden beautiful once I'm
out of that well it's obvious that this writer is Hal Ashby doesn't know
a blasted thing about gardens and from the construction of the sentences he knows
even less about grammar. What's the matter with the grammar. I read
that paragraph it's full of split infinitives. Well how about
it find any spit and then as if. I'd only split it completely shattered.
Now if she knew anything about gardens that I know would you recommend I asked Nick
for killing bugs I read I mean wrote is certainly not there are
too many harmless mixtures little accomplish the same purpose without running the
risk of killing other things that's fine you know how to control the scale read the
garden of snails and maybe bugs of course I do that's the elementary part of God
That's great so you're the one that ought to be running this garden beautiful
column instead of. This how I spent. And you think so Mr Caldwell.
Maybe you are right they are the jobs yours I'm sure that's what's called the road
to get started right.
But I'm. Comfortable. That you want to get to another chair
now and there you'll find about
a thousand letters waiting to be answered. All kinds of questions how to kill
a scale on the road but what will prevent fraud from giving birth to polywater and
expose that place. In fact they're all about what to do and what not to do about
nearly everything it does or does not happen in the dark. You'll find paper on our
blog from there. Well there's one interesting person. Are you
I think that's right. On the cash. I didn't know it like your
I don't want to make it don't feel sorry for me you're really done me
a great favor you've saved me pay for being my me I'm
a little know but get it. Yanked. I want you to meet the new head of the garden
beautiful met the man that's meant to be. Now
that you hired that girl on what are you going to do the one thing I can do. So if
you're right I don't order for the three day family still coming coming out there
what. Passed me
by or no OK. Thanks I'll be paying.
Off.
Bad bad.
I'll never let it become. Apparent by. Your.
Lack of anybody trapped in there. That you study up until now everyone not just
learned to do.
That but.
Well the tank farm animals are
right now to.
Tell. The
tale.
Of all. The others.
So.
You know that from his name inspector Yeah Michael Sweeney.
Arch of arch. That's what we're up against explosive store and main building fire
extinguishers that won't work I reported this place months ago said it was
a menace to life and property to see how much good it did
a day are trapped like this not to be condemned wired to setting priorities.
Forced because Mr Smith Jane Smith once met him Release Me paperback. Once he
got objections for his bank holds mortgages and most of the buildings in this town
and improvements cost money. Unless you got
a mortgage on the city to just about the president of the manufacturers' league and
they elected the president there also that's the way it goes here but thanks for
the information inspector.
Now I've spoken pretty freely and well if it gets out that I know where an
inspector you won't be cornered I dug it up myself. But when I get ready to use it
. The found going to be
a real explosion I hope. Hello. Good
morning hello. I'm glad you think so.
Have you read this morning's Times. Yes. Well what are you going to do about it Mr
Man What can I do we are trying but I can't see how one firebug can cover so much
ground maybe you can't but the fact remains someone did and it's up to you to find
out who that someone is read this morning's Times One would think the
administration was delighted to have the entire city but of the ground by
a madman the police are doing everything in their I don't want any excuses I want
action if your organization come up one down the insanity responsible for these
bio's OH IT organization is going to nominate
a new candidate for mayor but we are not going to respond in this election I'll get
after the police department or whatever you want but you've got to do it now I'm
doing. Yes. I
don't know man send them in.
Good morning Mr Mayor. Did you
see this morning times your I do your department had to get busy to read that paper
one would think that ministration would be happy to see how many accept part of the
day we're doing our best to catch him I don't and I want him on the left I get it
there's going to be
a new Jeep Only if that's all. You
see when we're trying everything possible what else can we do at Coldwell on the
phone going to stop these attacks on the administration promise amenity everything
but getting. There you know they are both so I want to speak to Mr Cowell.
Hello this is the mayor I think your paper was
a little hasty in the attitude you took this morning what's that. As I read the
article every word of it what do you mean the police are doing everything in their
power yesterday while
a firebug was burning down the ank up paint factory your police were busy arresting
three small boys by shooting craps with pennies
a poor Italian Fed that was arrested for something bananas without
a license and one flap of a double parking watch you let
a pair of slacks the cleaners if you want to get B.'s mind out by all Asians and
concentrate on the important laws we'd be better off but in an emergency of this
can your people should cooperate with us instead of him and wish not playing
politics playing politics now let me tell you something. Now there's
no use to you lose your temper Mr Carwell I merely want to give me that thing
you'll be apologizing pulling in
a minute. I'll listen to me call the administration is doing the best it can in the
present emergency and unless you lay off you are not going to get one more penny's
worth of advertising from any member of the manufacturers Lee. Yes this is Henry B.
Smith talking I don't care if you are the grandfather of the Smith brothers you
might be able to run the city hall but you can't dictate to the times. I've worked
with you started something and we've got to see this thing through I want facts
proof evidence that we can print good pictures everything I don't care how away you
get them but get them I gotta leave now if I'm crazy going to get just what you
want.
To ask I want to explain. Your folly girlie and that reminds me I owe
you
a vote of thanks to my me because you kicked me out of the garden beautiful into one
of the sweetest set up whatever word you want to read it too busy. And even though
this boy. Yeah.
That in our.
CASE YOU MISSED IT AS That's right and that. I read your fire
found the most interesting thanks very much for the have
a safe and. I might be able to help.
You see I am a scientist specializing chemist I find I can tell you
a great deal about five years of intensive study of
a queen to be with. This quality I'm afraid I won't be able to go into that very oh
man perhaps you think I'm pretty feeble On the other hand I'm sure you're not.
Sorry we can't continue the discussion over all of it and the editor going perhaps
you would like to read my and feel the efforts of
a very interesting. And very kind of.
You can read it would be that it had to be done because it. Would be made to be
a day.
Or you're leaving. I may be back later Mr X.
Ray. Ality Oh. I beg your pardon.
H A L
L O.
Oh I do you know dad. Draw me whether I had I don't I want to talk to you about
this crazy idea of you know which one fall for this job to take an old
craziest thing I've ever heard that's ridiculous nonsensical preposterous that I
don't think Oh no no no I don't I'm married. Or do you want to work. Because I had
to accomplish something on my own hook and not just be known as Henry being me
daughter sticks. I guess I'm just not the type to get home and twiddle my thing if
you must why not come to work for free on
a dad really but I get paper and cardboard go to appeal to me Merlot least interest
wrote the book which is more than a bit of
a mudslinging paper you're going to work all. Your prejudice
because that time doesn't agree with your ideas and policies not to go you know no
reason cold hard it was to get back of me that's where you're wrong I'm not wrong
but you are the called will happen to live there that you know my father told him
in the new Yes of course don't you realize there are millions and millions of men
you know those of course you may find out who I am he won't if I can help it
and they're still determined to go through with this. I guess I am damned not here
if I were a boy you wouldn't feel this way of thought it. I was just
a trouble. And who'd been a boy but. Dad wasn't such
a disappointment when I turned out to be
a girl oh no no I didn't mean that I didn't mean that the only. Well since
I had no son. I was looking forward to
a son in law that's why I've been carrying Vincent along in the business I thought
after you and he were married I. Won't I might be able to step down and let you
youngsters run it I see. And no one but Vincent would do what I did after
all there was some sort of understanding between us and yeah I thought. That was
before I went away to college four years can make
a lot of difference in people. Is there someone else you know that isn't
there anything like me to be natural while anyway now you run along and let me
think it's just. All right. Don't be too long Benson
his mother may be here in
a moment. May
I think that Mr Ashby. This is hell and maybe.
That would be too much trouble for you to call mate but thanks to the one for in
about an hour and
a half for me. I know travelers are my dear I've been going to dad. I want you
to number one. Maple. Six three
one four. OK And and if it wouldn't be too much trouble would you mind saying
that that is the paper calling in the that they want me out of this time right away
. Yeah. You think this is very silly of me
not of talls that like
a matter of fact I go showing exceptionally rare judgement. Now let's see.
You're here for man exactly sixty minutes. Think they're very different than they
were when I was again. I know but. You. Know when I'm upset about it
when you're not if you're
a player. The idea is that. You.
At the moment appear but I haven't. Then.
Why must you have pumped your partner right. Out to get my not on the.
Bar maybe I am
a bit to let him out of those remarks but then when. He came out here.
I'm sure the children would have
a much better job by themselves anyway. Glorious
. Isn't it Helen. Oh yeah I really
hadn't noticed. The family but we used to stand right here and watch before you
want to wait and we planned what we were going to do when only. In such
a long time ago I did so many foolish things when I was
a child I'd quite forgotten. I don't think it was so silly and I haven't forgotten
my mother. You know how and I'm just like that.
No. But that is I have
a dream. We made
a promise. That when you were through college. We tell you you're
going to come down. Oh you could. Give me
a minute of course. But
really I don't see how I could possibly now know use the I have good very dear
friends. And there's nobody else no
one I thought of by Mr Caldwell. Helen has taken the job writing for
the time just a photo of him you know about their not. Not that
a girl guarding beautiful you must attend the mission person. And get to know
traders on the collar and complection my blooming Jasmine well in that case I'll
have to go. Oh no don't don't come I mean don't then the car
you know I'll take
a cab in and save time so you're really going to show up Archer. OK
I expect in front of the library in fifteen minutes I'll be there.
I'm sorry but I must leave it very huge and all in the game you know the newspaper
game I mean I know you will understand in due course I believe Helen Vincent buy
a. Good Burger soon as you can they're all right. You take it.
All Hello you got them all. OK you there might be
all over that would never do that I mean no I wouldn't think of it you see they
don't know who I am and and if they saw you they might get the precious And and I
don't want them to know anything about me until the proper time and dad knows all
about it Vince and he'll explain it to you.
That's the moment Lady. You're going wrong we all know the car waited.
After your highness. For your
time.
Well whether Shall we go with that it's up to you and. Me I didn't mean to put you
all in trouble I did eat heat here well I don't expect you to show up either but as
long as you are here and it's up to me. I think we talk of the night blooming
Jasmine in his lair Oh I see. Well now what's the matter you can't me
no I didn't but you all know. What is it that gag I don't know anything about it
maybe I just dreamed you call me up Oh no it really happened. That maybe I didn't
make myself quite clear maybe you didn't or maybe I'm just plain dumb. Now
with my phone I have to get away from I guess so I call you. To
give me from being bored to tears. I'm terribly sorry on the level but I don't. The
stall so I don't want to disappoint you but all right I understand can't be all
right let you forget me. Can you give me more of
a concrete Fiat Hewitt. And let me if I think if it were and behave like
a perfect gentleman that night when you forgive me. I am a Confederate. I have
a. Right
.
I.
Wanted to fire. There is no.
What's the idea. Oh this is just the kind of on the grill
a company oh. That's
a Castro is what I thought. A
little.
Well how about the bit maybe you just write Cherry morning. You got very well thank
you. Campbell about hair oh yeah very rare. Rare
look well done to me. What's the matter with them no pap. Night looming Jasmine.
Oh you're getting. Not less the notion of men with getting me and say yeah you know
man look you all right I'll go right in what are you doing tonight nothing that I
know what you want to do something maybe about the casino would you like to go
there I'd love to. Have Beth and.
But on your mind Chief I want to see that great story you promised me but I'm not
quite ready to break it yet what's the delay I've got nearly all of the open and
I've just got to check up on Henry B.
Smith and I'm doing that today and you've got to go easy and be sure you know what
you're doing and repeat to me this is dynamite Yeah well when you read this story
you ought to explore it how do you expect to accomplish all this by getting inside
Mr Henry V. Smith's paper factory and proving
a few things. Are
going to Smith and I caught this man snooping around the basement. Oh thank you
Josh. All right I'll attend to this.
I don't. Suppose you know there's
a law against trespassing. Yeah I know that
and want to read from to you. Or you could call it curiosity. I was curious to see
just how much you respected the law and I want to meet. Could call
a fire ordinance to look into. You from the fire department. To say I'm not from
the fire department or any other department connected with the city by word of
Morse and called anywhere on your. T.V.
. And may I just go to you lot and what you want sure i'm how I spent
the time. That time. That's what you were doing
sneaking and crawling around stooping to anything of my funny material if I want to
be
a lying article I mean kind of something Mr Smith The Times doesn't have to resort
to lies we deal in facts and if you can't face the truth it's just too bad if your
paper would print the truth I'd be honored to have you to cooperate with it that's
fine. You mind answering
a few questions not at all. I don't want to know.
Just why do you object to the enforcement of the fire when it's just. Silly I'm
going to prevent the enforcement of it all but I know that you're the political
dictator of this city and I can prove that you control
a consolidated National Bank now that bank has got
a mortgage on the plan of every member of the manufacturers' league. Everybody
knows that the league is responsible for the election of the president ministration
well even if your theory were true I stuck to the enforcement of the Parliament and
if you don't want to spend the money for the necessary improvements are you
suggesting that I would see my city in ruins merely to tighten my bank account.
Sounds like that when you consider that your bank has profited from the insurance
on every one of these disasters you mean to insinuate I don't have to insinuate Mr
Smith I'm talking facts and the facts show that the insurance on these Billings
amounted to more than they would have brought into foreclosure how you got the
mileage gosh how did I. If you think I don't care you just get
a flash of the time in the morning.
Remember not thinking I could need another. Matter.
Simply out to get it it went with it and now we can't. Put out.
Well I. Give you little you asked me I wouldn't think my You've done enough let me
off it. OK but you're regret it tomorrow. I'm
a big story right here big man in the never recommend yet sorry I'll be so big i
doubt about that then you were common people matter of fact I might let me talk.
But that's going to tell me about the fame and believe me it's
a little even better than I thought. Oh well I'm glad.
You're worried about the morning. I can hardly wait.
To come out of it and don't. Think oh my. Just because like I.
Just want the steak on top are. Our only good part of the. Copyright.
Summed up at the end of the say with. No you don't
looking around I see that you have just enjoyed your debt so I won't sing about
anything to be happy. That I need to build something that make you
a bad Money Man movie you never can chicken why many many not good enough because
the South is so opposed to go to the OTO do you know he never cared.
About It never cared. The only think you have to see the reality you know what
every. Knew which was. Which was.
Well it was an apple pie it was. But we can't look at all the bits.
Buckwheat cakes the body fine with it so you the fact that my water from. The
walk.
That's so wonderful. That's about it. But
I don't know what people have already bought the book. Festival talk about that it
will probably cost
a lot because I have not talked about it with. My.
That was that
a funny. Oh yes yes it was you
know you don't have to be so high hat night because your party doesn't break until
tomorrow i'm sorry i know thank you let me help you I'm
a pretty fair thank I myself. Well I. Promise considering matrimony
what should we expect. I should think I mean what should we look for if you want to
get married I'm.
Going to be great when I think you. Know wife. I'm going to get
you know that that's what I. I know.
I have this man helis be arrested it can't put stories like that about me Fred that
won't do much good the damage has been done with them and so there's nothing
whatever to live in to be wanted about that's what I try to tell them sir when they
read that paper saying the plant was a death trap just to keep picked up
a connection this factory has stood for
a good many years they're still standing they just take now as it ever was one way
or newspaper story isn't going to turn the building into what it was top overnight
I can see your do perfectly Mr Smith. God.
Get together party in the club room and I too like. I may have something of
interest to tell the employees that will be fine Mr Smith along.
I want you to get out I want the car well right I'm going to put him on this smart
alec reporter in you and you make it stick it this is no more got attacked ever
made on a public official
a fact of the most from us liars but can we prove that they are lies he practically
accused me and Marcia Ford of action. Get Carl of the time and on the phone. Read
it yourself he practically did me the contaminated national I've read it and it
very carefully avoided making any direct accusations anything that we could hang
a libel suit show him he can't get away with if. I don't know how well this is
America what do you mean by printing no or why rumors about me we don't print rooms
we print facts and those facts speak for themselves what's that. What do you mean
lay off we've just started after you put an immediate crack you know that infamous
article are all you into court for
a laugh about great we wouldn't have Going to the whole case in court. That'll hold
him for a while that's
a start chief now we're the world something I like to talk to you about. But you
don't go after that lead story out to get
a little raise so that's what comes on giving you
a little tap in the back. Do you think you deserve
a raise in salary Why sure I'm not going to ask you for enough to bankrupt the
sheet just. About twenty five dollars more a week for a starter for
a starter. Maybe I'd like a little trip to Europe thrown in as
a sort of bonus Hey that's
a great idea to be especially now that I'm thinking of getting married getting what
getting married spliced all you know
a reporter can give his best to his paper without the restraining influence of
a white. So there you are well darling congratulations are in order
how did you all take such liable liable. Don't you worry about the times my dear
we know just how far we can go without getting tripped how many reputations you can
blast you mean how much mud it can fling how many lives because of the way wait
a minute that's great stuff I rather. I suppose you think I don't know who did what
and you bragged about it good over all of us not knowing in two thousand and ten
it's been less than hell on there isn't one of
a bunch of old high binders knows the meaning of the word that's tame compared to
what they're going to get. I'm going to run
a mile out and show him what to make really is
a grab things game in conniving old cook that was made up of God I want to have I
want to have you speaking like that about my father.
Oh. Now I understand perfectly.
Don't that I think Maggette get you down we have work to do get the dope on the
insurance Smiths bank is elected to date we hit them in the morning wait
a minute I think we better lay off what do you mean lay off well I may be all wrong
about Smith them anyway I did know it was going to turn out like this. I'm in deep
enough now so that's it you want to run out on me lay down on the job very well
I'll have someone else take it over. Report back at the garden beautiful.
But I think I got it from
a vector. Yeah
I think. Just
a minute maybe there's Mr Dexter live here yeah but I don't know whether he then or
not has he's always in and out but you can see for yourself his room is not the top
of the stairs and if he
a game you can write. Like. You do is open.
And I'm able to get Think I got. Not have just come now looking me and. Now you
don't know I'm going to go.
God arrive back to.
Members of the Smith factory family. I have
a surprise for you. We have an addition to our family in the person of my daughter
Helen always coming to want to pause. To.
Thank you very much I don't know much as they accept that I hope you are as happy
to have me here as I am to be one of you.
Yes I'm half not here I'm picky getting and cocky. And good show
me
a good guy. Yeah make up. When I have to go. All the
gotta tell you made all you get the guy when you hear the it. Is my middle
son is what.
The favor back to the next thing on its way down away over there right now.
Please.
How come I got. A comeback.
You know this. Times report of pirate hero Aiden saving Smith's daughter that leads
police stopped by about co-ops that very kind of middle of
a terrible are crowded out your marks make me pick up find your mom that's not why
we like I hear all that but what I'm. Black I
want to talk to you. I see you in
a moment. What
do you want this will be called Will I have taken you out of yours long enough now
I'm going to get even with you what do you think you're going to do I'm going to
take away from you the only real man you ever had working for you in this place
more you can't do that but boy belongs here you wouldn't be happiness is waking up
but not so I thought so I'm going to make him manager of my new paper factory Oh
yeah we have see about that. At it.
I'm away. Actually he
isn't here so he's left where the deuce to go well he told me to tell you he'd gone
out to pick some night blooming Jasmine.