human
I propose, she said,
gpt
The _Post_? The _Post_? The morning newspaper here?
human
One of them.
gpt
And who writes the editorials on the _Post_ now?
human
A gentleman named Colonel Cowles--
gpt
Ah! His articles on taxation read as if they might have been written by a military man. I happened to read one the day before yesterday. It was most amusing--
human
Excuse me. Colonel Cowles is a friend of mine--
gpt
What has that got to do with his political economy? If he is your friend, then I should say that you have a most amusing friend.
human
Well--that is my suggestion. I believe you will find it worth thinking over, Good-night.
gpt
The _Post_ pays its contributors well, I suppose?
human
That you would have to take up with its owners.
gpt
Clearly the paper needs the services of an expert--though, of course, I could not give it much time, only enough to pay for my keep. The suggestion is not a bad one--not at all. As to applying, as you call it, is this amiable Colonel Cowles the person to be seen?
human
Yes. No--wait a minute. She had halted in her progress to the door; her mind's eye conjured up a probable interview between the Colonel and the scientist, and she hardly had the heart to let it go at that. Moreover, she earnestly wished, for Mrs. Paynter's reasons, that the tenant of the third hall back should become associated with the pay-envelope system of the city.
gpt
Listen, she went on.
human
I know one of the directors of the _Post_, and shall be glad to speak to him in your behalf. Then, if there is an opening, I'll send you, through my aunt, a card of introduction to him and you can go to see him.
gpt
Couldn't he come to see me? I am enormously busy.
human
So is he. I doubt if you could expect him to--
gpt
H'm. Very well. I am obliged to you for your suggestion. Of course I shall take no step in the matter until I hear from you.
human
Good-evening,
gpt
Man's Duty to His Neighbors.