"
But the hound was not interested in my generalities and evasions.
"Where have you seen mobs of the rich, Mr. Carpenter?"
"I have seen them whirling through the streets in automobiles,
killing the children of the poor."
"You have seen that?"
"I saw it last night."
Now, I had inspected our "Times" and our "Examiner" that morning,
and noted that both, in their accounts of the accident, had given
only the name of the chauffeur, and suppressed that of the owner. I
understood what an amount of social and financial pressure that feat
had taken; and here was Carpenter about to spoil it! I laid my hand
on his arm, saying: "My friend, you were a guest in that car. You
are not at liberty to talk about it."
I expected to be argued with; but Carpenter apparently conceded my
point, for he fell silent. It was the young reporter who spoke. "You
were in an auto accident, I judge? We had only one report of a
death, and that was caused by Mrs. Stebbins' car. Were you in that?"
Then, as neither Carpenter nor I replied, he laughed.
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