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It might be that Alder would come to Brixton to let the man know the result of his talk with the editor , or Mr. Hardwick himself might have changed his mind , and instructed his subordinate to secure the papers . Nevertheless , there was no sign of hurry in Miss Jennie 's demeanour as she placed the papers back in their blue envelope and bade the anxious Hazel good-bye . Once more in the hansom , she ordered the man to drive her to Charing Cross , and when she was ten minutes away from Rupert Square she changed her direction and desired him to take her to the office of the _ Evening Graphite _ , where she knew Mr. Stoneham would be busy with his leading article , and probably impatiently awaiting further details of the conspiracy he was to lay open before the public . A light was burning in the editorial rooms of the office of the _ Evening Graphite _ , always a suspicious thing in such an establishment , and well calculated to cause the editor of any rival evening paper to tremble , should he catch a glimpse of burning gas in a spot where the work of the day should be finished at latest by five o'clock . Light in the room of the evening journalist usually indicates that something important is on hand . A glance at the papers Miss Baxter brought to him showed Mr. Stoneham that he had at least got the worth of his fifty pounds . There would be a fluttering in high places next day .