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`` No ; she 'll stay , '' he said positively . `` But she ca n't edit the telegraph news . Suppose she took the messages , who would get the night news in shape for the compositors ? My uncle would not like to have me remain here until midnight , but even if he would permit it I have not yet mastered the art of condensing the dispatches and selecting just such items as are suitable for the _ Tribune _ . '' `` I 'll do that , Miss Doyle , '' promised Smith . `` I 've been paying especial attention to the work of Miss Briggs , for I had an idea she was getting uneasy . And I can take all the day messages , too .