Dan's talents and his brilliant career at college all helped to magnify the importance of Bassett's latest move.

Morton Bassett was dangerous, the "Advertiser" conceded editorially, because he had brains; and he was even more to be feared because he could command the brains of other men.
Dan called Bassett at Fraserville on the long distance telephone and told him of the disclosure.

Bassett replied in a few sentences.
"That won't hurt anything.

I'd been expecting something of the kind.

Put you in, did they?
I'll get my paper to-night and read it carefully.
Better cut the stuff out and send it in an envelope, to make sure.