But he should n't have missed that train . You tell him that . Boys with important things to do must n't miss trains . Perhaps it 's just as well he did in this case though , but tell him not to let it happen again . '' Patty went straight home , wrote up her interview in ship-shape form , and took it down to the Chronicle office . There she found Mr. Harmer , scowling blackly . The little news editor looked to be in a rather bad temper , but he nodded not unkindly to Patty . Mr. Harmer knew the Baxters well and liked them , although he would have sacrificed them all without a qualm for a `` scoop . '' `` Good evening , Patty . Take a chair . That brother of yours has n't turned up yet . The next time I give him an assignment , he 'll manage to be on hand in time to do it . '' `` Oh , '' cried Patty breathlessly , `` please , Mr. Harmer , I have the interview here . I thought perhaps I could do it in Clifford 's place , and I went out to Mr. Reid 's and saw Mr. Reefer . He was very kind and -- '' `` Mr. who ? '' fairly shouted Mr. Harmer . `` Mr. Reefer -- Mr. Andrew Reefer . He told me to tell you that this article contained all he knew or thought about the railroad bill and -- '' But Mr. Harmer was no longer listening . He had snatched the neatly written sheets of Patty 's report and was skimming over them with a practised eye . Then Patty thought he must have gone crazy .
He danced around the office , waving the sheets XXXXX the air , and then he dashed frantically up the stairs to the composing room .
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