Stanley and Livingstone Page #3

- Is it always that color?

- What color?

- Well it ain't red!

- As a matter of fact it isn't.

I ain't seen you before.

When did you get on board?

I came about last night on Suez.

- You live in this part of the country?

Beg your pardon!

- I said, you live down in this part of country?

- No my home is in London.

-London! That's where those Englishmen come from. Ain't it?

-I am afraid so.

- Hello! There Stan!

Where have you been?

I want to introduce you to my young

friend Mr. Stanley. This is.. Mr.. Mr..

I didn't quite catch your name partner!

- It's Tyce. How do you do!

Did he said Tyce?

- Well I thought that he said

Jeff! If Mr. Tyce is who I think he is

Then I am going to raise your salary.

Mosey around at the back.

-Beautiful weather. Isn't it? - Yes!

It's delightful. - A little hot.

Is that the London Globe? Well..

Well.. Do you mind if I look at this?

- No of course not.

- Thank you.

I will be lost without my Globe!

- You read the Globe. Do you?

- Religiously!

- Quite a good paper don't you think?

- Finest in the world of its kind.

- But you are an American aren't you?

- Yes. Quite a large percentage of Americans read.

- Really! You don't say so.

I guess you don't remember me!

Stanley... Henry. M. Stanley.

Yes! We just met. I am the

publisher of The Globe you know.

- Really! Well you certainly should be proud of it.

- Thank you. Thank you..

- Why don't you sit down?

- Yes. Thanks. Thanks...

This expedition of yours

to find Dr. Livingstone

Few publishers would have had the courage

and the editorial shrewdness to attempt it.

Yes! We like to be progressive in life.

My son you know led the expedition.

He is desperately ill ever since. Poor lad!

I am on my way to Zanzibar to bring him home.

At least his illness wasn't in vain. Since he

solved The mystery of Dr. Livingdston's disappearance.

- Then your son did find him?

- Well... virtually. It won't incline to split hairs...

He didn't actually find the grave. But he did

Interview people who were present at his death.

You mean he took their word for

it, that Dr. Livingstone is dead?

- Well yes. Why do you ask?

- Well. I was wondering if...

There were any more evidence of his death

than that had already appeared in The Globe?

It's not our policy to withhold news from public. The

Globe prints all the facts & nothing but the facts.

- Even when all of them are rumors.

- Rumors? What do you mean rumors?

Well I mean. The evidence like that

will hardly hold in the court of law.

- Are you a lawyer?

- No.. no.. I am a newspaperman.

- A newspaperman!

- Yes, I am a reporter at New York Herald.

For Bennet! That sensational

mongrel with his pushy Yankee ride?

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