LordCopper,newspapermagnateandproprietorofTheDailyBeast,
hasalwayspridedhimselfonhisintuitiveflairfor
spottingacereporters.Thatisnottosayhe
hasnotmadetheoddblunder,however,andmay
inamomentofweaknessmakeanother.Adinner
partytipfromMrsAlgernonStitchhashimconvinced
thathehashitonjustthechapto
coverapromisinglittlewarintheAfricanRepublic
ofIshmaelia.ButCopper’sgoldenboyisactuallypale,
ineffectualWilliamBoot,editoroftheDailyBeast's'nature
notes'column.AndforBoot,beingmistakenfora
competentjournalistmayprovetobeafatalerror…