fn1 The Owl is a weekly Review of which Colonel Gethryn is half-proprietor. His friend Spencer Hastings is half-proprietor and editor. The Owl, besides its ordinary weekly edition, runs ‘Special’ editions whenever there is ‘Scooped’ any news sufficiently exciting to warrant these. In connection with the Specials a Special staff is employed. Full description of the paper and its methods was given in The Rasp.
fn1 Colonel Gethryn was here only recapitulating, in brief, what can be found, in toto, and in his own words, early in the book.