TIMED PLEASE HURRY from The Beast
by Ben B. Lindsey and Harvey J. O’Higgins

[“The Children’s Judge,” who founded the first children’s court in America, tells the story of his fight with the powers of privilege in Colorado. In the following extract, he narrates what came of a newspaper interview on the subject of the conditions under which children were kept in prison.]

The result was an article that took even my breath away when I read it next day on the front page of the newspaper. It was the talk of the town. It was certainly the talk of the Police Board; and Mr. Frank Adams talked to the reporters in a high voice, indiscreetly. He declared that the boys were liars, that I was “crazy,” and that conditions in the jails were as good as they could be. This reply was exactly what we wished. I demanded an investigation. The Board professed to be willing, but set no date. We promptly set one for them—the following Thursday at two o’clock in my chambers at the Court House—and I invited to the hearing Governor Peabody, Mayor Wright, fifteen prominent ministers in the city, and the Police Board and some members of the City Council. (1)

Which of the following best describes the authors’ attitude toward the subjects of paragraph 1?
A.
apathy
B.
disdain
C.
outrage
D.
contention
E.
malice