Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-01

: street at ftsDD an hour when every man o
the firm was Invariably closctcd with him
self, and I suddenly caught sight Of Jonc
going Into hotel believing niyself ~ u
the victim Of On optical ueluslon, soon
followed. and NJ ! looked about the oilics
the clerk bcckoned 20 me aud said, "hoon
A-Mrs. Temple-silyrr miner
She had been 10 the Office 10 call on
Brown, and now she had probably sent
word 70 Jonr. 20 Gallon her. would have
bet hundred 10 one that Jones wouldn't
have gone, oven 10 close a deal In which
tkefe was a sure profit Of $1,000, but there
he was, sure enough. aud | began TO feel
annoyed and uncasy. was a. the Office
when Jones returned. two hour later liz
not only had grin on his face, but he felt
70 good that he actually whisticd bar OF
two o. popular air.
n anything farther was needed to con.
vince me that things were Mt skies and
rrvena In the house Of Brown, Smith q
Jones the conduct Of Smith furnished q.
On q certain Wednesday morning ho was
iweniy.cight minutes late. A. n this were
not enough, he came IN looking Illustrated
and excited An hour later boy brought a
note which I carried 10 his room. II was
addressed In womans hand, and within
! twenty minutes after receiving Il he ltft
the hank. evidently 10 keep an appoint.
mcnt. lie had hardly gone when Jones
came out 10 me and bryan 10 discuss husi.
mes matters. This bad never happened
before. and was regarding him with sur
/, prise and astonishment when he olssrvedi
III we could pick up silver mine known
by lnsldcrs to be worth million dollars,
and get II for about slo,0Cp. IL might bc a
good investment, ehW
1 mumbled something In reply, and he
took three or four turns across the room
and disappeared into bis private office. AZ
I o'clock Smith came In. lie had forgot
ten his usual dignity OF entrance, and he
was 40 absent minded that lac hung up his
coat on the wrong hook. lie fdgcied and
then Observed
II have had an offer Of mining property
which promises grrht things Did you ever
hear OF the Queen Anne mine u NeyadaW
replied that never bad. and after At.
ting In deep study Tor while he also ~.
tired. lie had evidently been TO see Mrs.
Temple also. Mrs Temple then was q
woman who had silver mine 10 dispose
of. OF all men In the world whom should
have besitat.d 20 approach wcrc the thrco
comprising our lrm. Of all pcopie liable
TO snccccd with them woman would BE-
the very last. couldn't make u out. IL
SEEMED 10 me that the natural order 81
things had been reversed.
Before tho week wal ont Jones escorted
Mr.. Temple 20 tho theater. Brown bad
taken her out Tor drive, aud thcru wcru
well founded rumors that Smith had sent
her n bouquet. then set 10 work 70 find
who Mn. Temple was No one could give
me any Information beyond the fact that
she was the wllow Of Nevada mine own
cr, and that shc had come east for the pur-
pose of dlsposlng Of some mining property.
She hal charts aud maps and diagrams of
lands and mines, and seemed 10 b. well
posted M 10 the business on hand. IL was,
however. tho general Impression that she
was sharper or adventures, with a man
b-hlnd her somewhere. and n was further
told me that brown. Smith and .ionca. In.
diyidually and collectively. were infaiu-
atcsl with her.
always wondered why she did not at.
tempt to secure my assistance In her pruj.
Get, but she probably either mistrristed
that suspected her. or she thought -he
could work her cards without my assist.
nncc. while each ~ tho three partners
knew that each Of the others had been APP
preached on tho same suhlcct-that u
buying the minc-ncithcr 81 them know
that the other had been dont for By her
fascinating ways have the strongest
grounds for stating three separate aud dis
tinct beliefs
fint-Thht Jones expected TO marry her.
second-Ihat brown expected to marry
her.
Thlrd-That Smith had become 10 In.
fatuaied that he would have run away
with her, leaving wife, business and all.
Wei. tho proposition 10 buy her silver
mine came up at the business meeting ono
morning Thero was nothing In the looks
or words of either party TO lead one TO mis-.
trust that he had ever met her or talked Il
over before. II would have been proper TO
send some expert out 90 the mlne TO inycs.
tiRate and report, but she had given them
the names Of parties 10 write 10, aud IL
was agreed that " reports were favorable
the deal should he closed. ! now for the
inst time learned Of the location Of the
mine Ind not only been on the site aud
knew the milne TO be- worthless, but had
friends there who would attest the fact.
Under directions u the firm wrote 10 tho
address given by Mrs. Temple. Acting VA
my own Judgment, ! also wrote 10 difln.
tercsted parties.
While waiting for answers 10 these let
tiers Brown suddenly asked the other two
members Of the firm TO congratulate him,
ns he had decided TO get married. They
had hanlly done 40 whrn Jones announced
that he bad also decided on tho sans step.
Smith couldn't follow suit, having wife
already, but he flushed up aud looked con.
fused, and seemed about TO declare that be-
was going 10 olope. but caught himself and
stopped short
Ten days had elapsed. and answers 10 my
letters were expected every day. when /
was sent TO a town a hundred miles away
on business which detained me two DAYS.
Returning nj 10 o'clock on the morning Of
the 81, l caught sight OF Mrs. Temple
entering the Second National bank,
WHERE our surplus WINS on deposlt
aud on which checks Of over ii, 900 were
drawn. II struck me that the luitnn
written In the name Of the firm had ar
rived, and tho deal had been closed during
my absence. | followed her Ia. aud my
fears were reallxrd. Indeed Jones came In
after her To Identify her. II was make or
break, and ~ che presented the check
said 10 Jonesi
LET her walt until can run over 10 our
bank aud return. Mr.. lIaspeth 10 tho
teller, please delay payment until a ri.
Hing ifregulnrity can be- arranged -
Jones called 10 me and ran alter me, but
] lid not stop or answer. ON arriving At
our bank found three Letters addressed
TO mo from parties In Nevada. ltook time /
To read only four or i've lines Of each, aud |
then, calling on Smith and Brown TO FOL. |
low, h fastened TO the other bank. We had |
n lively row, ! can assure you. The letters |