The morning times., 1895-12-15

finds, on going there, that your nephew has
secured the option of the mine in his own
name. and, as Kenyon says, we are cheat
ed. Now, have you any doubt whether
your nephew is a scouBdrel or not?''
MIR. Longworh mUsed for a few mono nts
on what the young man had told him.
IF what you say is exactly true, there
is no doubt William has been guilty of
piece of very sharp practice"
SHARP practicei' cried the other, you
might as wen call robbery sharp practicev'
MY deaf sir, have listened to you;
now / ask you to-llsten TO me. If, as 1
say, what you have stated is true, my
nephew has done something which think
an honorable man would not do; but as
to that / cannot judge until / hear his
| side of the story. 1t may put different
complexion on the matter, and have no
doubt it viii; but even granting your ver-
sion is tfne IN every particular, what have
| to do with 1t? ! am not responsible
| for my nephew's actions. He has entered
| into a business connection, 1t seems, with
| two young men and has outwitted them.
That is probably what the world would
say about it. Perhaps, as You say, he has
| been guilty OF something worse, and cheated
his partners. But even admitting every
thing to he true, l do not see how l am
responsible In any way
Legally you are not; morally. think,
you are" -~s----
"Why?'
"If he were your son
"But he is not my son, he is my nephew"
''If your SON had committed theft,
would you not do everything In your power
TO counteract the evil he had done?'
az might, and might not. Some fathers
pay their sons debts, Others do not. l
cannot say what action I should take in
purely supposititious case"
10 Ill ~ 10 INV
option runs out 10 two or three days.
Twenty thousand pounds will secure the
mine for US. want that 100000 before
the option ceases"
"And do you expect me to pay you f2o,-
900 for this?''
ayes, l do"
Old Mr.. Longworth leaned back in bis Of
| flee chair and looked at the young man in
anna cement.
"To think that you, a man of the city,
| would come to me, another man of the city,
| with such an absurd idea in your head, is
| simply grotesque."
"Then the name Of the Longworths is
| nothing to you-the good name, mean?'
1.-The good name of the Longworths, my
dear sir, is everything to me; but think 1t
| Will be able to take care of Itself without
! any assistance from you."
There was silence for a few moments.
| Then Wentworth said 10 a voice of sup
pressed anguish: II thought, Mr.. Long
| worth, one of your family was scoundrel.
now wish to say 1 believe the epithetcnvers
uncle as well as nephew. You have had a
chance TO repair the mischief one of your
| family has done. You have answered me
with contempt You have not shown me
the slightest indication of wishing to make
| amends"
He unlocked the door.
| Come. now," said old Mr.. Longworth,
rising, that will do, that win do, Mr..
| Wentworth" Then he pressed an electric
bell, and when the clerk appeared he said:
'Show this young gentleman the door.
please. and IL he ever calls here again do
| not admit him."
And SO George Wentworth. clencbing his
| hands with rage, was shown to the door.
| He had the rest of the day to ponder on
| the fact brit an angry man seldom accom-
| plishes bis purpose.