The morning times., 1895-10-19
BY ROBERT BARR.
author OF The Face and the Mask.
I'm the N idst of Alarms etc.
Copyright. 1895, 10y Robert BarrI
CHAPTER v.

endeavor To make up for his loss by finding
new acquaintance. He was not man who
formed friendships readily. but fate wa
kind 10 him. and had already set about ad
tusting the balance of profit and loss
moreover fate, who likes TO do things in a
fitting manner used the deserter as al
instrument.
weutworth's conscience seemed to be
troubling him because he left his old
friend so much alone going East, whereas
they had been constantly together ON the
trip Westward; therefore he considered
it his duty 10 make an apology 10 Kenyon
every morning. before placing hinise II
for the rest of Tie Day under the fascinat-
ing influence of Miss Brewster.
There is nothing you wish TO talk Will
ME about, is there, Kenyon" asked Went
worth on one of these occasions, looking
down at mis- friend seated in his deck
chair.
Nothing, whatey er."
Then you don't mind"
Not in the least" interrupted Kenyon
with smile.
Il want you to do some energetic think
ing about our mine, you know, so that
you will be ready to open the campaign
when we reach LONDON. Thinking which Is
worth anything is best done in solitude,
Kenyon, SO / viii not bother you FOR an
hour OF two"
Again Kenyon smiled. but made no re.
ply, and Wentworth departed.
The elderly gentleman whose chair was
next to Kenycn's. looked round at the
young man when his friend mentioned the
mine and his name.
Are you Mr.. Kenyon, the mining ex-
pert he asked, when Wentworth walked
away.
Il am mining engineer" answered
Kenyon with some surprise.
Did you 20 out TO Canada to report on
mines there for the London syndicate?''
why do you ask?" said Kenyon. all his
native caution being aroused in moment.
onheari ring theaStonishing question.
The elderly gentleman laughed. because
L am. i'll measure, responsible for you.'
he said Il am Mr.. .LongYorth-Johu Long
worth. or the City-and member OF the
London syndicate. Two names were pro-
posed. Scotton's and yours. / voted for
you; not that l knew anything about you.
but some Of the others seemed very anxious
that Scottnn should go. so thought it best
10 vote for you. Therefore you see, as I
SAID before. | am partly responsible for
your being here
II hope you will not be dissatisfied with
the result. Mt Longworth"
Il hope not myself. | can see that Won
are q cautious man. and those who recon-
mended you vouchcd for your capabilities.
SO with caution aud capacity a man should
succeed. i intended to visit the proper
ties. but was detained so long in the West
that 1 did not have time to go North. How
dld you find the nIiues?''
'since you comPlimented me on nv
caution, Mr. Longworth. / should be
sorry to forfeit your good opinion by answer
ing your questions"
Quite right: quite right" said tn
elderly gentleman, laughing again. THAT'S
one for you, and a very good one, too
must tell that TO my daughter: and here
She comes. Edith, my dear. this is Mr.
Kenyon, who went out TO examine our
mines. Curious, isn't it, that we should have
been talking about them this very morn
ing? Mr. Kenyon. call my daughter my
confidential man OF business; she has
been ali over the world with ME.
never make any Investments without con-
sulting her, so warn you that she will ask
you more insidious questions about the
miles than | SHALL
John Kenyon had risen to his feet to
greet the girl, and to offer her his chair
No, thank you," ste said. II want to
walk. l merely came to see if my father
was all right ] was very much disap-
pointed that We did not go to Canada this
time, as / wished TO see something of the
snowsh oeing and tobogganiHg there. /
suppose there was no tobogcaning where
you were?"
oh, yes" said Kenyon; 'even out
among the nines they had tobosgan
slide, on which oee trip satisfied me, and
on several Journeys l had to wear snow
shoes myself
How interesting" said the girl And
the next thing John knew he was walking
the deck with her, relating his experiences.
This walk was the first of many. and from
that time forward Kenyon did not miss
his friend Wentworth.
Edith Longwurih can hardly be called
a tspiraI representative OF the English
girl She had the English girls educa-
ton, bat she had not the training of the
average English girl She had lost her
mother in early life, which makes "A great
difference in q girls training, however
wealthy Ter father may be, and Edith's
father was wealthy-there was no cOabt
of that Ask any city man about the stand
ing OF John Longworth, and you viii learn
that the house" is well thought OF.
People said he was lucky, but John Long
worth asserted That there was no such thing
as luck n huSiBesS-in which statement he
was very likely not correct. He had large
Investments in almost every quarter of
the globe When he went into a thing he
went into it thoroughly. People talk of
the inadyisability of putting all ones eggs
into one basket, but John Longworth
was believer in doing that very thing
and in watching the basket. Not that he
had all his Eggs in one basket, or in even
one kind of basket, but when John Long
worth was satisfied with the particular
variety OF basket presented to him, he put
large number of eggs in IL. When any
thing was Offered for Observation-Disclosures
1T was mine. brewery, or a railway
John LUngworth took an experts opinion
upon it, and then the chances were that he
would disregard the advice given. He was
in the habit of going personally to see
what had been Offered to him. If the en-
terprise were big enough, he thought little
of taking voyage to the other side of the
world for the sole purpose OF looking the
Investment over.
When Edith Longworth was pronounced
finished as far as education was concerned,
she became more nd more the companion Of
her father. She went with him on his long
Journeys, and so had been several times
to America. once to the Cape. and one long
voyage, with Australia as the objective
point. had taken her completely around the
world. She inherited much of her fathers
and there is no doubt thatifMiss
Long worth hadbeen castuponher er resources,
she would have become anexcellent woman
of business. She knew exactly the extent
of her father s Investments, and she was his
confidante in way that few women are
with their male relatives. The old ma n had
great faith in Edith's opinion, although he
ia rely acknowledg ed it. Having been
together so much on such long voyages they
became, in a way. boon compap-
ions. Thus Edith's education was very
unlike that Of the ordinary English girl: a
training which caused her to develop into a
different kind of n woman than she would
have been if her mother had lived.
The friendship between Edith Ioncworth
and John Kenyon ripened so rapidly that
on the day Wentworth had his last dis