The morning times., 1895-11-10

Noiy idiko iCWciu luib1sutUH tue
funds. 1t is purely selfshness on my part.
/ believe / have q head for business.
Women In this country do not get such
chances OF developing their business talents
as they seem TO have in America. In that
country there are women who have made
fortunes for themselves. l believe in your
mine and 1 believe you will succeed in
forming your company. II you, or If Mr..
Wentworth, were a capitalist, OF course
there would be no need Of my assistance.
If i were alone could not form company.
You and Mr.. Wentworth can do what 1
cannot do. You can appear before the
public and attend To all preliminaries. On
the other hand, / believe l can do what
neither OF You can do-that Is, can supply
certain amount OF money each week to
pay the expenses of forming the company,
because company is not formed in London
Tor nothing, L assure you. Perhaps you
think you have simply To 20 and see a
sufficient number Of people and get your
company formed. l fancy you viii find il
not So easy as all that. Besides this bust
ness interest 4 have in it, l have Il very
friendly interest in Mr.. Wentworth" As
she said this she bent over toward John
Kenyon and spoke in a lower tone OF
voice. Please do not tell him so, because
l think he is young man who has possi-
biities OF being conceited."
shall say nothing about it," said Ken
yon, dolefully.
PLEASE do not. BY the way. wish you
would give lie Mr.. Wentworth's address,
SO that | may communicate with him if a
good idea strikes me, or if find out some-
thing of value in forming our company
Kenyon took out a card, wrote-the address
of Wentworth upon il, and handed 1t to
her.
''Thank you," she said "You see
deeply sympathiZed with Mr.. Wentworth
for what he had to pass through on the
steamer
He was very grateful for all you did for
him on that OCCASION" replied Kenyon.
II am glad of that. People. as general
thing, are not grateful for what their friends
do for them. l am glad, therefore, that
Mr.. Wentworth is an exception. Well,
suppose you talk with him about what
have said before you make up your own
mind. shall be quite content with what
ever share of the profits you allow me"
.'Ah, that is not business, Miss Long
worth"
mo, 1t is not; but ! am dealing with
you-that is, with Mr.. Wentworth-in this
matter, and / am sure both OF you will do
what is right Perhaps il would be better
not to tell him who is to furnish the money.
just say you have met friend to-day who
offers. for n reasonable share OF the profits,
10 supply all the money necessary for the
preliminary expenses. You viii consult
with him about it, will you not?"
Yes, If IL is your wish
Certainly il is my wish; and also wish
you TO do it So nicely that you Will conceal
my name from ii more successfully than
you concealed my cousins name from me
this afternoon"
II am afraid / am very awkward"
said John, blushing.
NO, you are very honest. that is all.
OF telling what is not true. Now, this is
where we live. VIII you come in?"
THANK you, no; I'm afraid not" said
John. Il must really be going now"
Let the coachman take you to your
station
mo, no, it is not worth the trouble; it is
only step from here
ut is no trouble Which is your station,
South KensingtOn?''
Yes
"yery well. Drive to South Kensfngton
station, Parker" she said TO the Goa Gilman;
and then, running up the steps she waved
her hand in good-by as the carriage turned.
And so John Kenyon, without the price
of the carriage and h orses % his name drove
fn this gorgeous equipage to tn underground
station and took the train for the city.
As he stepped from the carriage at South
kenstngtOn young Longworth came out
OF the station on his way home, and was
simply dumfounded TO see Kenyon in the
Longworth's carriage.
John passed him without noticing who it
was, and just is the coachman was going to
start again, LOngworth said 10 him:
Parker, have you been picking up fares
in the street?'
"Oh, no, sir replied the respectable Par
ker, 1.-The young gentleman as Just left us
cameup from the city with Miss Longworih."
Did he, indeed. Where did you pick him
up, Parker"
I'VE picked him up in Cheapside, sir"
"Ah, very good. i Will Just step inside"
and with that, muttering some impreca-
tions on the cheek Of Kenyon. he stepped
into the carriage and drove home.
Ito be Continued.)