Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-15

dcn't mind the less at alLN ISwouli gladl
give Kenyon my share; but for John Il Is
terrible blow. lie had counted on the none
to pay debts Of homer which he owes to hi
father for his education. he calls them debt
Of honor; they are not debts OF homer in tn
ordinary sense OF the word. Therefore.
seemed TO me a terrible thing that that
here he paused and did not 60 on. He say
there were tears in the eyes OF the girl {
whom he was talking.
1T is brutal he said. Ito tell you all this
You are not blame fer 1t, and neither is you
father, although I spoke to him in a heate
manner yesterday
When did you say the option expires?"
AT ~ o'clock tomorrow"
How much money is required to buy th'
mine"
Twenty thousand pounds"
Can money be sent to Canada by cable?'
YES, | think So"
Aren't you quite sure?'
mo, | am not. II can be sent by tele
graph in this country and in America"
How long will it take you to find out?"
only a few moments"
VERY we'll; where is Mr.. Kenyon now?'
Kenyon is in Ottawa. l had a cablegran
from him yesterday"
Then will you write a cablegram tina
can be sent away at once asking him to wait
at the tels graph office until he gets a further
message from your"
YES, | can do that; but what good will IL
do?"
Never mind what good it will do; perhaps
it will dc no good. Meanwhile, remember, II
l succeed. John Kenyon must never know the
particulars of this transaction"
He nsver will; If you say So"
81 say so. Now 1t is six hours earlier here
than it is in Canada, IS it not?"
About that length of time, | think
Very well, lose no time in getting the cable
message sent to him, and tell him to answer,
so that W. shall b. sure he is at the other
end of the wire. Then find out about the
cabling of the money. l shall be back here, |
think, about the same time you are
with that she left the ofice, and, getting
into her cab, was driven to her fathers place
of business.
well, my girl - said the old man, showing
his spectacles up on his brow and gazing at
her, what is it now, som. new extrav-
agance?"
Yes. father, som new extravaganza"
His daughter was evidently excited, and her
breath came quickly. She closed the door
and took a chair opposite her father.
Father she said. 81 have been your
business man, as you call me now, for a long
time
Eyes. you have. Are you going to strike
for an increase in salary"
Father" she said earnestly. not needing
the POPULARITY of his tone, this is very
serious. l want you to give me some money
for myself-to speculate with
II will do that very gladly. How much
do you want?' The old man turned his
chair round and pullsd out his check book.
II want $50, OOO,' she answered.
Mr.. Longworth wheeled quickly round on
hsr and looked at her in establishment.
Thirty thousand WHAT"
Thirty thousand pounds. father. and !
want it now-and l want it in cash"
my dear girl" he expostulated, have
you any idea how much 100000 is? Do you
know that $40 O0O lie a fOrtunp2'
Yes, / know that
"Do you know that there is not enc in
twenty of the richest merchants in London
who could, at a moments notice, produce
f30. 900 in ready money!"
Yes, | suppose that is true. Have you
not tho ready money!"
yes, | have the money. ! can draw a
check for that amount and 1t will BE- hoh-
ored at once, but l cannot give you so much
money without knowing what you are going
to do with it."
And suppose, father, you do not approve
of what l an going to do with it?"
"All the more reason, my dear, that
should know"
Then, father, I suppose you mean that
services | have rendered YOU
whatever comfort l have given you-what |
have been to you all my life is not worth
ESQ, 900 ..p
You shouldn't talk like that. daughter.
Everything l have 10 yours, or will be when |
ole. IL Is LOT you l WOIk. .H IL IL " yUu 1 L
cumulate money. You will have everything /
own the moment l have to lay down my
work.
Father cried the young girl, standing up
before him, II do not want your money when
you die. | do not want you to die, as you
very we'll know, but | do want ESQ 1000 today,
and now. l want ii more than l ever wanted
anything else before in my life, or ever
shall again. Will you give it to me?"
mo, l will not. unless you tell me what
you are going to do with it,
Then, father, you can leave your money
to your nephew when you die. ! shall never
touch a penny Of it. l now bid you goodby.
1 will go out from this room and earn my
own living"
With that the young woman turned to go,
but her father, with a sprightliness one would
not have expected from his years, sprang to
the door and looked at her with alarm.
Edith, my child, you never talked to me
like this before in your life. What is wrong
with you?"
Nothing, father, except that I want a
check for $50, 1000, and want it now"
'And do you mean to say that you will
leave me if l do not give it to you?"
Have you ever broken your word,
father?"
"Never, my child, that l know Of"
Then remember | am your daughter. /
have said if do not get that money now l
shall never enter our house again"
But ego, 600 is a tremendous amount. Re-
member / have given my word, too, that l
would not give you the money unless you
told ne what it was for"
Very well, father, | will tell you what
it is for when you ask me. / would advise
you, though, not to ask me, and | would
advise won to give me the money. 1t will
all be returned to you if you want it,"
oh, l don't care about the money at all,
Edith. l merely, Of course, don't want to
see it wasted"
"And, father; have you no trust in my
We'll, you know l haven't much faith in
any woman's judgment in the matter of in
vesting money"
Trust me this time, father, l shall never
ask you for any more
The old man went slowly to his desk,
wrote out a check and handed II to his
1t was for $50, 600.
Ito be continued.)
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