The morning times., 1895-12-08

his mine, that Is oil"
There was few moments silence, then
Longwurth said: "When are you going
hack?"
Il do not know. think ought to see
Won Brent. am not at all easy about
leaving matters as they are. I think /
ought To get q renewal Of the option. 1t
Is not wise to risk things as we are doing.
Won Brent might at any time get an offer
for his mine. just as we are forming our
i company, and, of course, ii the option
had not been renewed, he would sell TO the
first man who put down the money. Asyou
say, all he wants is TO sell his NINE"
! Longwurth was busy opening his letters
and apparently paying very little atten-
ton Ia what Kenyon said. AT last, how
ever, he spoke:
/ IF were you, II You care to take
my advice, 1 would gu straight back to
England. You will dn no good here. I
merely say this to save ya6 &ey further
trouble, time, and expense.'r
Don't you think it would be as well TO
get a newal of the option?
"Oh, certainly: but, as / told yuu before,
ii was not at all necessary for you to come
over. i may say, Furthermore, that Won
Brent will not again renew the uptiGn with
out a handsome sum down. to be forfeited
IL the company is pat formed. Have you
the money la pay him?''
'No, have not
Every well, then, there win not be the
slightest use in your seeing Won Brent
Young Mr.. Longwort arched his eye
brows and gazed at John through his eye
glass. Il Will let you have my third Of the
money if that viii do any coed"
| "Howmuch money does V VonBIent want?'
"How should l know. To fell you the
truth, Mr. Kenyon, and truth never hurts,
| or oughtn't TO, / dent at all like this visit
of yours to America. You and Mr. Went
worth have been good enough to be sus-
picious about me from the very first. You
have not taken any pains to conceal it,
either of you. Your appearance in Amer
ica at this particular juncture is nothing
t-nOre nor less than All insult to me. intend
to receive 1t as SUCH"
II have no intention of insulting you,"
said Kenyon, ''ir you are dealing fairly with
me-"
There 1t is again. That remark is an
Insult. Everything you say is reflection
upon me. / wish To have nothing more to
say to you. give you my advice that 1t
as better for you, and cheaper, to go back
to LoDdun. You need not act On t unless you
like. / have nothing further to say to
you, and so this interview may as well be
considered closed
.And how about the mine?"
Il imagine tie mine Will take care Of
ITSELF
.Do you think this is courteous treatment
OF a business partner"
my dear sir, do not take my lessons in
courtesy from you. Whether you are pleased
OF dIspieased with my treatment of you is a
matter OF supreme Indifference to me am
tired OF living IN anatniospilese of suspicion,
| and have done yTitiitt, that all. Y OIL think
SOME game is being pIa yed on yeu--botti you
and Wentworth think that-and yet you
haven 6 the euteuess, .as they eaiIit here, n
sharpness to find itout. Now n nlan who has
suspeions hecaTsnot proyeshoaii keep those
suspicious to himself until he can. That is
my advice to yoa. j wish you good-day.'
John nKcnyeIfyyaiKedb back tohis hoteimore
suspicious t.an ;cyer- He wrote a letter to
Wentworth, detailing the conversation, tell
ing him Melville had sailed for home and
advising him to see that gentleman. lie
stayed in New York that night and took the
morning train TO Montreal. In due tine lie
arrived as ottawa and calied on on Brent.
He found that gentleman in his chambers
looking as II be had never left the room
since the option was signed yon Brent at
inst did noestyepgnize MS visitor, but, after
gazing at iisR;fpr q ntorieat, hesprang from
his chair and held out his hand.
Il really did pot know you, - he said; "you
have changed O great deal since | saw you
last. You LOOK hassard andfnot at all well.
WHAT is the matter with ou?''
II do not think anything is the matter.
am in very good health, thank you. have
had few busfness worries, that is ALL
'Ah, yes, ,s.-said Won Brent. a.'I am very
sorry, indeed. yon failed TO form your conn.,
pany."
"Faiiesiis echoed Kenyon.
/ Yes; you hayen't succeeded. have you?"
"Weli, I DON'T know about that; we are in
fair way,t succeed. You NET Lengworth
| and Melville who came out to see the mime
l saw LoDsworth in New York, and he told
me you had taken them out there
Are they interested with you in tho
| miner
Certainly; they are helping me to form
| the company
Won Brent seemed amazed. 'T did not
understand that at all. In fact, Under
| stood the exact opposite. / thought you
hadattempted to form company and fa He'd.
! They showed me an attack i'll one of the
financial papers upon you, and said that
killed your chances for forming company
in London. They We're here, apparently
on their own business
..Aud what was their business?''
ITO buy the mime
/ Have they bought it?''
| practically, yes. OF course, while your
option holds good cannot sell It, but that,
| as you know, expires in very few days"
Kenyon. finding his worst suspicious
| realized, seemed speeches. with amaze
ment, and in his agony, mopped from his
brow the drops collected there.
lyon appear to be astonished at this"
said Won Brent
| Il am very much astoDished-"
"W ell, you cannot blame me. 1 have act
| ell perfectly square in The matter. had
| no idea LoDgworta and the gentleman who
| was with him had any connection with
4, you whatever. Their attention had been
drawn to the mine, they said, by that ar
| ticie. They had investigated it, and ap-
| peared to be satisfied there was some
| thing in it-in the mine, l mean. not in
| the article. They said they had attend
| ed a meeting which you called, but 1t was
| quite evident you were not going to be
able to form the company. So they came
| here and made me cash offer for the
mine. They have deposited s2O 900 at
| the bank here, and, on the day your op-
tioD closes, they win give me a check
| for the amount"
| '.Serves NE right, ;" said Kenyon. "I have
| been cheated and duped. 1 had grave sus-
picions of it all along, but did not act
| upon them. i have been too timorous and
cowardly. This maD Long worth has made
pretence of helping me to form a COM
pany. Everything he has done has been
| to delay me. He came out here apparently
in the interests of the company 1 was