The morning times., 1895-12-08

such a sacred national ceremony?
~ would offer her Il cup of tea,' replied
Wentworth, suiting the action to the phrase.
"Mr. Wentworth" said the girl, archiy,
you're improving. That remark was dis
| tinctly good. Still, you must remember
| that | come asa friend mot as an enemy. Did
you ever read the Babes In the Wood?' 1t
| is a most instructive but pathetic work OF
| fiction. You remember the wicked Uncle.
surely. Well, you and Mr.. Kenyon remind
me of the Tablespoon, innocent little things,
| and London-this part of it's the dark and
| painless forest. 1 am the bird hoveriug
| about you, waiting to cover you with leaves.
| The leaves, to do any good, ought to lie
| checks flnttering down on you, but alasi
l haven't any. II negotiable checks only
| grew on trees life would not be so difficult" !"
| Miss Bre her tea pensively- and
Wentworth listened to the musical murmur
| of her voice, which had such ar entrancinS
effect on him thai lie paid less need TO what
she said than man should when a lady is
speaking. The tea drinking had added a
touch OF domesticity to the tetc-a-tcte that
| rather went to the head of the young man.
| He clinched and unclinched his hand out
| of sightunder the table and felt the m DISTURB
on his palm. He hoped he would be able
to retain control over himself but the diff
| Guilty of his task almost overeame him when
| she now and then appealed to him with
| glance OF gesture. and he felt as if he must
| cry out 'My girl, my girl, don't do that, IL
you expect me to stay where 1 am"
~ see you are not paying the slightest
attention to what / am sa ying," she said,
pushing the cup from her. She rested her
arms on the table, leaning slightly forward
and turning her face full upon him. AZ can
tell by your eyes that you are thinking of
something else"
81 assure you," said George drawing a
deep breath. ~ am listening with intense
interest"
well, that's right, for what 1 am going
to say is isimportant. Now, to wake you up,
j will first tell you all about your mine, SO
that you will understand l did not need
to ask any one for information reg artfing
it."
Here, to Wentworth,s astonishment she
gave a rapid and accurate sketch of the
negotiations and arrangements between the
three Partners and the present position of
affairs.
How do you know all this?" he asked.
''Never mind that, and you mustn't ask
how ! know what am now going to tell
you, but you must believe it implicitly, and
actupon1tpromptly. Long rthis fooling
Doth you and Kenyon. He is marking
time, SO that your option will run out; then
he will pay cash for the mine at the original
price. aud You and Kenyon will be left to
pay two-thirds of the debt incurred. Where
iH Kenyon"
He has gone to America"
''That's-good Gable him to get the option
renewed. You can then try to form the
company yourselves in London. If he
can't obtaina renewal, you have very little
time TO get the cash together. and II you
are not able to do that then you lose every
ming This is " hat came to tell you, al
though 1 have been a long time about 1t.
Now L must CO.,
She rose, gathered her belongings from
the table and stood with the parasol pressed
against her. Wentworth came around to
where she was standing, his face paler than
usual, probably because of the news he had
heard. One hand was grasped tightly
around one wrist In front OF him. He felt
that he should thank her for what she had
done, but bis lips were dry and somehow
the proper words were not'at his command.
She, holding her fragile lace-fringed
parasol against her with one arm, was s,fl- j
justing her long, neatly-fitting glove, which
she had removed before tea. A button.
one of many, was difficult to fasten, and
as she endeavored to put 1T in its place
her sleeve fell away. sho wing round white
arm above the glove.
You see" she said, a little breathlessly,
her eye upon her glove, ''it is q very
Importance"
'I realize that"
ut would be such pity to lose everything
now, when you have had SO much trouble
and worry"
'sIt would.'
sAnd think that whatever Is done should i
be done quickly. You. should act at once
and with energy"
81 am convinced that is So"
e0f course it is ,You are OF too trust.
ing nature. You should be more sus.