The morning times., 1895-11-24

1 IhoatS'di iciu- II lS ECsiQ OS cAdct.y III
| class or people you desire to reach. and
may say that, except through the Field
you cannot get at some OF the best men b
| the city"
well. admitting all that. as 1 have sale
once or twice, we are not yet in position
| to give an advertisement"
Then am very sorry to say that VI
cannot on Monday publish the article
| have shown you"
Very well, / cannot help it. You arr
not compelled to print 1t unless you wish
l am not sure, either, that publishing the
| article on Monday would do us any good
| 1t would be premature, as say. We are mol
yet ready TO curt publicity until We have
had our first meeting Of proposed stock
holders"
when is your first meeting of stock
holders?"
"On Monday at 8 O'clock
VERY well, we could put that announce
| ment in another column, and am sure
you would find the attendance at your
meeting would he very largely and sub
stantiafIy increased
Possibly, but j decline to 10 anything
till after the meetiDg.'
II think you would find it would pay
you extremely wen TO take that hGlf page
II am not Questioning Tie fact at all. L
am merely saying what have sara TO every
one else. that we are not ready to consider
advertisements"
Il am sorry we canno. come to an ar
rangeineni, Mfr. Kenyon, very sorry. indeed" ="
and saving this he took another proof sheet
out of his pocket, which he handed TO Ken
yon- IF we cannot cuDIe TO an cBoeTstand-
ing, the manager las Determined 70 rrint
tins, instead OF the article showed you.
Would you kindly glance over a.. because
we should like TO have 1t as correct as
possible"
Ean m l,io nft mr. ~
paper. The heading was the same, but he
had read only a sentence or two when lie
found that the Mica Mine was one or the
greatest swindles ever attempted ON poor
Old innocent financial LoiGon!
DO you mean To say" cried John. look
ing up at him with his anger kincling.
THAT If Go not bsite yuu TO the extent
OF $500. besides giving you an unknown
quantity OF stock. you will publish this
libel?''
Il do not say IL Is libel" said the
young man. smoothly; "that would be u
matter for the courts tp decide. You
might sue US for llbeIif you thought we had
treated you badly. Imay say HAT I'M g been
tried several times, but with Indifferent
SUCCESS"
But do YOU mean to tell ME that you in
tend to publish this article If do not pay
you the f30O7''
Yes, putting it crudciy. that is exactly
what | do mean"
Kenyon rose in his wrath and Hung
open the door.
II must ask You to leave this place, and
leave it at once. If you ever put In an
appearance here again while l am in the
office, l will cali a policeman and nave
You arrested"
My dear, sir" eXpostuiatcd the other
snavely. 'u is merely a matter of bust
ness If you lind 1t impossible to deal
with US. there is no harm done. II our
paper has no influence. We cannot pos
sibly inture you. That. of course. is
entirely for you to Judge. II any time
between now and Sunday night you CON
Guide TO act otherwise. a wire to our Of
nee VIII hold things over until we have
mad an opportunity of coming to an agree
nlent with YOU. If not, this article will
ne published on Monday morning. wish
You a very good afternoon. Sir"
John said nothing. hut watched his
visitor out on tie pa vement and then re-
turned to the making of his report
On Monday nftrnng as he came in by
tram. his eye icanght 4 flaming poster on
one OF Tue bill boards at the station. 1t was
headed Financial Field and the next line,
IN heavy, biack letters, was THE Mica
Mining Swindie." Kenyon called a news
boy to him and bought a copy of the pa per-
There. in loaded type was the article be-
important on the printed page than it had
looked on the proof.
As ne read II tie Noticed IN air of truth
fui sincerity about the artia5n that had
escaped him during the brief glance
NE had given il on Friday. 1t went ON
to say that the Austrian Mining COMPANY
had sunk good deal OF money in the mine
anu that ii had never paid penny OF tivi-
dends-that they merely kept on the mine
at constant loss 10 themselves in the
rope or being able to swinule some con-
tiding inrestors-but that even their
designs were as nothing compared to the
barefacch attempt at swindling con-
tempiated by John Kenyon. He caught
his breath as lie saw his own name in print.
1t was a shock for which he was not pre-
pared, as he had not noticed 1t In the
proof Then he read on. 1t seemed that
this man, Kenyon, had secured the mine at
something like 10000 pounds, and was
trying to shove il off on the unfortunate
British public at the enormous increase
of 100000 pounds: but this nefarieus at
tempt would doubtless be frustrated so
long rs there were papers OF the integrity
OF the Financial Field that took the risk
and expense of making such an exposure
IS was here set forth.
The article possessed a singular fascipa-
tiou for Kenyon He read and re-read IT.
in a dazed way rs il the statement referred
10 soHie otuet person. ana nc couldn't help
feeling sorry for that person.
He still had the paper in his hand as he
walked up the street, aud he felt nuinbed and
dazed as ii some Que had struck him a
blow. He was nearly run over in crossing
one of the thoroughfares, and heard an
outburst of profanity directed at him from
a cab driver aud n man on a bus: but he
needed tiefn not, walking through the
crowd like Que under a spell.
HI. DaSSp.l the door of his nyr Unrvaoua
office aud walked a considerable distance
up the street before he realized what he
had doue. Then he turned back again,
and, Just at the doorstep. paused with a
pang at his heart:
Il wonder if Edith Longwor viii read
that article" he said to himself
Ito be coutinued)