The morning times., 1895-12-29
CHAPTER XXvII.

CHAPTER AANi.
This chapter consists largely OF letters.
As q general thing letters are or little con-
cern to any one kept the writers and the
receivers, but they are inserted here under
the hope that the reader Is already wen
enough acquainted with the correspondents
10 feel some interest in what they have
written.
1t was nearly a. fortnight after the re-
ceipt OF the cablegram from Kenyon that
George Wentworth found one morning on
his desk two letters, each bearing "a
madam postage stamp. One was somewhat
bulky and one was thin, but they were both
from the same writer. He tore open the
thin one first, without looking at tue date
that was stamped upon it. He was a little
bewiidered by its contents, which ran as
follows:
NV Dear George: / have Just heard that
Melville is the man who has bought the
mine. The circumstances of the case leave
no doubt in my mind that such Is the fact,
therefore please disregard the request made
as to employment in the letter posted 70
| YOU q short time ago. / feel certain
| sense of disappointment in the fact that Mel
vile is the owner OF the mine. IT seems
| | have only kept one rascal from buying
| il to put Ii in the hands of another rascal.
! Your freiend, john Kenyon.
| Melville the ownerr' cried Wentworth
to himself. whatever could have put
that into Johns head? This letter is
| evidently the one posted few hours be-
| fore. so it VIII contain whatever request
| he has TO make" and, without delay,
George Wentworth tore open the envelope
| of the second letter. which was obviously
| the one written first 1t contained
| number of documents relating 10 the trans
| fer of the mine. The letter from John
himself went on to give particulars of the
buying of the niue Then 1t contihueu,
| II wish you would do me favor. George.
VIII YOU kindly ask the owner of the mine
| if he will give me charge Of 1t. am, OF
| course, anxious to make II turn out as
| well as possible, and believe can earn
more than my salary, whatever IL Is.
| You know am not grasping in the matter
OF money. but get me as large salary as
you think / deserve
| 81 desire to make money FOR reasons
that are not entirely selfish, as you know.
To tell you the truth. George, am tired
OF cities and of people. / want To i've
here in the woods, where there is not so
much deceit and treachery as there seems
to be 10 the big towns When l reached
London last time felt like boy getting
home. Ny feelings have undergone
complete change. and I-think, II 1t were
not for you aud a certain young lady,
should never care to see the big city
again. What is the use OF my affecting
mystery and writing the words a GER
|
whom / mean-Aiiss Edith Lougworth.
| You know that am, and have long been,
In love with her. II l had succeeded
In making the money j thought should
by selling the mine. ] might have
had some hopes of making more. and OF
ultimately beng in position TO ask her
to be my wife. But that, and very many
other hopes. have disappeared with my
recent London experiences.
81 want to get into the woods and recover
some of my lost tone and my lost faith In
human nature. II you can arrange matters
with the owner of the mine so that may
stay here for year extwo, you will do me
a great favor"
George Wentworth read over the latter
part of this letter two or three times. Ther
he rose, paced the floor, and pondered oyeI
the matter. at isn't a thing upon which
can ask anyone's advice" he muttered tc
himself. 1.-THE trouble with Kenyon is
he is entirely too modest. A little usefu
| self-es;eem would be just the thing FOL
, l.him" At last he stopped suddenly in his
| walk. "By Jove," he said to himself
slapping his thigh ~ shall do it, let thu
consequences be what they may" Ant
| he sat down to his desk and wrote a letter
my dear Miss Longworth," 1t began
"you told me when you were here las
that you wanted all the documents in thu
, case of the mine in every instance. docu
ment has come this morning that is very i'm
t portant John Kenyon, as you will leari
, by reading the letter, desires the manager
ship of the mine Ineed not say that thinl
he is the best man in the world for the pc
sition and that every thing will be safe II
i his hands. ] therefore inclose you hi
letter l had some thought of cutting ou
: some part OF it, but knowing your desire
4 as you said, to have all the documents In tn
case. take the liberty of sending this on
exactly as 1t reached me. and II any one Il
p TO blame, am the person. remain you
d ! agent. GEORGE WENIWOiTd.
He sent this letter out at once, so that d
, would not have n chance 10 change his mind
1T will reach her this afternoon, AM
doubtless she viii call and see me-"
1t is, perhaps, hardly necessary TO SO,
she did not call, and she did not see hin
for many days afterward, but next morn
ing, when he came to his office, he found
letter from her. 1t ran:
Dear Mr.. Wentworth: The sending