The morning times., 1895-12-29
p Woman lnferuon0S

lar man. IT seems TO me that person
into whose lap 100000 drops from the
skies would have some little curiosity
TO know from whom the money came.
~ haven't the slightest"
"Neyertheless, will tell you who gave
the money to Wentworth. II was my dear
friend Melville. didn't tell you in New
York. of course, that Melville ana nau
a little quarrel about this matter, and he
went home decidedly huffy. .had no
idea lie would take this method or revenge.
but ] see 1t quite clearly now. lie kbe"
| had received the option or the mihe.
There was a little trouble as to what eaci
of our respective shares was TO be'snnd
thought, as ] had secured the option,
mad the right 10 dictate terms. He thought
differently He was going TO Won Brent
TO explain the whole matter. but j pointed
out that such course would DO no goou'
the option being legally made out In my
| KANE, so that the moment your cf.iih
expired, mine began. When this dawned
upon him. he took the steamer and went
| TO England. Now ] can see his hand IN
this finish to the affair. 1t was pretty
sharp trick of Melville's, and ] give him
| credit for it. He Is very much snrewucr
| and cleverer man than thought.
at seems to me, Mr.. Longworth, that
your inordinate conceit makes you always
underestimate your Irleiius,o OF your eheAii'eS
| either, for that matter"
| 9Th, ~. Is something In that, Kenyon:
| Jhink YOU are more than half right, but l
| thought, perhaps, i could make IL advan-
| ta.eous TO YOU to do me favor III this
matter. 1 thought you might have no op-
lection to writing a little document TO the
| effect that the money did not come III tnie'
and consequently 1 he'd secured the mine.
| Then, IL YOU would sign that could take
I make terms wttl
| him. OF course, il he knows that he Gas
| the mine there will not be much chance OF
! coming to any arrangement With him.. .
You can ma Ike nc arrangements with me-
+, Mr. Longworth, that involve u sacriflce Oh
| the truth"
"Ah, well, l suspected as much, but l
| thought tt was worth while To try. HOW
ever. nv dear sir, j may make terms with
Melville yet, and then imagine you Won't
| have much to do with the mine"
II shall not have anything TO do with It
| IL YOU and Melville have n share init. And
| II, as YOU suspect, Melville has the mine,
! consider you are in a bad way. My opinion
| is that when one rascal gets an advantage
| over another rascal, the other rascai VIII
be, as YOU say, left
| Long worth unused over this for moment
and said: .Yes, / fear you are right-in
fact, am ertain of it. Well, that Is all i
wanted to know. viii bid you good-by
| / shan't see you again IN ottawa, as siiali
| saiIvery shortlyfor England. Hayeyou any
messages you would like given TO your
friends over there?'
"NoDe, thank you"
"Well, ta Ia, and the young man left
John to his packing.
When that necessary operation was con
cluded, Kenyon sat down and thought over
what young Long worth had told him. HIS
triumph, after all, had been shortlived. TIT
choice between the two scoundrels was sc
| small that he felt he didn't care which o
| them owned the mine. Meditating uponthi
disagreeable subject he suddenly remen
| bered a request he had asked Wentworth
| to make to the new owner of the mine. Ht
wanted no favor from Melville, so he wrote
| a second letter contradicttng the reques
made in the first, and after posting It re
turned to his hotel and went to bed, probably
the most tired man In the city of Ottawa