The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-16

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IL in my presence-put IN some WOE.
that | suggested as being better than
those she had used. Oh, it was the
! coolest piece Of work you ever saw
Tut there must he some way of pre-
venting her getting that account to
New York in tine. You see, all we
have to do is TO wire your people to
hand in our report 10 the directors,
and then her report is forestalled. She
has to telegraph from a British Office,
and it seems to me that we could stop
her in some way"
AS for instance, how?"
"Oh, don't know just how at the
moment, but we ought to be able to
do it. If il was man we could have
him arrested as a dynamiter or some
. thing; but woman. of course, is more
difficult to deal with. George, would
appeal to her better nature if [ were
yoU."
Wentworth laughed sneeringly.
BETTER rature?" he said. "She hasn't
any; ard that is not the worst of it.
She has calculated, as she calls it,
all the possibilities in the affair; she
calculates that we will reach Queens
town about Saturday night. If we do,
she will get her report through in time
to be published on Sunday in the New
York Argus. If that is the case, then
see where our telegram will be. We
telegraph cur people to send in the re-
port. 1t reaches the Office Saturday
night, and is not read. The Office closes
at two O'Clock; but even if they got it,
ard understood the urgency of the mat
ter, they could not place the papers
before the directors until Monday
morning, and by Monday morning it
VIII be in the London financial Sheets"
George, that woman is a fiend.~
NO, she isn't, John. She is merely
clever American journalist, who
thinks she has done a very clever good
piece of work indeed. and who, through
tie stupidity of one man, has succeed
ed, that's ALL
"IIave you made any appeal to her
al alp
"Ch. haven't 1? OF course L have.
What good did it do? She merely
laughed at me. Don't you understand?
That is what she is here for. Her
whole voyage is for that one purpose:
end it's not likely the woman is guinG
to forego her triumph after having
succeeded-more especially as some
body else in the same Office has failed.
That's what gives additional zest to
what she has done. The fact that Riv-
ers has failed and she has succeeded,
seems to be the great feather in her
cap"
Then" said Kenyon, 81 am going
to appeal to Miss Brewster myself"
Very we'll. wish you joy of your
job. Do what you can, John, there's
a good fellow. Meanwhile want to be
alone somewhere"
Wentworth went down the stairway
that led to the steerage department,
and for a few moments sat among the
steerage passengers. Then he climbed
up another ladder, and got to the very
front of the ship. Here he sat down on
coil of rope and thought over the
situation. Thinking. however, did him
very little good. He realized that even
ii he got hold of the paper Miss Brews-
ter had, she could easily write out an
other. She had the facts in her head,
and all she needed to do was to get to
a telegraph Office. and there write out
her message.
Meanwhile Kenyon took a few turns
up and down the deck thinking deeply
en- the same subject. He passed over to
the side where Miss Brewster sat, but
on coming opposite her had not the
courage to take his place beside her.
She was calmly reading her book.
Three times he came opposite her,
paused for a moment, and then contin-
ued his hopeless march. He saw that
his courage was not going to be suffi-
Gent for the task, and yet felt the task
must be accomplished. He didn't know
how to begin. He didn't know what
inducement to offer the young woman
for foregoing the fruits of her iuge-
nuity. He felt that. this was the weak
point n his arnor. The third time he
lsAuS+N III 4AOLt W -AlSS L0AONSCSls S1O
looked uD and motioned him tn the
chair beside her, saying:
Il don't know you very well. Mr..
kenyon. but l knew who you are.
Won't you sit down beside me Tor
few moments?" The bewildered man
sat down on the chair she indicated
Now. Mr.. Kenyon. know just what
is troubling you. You have passed
three or four times wishing to sitdown
beside me and yet afraid to venture.
Is that not trre?"
"Quite true"
II knew it was. Now know also
what you have come for. Mr.. Went
worth has told you what the trouble
is. He has told you that he has gwen
me all the particulars about the mines,
hasn't hep"
He has"
"And he has gone off to his state room
TO think over the matter, and has left
the affair in your hands, and you imag-
inc you can come here to me, and. per-
haps, talk me out of sending that dis
patch TO the Argus. Isn't that your