The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-08-01
CHAPTER V.

CHAPTER v.
John Kenyon, deserted by his only
friend on board, made no complaint,
nor did he endeavor to make up for his
loss by finding new acquaintance. he
was not a man who formed friendships
readily, but fate was kind to him, and
had already set about adjusting the
balance of profit and loss; moreover
fate, who likes to do things i'll fitting
manner, used the deserter as an in
Strument.
Wentworth's conscience seemed to
be troubling him because he left his
old friend SO much alone going east,
whereas they had been constantly
together OH the trip westward; there
fore he considered it his duty to make
an apology to Kenyon every morning,
before placing himself for the rest Of The
day under the fascinating influence OF
Miss Brewster.
.'There is nothing you wish to talk
with me about, is there, Kenyon?
asked Wentworth on one OF these occa-
sions, looking down at his friend seat
ed in his deck chair.
''Nonhing whatever -.
.Then YOU don't mind"
mot in the least" interrupted Ken
yon, with smile.
II want you to do some energetic
thinking about our mine, you know,
so that you will be ready to open the
campaign when we reach London.
Thinking which is worth anything is
best done in solitude, Kenyon, so will
not bother you for all hour or two.
Again Kenyon smiled, but made no
reply, and Wentworth departed.
The elderly gentleman whose chair
vas next to Kenyon's, looked round at
the young man when his friend men
toned the mine and his name.
care you Mr.. Kenyon, the mining ex-
pert?" he asked, when Wentworth
walked away.
ii am mining engineer" answered
Kenyon, with some surprise.
"Did you go out to Canada 10 report
ON mines there for the London syndl-
cate?'
"Why do you ask" said Kenyon, all
his native caution being aroused in
moment, on hearing the astonishing
question.
The elderly gentleman laughed. "Be~
cause l am, in a measure, responsible
for you," he said. II am Mr.. Long
worth-John Longworth, of the city
and a member of the London synd1-
cate. Two names were proposed
Sections and yours. l voted Tor you;
not that / knew anything about you'
but some of the others seemed very
anxious that Section should go, 80
Thought it best to vote for you. There
fore, YOU see, as I said before, | adn
partly responsible for your being
here."7
II hope you will not be dissatisfied
with the result, Mr.. Longworth."
IT hope not myself. l can see that
YOU are a cautious man, and those who
recommended you vouched for your
capabilities, 80 with caution and ca"
pacity a man should succeed. INTENDED
to visit the properties, but I was de-
tanned so long in the west that / did
not have time to go north. How did
you find the mines?''
"Since you complimented me on my
caution, Mr.. Longworth, should be
sorry to forfeit your good opinion by
answering your questions"
Quite right: quite right" said the
elderly gentleman, laughing again:
.eThat's one for you, and very good
one, too. 1 must tell that to my dangh-
ter; and here she comes. Edith, my
dear. this is Mr.. Kenyon, who went
out to examine our mines. Curious,
isn't it, that we should have been talk
ing about them this very morning?
Mr.. kenyon, l call my daughter my
confidential man of business; she has
been all over the world with me.
never make any investments without
consulting her, SO l warn you that she
will ask you more insidious questions
about the mines than ! shall"
John Kenyon had risen to his feet
to greet the girl and to offer her his
chair.
."No, thank YOU" she said. II want
to walk. l. merely came to see if my
father was all right. was very much
disappointed that we did not go to-
Canada this time, as wished to
see something of the snow-shoeing and
tobogganing there. / suppose there
was no tobogganing where you were?'
"Qh, yes" said Kenyon; even out
among the mines they had q tobog-
gan slide, on which one trip satisfied
ME; and on aeveral journeys I had to
wear snow-shoes myself"
"How interesting" said the girl.
And the next thing John knew he was
walking the deck with her, relating his
experiences. This walk was the first
of many, and from that time forward
Kenyon did not mics his friend Went
worth.
Edith Longworth can hardly be called
typical representative Of the Eng
hsh girl. She had an English girls
education, but she had not the train
ing of the average English girl. She
/ had lost her mother early in life, which
makes q great difference in a girls
4 training. however wealthy her father
may be; and Edith's father was
wealthy. there waa no doubt Of that.