The Irish standard., 1896-09-19


do you want it to-day? ?" he said.
.'Yes, I want it to-day"
s'Well, don't know any better plan
than to go out into the street and ask
every man if he has that sum about him.
You are certain to meet men who have
very much more than 100000, and per-
haps one of them, struck by your very
sane appearance at the moment, might
hand over the sum to you. I think,
however, George, that you would be
more successful if you met the capital
ist in a secluded lane some dark night,
and had a good reliable club in your
hand"
''You are right" said George. 'Of
course, there is just rs much possible
ity of my reaching the moon as getting
that sum Of money on short notice"
eyes, or on long notice, either, I
imagine. know plenty of men who
have the money, but 1 wouldn't UNDER
take to ask them for it, and / don't be-
lieve you would. Still, there is nothing
like trying. He who tries may succeed,
but no one can succeed who doesn't
try. Why not go to old Longworth?
He could let you have the money in a
moment if he wanted to do so.,, He
knows you. What's your security,
what are you going to do with it-that
eternal mine of yours?'' "
eyes. that eternal mine I want it
to be mine. That is why I need the
100000
swell, George, don't see much hope
for you. You never spoke to old Long
worth about it, did you? He wasn't
one of the men you intended to get into
this .company?''
mo, he was not. wish he had been.
He would have treated us better than
his rascally nephew has DONE" H.
"4Ah, that immaculate young man has
been playing you tricks, has hep"
'He has played me one trick, which
is enough"
"Well, why don't you go and see the
old man and lay the case before him?
He treats that nephew as if he were
his son. Now, a man will do a great
deal for his son, and perhaps old Long
WI I'll llliSnG w SO1lcGlluS lCE LIN
nephew"
Eyes, but should have t. explain to
him that his nephew is a scoundrel."
every we'll, that is just the kind of cx-
PLANTATION to bring the 100000. If his
nephew really is a scoundrel, and you
can prove it, you could not want a bet
ter lever than that on the old mans
money bags"
by Jove," said Wentworth, IT be-
1ieve shall try it. 1 want to let him
know, anyhow, what sort Of man his
nephew is. I'll go and see him.
81 would" said the other. turning ia
his work. And so George Wentworth,
putting the cablegram in his pocket,
went to see old Mr.. Longworth in a
frame of mind in which no man should
see his fellow-man. He did not wait
to be announced, but walked. to the
establishment OF, the clerk, straight
through into Mr.. Lcngworth's room.
He found the old man seated at his desk.
"Good day, Mr.. Wentworth" said the
fnancier, cordially.
Good day." replied George, CURLY.
II have come to read a cable dispatch
to you, or to let you read it." lie
threw the dispatch down before the old
gentleman, who adjusted his spectac]es
and read it. Then he looked up in
quiring1y at Wentworth.
"You don't understand it, do you?'
said the latter.
81 confess l do not. The Longworth
in this telegram does not refer to me,
does it?''
''No. it does not refer to you. but it
refers to one of your house. Your
nephew, William Longworth, is a
scoundrel!"
"Ah,'' said the old man, placing tie
dispatch on the desk again and re-
moving his glasses. "Have you come
to tell me that?"
Eyes, l have. Did you know it be-
fore?"
mo, 1 did not" answered the old
gentleman, his color rising, land do
not know it now. I know you say so,
and I think very likely you will be glad
to take back what you have said. /
will at least give you the opportunity.
$50 far from taking it back. MIR.
Longworth, shall prove it. Your
nephew formed a partnership with my
friend Kenyon and myself to float on
the London market certain Canadian
mine"
"My dear SIR" broke in the old gen.
tleman, II have no. desire to hear of
my nephew's private speculations. l
have nothing to do with them. have
nothing to do with your mine. The
matter is of no interest whatever to me,
and l must decline to hear anything
about it. You are. also, if you will ex-
cuse my saying so. not in a fit state of
temper to talk to any gentleman. IT
you like to come back here when you
are calmer, l shall be very pleased to
listen to what you have to say" >l.
II shall never be calmer On this sub
iect. have told you that your nephew
is scoundrel. You are pleased to deny
the accusation" l~.
81 do not deny it; I merely said dill
not know it was the case, and do not
believe it, that is ALL"
Every well; the moment begin to
show you proofs that things are as !
say"
my dear SIR cried the elder man,
with some heat. you are not showing
proof. You are merely making asser-
tions, and assertions about o man who
is absent--who is not here to defend
himself. If you haye anything to say
against William Longworth, come and