The Delta independent., 1896-09-02

ing the information you have obtained
on board this ship. Now, as was say
ing. the New York Argus pays you u
certain amount for doing this work.
If you will promise not to send the re-
port over TO that Taper, l will give you
n check for double the sum the Argus
will lay you, besides refunding all your
expenses twice over"
"In other words. you ask me to be
bribed and refuse to perform my duty
10 tho paper?"
ut isn't bribery. I merely pay you.
or will pay you. double what you will
receive from that paper. I presume
your connection with the paper is pure
ly commercial. You work for it be-
cause you receive certain amount of
money; II the editor found some one
who would do the same work cheaper,
he would at once employ that person,
ands your services would be no longer
required. Is that not true?"
"ies. It Is true"
"Vcry well, then. the question OF duty
hardly enters into such compact. They
have sent you on what would he to mcst
have succeeded. You have, therefore.
in your possession something to sell.
The New York paper will pay you Il
certain sum in cash for II. offer you.
for the same article, double the price
the New York Argus will ray you. Is
that not q fair offcr?"
Jennie brewster had arisen. She
clasped and unclasred her hands ncr-
vously. For small space Of time moth
ing was said. and Edith Lonywor.h
imagined she had gained her point. The
woman standing looked down at the
woman sitting.
do you know all the particulars
about the attempt to get this in:o1r.a-
tion?'' asked Miss Brewster.
n know some Of them. What par
ticulars do you mcan?'
"DO you know that man from the
Argus tried to get this information from
MIR. Kenyon and Mr.. Wentworth in
Csnnda?''
"Ycs; know about that"
do you know that he stole the re-
ports, and that they were taken from
him before he could use thcm?'
"Yes."
do you know he offered Mr.. Kenyon
and MIR. Wentworth double the price
the London syndicate would have paid
them. on condition they gave him n
synopsis of the reports?"
"Yes, know that also"
Every well, then. Now you ask me
to do very much more than Rivers
asked them; because you ask me to
keep my paper completely in the dark
about the information have got. Isn't
that so?"
"Yes, you can keep them in the dark
until after the report has been given to
the directors; then, of course, you can
do what you please with the informa-
tion.~
"Ah, by that time II will be of no value.
By that time IL will be published in the
london financial rnrcrs. At TINT time
everybody can get it. Isn't that the
cuse?"
Il suppose So"
Now, want TO ask you one other
question, Miss-Miss-Id don't thinh YOU
told me your name"
my name IL Edith Longworth."
"very well, Miss Longworth. want
to ask you one more question. wha,
do you think of the conduct Of Mr..
Kenyon and Mr.. Wentworth in refusing
TO take double what they had been
promised for making the rcport?-
what do think Of them 2" repeated
the girl.
"Yes, what do you think Of them :?
You hesitate. You realize that you are
in a corner. You think Mr.. Wentworth
and Mr.. Kenyon did very nobly in re-
fusing Rivers o6er?'
Certainly I do"
$50 do ]. think they acted rightly,
and did n any honorable men should
do. Now. when you think that, Miss
Longworth. how dare you come and
offer me double, or three times, or four
timcs. the amount my paper gives to me
for getting this infcrmation7 Do you
think that am any less honorable than
Kenyon and Wentworth? Your offer
is an insult TO me-nobotly but woman.
and . woman Of your class, would have
made II. You conc here to bribc me-
You como here to do exactly the same
thing that J. X. Rivers tried 70 do for
the Argus in Canada. You think money
will purchase anything. that h tho
thought Of your class. Now, ! want
you TO understand that am . woman
Of the people. 1wns born and brought
up in poverty in New York. You were
born and brought up, amid luxury. in
London. Ihsve suffered privstions ard
knrdships TINT you know nothing Of.
and. even ~ you reed about them. you
woult.n't undesstand. You, with ti,-
impusIencr Of your class. think you c,n
cO,r= TO me and bribe ne - betssy my