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

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70 do. Isn't that the reason? ?" 1t.
Miss Longworth saw that her task
was going to- be even harder than she :
had expected. ii.
Suppose we let all question of mo-
tive rest? l have come here-I have
asked your permission to speak on this
subject, and you have given me the.
permission. Having done SO, it seems
to me. you should hear me out, You
say that Ishould not be offended :
II didn't say SO. do not care d rap
whether you are offended or not IF;
"You at least said might hear somer
thing that would not be pleasant. What
1 wanted to say is this: / have taken
the risk of that, and, as you remark,
whether am offended or not does not
matter. Now we will come to tho
point" NJ
"Just before you come to the point,
please let ME know if Mr.. Kenyon told
you he had spoken to me on this sub
ject already?" u. I.
"Yes, he told me So" %:
Ibid he tell you that his friend Went
worth had also had conversation with
ME about it?' s935..
eyes, he told me that also.''
every well, then, il those two men
can do nothing to change my purpose,
how Dis you expect to do it?" sa%
."That is what am about to tell you:
This is commercial world, and am
a commercial mans daughter. Irecog--
nize the fact that you are going TO ca;
BILE this information for the money it
brings. Is not that the case?"
"It is partly the case" 49,
"For what other consideration doyou
work, then?'' a x
''For the consideration of being
known as one of the best newspaper
women IN the city of New York. That
is the other consideration"
II understood you were already
known as the most noted newspaper
woman in New York" H..
This remark was much more diple-
matte than Miss Longworth herselfisus-
pected. ,...'.s.
+ Jennie Brewster looked rather
pleased, then she said: -.
:Ol, 1 don't know about that, but I
intend it shall be so before year is
past"
every well, you have plenty of time
to accomplish your object without us
ing the information you have obtained
on board this ship. Now, as was say
ing, the New York Argus pays you
certain amount for doing this work.
!. If you. will. promise not to send the re-
port over to that paper, l will give You
a check for double the sum the Argus
will pay you, besides refunding'al your
expenses twice over"
"1n other words, you ask me to- be
bribed and refuse to perform my duty
to- the paper?''
ut isn't bribery. / 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; If the editor found some one
who would do the same work cheaper,
he would at once employ that person,
and your services would be no longer
required. Is that not. true?" Il
Eyes, it is true.".
f. "Very well. then, the question Of duty
hardly enters into such compact They
have sent you on what would he to most
people a very difficult mission. You
have succeeded. Yon have. therefore,
in your possession something to sell.
The, New York paper will pay, you a,
certain sum in cash for it. I offer you,
for the same article, double the price
the New York Argus will pay You. Is
that not q fair offer ?"
Jennie Brewster had arisen. She
clasped and unclasped her hands ner-
/ vously. For a small space of time moth
ing was said, and Edith Longworth'
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 inforna-'.
tion?" asked Miss Brewster.
ST know some Of them. What par
t;culars do you mean?:"
"Do you know that a man from the
Argus tried to get this informatio from
Mr.. Kenyon and Mr.. Wentworth in
Canada q Il
Eyes; I know about that"
do you know that he stole the re-
ports, and that they were taken from
him before he could use them o.
"Yes.r ii
do you know he offered Mr.. Kenyon
and Mr.: Wentworth double the price
the London syndicate would have paid
them, on condition they gave him
synopsis of the reports ?" L.
Eyes, know that Also
Every we'll, 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 informa ton have got. Isn't
that SOP
''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 yon please with the inforn1ar
ton
"Ah, by that timesit will be of no value.
By that time it will be published in the
London financial papers, THAT time
had remained on the tree