The Delta independent., 1896-08-12

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but when Fleming said Miss brewster
was Il correspondent of the Argus he
was aghast-
ILL don't think / quite catch
your meaning" he stammered.
'Well, my meanings easy enough to
see. Hasn't she ever told you? Then
it shows she wants to do you up on
toast. You're not an English politician,
are you? You haven't any political Sc
crets that Dolly wants To get at, have
you? Why, she is the greatest girl there
is in the whole United States for find
ing out just what n man doesn't want TO
have known. You know the secretary
of state"-and here Fleming went ON
to relate a wonderfully brilliant feat
of "DOlly's," but the person TO " hom he
was talking had neither eyes nor ears.
lie heard nothing and he saw nothing.
"Dear me-" said Fleming, drawing
himself up and slapping the other on
the back, "you look perfectly dunn
founded. suppose l oughtn't to have
given Dolly away like this; but she has
pretended all along that she didn't know
me, and SO l got even with her. You
take my advice, and anything you
don't want to see in print don't you tell
Miss Brewster, hats all. Have cigar"
'.No, thank you," replied the other,
mechanically.
"Better come in and have drink"
"No, thank you"
"Well, SO long. I'll see you later"
'It can't he true. It can't be true"
Wentworth repeated to himself with
deep CONSERVATION, but still with some
misgiving, warning him that, after all.
it might be true. With his hands
clasped behind him he walked up and
down. trying to collect housekeeping
to remember what he had told and what
he had not. As he walked along, heed
ing nobody, q sweet voice from one of
the chairs thrilled him and he paused.
"Why. Mr.. Wentworth. what is the
matter with you this morning? You
look us If you had seen . ghost"
Wentworth glanced Mt the young
woman seated in the chair, who was
gazing up brightly at him.
WELL" he said, at last, II am not sure
but l have seen n ghost. Mny I sit
down beside your
"May you? Why of course you may.
shall be delighted to have you. Is
there anything wrong?"
~ don't know. Yes, think there is"
''Wcll, tell it to me; perhaps l can
help you. A woman's wit, you know.
What is the trouble?"
'Mny ask you few questions, Miss
Brewster?"
"Certainly. A thousand OF them If
YOU like; and l will answer them all il
! cam
''rhank you. Will you tell me. Miss
brewster, if you are connected with any
newspapor?'
Miss brewster laughed her merry.
siivery, little laugh. 'Who told you?
All! l sec how it is. 1t was that orca-
ture Fleming. I'll get even with him
for this some day. know what Office
he is after, and the next time he wants
n good notice from the Argus he'll get
it; see if lie don't. l know some things
about him that he would just ms soon
not see in print. Why, what a fool the
man is! ! suppose he told you out of
revenge, because I wouldn't spca!: to
him the other evening. Never mind,
can afford to whit"
'"Ihcn-then, Miss Brewster, it is
true
Certainly it. is true; is there any
thing wrong about il? hope you don't
think it is tfisreputable to belong to a
good newspaper?'
ITO n good newspaper, no; to q bad
newspaper. yes"
"Oh, don't think the Argus Is bad
newspaper. II pays we'll"
"Thcn it is to the Argus that you be-
long?"
Certainly"
"May I ask, Miss Brewster, II there
is anything have spoken to you about
that you intend TO use N your paper?"
Again Miss brewster laughed. II
will be perfectly frank with you.
never tell a lie-it doesn't pay. Yes.
The reason I am herr is because you arc
here. I am here TO find out what your
report on those mines will be, also
what the report of your friend will be.
l have found out"
'And do you intend to use the infor-
nation you have thus obtained-if I
may say it-under false prctenses?''
my dear sir, you are forgetting your
self. You must remember that you ere
talking to a lady"
"A lady!" cried Wentworth in his
anguish.
"Yes, sir, q lady; and you must be
careful how you talk to this lady.
There was no false pretensc about II,
IL you remember. What you told me
was in conversation: didn't max you
for Il. / didn't even make the first ad-
vaDces toward your acquaintance"
but you must admit, Miss Brew
sfsr that IL - very mn fair IN uet n man