The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-04
CHAPTER XIH.


what circumstances young Longworth
and Kenyon had first met, the former
would have disliked the latter. AL
though strong friendships are formed
between people who are very much I'M
like, still it must not be forgotten that
equally strong hatredS have arisen be-
tween people merely because they are
OF opposite natures. No two young men
could have been more unlike each other.
and as Longworth recalled the different
meetings he had had with Kenyon, he
admitted to himself that he disliked the
fellow extremely. The evident friend
ship which his cousin felt for Kenyon
added a bitterness to this dislike Shat
was rapidly turning it into hate. How
ever, he Gained down sufficiently on 60
ing home in the carriage to know that
it was better to say nothing about her
meeting with Kenyon unless she in
troduced the subject. After all, the
carriage was hers, not his. and he recog-
nized that fact. He wondered how much
Kenyon had told her of the interview at
his uncle's office. He fattered himself,
however, that he knew enough of wom
en- to be sure that she would very speed
lily refer to the subject, and then he
hoped to find out just how much had
been said. To his surprise, his cousin
said nothing at all about the matter,
neither that evening nor the next morn
ing, and consequently he went to his
office in rather a bewildered state of
mind.
I'm, NJ g -, Ia "a ho
found Melville waiting for him.
Melville shook hands with young
I.ongwOrth and, taking mineral spec
linen from his pocket, placed it on the
young mans desk. saying:
Il suppose you know where that
comes FROM"
Longworth looked at it in a bewil-
dered sort of way, turning it round and
round in his hand
Il haven't the slightest idea, really"
mo? / was told you were interested
in the mine from which this was taken.
Mr.. Wentworth called on me yesterday
and gave your name as one of those who
were concerned with the mine"
"Ah, yes, see; yes, yes, have-some
interest in the mine"
well, it is about that came to talk
with you. Where is the mine situated?"
at is near the Ottawa river, I believe,
some distance above Montreal. | am
not certain about its exact position, but
it is somewhere in that neighborhood."
81 thought by the way Wentworth
talked it was in the United States. He
mentioned another person as being his
partner in the affair. | forgot his
name"
John Kenyon, probably"
"Kenyoni Yes, think that was the
name. Yes, l am sure it was. Now
may ask what is your connection with
that mine? Are you a partner of
Wentworth's and Kenyon's? Are you
the chief owner of the mine, or is the
mine owned by them?"
'In the first place. Mr. Melville, l
should like to know why you ask me
these questions"
Melville laughed. "WeII, will tell
you. We should like to know what
chance there is of our getting con-
trolling interest in the mine. That is
very frankly put. isn't it"
"Yes, it is. But whom do you mean
by 'we?' Who else besides yourself?"
by we | mean the china company
TO which ! belong. This mineral is
useful in making china. That suppose
you know"
Eyes, was aware of that" answered
Longworth, although he heard il now
for the first time.
Very well. then: | should like to
know who is the owner of the mine"
''The owner of the mine at present
is some foreigner. whose name and adj
dress ! do not know. The two young
men you speak of have an option on
shat mine for certain length of time:
how long ! don't know. They have
been urging me TO go in with them to
form u company for the floating of
that mine. for 100000. on the London
market"
HE mentioned 100000" said Mel
vile. lit struck me as rather a large
amount"
do you think so? Well. the objer.-
ton ] had TO il was tkat it was q |
small"
1T seems to me the young men have
an exaggerated idea of the value OF |
this mineral ii they think it will pay !
dividends on { 100000"
This mineral is not all there is in
The mine. In fact, it is already paying /
n dividend on $4,000 or Whereabouts
because of the mica in it, 1t is being
mined for mica alone. To tell the
truth, did not know much about the
other mineral"
"And do you think the mine is worth
e2OO,OO0?"
Frankly, do net
Then why are you connected with
ftp"
Il am not connected with it-at Least,
not definitely connected with it.
have the matter under consideration.
OF course, if there is anything approach
ing swindle in il. shall have nothing
to do with it, 1t will depend largely
upon the figures that the young men
show me whether have anything to
do with il or not"
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