The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-11-27


q very large reward for furnishing the
funds. 1t is purely selfshness on my
part. l believe / have a head for bust.
ness. Women In this country do not get
such chances of developing their bust.
ness talents as they seem to have in
America In that country there are
women who have made fortunes for
themselves. l believe in your mine, and
believe you will succeed in forming
your company. If you, or if Mr.. Went
worth, were capitalists. of course, there
would be no need of my assistance. II
were alone could not form a COM
pany. You and Mr.. Wentworth can do
what cannot do. You can appear before
the public and attend to all prelimi-
| naries. On the other hand believe |
can do what neither of you can do; that
is. can supply a certain amount of
money each week to pay the expenses
of forming the company; because a
company is not formed in London for
nothing, assure you. Perhaps you
think you have simply to go and see a
sufficient number of people and get
your company formed. fancy you
will find it not so easy as all
that. Besides this business inter
est | have in il, have very friend
| ly interest in Mr.. Wentworth" AS she
said this, she bent over toward John
Kenyon and spoke in a lower tone of
voice. "Please do not tell him so, be-
cause l think that he is a young man
who has possibilities of being conceit-
ed"
II shall say nothing about it, said
Kenyon, dolefully.
please do not. Dy the way, wish
YOU would give me Mr.. Wentworth's
address, so that | may communicate
with him if a good idea strikes me. or
if find out anything of value in form
ing our company"
Kenyon took out q card. wrote the adj
dress of Wentworth upon il, and hand
ed it TO her.
THANK YOU" she said. "Yon see I
deeply sympathized with Mr.. Went
worth for what be bad to pass through
on the steamer"
''He was very grateful for all YOU did
for him on that occasion" replied Ken
yon.
81 am glad OF that. People, as gen
eTal thing. are not grateful for what
their friends do for them. am glad
therefore. that Mr.. Wentworth is an
exception. Well. suppose yoB talk
with him about what have said before
you make up your own mind. I shall
be quite content with whatever share
of the profits You allow me-"
''Ah. that is not business. Miss Long
worth"
NO, it is not; but I am dealing with
you-thar is. with Mr. Wentworth-in
this matter. and am sure both of you
will do what is right. Perhaps it would
be better not to tell him who is to fur
nish the money. Just say you have met
friend to-day who offers. for a rea-
sonable share of the profits TO supply
all the money necessary for the prelim
mary expenses. You will consult with
him abort it, will you not?"
''Yes. if it is your wish
Certainly it is my wish: and I also
wish Won to do it so nicely that you
viii conceal my name from it more sue
cessfu!ly than you concealed NV
Cousins name from me this afternoon"
81 arr afraid am very awkward
said John. blushing.
NO. you are very honest. that is aII.
Won hHve not become accustomed TO
the art of telling what is not true.
Now. this is where we live. Will Won
come in p
THANK you, no; I'm afraid not" said
John. II must really be going now"
Let the coachman take you to your
station"
NO. 70. it is not worth the trouble;
it is only a step from here"
1T is 10 trouble. Which is your
station, South Kensington?"
Yes"
Very well. Drive to South Kensing- !
ton station. Parker" she said to the
coachman; and then. running up the
steps. she waved her hand in good-by |
as the carriage turned.
And so John Kenyon, without the
price of the carriage and horses to his |
name, drove in this gorgeous eguipage |
to the underground station and took |
the train for the city.
As he stepped from the carriage at
South Kensiagton, young Longworth
came out of the station on his way |
home, and was simply dumfounded to
see Kenyon in the Longworth's car
rage.
John passed him without noticing |
who it was, an;i just as the eoachman
was going to start again, Longworth |
said to him:
Parker. have you been picking up |
fares in the street,"
ION, no, sir" replied the respectable
Parker, ''the young gentleman as just
left us came up from the city with Miss
Longworth."
Did he. indeed? Where did you pick
him up, Parker?"
we picked him up in Chenpside,
sir"
"Ah, very good. will Just step in
side" and with that. muttering some
on the cheek of Kenyon,
he stepped into the carriage aud drove
home.