The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-09-26

nave no iQea. i SlOulQ THINK unaI
$4,000 would be ample"
"Then we will leave $4,000 in the
bank here for the contingencies, and
weawill cable %, 900 to Mr.. Kenyon.
shall expect him to get me good
man to manage tho mine; am sure
s he will be glad to do that.
a Most certainly he viii. John Ken
yon, now that the mine has not fallen
into the hands of those who tried to
cheat him, will be glad to do anything
for the new owner Of it. He won't
mind, in the least. losing his money it
he knows that you have the mine"
"a b. but that is the one thing he must
rot know. AS to losing the money.
neither you nor Mr. Kenyon are to lose
4 penny. If the mine is all you think
& It u.s.. then it will be q very Profta bic
Z investment, and intend that we shall
each take our third, just as if YOU had
contributed one-third Of the money and
& RIr. Kenyon the other"
But. my dear Miss LongwoFth, that
IL absurd. We could never accept any
such terms"
Kenyon myself about being q partner
in this mine. ] am afraid ne thought
very little about it at the time. don't
intend him to know anything at all
about my ownership now. He has dis
covered the mine-you and he to-
gether. If it is va}ueless, then you and
he will be two of the sufferers; If it
is all you think it is, then you will he
the gamers. The laborer is worthy Of
his hire and l am sure both you and
Mr.. Kenyon have labored hard enoueh
in this venture. If he knows I have
bought it, the chances are he will be stu
pialy and stubbornly conscientious,
and viii take none Of the fruits Of his
la,bors."
''And you think, Miss Longworth, I
am not conscientious enough to lie.
fuse r.
ooh, yes, you are conscientious, but
you are sensible. Mr.. Kenyon isn't"
II think you are mistaken about tina t.
He is one of the most sensible men in
the world morbidly sensible, perhaps"
''Well, l think if Mr.. Kenyon knew /
owned the mine, he would not take q
!. penny as his share. So trust you will
), never let him know am the person who
i gave the money to buy the mine"
ssBut is he never to know it, Miss
Longworth?"
perhaps not. But if he is to know, 1
am the person to tell kim"
81 quite agree with you there; and [
shall respect your confidence"
''Now, what time" said the young
lady, looking at her watch, ought we to
get an answer from Mr., Kenyon"
"Ah, that, as l said before, no one car
tell"
II suppose, then, the best plan is to
send the money at once, or put it in the
way Of being sent, to some bank in
Ottawa
''Yes. that is the best thing to do,
although, of course, if John Kenyon is
not there
eff he is not there, what shall we do?"
II do not exactly know. I could cable
to Mr.. Won Brent. Won Brent is the own
er of The mine, and the man who gave
John the option. do not know how
far he is committed to the others. If
he is as honest as I take him to be, he
will accept the money, provided it is
sent in before twelve o'clock, and then
we shall have the mine. Of that know
nothing, however, because I have no
particulars except Johns cable mes
sage
$, .:Then I can do no more just now?"
~ eyes, YOU can. You will have to
write out check for the 6 $4,000. Yon
see this check is crossed, and will 60
into your banking account. Another
check will have to be drawn to get the
money out"
"Ah, I see. have not my check book
here. but perhaps you can send this
sacheck to the bank and l will return.
y There will be time enough, / suppose,
before the closing hour Of the bank"
Nv eyes, there will be plenty of time.
:. OF course, the sooner we get the money
away the better"
=. II will return shortly after lunch.
Perhaps you will have heard from Mr..