The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-09
CHAPTER V.

JOln he0yOn,. u6SeTUSO Dy. us OHl.
friend on board, made no complaint
nor did he endeavor to make up for hi
loss by finding new acquaintance. ID
was not a man who formed friendship:
readily, but fate was kind to him, anC
had already set about adjusting the
balance of profit and loss; moreover
fate, who likes to do things in a fitting
manner. used the deserter as an IN
strument.
Wentworth's conscience seemed tC
be troubling him because he left his
old friend so much alone going east
whereas they had been constantly
together on the trip westward; there
fore he considered it his duty to make
an apology to Kenyon every morning,
before placing himself for the rest of the
day under the fascinating influence OF
Miss Brewster.
There is nothing you wish to talb
with me about, is there. Kenyon p
asked Wentworth on one of these occa-
sions, looking down at his friend seat
ed in his deck chair.
Nothing whatever"
Then you don't mind"
: mot in the least" interrupted Ken
yon, with a smile.
81 want you to Go some energetic
thinking about our mine, you know,
so that you will be ready to open the
campaign when we reach London.
Thinking which is worth anything is
best done in solitude, Kenyon, so l will
not bother you for all hour or two"
Again Kenyon smiled, but made no
reply, and Wentworth departed.
The elderly gentleman whose chair
was next 10 Kenyon's, looked round at
the young man when his friend men
toned the mine and his name.
Are you Mr.. Kenyon, the mining eX-
pert?" he asked. when Wentworth
walked away.
81 am a mining engineer" answered
Kenyon, with some surprise.
did you go out to Canada to report
on mines there for the London syndi-
cate?'
"Why do you asll?" said Kenyon, all
his native caution being aroused in a
moment, on hearing the astonishing
question.
The elderly gentleman laughed. BE
cause | am, in a measure, responsible
for you," he said. Il am Mr.. Long
worth-John Longworth, of the city
and a member of the London syndi-
cate. Two names were proposed
Sections and yours. l voted for you;
not that ! knew anything about you,
but some of the others seemed very
anxious that Section should so, so
thought it best to vote for you. There
fore, you see. as ! said before, l am
partly responsible for your being
here"
81 hope you will not lie dissatisfied
with the result. Mr.. LongwOrth.
81 hope not myself. l can see that
you are cautious man, and those who
recommended you vouched for your
CAPABILITIES, so with caution and ca
pacity a man should succeed. INTENDED
TO visit the properties, but l was de-
tanned so long in the west that l did
not have time to go north. How did
you find the mines?"
"Since you complimented me on my
caution, Mr.. Longworth, l should be
sorry 10 forfeit your good opinion by
answering your questions"
quite right; quite right" said the
elderly gentleman. laughing again.
That's one for you, and very good
one, too. must tell that to my daugh-
ter; and here she comes. Edith, my
dear, this is Mr.. Kenyon, who went
out to examine our mines. Curious,
isn't it. that we should have been talk
ing about them this very morning?
Mr.. Kenyon, | call my daughter my
confidential man Of business; she has
been all over the void with NE.
never make any investments without
consulting her, so warn you that she
will ask you more iGs.d.ous questions
about the mines than shall"
John Kenyon had risen to his feet
to greet the girl and to oTer her his
chair.
NO, thank you" she said. Il want
TO walk. | merely came to see if my
father was all right. Was very much
disappointed that we did not 20 10
Canada this time, as wished TO
see something of the srow-shoeing and
tobogganing there. SUPPOSE there
was no tObogganing where you were|
''Oh. yes" said Kenyon; even out
among the mines they bad a tohoe--
gan slide. on which one trip satisfied
me; and on several journeys had to
wear snow-shoes myself"
How interesting" said the girl.
And the next thing John knew he was
walking the deck with her. relating his
experiences. This walk WAS the first
of many. and from that tine forward
Kenyon did not miss his friend Went
worth.
Edith Longworth can hardly be called
a typical representative of the Eng
Gsh girl. She had an English girls
education. but she had not the train.
ing of the average English girl. She
had lost her mother early ia life, which
makes a great difference in a girls
training. however wealthy her father
may be; and Edith's father was
wealthy there was no dOIlbt of that