The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-23


thing in spite of all the money that all
the Longworths ever possessed. or ever
will possess. Do l make myself suffi-
GENTLY plain?"
Certainly, Miss Brewster. / don't
think anyone could misunderstood
YOU"
well, am glad of that, because one
can never tell how thickheaded some
people may be-"
do you think there is any parallel
between your case and Mr.. Went
worth's?"
"Of course do. We are each sent to
do a certain piece of work. We have
both been offered bride to cheat our
employers of the fruits of our labor;
only in my case it is very much worse
than in Wentworth's, because his en-
ployers would not have suffered. while
mine will"
''This is all very plausible, Miss Brew
ster, but now allow me to tell you that
what you have done is a most dishon-
orable thing, and that you are disgrace
to our common womanhood. You have
dul q Vel ShOI
ance, to win the confidence of man
| there is a class ofwoman who know how
| to do that thank Heaven l am not of
that class; prefer 70 belong to the
class you have just now been reviling.
Some men have an inherent respect for
all women; Mr.. Wentworth is appar-
emily one of those, and, while he was
L = 1 4. L
his guard with a woman. You took adj
vantage of that, and you managed to Sc
cure certain information which you
knew he would never have given you if
he had thought it was to be published.
You stole that information just as dis
reputably as that man stole the docu-
ments from Mr.. Kenyon pocket. You
talk of your honor and your truth when
you did such a contemplate thing!
You pirate of unbribeableneSs, when the
only method possible is adopted of max
ing you do what is right and just and
honest! Your conduct makes me
ashamed of being a woman. A thor
ougnly bad woman l can understand.
but not woman like you. who trade on
the fact that you are u woman, and that
you are pretty, and that you have a
pleasing manner. You use those quail
tiles as thief or a countcrfeiter would
use the peculiar talents God had given
him. How dare you pretend for mo-
ment that your case is similar to Mr..
Wentworth's? Mr.. Wentworth is an
honorable man, engaged in an honor
able business; as for you and your bust
ness, have no words 10 expires SIS my con-
tempt for both. Picking pockets is
reputable compared with such work"
Edith Longworth was now standing
up, her face flushed and her hands
clenched. She spoke with a vehemence
which she very much regretted when
she thought of the circumstance after
wards; but the chagrin and disappoint-
ment at failure, where she had mo-
ment before been sure of success, over
came her. Her opponent stood before
her, angry and pale. At first Edith
IOngworth thought she was going to
strike her, but if any such idea passed
through the brain of the newspaper
woman she thought better of it. For
few moments neither spoke, then Jen-
ME Brewster said, in voice of unnat-
ural calmness:
You are quite welcome 10 y2ur opin-
ion of me, Miss Longworth. and pre-
sumo L am entitled to my opinion OF
Kenyon and Wentworth. They are two
fools, and you are third in thinking
you can control the actions of a woman
where two young men have failed. Do
you think for a moment / would grant
to you, woman of a class l hate, what
J would not grant to young man like
Wentworth? They say there is nc fool
like an old fool, but it should be said
that there is no fool like a young woni-
an who has had everything her own
way in this world. You are
Il will not stay and listen to your
abuse. wish to have nothing more to
do with you"
'Oh, yes, you will stay!" cried the
other, placing her back against the
door. You came here at your own
pleasure; you will leave at mine. Twill
tell you more truth in five minutes than
you ever heard in your life before.
will tell you, in the first place. that my
business is quite as honorable as Ken-
yon's or Wentworth's. What does Ken
yon do but try TO get information about
mines which other people are vitality
interested in keeping from him? What
does Wentworth do but ferret about
among accountants like u detective, try
ing to find out what other people are en-
deavoring to conceal? What is the
whole mining business but one vast
swindle. whose worst enemy is the
press2 No wonder anyone connected
with mining fears publicity. Ifyour ia
Their has made million out of mines he
has made it simply by swindling I'M
fortunate victims. ! do my business my
way. and your two friends do theirs in
their way. Of the two. consider my
vocation much the more honorable.
Now that you have heard what have to
say. you may go. and let me tell you
that | never wish to see you or speak
with you again."
Thank you for your permission to
60. | am sure that | cordially echo