The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-17

That's what gives additional zest to
what she has done, The fact that Riv-
ers has failed and she has succeeded,
seems to be the great feather in her
cap"
"Then," said Kenyon, II am going
to appeal to Miss Brewster myself"
"very well. l wish you Joy of your
job. Do what you can, John, there's
good fellow. Meanwhile l want to be
alone somewhere"
Wentworth went down the stairway
that led to the steerage department.,
and for few moments sat among the
steerage passengers. Then he climbed
up another ladder, and got to the very
front of the ship. Here he sat down on
q coil of rope and thought over the
situation. Thinking, however, did him
very little good. He realized that even
IL he got hold Of the paper Miss Brews-
ter had, she could easily write out an
other. She had the facts in her head,
and all she needed to do was to get to
telegraph office, and there write out
her message.
Meanwhile Kenyon took few turns
up and down the deck thinking deeply
on the same subject. He passed over to
the side where Miss Brewster sat, but
on coming opposite her had not the
courage to take his place beside her.
She was calmly reading her book.
Three times he came opposite her,
paused for a moment, and then-contin-
ued his hopeless march. He saw that
his courage was not going to be suffi-
clent for the task, and yet felt the task
must be accomplished. He didn't know
how to begin. He didn't know what
inducement to offer the young woman
for foregoing the fruits of her inge-
nuity. He felt that this was the weak
point in his armor. The third time he
paused in front of Miss Brewster, she
looked up and motioned him tn the
chair beside her, saying:
II don't know you very well, Mr..
Kenyon, but l know who you are.
Won't you sit down beside me for q
few moments" The bewildered man
sat down on the chair she indicated.
Nov, Mr.. Kenyon, know just what
Is troubling you. You have passed
three or four times wishing to sit down
beside me and yet afraid to venture.
Is that not true?"
"Quite true"
II knew it was. Now I know also
what you have come for. Mr.. Went
worth has told you what the trouble
is. He has told you that he has given
me all the particulars about the mines,
hasn't hep"
HE has"
sand he has gone off to his state room
to think over the matter, and has left
the affair in your hands, and you imag-
inc you can come here to me, and, per-
haps, talk me out of sending that dis
patch to tho Argus. Isn't that your
motive?"
"That is about what hope to be able
to do" said Kenyon, mopping his brow.
"Well, I thought I might just as we'll
put you out of your misery at once.
You take things very seriously, Mr..
Kenyon, can see that. Now, don't
your"
"I'm afraid do"
"Why, of course you do. The publica-
ton of this, as I told Mr.. Wentworth,
will really not matter at all. 1t will
not be any reflection on either Of you,
because your friends will be sure that
il you had known to whom you were
talking, you would never have said
anything about the mines"
Kenyon smiled grimly at this piece OF
comfort.
"Now, have been thinking about
something since Mr.. Wentworth went
away. am really very sorry for him.
am more sorry than can tell"
"Then." said John, won't you"
"No, won't so we needn't recur to
that phase of the subject. That Is
what am here for, and, no matter what
you say, the dispatch is going to be
sent. Now, it is better to understand
that at first, and then it will create
no trouble afterwards. Don't you think
that is the best?"
Probably" answered the wretehed
man.
"Well, then, let us start there. I will
say in the cablegram that the informa-
ton comes from neither Mr.. Kenyon
nor Mr.. Wentworth"
"Yes, but that wouldn't be true"
"Why, of course it wouldn't be true,
but that doesn't matter, does it?"
"Well, on our side of the water"
said Kenyon, 1--WE think that the truth
does matter"
Miss Brewster laughed heartily.
Dear me-" she said, what little tact
you have. How does it concern you
whether it is true or not? If there is any
falsehood it is not you who tells it, so
you are free from all blame. Indeed
you arc free from all blame, anyhow,
in this affair; it is all your friend Went
worth's fault; but still, if it hadn't
been Wentworth, it would have been
you"
Kenyon looked up at her incredulous-
ly.
"Oh yes, it would she said, nod
ding confidently at him. "You must
not flatter yourself because Mr.. Went
worth told me everything about it,
that you wouldn't have done just the
same, If had to find it out from you.
All men arc pretty much alike where
women are concerned"
"Can I saw nothing to Won Miss