The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-04-03

earnestly.
"Oh. really" said the young woman,
laughing very softly. ''you must not
take things SO seriously. l didn't mean
quite what said, you know--that was
only as the children say, pretended,
but you take ones light remarks as IL
they were most weighty sentences.
Now. you must look as IL you were en-
PERTAINING me charmingly, whereas L
have sat down beside you 10 have
very few minutes talk on business.
know it's very bad form 10 talk BUSH
ness at an evening party, but you sec
have no other chance to speak 10 you.
understand you have had severai
! meetings of shareholders, and yet you
never sent me an invitation, although
I told YOU that wished to help you In
forming a company, but that is the way
YOU business men always treat
woman"
"Really, Miss Longworth," began
Kenyon, but she speedily interrupted
him.
''I am not going to let you make any
explanation. have come over here 10
enjoy scolding you, and / am not TO be
cheated out OF my pleasure"
'I think" said John, IF you knew
how much have suffered during this
last day or two, you would be very
lenient with me. Did you read that ar
ticle upon me In the Financial Field =
"No; 1 did not, but read your reply
TO IL this morning. and i think 1t was
excellent"
"Ah, that was hardly fair. A person
should read both sides of the question
before passing judgment"
eft Is a womans idea OF fairness"
said Edith, ito read what pertains to
her friend, and TO form her Judgment
without hearing the other side. But
you must not think am going to fore
go scolding you because OF my sympa-
thy for you. Don't you remember your
promises 10 let me know how your
company was getting on from time TO
time, and here / have never heard
word from you; now tell me how you
have been getting on"
al hardly know, but think we are
getting on very well, indeed. You
! know, of course, that your cousin is go
! ing to America to report upon the
! mine. AS / have stated nothing but
, what is perfectly true about the prop
erty, there can be no question as TO
: what that report will be, so ii seems to
me everything is going on nicely"
? "Why do you not go to America"
: "Ah! well, ! am an interested party
9 and those who are thinking of going
I with us have my report already. 1t Is
necessary to corroborate that When
y IL il corroborated / expect we shall
. have no trouble in forming n com
u pany."
o and was William chosen by those
J. men to go to Canada"
"He was not exactly chosen; he vol
unteered. Mr.. Melville, here, was the
one who was chosen"
"And why Mr.. Melville, more thar
you, for instance?
swell, as / said, am out OF the ques
ton because / am an interested party
Melville Is a man connected with chin'
works, and, as such, in n measure, al
expert"
ais Mr.. Melville friend Of yours?"
"No, he is not. never saw him unit
he came to the meeting"
''Do you know" she said, lowering he
voice and bending toward him, "tha
do not like Mr.. Melyille's face?"
Kenyon glanced at Melville, who VIZ
at the other side of the room, and Edit
went on: "you must not look at peopl
- when / mention them in that way, G
;" they will know we are talking abou
them. do not like his face. He is to
handsome man, and don't like hand
some men,"
Don't you, really2" said Johl
"Then you ought to-" Edith laughe
softly, a low, musical laugh that W.T.
not heard above the piano din, and wa
. intended for John alone, and to h
ears il was the sweetest music he Ia
=, ever heard.
:, 81 know what you were going to say
h. she said; you were going to say thu
in that case ought TO like you. We
- / do; that is why am taking such q
- interest In your mine, and in yol
~ friend, Mr.. Wentworth. And SO n
- cousin volunteered 10 go TO Canada
re Now, think you ought 10 60 you
self"
i, "Why?" said Kenyon, startled tn
~ she should have touched the point tn
a. had been discussed between Wentwor'
and himself.
Is II can only give you woman's re
son, because / do 1t seems TO 4
he you ought to be there 10 know VIII
m. they report at the time they do repol
ale Perhaps they won't understand Z
n. mine without your explanation, al
ELI then, you see, an adverse report mig
ms come back In perfect good faith.
M think you ought TO go to America, N
th Kenyon"
he THAT Is just what George wentwor
tly says"
me "Docs he? 1 always thought he W
su- n very sensible young man, and nov
en-. am sure of Il. Well, l must not st
q here QOssiping with YOU on busine