The Iola register., 1897-01-29
CHAPTER XXI.

When George Wentworth received this
message he read it several times over
before its full meaning dawned upon
him. Then he paced up and down his
room and gave way to his feelings. His
best friends, who had been privileged
to hear Georges vocabulary when be
was rather angry. admitted that the
young man had a fuency OF expression
which was very much more tcTse than
proper. When the real significance of
the dispatch became apparent to him,
George outdid himself in this particular
line Then be realized that. however
consolatOry such language is to a very
angry man. il does little good in any
practical way. He paced silently up and
down the room, wondering what he
could do. and the more he wondered
the less light he saw through the fog.
He put on his hat and went into the
other room.
Henry" he said to his partner, 'do
you know any body who would lend me
G2O.OOO?"
Henry laughed. The idea of any
body lending that sum OF money eX-
oept on the very hest security was in it
self extremely comic.
"Do you want it to-day?" he said.
''Yes, want it to-day"
well, don't know any better plan
than TO go out into the street and ask
every man if he has that sum abouth him.
You are certain to meet men who have
very much more than 100000, and per
haps one of them, struck by your very
sane appearance at the moment, might
hand over the sum to you. think,
however, George, that you would be
more successful if you met the capital
ist in a secluded lane some dark night,
and had a good reliable club in your
hand"
"Iou are right" said George. "Of
course, there is just as much possiblI-
ity of my reaching the moon as getting
that sum of money on short notice
"Yes, or OF long notice. either, |
Imagine. l know plenty of men who
have the money. but / wouldn't under
take TO ask them for it. and don't be-
lieve you would. Still, there is nothing
like trying. He who tries may succeed,
but no one can succeed who doeSR t
try. Why not go TO old Longworth? ?
He could let you have the money in a
moment if he wanted to do so. He
knows you. What's your security,
what are you going to do with it-that
eternal mine of yours?"
"Yes, that eternal mine l want it
10 be mine. That is why l need the
100000
Z well, George, l don't see much hope
for you. You never spoke to old Long
worth about it, did you? He wasn't
one of the men you intended TO get into
this company"
''No, he was not. wish he had been.
He would have treated us better than
his rascally nephew has done"
"Ah. that immaculate young man has
rbeen playing you tricks, has he?"
He has played me one trick, which
Us enough"
well, why dent you go and see The
old man and lay the case before him
He treats that nephew as if he were
his son. Now, a man viii do a great
deal for his son, and perhaps old Long
worth might do something for his
nephew"
YES. but should have To explain to
him that his nephew is a scoundrel."
every well, that is just the kind of cx,
plauation to bring the e2O,0C0. If his
nephew really is a scoundrel, and you
can prove it. you could not want bet.
ter lever than that on the old mans
money bags"
by Jove," said Wentworth, Il be-
1ieve shall try it. want to let hin
know, anyhow. what sort Of a man his
nephew is. I'll so and see him."
II would" said the other. turning Il
his work. And so George Wentworth
putting the cablegram in his pocket
went to see old Mr.. LongwoTth in {
frame of mind in which no man shoulC
see his fellow-man. lie did not wai
to be announced. but walked, to tht
astonishment of the clerk, straight
through into Mr.. Lcngworth's room
He found the old man seated at his desk
Good day, Mr.. Wentworth" said the
fnancier. cordially.
Good day" replied George. curtiy
Il have come TO read a cable dispatch
to you. or TO let You read it." liz
threw the dispatch down before the ole
gentleman, who adjusted his spectacle'
and read it. Then he looked up IN
quir.ngly at Wentworth
You don't understand it, do you?'
said the latter.
y confess | do not. The Longwortl
in this telegram does not refer to me
does it?''
No it does not refer to you, but i
refers to one of your house. You
nephew, William Longworth, is 4;
,scoundrel!"
"Ah," said the old man. placing tbt
dispatch on the desk again and re
moving his glasses. 'Have you com
to tell me that?"
'Yes, l have. Did you know it be
fore?"
mo, 1 did not" answered the olt
gentleman. his color rising. land | d,