The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-08

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+ ooh, really" said the yo1ng-woman,
laughing very softly, you must not
take things so seriously. didn't mean
| quite what L said, you.know-that was
only as the children. say, pretended,
but you take ones light remarks as if
they were most weighty sentences.
Now, you must look as if you were en-
PERTAINING me charmingly, whereas 1
have sat down beside you to have a
very few minutes talk on business. I
know it's very bad form to talk bust
ness at an evening party, but you see I
have no other chance to speak to you.
l understand you have had several
meetings of shareholders, and yet you
never sent me an invitation, although
l told you that wished to help you in
forming company, but that is the way
you business men always treat a
woman"
Really, Miss Longworth," began
Kenyon, but she speedily interrupted
him.
Il am not going to let you make any
explanation. have come over here to
enjoy scolding you, and am not to be
cheated out of my pleasure"
81 Think said join, eff you knew
how much l 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 ~
mo; L did not, but read your reply
to it this morning, and I think it was
excellent"
"Ah, that was hardly fair A person
should read both sides of the question
before passing judgment"
1T is woman's idea of fairness
said Edith, ''to 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 to let me know how your
company was getting on from time to
time, and here / have never heard a
word from you; now tell me how you
have been getting on
81 hardly know, but 1 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 I 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 it seems to
me everything is going on nicely"
why do you not go to American
'Ah! well, I am an interested party,
and those who are thinking of going
with us have my report already. It is
necessary to corroborate that. When
it is corroborated I expect we shall
have no trouble in forming COM
pany," A~-{s.-'r
'And was. William chosen by those
men to go to Canada?" ~. -
ssHe was not exactly chosen; he vol
unteered. Mr.. Melville, here, was the
one who was chosen" -. tH 49,
Sand why Mr.. Melville, more than
you. for instanee?" 80
well, as / said, am out of the ques-
ton because I am an interested party.
Melville is man connected with china
works, and, as such, in measure, an
expert"
as Mr.. Melville friend OF yours? ?"
mo, he is not. / never saw him until
he came to the meeting"
''Do you know she said, lowering her
voice and bending toward him, that
1 do not like Mr.. Melville's face ?"
Kenyon glanced at Melville, who was
at the other side of the room, and Edith
went on: "You must not look at people
when I mention them in that. way, OF
they will know we are talking about
them. / do not like his face He is too
handsome a man, and don't like hand
some men,"
Don't you, really?" said John.
''Then you ought to" Edith laughed
softly, low, musical laugh that was
not heard above the piano din, and was
intended for John alone, and to his
ears it was the sweetest music he had
ever heard.
81 know what you were going to say,
she said;, you were going to say that
In that case L ought TO like you. Well,
1 do; that is why [ am taking such ar
interest in your mine, and in your
friend, Mr.. Wentworth. And so MY
cousin volunteered to go to Canada ?
Now, 1 think you ought TO go your
self"
"Why?" said Kenyon, startled that
she should have touched the point that
had been discussed between Wentworth
and himself.
II can only give you woman's rea
son, because [ do It seems to ms
you ought to be there to know what
they report at the time they do report
Perhaps they won't understand the
mine without your explanation, and
then, you see, an adverse report might
come back in perfect good faith. L
think you ought to go to America, Mr.
Kenyon"
THAT is just what George Wentworth
says"
docs he? / always thought he was
very sensible young man, and now
am sure of it. Well, L must not stay
here gossiping with you ON business.