Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-02-18

Ihat Is TO say. aJ Twelve u CloSh eo-i
row, when kenyon's option expires,
your cousin will pay the money and will
own the mine; after which, of course,
KENYON and myself will be out of 1t.
don't mind the loss at all. l would
gladly give Kenyon my share; but for
John it is terrible blow. He had
counted on the money to pay debts OF
honor which he owes to his father for his
education. He calls them debts OF
honor; they are debts of honor in the
ordinary sense of the word. There
fore. it seems to me terrible thing that
that" here he paused and did not go
on. He saw there were tears in the eyes
of the girl to whom he was talking.
at is brutal" he said, ito tell you
ali this. You are not TO blame for it.
and neither is your father, although
spoke to him in a heated manner yes
terday."
"When did you say the option ex-
pires?"
"At twelve o'clock tomorrow
How much money is required to buy
the mine?"
Twenty thousand pounds"
"Can money be sent to Canada by
cable?"
eyes, / think so."
aren't you quite sure?"
"No, l am not. 1t can be sent by
telegraph in this country and in Amer
ica.'
'How long will it take you to find
out?"
"Only few moments"
every we'll; where is Mr.. Kenyon
now?"
"Kenyon is in Ottawa. had cable
gram from him yesterday"
"Then will you write cablegram
that can be sent away at once asking
him to wait at the telegraph office un-
til he gets a further message from
you?"
eyes, L can do that; but what good
will it do?"
"Never mind what good it will do;
perhaps it will do no good' am going
to try to make it of some good. Mean
while, remember if i succeed, John
Kenyon must never know the particu-
lars of this transaction"
''He never will; if you say So"
"I say so. Now it is six hours earlier
here than it is in Canada, is it not?"
about that length Of time, think. :
every well, lose no time in getting
the cable message sent to him, and tell
him to answer, so that we shall be sure
he is at the other end of the wire.
Then find out about the cabling of the
money. I shall be back here, think,
about the same time you are"
With that she left the Office, and, get
ting into her cab, was driven to her
fathers place of business.
"Well, my girl" said the old man.
showing his spectacles up on his brow
and gazing at her, what is it now, some
new extravaganza?
"Yes, father, some new extrava-
gance" His daughter was evidently
excited, and her breath came quickly
She closed the door and took chair
opposite her father.
Father" she said, 81 have been your
business man, as you call me now, for
long time"
eyes, you have. Are you going to
strike for an increase in salary?"
Father" she said, earnestly, not
needing the jocularity of his tone, "this
is very serious. l want you to give me
some money for myself-to speculate
WITH
81 will do that very gladly. How
much do you want?" The old man
turned his chair round and pulled out
his check book.
81 want G 10000" she answered.
Mr.. Longworth wheeled quickly
round on her and looked at her in as.
tonishment. "Thirty thousand what ?''
Thirty thousand pounds, father, and
! want it now-and want it in cash"
my dear GIRL" he expostulated,
"have you any idea how much 10000
is? Do you know that 6 10000 is for
tune?"
"Yes, I know that"
"Do you know that there is not one in
twenty of the richest merchants in Lon
don who could, at moments notice,
produce 100000 pounds in ready
money!"
"Yes; I suppose that is true. Have
you not the ready money!" !.
"Yes; I have the money. 1 can draw
A check for that amount, and 1t will be
honored at once; but I cannot give you
so much money without knowing what
you are going to do with it."
"And suppose, father, you do not ap-
prove of what am going to do with it?'
ha mn dear that |
should know"
"Then, father, suppose you mean
that whatever service L have rendered
you-whatever comfort I have given
you-what / have been to you all my
life is not worth C 10000"
"You shouldn't talk like that, daugh-
ter. Everything have is yours, or will
be when die. 1t is for you Iwork. 1t
is for you 1 accumulate money. You will
have everything L own the moment
have to lay down my work"
Father" cried the young girl, stand
ing up before him, 81 do not want your
money when you die. / do not want
you to die, as you very well know; but
/ do want G 10000 to-day, and now. L
want 1t more than ever wanted any
thing else before in my life, or ever shall
again. VIII you give it to me|'
mo, I will not; unless you tell me
what you are going to do with it,"
Then, father, you can leave your
money to your nephew when you die. l
shall never touch apenny of it. now
bid you good-by. l will go out from
this room and earn my own living"
With that the young woman turned to
go, but her father, with sprightliness
one would not have expected from his
years, sprang to the door and looked
at her with alarm.
Edith, my child, you never talked to
me like this before in your life. WHAT'S
wrong with you2" .----- j