Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-14


discuss the matter with you on board
ship?"
"Yes; we had some conversation
about it there, but l imagine that
really do not think he would care to go
any farther with it
"Ah. | see" said Edith Longworth.
MY cousin is the man who forgot to
day what he said yesterday"
What am | to say, Miss Longworth?
do not want to say Yes, and l cannot
truthfully say No"
''You need say nothing. l know eX-
actly how it has been. So he does not
want to have anything to do with it?
What reason did he give?'
You will not say anything to him
about the matter? l should be very
sorry if he thought that I had talked to
anyone else in reference to it."
"Oh, certainly not; l will say nothing
TO him at ALL"
well, he gave no particular reason;
he simply seemed to have changed his
mind. But | must say this, he did not
appear to be very enthusiastic about IT
when l talked with him on board ship"
well, you see, Mr.. Kenyon, it rests
with me now to maintain the honor Of
the Longworth family. Do you want
to make all the profit there is to be made
in the mica mine-that is yourself and
your friend, Mr.. Wentworth"
How do you mean All the profit?"
"Well, / mean-would you share the
profit with anybody"
L. L.
us to form the company"
Very well; it was on that basis you
were going to take in my cousin as a
partner, was it not?"
YES"
Then | should like to share in the
| profits of the mine if he does not take
an interest in it. If you will let me pay
the preliminary expenses of forming
this company, and if you will then give
me share of what you make, shall be
glad to furnish the money you need at
the outset"
John Kenyon looked at Miss Long
worth with q smile. You are very in
genious, Miss Longworth, but l can see,
in spite of your way of putting it, that
what you propose is merely a form of
charity. Suppose we did not succeed in
forming our company, how could we re-
pay you the money!"
"You would not need to repay the
money. 1 would take that risk. 1t is,
in way, a sort of speculation. If you
form the company, then | shall expect
a very large reward for furnishing the
funds. 1t is purely selfishness on my
part. | believe | have head for busi-
ness. Women in this country do not get
such chances of developing their bust
ness talents as they seem to have in
America. In that country there are
women who have made fortunes for
themselves. | believe in your mine, and
/ believe you will succeed in forming
your company. If you, or if Mr.. Went
worth, were capitalists, of course, there
would be no need of my assistance. If
l were alone l could not form a COM
pany. You and Mr.. Wentworth can do
what l cannot do. You can appear before
the public and attend to all prelimi-
naries. On the other hand | believe
can do what neither of you can do; that
is, l can supply certain amount of
money each week to pay the expenses
of forming the company; because a
company is not formed in London for
nothing, 1 assure you. Perhaps you
think you have simply to go and see a
sufficient number of people and get
your company formed. l fancy you
viii tnd assz il not SO ensy as AL
r e fr-ia l.
ly interest in Mr.. Wentworth AS she
said this, she bent over toward John
Kenyon and spoke in a lower tone of
voice please do not tell him SO, be-
cause l think that he is a young man
who has possibilities of being conceit-
ed"
81 shall say nothing about it," said
Kenyon, dolefully.
please do not. By the way, wish
YOU would give me Mr.. Wentworth 5
address, so that | may communicate
with him if good idea strikes me, or
if l find out anything of value in form
ing our company"
Kenyon took out card, wrote the ad-
dress of Wentworth upon it, and hand
ed it to her.
Thank you," she said. You see
deeply sympathized with Mr.. Went
worth for what he had to pass through
on the steamer"
''He was very grateful for all you did
for him on that OCCASION" replied Ken
yon.
81 am glad Of that. People, as gen
eral thing, are not grateful for what
their friends do for them. | am glad,
/ therefore, that Mr.. Wentworth is an
exception. Well. suppose you talk
/ with him about what have said before
you make up your own mind. | shall
be quite content with whatever share
/ of the profits you allow me-"
"Ah, that is not business. Miss Long
/ worth
! NO, it is not; but am dealing with
you-that is, with Mr.. Wentworth-in
this matter, and am sure both of you
will do what is right. Perhaps it would
be better not TO tell him who is to fur
nish the money. just say you have met
a friend to-day who offers, for a rea-
/ sonablc share OF the profits, TO supply
! all the money necessary for the prelim-
I mary expenses. You will consult with
| him about it, will you not?"
! "Yes, if it is your wish"
Certainly it is my wish; and also
wish you to do it so nicely that you
will conceal my name from it more sue
cessfully than you concealed my
| cousins name from me this afternoon.
''I am afraid I am very awkward y
said John, blushing.
NO, you are very honest, that is all.
You have not become accustomed to
the art of telling what is not true.
/ Now, this is where we live. VIII you
come in?'
THANK you, no; I'm afraid not said
/ John. 4 must really be going now
LET the coachman take you to your
station"
'No, no, it is not worth the trouble;
! it is only step from here"
"It is no trouble. Which is your
/ station, South Kensington?"
Yes"
every well. Drive to South kensing-
ton station, Parker" she said to the
/ coachman; and then, running up the
| steps, she waved her hand in good-by
as the carriage turned.
And so John Kenyon, without the
! price of the carriage and horses to his
name, drove III this gorgeous equipage
/ to the underground station and took
/ the train for the city.