The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-26

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has happened, more sorry than can
tell you. hope you will not think that
1 am to blame in the matter
mo, you are not in the slightest to
| blame. There is nobody to blame eX-
cept myself 1 feel that l have been
culpably negligent and altogether too
trustful.'
81 wish to goodness / knew where
| you could get the money, but, of course,
if knew that would have had it my
self long ago."
81 am very much obliged TO you"
said Kenyon, t'but the only thing you
can do for me is to see that your clock
| is not ahead of time tomorrow. Imay
| perhaps be up at the office before II
o'clock-that is where shall find you,
I suppose?''
eyes, l shall be there all the forenoon.
I shall not leave until r."
every good; I am much obliged to
you, Mr.. Won Brent, for your sympa-
thy. [ assure you L haven't many
friends, and it--well, I'm obliged to
you, that's all. An Englishman, you
know, is not very profuse in the mat
| ter of thanks, but [ mean it."
I'm sure you do,' said Won Brent,
"and I'm only sorry that my assistance
cannot be something substantial. Well,
good-by, hoping to see you tomorrow"
After he had departed, Kenyon's i'm
patience increased as the hours went
on. He left the hotel and went direct
to the telegraph Office, but nothing had
come for him.
I'm afraid" said the operator, ''that
there won't be anything more tonight.
If it should come late, shall l send it
to your hotel?"
Certainly, no matter at what hour it
comes; [ wish you would let me have
it as soon as possible. 1t is very i'm
portant."
Leaving the office, he went up the
street, and, passing the principal hotel
in the place, saw young Longworth, as
dapper and correct in costume as ever.
his single eyeglass the admiration of
all Ottawa, for there was not another
like it in the city, standing under the
portiCo of the hotel.
How do you do, Kenyon" said that
young man.
''My dear SIR" said Kenyon, ''the last
time you spoke to me you said you de-
sired to have nothing more to say to
me. 1 cordially reciprocated that
sentiment, and I want to have nothing
to say to YOU
MY dear fellow" cried young Mr..
Longworth jauntily, there is no harm
done. Of course, in New York was
little out of sorts. Everybody is in
New York-beastly hole. Idon't think
it is worse than Ottawa, but the air is
rurer here. By the way, perhaps you
and [ can make little arrangement.
am going to buy that mine tomorrow,
as doubtless you know. Now / should
like to see it in the hands of good and
competent man. If a couple OF hum
dred pounds year would be any temp
tation to you, think we can afford to
let you develop the mine"
''Thank you," said Kenyon.
81 knew you would be grateful; just
think over the matter, will you, and
don't come to any rash decision. We
can probably give little more than
that, but until we see how the mine is
turning out, it is not likely we shall
spend great deal of money on it,
''Of course" said John, ''the proper
answer to your remark would be to
knock you down, but, besides being a
law-abiding citizen, L have no desire to
get into jail tonight for doing it, be-
cause there is one chance in a thou
sand, Mr.. Longworth, that may have
some business to do with that mine
myself before - o'clock tomorrow
"Ah, it is my turn to be grateful now,
said Mr.. Lopgworth. ''In a rough-and-
tumble fight [ am afraid you would
master me easier than you would do in
a contest of diplomacy"
do you call it diplomacy? You re-
fer, 1 suppose, to your action in rela-
ton to the mine. l call it robbery"
''Oh, do you? Well, that is the KIND
of conversation which leads to breaches
Of the peace, and as l, also, am a law
: abiding citizen, will not continue the
discussion any further. 1 bid you {
very good evening, Mr.. Kenyon" Say
ing which the young man turned int
the hotel. john walked to his OWL
much more modest inn and retired foI
the night. He did not sleep well. Al
night long phantom telegraph messen
gers were rapping at the door, and hi
started up every now and then to re
ceive cablegrams which faded away a:
, he awoke. Shortly after breakfast ht
+: went to the telegraph office, but found
that nothing had arrived for him.
81 am afraid" said the operator
that nothing will arrive before noon.
Before noon!" echoed John. Why
''The wires are down in some place!
: in the east, and messages are delayed {
good deal. Perhaps you noticed tn,
lack of eastern news in the morning
: papers. Very little news came from
1 the east last night" Seeing johns
, look of anxious interest, the operator
continued: Does the dispatch yol
} expect pertain to money matters %
eyes it does :"