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


Edith Longworth, with that precious
i,i. of fssper ip l.er pocket. once moro
got into her hanson and drove to Went
worth's office. Again she took the only
easy chair in the room. Her face was
very serious, and Wentworth, the mo-
ment he saw it, said to himself: "She
has failed"
Have you telegraphed to Mr.. Ken
yon?" she asked.
"Yes."
Are YOU sure you made 1t clear to
him what was wanted? Cablegrams
are apt to be rather brief"
Il told him to keep in communication
with us. Here is copy of the cable
gram"
Miss Longworth read it approvingly
but said:
"You have not put in the word an
swer.'"
"No, but 1 put it in the dispatch
sent. / remember that now"
"Have you had an answer yeti"
'Oh. no; YOU see it takes a long time
to get there because there are so many
changes from the end of the cable to
the office at which Kenyon is. And
then again, you see, they may have to
look for him. He may not be expecting
a message; in fact, he is sure not to be
expecting any. From his own cable
gram to me, it is quite evident he has
given up all hope"
"Show me that cablegram, please"
Wentworth hesitated. 1T is hardly
couched in language you will like to
read" he said.
'That doesn't matter. Show it to
me. I must see all the documents in the
case" He handed her the paper, which
she read in silence, and gave it back to
him without word.
81 knew you wouldn't like it," he
said
81 have not said do not like it. 1t is
not bit too strong under the circum-
stances. In fact / do not see how he
could have put it in other words. 1t is
very concise and to the point"
"Yes, there is no doubt about that,
especially the first three words: We are
cheated!' Those are the words that
make me think Kenyon has given up
ficulty in finding him."
did you learn whether money could
be sent by cable, or not?"
"Oh, yes; there is no difficulty about
that. The money is deposited in n bank
here and will be credited to Kenyon in
the bank at Ottawa"
Every well, them" said Miss Long
worth, handing him the piece of paper,
there is the money"
Wentworth gave long whistle as he
looked at it.
Excuse my rudeness," he said; 81
don't see bit of paper like this every
day. You mean, then, to buy the
mine?"
"Yes, I mean to buy the mine"
"Very well, but there is 10000 more
here than is necessary"
"Yes. | mean not only to buy the
mine, but to work it: and some working
capital will be necessary. How much,
do you suppose?"
about that" said Wentworth. II
have no idea. / should think that
$4,000 would be ample"
"Then we will leave 5000 in the
bank here for the contingencies, and
we will cable e25,ooO to Mr.. Kenyon.
/ shall expect him to get me good
man to manage the mine; l am sure
he will be glad to do that"
''Most certainly he will. John Ken
yon, now that the mine has not fallen
into the hands of those who tried to
cheat him, will be glad to do anything
for the new owner of 1t. He won't
mind, in the least, losing his money IL
he knows that you have the mine"
''Ah, but that is the one thing he must
not know. AS to losing the money.
neither you nor Mr.. Kenyon are to lose
Il penny. If the mine is all you think
it is, then it will be very profitable
investment, and l intend that we shall
each take our third, just as if you had
contributed one-third of the money and
Mr.. Kenyon the other"
but, my dear Miss Longworth, that
is absurd We could never accept any
such terms"
Kenyon myself about being partner
in this mine. am afraid he thought
very little about it at the time. / don't
intend him to know anything at MI
about my ownership now. He has dis
covered the mine-you and he to-
gether. If 1t is valueless, then you and
he will be two of the sufferers; If 1t
is all you think it is, then you will be
the gamers. The laborer is worthy of
his hire and / am sure both you and
Mr.. Kenyon have labored hard enough
In this venture. If he knows / have
bought it, the chances are he will be stu
pidly and stubbornly conscientious,
and will take none of the fruits of his
labors."
"And you think, Miss Longworth, l
am not conscientious enough to le-
fuse?"
"Oh, yes, you are conscientious, but
you are sensible. Mr.. Kenyon isn't.
II think you are mistaken about that.
He Is one of the most sensible men in
the world, morbidly sensible, perhaps"
"Well, think If Mr.. Kenyon knew /
owned the mine, he would not take Il
penny as his share. So trust you will
never let him know l am the person who
gave the money to buy the mine"
"But is he never to know 1T, Miss
Longworth?"
perhaps not. But If he Is TO know, l
am the person to tell him."
II quite agree with you there; and L
shall respect your confidence"
"Now, what time" said the young
lady, looking at her watch, "ought we to
get an answer from Mr.. Kenyon"
"Ah, that, as L said before, no one can
tell"
81 suppose, then, the best plan is to
send the money at once, or put 1t In the
way of being sent, to some bank In
Ottawa"
Yes, that is the best thing to do,
although, of course, if John Kenyon is
not there"
"If he is not there, what shall we do?'
Il do not exactly know. could cable
to Mr.. Won Brent. Won Brent Is the own