Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-21
CHAPTER xiv.


ending, the two amateur company pro
moters ought to have been well pleased.
but, such is the Inconsistency Of human
nature, they were not. Wentworth was
the least depressed oy the Cminous
start, although he admitted that the
letter received from the manager OF the
china manufactOry asserting that the
spar shown to him was of no particular
value, was Z serious setback. kenyon
maintained that Melville and Brand, his
manager OF the works, We're either ie-
norant or falsifcrs of TACT Ene mineral,
he insisted. was all that he claimed 1t
TO be.
Il hardly see how that helps us, y said
Wentworth. They can't be ignorant,
for they know how to make china, while
we don't. On the other hand why shoul
they lie to US? What object could
they have i'll not telling the truth?'
That was a question that John was
not prepared to answer. so, being SEN
sible man, he remained silent.
When he read Edith Longworth' IS let.
ter he felt more encouraged, and, IN
due time, William Longwcrth himself
wrote, asking for an appointment, say
ing he had reconsidered the matter, and,
if satisfactory arrangements could be
made, he would be glad to assist them III
forming a company.
When the three young men met in
Nentworth's office, Longworth ap-
peared to have become reasonably en-
thusiastic about the project, but as
sured them that company could not be
formed in the economical manner they
had intended. Much depended on aP-
pearances in the city; handsome Off
ces would have to be obtained, Il good
firm OF solicitors should be chosen and
there would be much printing and ad-
vertising to be done.
Kenyon pointed out that all this re
quired time and money, both OF which
requisites were short.
I'VE are making n strike for { 10000
each" said Longworth, calmly, focus.
ing MS glittering monocle on Kenyon.
THAT sum of money is not picked up
in London every day. and it is never
picked up anywhere without taking a
little risk. If YOU economic on your
sprat you will not catch your gudgeon." :"
But we haven't the money to risk, .
persisted Kenyon.
"Then, my dear SIR" said Longworth,
cease to fish for gudgeon, and return
to the hiphly respectable profession of
mining engineering. If l am going to
join you I can't afford To go on to Ger
tain failure. If you can't pay for the
lottery ticket, it is foolish to expect to
draw the grand prize; now, isn't it?''
Wentworth, who knew more of the
city and it's ways than his partner did,
at once recognized the truth Of Long
worth's theories on the subject.
"You are quite right, Mr.. Long
WORTH" he said; "and 1 think that all
we need now discuss are the terms of
our agreement with each other"
There win be little difficulty on that
score,'' replied Longworth. Il will take
n third OF the risk and third of the
profits, if that is satisfactory TO you"
The agreement was completed on this
basis. and Wentworth felt that q long
step had been taken toward the
end desired, but Kenyon wondered why
their new partner had so suddenly
changed his mind. Offices were taken
near the bank, and much time and
money were spent in fitting them up
Both Kenyon and Wentworth chafed
at the delay, but their partner pointed
out that nothing was to be gained by un
due haste. Any attempt to rush thing1
would have bad effect il the city
Capital was timorous, and nothing must
be done prematurely.
All in all, Kenyon and Wentworth re-
ceived many excellent business maxims
from their partner, and it is to be hoped
they profited by them.
Prospectuses were printed, and firm
of solicitors was retained; but in spite
of ali this no real progress was made
toward the formation of the Canadian
Mica Mining company (limited).
William Longworth had an eye for
beauty. One eye was generally Gov
cred with round disk of glass, except
when it fell out of it's place and dangled
in front of his waistcoat. Whether the
monocle assisted his sight or not, it
is certain that William knew a pretty
girl when he saw her. One of the house
maids in the Longworth household left
suddenly, without just cause or provo
cat.on, as the advertisements say, and
in her place was engaged a girl so pref
ty that when William Longworth
caught sight of her, his monocle
dropped from it's place, and he stared
at her with his two natural eyes, I'M
assisted by optical science. He tried to
| speak to her on one or two occasions
when he met her alone, but he could get
no answer from the girl, who was very
| shy and demure, ana knew her place,
as they say. Al this only enhanced
her beauty in young Longworth's esti-
nation, and he thought highly of his
cousins taste in the choosing OF this
young person to dust the furniture.
William had a room in the house,
| which was partly sitting-room and
| partly office, and where he kept many
| of his papers. He was supposed TO
| study matters of business deeply in his
room, and it gave him u good excuse Tor
arriving late at the office in the morn
| ing. He had been sitting up into the
small hours, he would tell his uncle,
although he would sometimes vary the
excuse by saying chat it was quieter in
| his room than in the city, and that
he had spent the early part of the morn
| ing in reading documents.
The first time that William got an an
swer from the new housemaid was
when he expressed his anxiety about
the care of this room. He said that serv-
q
that he hoped she would attend to the
room and see that his papers were kept
nicely in order. This, without glancing
up at him, the girl promised to do, AND
| William thereafter found his room kept
with a scruPUlous Deatness which
would have delighted the most particu,
lar OF men.
One morning when William was sit
ting in this room, enjoying an after
| breakfast cigarette, the door opened
softly and the new housemaid entered
Seeing him there, she seemed confused
and was about to retire again wher
! William, throwing his cigarette away
sprang to his feet.
mo, don't go" he said; ''I was just
about TO ring.
The girl paused with her hand on the
door
"Yes,' he continued, 81 was just go
ing TO ring, but you have saved me the
trouble; but, by the way, what is youl
! nance"
'Susy, if you please, sir" replied
girl, modestly.
"Ah, well, Susy, just shut the door
for a moment"