Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-28

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might sue us for libel if you thought we
had treated you badly. may say that
has been tried several times, but with
Indifferent success"
"But do you mean to tell me that you
intend to publish this article if do not
pay you the c 300?"
YES; putting it crudely, that is ex-
actly what do mean"
Kenyon rose in his wrath and flung
open the door.
81 must ask you to leave this place,
and leave it at once. If you ever put in
an appearance here again while am in
the office, | will call policeman and
have you arrested"
"Mydear sir, ,"cxpostulatcd the other,
suavely, sit is merely a matter of busi-
ness. If you find it impossible to deal
with us there is no harm done. If our
paper has no influence. VIC cannot pos
sibly injure you. That. of course. is
entirely for you to judge. II any time
between now and Sunday night you
conclude to act otherwise, wire to our
Office will hold things over until 1--WE have
had an opportunity of coming to an ar
rangement with you. If not, this arti-
Gle will be published on Monday morn
ing. 1 wish you a very good afternoon,
SIR
John said nothing, but watched his
visitor out on the pavement, and then
returned to the making of his report.
On Monday morning as he came i'll by
train, his eye caught flaming poster
on one of the bill boards at the station.
1t was headed Financial Field, and the
next line, in heavy black letters, was
THE Mica Mining Swindle." Kenyon
called a newsboy to him and bought
copy of the paper. There, in loaded
type. was the articlr before him. 1t
seemed, somehow, much more impor-
tant on the printed page than it had
looked on the proof.
As he read it he noticed an air of
truthful sincerity about the article
that had escaped him during the brief
glance he had given it on Friday. 1t
went on to say that the Austrian Min
ing company had sunk good deal of
money in the mine, and that it had
never paid a penny of dividends-t
they merely kept on the mine at a con-
stant loss to themselves in the hope of
being able to swindle some confiding
investors-but that even their designs
were as nothing compared to the bare
faced attempt at swindling contem-
plated by John Kenyon. He caught
his breath as he saw his own name in
print 1t was shock for which he was
in the proof. Then he read on. 1t
seemed that this man, Kenyon, had Sc
cured the mine at something like G 10,-
900, and was trying to shove it off on
the unfortunate British public at the
enormous increase of C 200, 900; but this
nefarious attempt would doubtless be
frustrated so long as there were papers
of the integrity of the Financial Field
that took the risk and expense of max.
ing such an exposure as was here set
forth
The article possessed a singular fas-
cination for Kenyon. He read and re-
read It in a dazed way as if the state
ment referred TO some other person,
and he could not help feeling sorry for
that person.
He still had the paper in his hand as
he walked up the street, and he felt
numbed and dazed as if some one had
struck him a blow. He was nearly run
over in crossing one of the thorough
fares, and heard an ouburst of pro-
family directed at him from cab
driver and n man on a bus; but he
needed them not, walking through the
crowd like one under a spell.
lie passed the door of his own gor-
geous Office and walked a considerable
distance up the street before he real
lied what he had done. Then he turned
back again, and, just at the doorstep,
paused with paDg at his heart:
81 wonder if Edith Longworth will
read that article" he said to himself.