The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-03-04
THE MISTRESS
Of the Mine.
~Awoman ln.e-.e,e..
's.ss's H-IEa
copyright. 1895. BY Robert Barl
CHAPTER VII-CoNrrStrrn
copyright, 1895. BY Robert Bar.l

u'hViy acquainted WIN all the buSl-
ness he has in hand. This particular
business is his affair, and therefore
mine. That is the reason am here"
Are you sure?'
sam I sure of what?"
Are you sure that what you say is
true?"
81 am not in the habit of speaking
anything but the truth"
Perhaps you flatter yourself in that
case, but it does not deceive me. You
merely come here because Mr.. Kenyon
Is in muddle about what / am going
TO do. Isn't that the reason?"
Miss Longworth saw that her task
was going to be even harder than she
had expected.
Suppose we let all question of mo-
tive rest? 1 have come here---I have
asked your permission to speak on this
subject, and you have given me the
permission. Having done so, il seems
to me you should hear me out You
say that should not be offended"
II didn't say so. l do not care n rap
whether you are offended or not"
thing that would not be pleasant. What
1 wanted to say is this: have taken
the risk of that, and, ao you remark,
whether i am offended or not does not
matter. Now we will come to the
point
Just before you come TO the point,
please let me know if Mr.. Kenyon told
you he had spoken to me on this sub
ject already?"
''Yes, he told me So"
did he tell you that his friend Went
worth had also had conversation with
me about it?"
"Ges, he told rue that also"
Very well, then, If those two men
can do nothing to change my purpose,
how do you expect to do it?"
THAT is what am about to tell you.
This is a commercial world, and am
a commercial mans daughter. recog-
nize the fact that you are going 10 ca
BILE this information for the money it
brings. Is not that the case?"
ut is partly the case"
For what other consideration do you
work, then?"
For the consideration of being
known as one of the best newspaper
women in the city of New York. That
Is the other consideration"
Il understood you were already
known as the most noted newspaper
woman in New York"
This remark was much more diplo-
matte than Miss Longworth herself sus-
pected.
Jennie Brewster looked rather
pleased, then she said:
''Ob, don't know about that, but
intend it shall be so before a year is
past"
Very well, you have plenty Of time
10 accomplish your object without u.s.
ing the information you have obtained
on board this ship. Now, as / was say
ing, the New York Argus pays you
certain amount for doing this work.
If you will promise not to send the re-
port over TO that paper, will give you
a check for double the sum the Argus
will pay you, besides refunding all your
expenses twice over"
"In other words, you ask me to be
bribed and refuse to perform my duty
to the paper?"
1T isn't bribery. I merely pay you,
or will pay you, double what you will
receive from that paper. / presume
your connection with the paper is pure
ly commercial. You work for it be-
cause you receive n certain amount of
money; if the editor found some one
who would do the same work cheaper.
he would at once employ that person,
and YOUR, services would be no longer
reqaired!E Is,that not true?"
"Yes. it is true.
very, well, then. the question of duty
hardly enters to such q compact. They
have sent yon on what would be to most
Peoplefa very dithcult mission. You
have succeeded. You have, therefore,
in your possession something to sell.
The New York paper will pay you "a
certain sum in cash for it. offer YOU,
for the same article, double the price
the New York Argus will pay you. Is |
that not fair ,offer?"
Jennie Brewster had arisen. She |
ciasped and unclasped her hands ner- |
,ously. For small space of time moth
ing was said, and Edith Longworth |
imagined she had gained her point The
woman standing looked down at the |
woman sitting.
DO you know all the particulars
abont the attempt to get this informa-
tion?'' asked Miss Brewster.
Il know some of them. What par
ticuiars do you mcnn?"
''Do you know that man from the
Argus tried to get this information from
Mr.. Kenyon and Mr.. Wentworth in
Yes; know about that
DO you know that he stole the re-
ports, and that they were taken from
him before he could use them?'
Yes"
"Do you know he offered Mr., Kenyon
and Mr.. Wentworth double the price
the London syndicate would have paid
hem, on condition they gave him n
synopsis of the reportsT
"Yes, know that Also
Very well, then. Now yon ask me
% do very much more thnn Rivers
asked tbem; because you ask me To
seep my paper completely in the dark
ibout the information have got. Isn't
hat so?"
"Yes, you can keep them in the dark
Until after the report has been given 10