The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-04-30

your own terri Die memory ana not MS
forGetfulness, that is TO blame"
''Ch, am not blaming him at all. \
man has every right to change his mind.
if he wants to-
Il thought only a woman had that
privilege
NO; for my part. l freely accord it
to everybody: only sometimes it is a III .
tie depressing"
Il can imagine that. In fact, think
no one could be a more undesirable ac-
quaintance than a man who forgets to-
day what he promised yesterday. espe-
C.ally if anything particular depended
upon it. Now, why cannot you come TO
our house some evening and have a
talk about the mine with my cousin OF
my father? Ny father could give you
much valuable advice in reference to il
and | am anxious that my cousin should
help to carry this project on to success.
1t is better to talk with them there
than at their Office. because they are
beth so busy during the day that l am
afraid they might not be able to give
the time necessary to its discussion
John Kenyon shook his head. Il am
afraid" he said. that would do no good.
do not think your cousin cares to have
anything to do with the mine
How car you say that? Did he not
discuss the matter with you on board
ship?"
Yes: we had some conversation
about it there. but 1 imagine that
really do not think he would care to go
any farther with it,
All. | see" said Edith Longworth.
Ny cousin is the man who forgot to
day what he said yesterday"
What am to say, Miss Longworth .
do not want to say Yes and 1 cannot
truthfrlly say No"
You need say nothing. l know eX-
actly how it has been. So he does not
want to have anything to do with it
What reason did he give?'
You will not say anything to him
| about the matter? l should be very
sorry if he thought that l had talked to
anyone else in reference to it,
''Oh. certainly not; l will say nothing
to him at ALL
We'll. he gave no particular rea son;
he simply seemed to have changed his
| mind. But | must say this, he did not
appear to be very enthusiastic about 1t
when l talked with him on board ship.
We'll, you see, Mr.. Kenyon, it rests
with me now to maintain the honor Of
the Longworth family. Do you want
TO make all the profit there is to be made
in the mica mine-that is yourself and
your friend, Mr.. Wentworth
How do you mean All the profit"
We'll, 1 mean-would you share the
profit with anybody"
Certainly, if that person could help
us to form the company"
Very we'll; it was on that basis you
were going to take in my cousin as a
| partner. was it not?"
Yes"
Then L should like to share in the
profits of the mine if he does not take
an interest in it. If you will let me pay
the preliminary expenses of forming
| this company, and if you will then give
| me share of what you make, l shall be
| glad to furnish the money you need at
| the outset"
John Kenyon looked at Miss Long
worth with a smile. You are very in
genious, Miss Longworth, but can see,
| in spite of your way of putting it, that
| what you propose is merely form OF
charity. Suppose we did not succeed in
forming our company. how could we re-
Fay you the money!"
| You would not need to repay the
money. l would take that risk. 1t is
in way. a sort of speculation. If you
| form the company, then l shall expect
a very large reward for furnishing the
| funds. 1t is purely selfshness on my
part. | believe | have head for bust
ness. Women in this country do not get
such chances of developing their bust
| ness talents as they seem to have in
| America. In that country there are
women who have made fortunes for
| themselves. l believe in your mine, and
1 believe you VIII succeed in forming
your company. If you. or if Mr.. Went
worth. were capitalists. of course, there
would be no need of my assistance. If
l were alone | could not form a COM
pany. You and MIR. Wentworth can do
what cannot do. You can appear before
the public and attend to all prelimi-
naries. On the other hand | believe |
can do what neither of you can do; that
is. l can supply a certain amount of
money each week to pay the expenses
of forming the company; because a
company is not formed in London for
nothing. l assure you. Perhaps you
think you have simply to so and see a
sufficient number of people and get
your company formed. l fancy you
will find it not so easy as all
that. Besides this business inter
est l have in it. have very friend
" interest in Mr.. Wentworth" As she
said this. she bent over toward John
Kenyon and spoke in lower tone of
voice. please do not tell him so. be-
cause l think that he is a young man
Who has possibilities of being conceit-
cd
Il shall say nothing about it, said
kenyon, dolefully.
please do not. BY the way. I wish
You would give me Mr.. Wentworth's
address, so that 1 may communicate
with him if good idea strikes me. or
if 1 find out anything of value in form.
ing our company"
ITo BE Continued
MI. Bighouse.
In Canadian city it is said that an
elector who announced himself at the
polling booth as MIR. Bighouse," and