The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-02
ICopyrght 1895. by Robert BarT.l
CHAPTER Ky.


Office Of George Wentworth, that young
gentleman somewhat surprised her.
He sprang from his chair the moment
she entered the room, rushed out Of
the door, and shriellcd at the top of
his voice to boy, who answered him;
whereupon Wentworth returned to the
room, apparently in his right mind.
Il beg your pardon, Miss Longworth,"
he said, laughing; "the fact was, had
just sent my boy with telegram to
you, and now, you see, have saved
siXpence."
"Then you have heard from Canada?"
said the young lady.
"Yes, a short message, but to the
point" He handed her the cablegram,
and she read: Mine purchased; shall
take charge temporarily"
'Then the money got there in time"
she said, handing him back the tele-
graphic message.
"Oh, yes" said George, with the easy
confidence of man who doesn't at all
know what he is talking about. "We
had plenty of time. knew it would get
there all right"
Il am glad of that; was afraid, per-
haps, we might have sent it too late.
One can never tell what delays or for
malities there may be-"
Evidently there was no trouble.
And now, Miss Longworth, what are.
your commands? Am to be your
agent here in Great Britain?" o.
Have you written to Mr.. Kenyon?"
eyes, l wrote him just after 1 sent
the cable message"
"Of course you didn't"
mo. didn't say word that would.
lead him to suspect who was the mis-
tress of the mine. In my zeal even,
went so far as to give you name:
You are hereafter to be known in the
correspondence as Mr.. Smith, the own
er of the mine."
Miss Longworth laughed.
"And-oh, by the way" cried Went
worth, "here is = barrel belonging to
you"
"A BARREL" she said, and, looking in
the direction to which he pointed, she
saw in corner of the room barrel
with its head taken of. "If it belongs
to me-" continued the young woman,
"who has taken the liberty of opening
it?"
"Oh, 1 did that as your agent. The
barrel contains the mineral from the
mine which We hope will prove so valu-
able. 1t started from Canada over
three months ago, and only arrived
here the other day. 1t seems that the
idiot who sent it addressed it in some
way by New York, and it was held by
some jack in Office belonging to the
United States customs. We have had
more diplomatic correspondence and
trouble about that barrel than you can
imagine, and now it comes q day be.
hind the fair, when it is really no use.n
Miss Longworth rose and went to tbs
barrel. She picked out some of the
beautiful specimens that were in it.
'Is this the mineral?" she asked.
Wentworth laughed. think of a
person buying a mine at an exorbitant
price and not knowing what it pro-
duces. Yes, .hst is the mineral"
This IS not mica, OF course?"
mo, it is not mica. That is the stun
used for the making Of china"
at looks as if it would take a good
polish. Will it, do you lnow?"
II do not know. could easily find
out for you"
81 wish you would, and get piece OF
it polished, which l will use as a paper
weight"
what are your orders for the rest OF
the barrel?"
"What were you thinking of doing
with it?" said the young woman.
well, l was thinking the best plan
would be to send some of it to each OF
the pottery works in this country, and
get their orders for more of the stuff,it
they want to use it,"
~ think it is very good idea. I
understand from the cablegram that
Mr.. Kenyon says he will take charge of
the mine temporarily"
>"Yes, imagine he left Ottawa at
once, as soon as he had concluded his
bargain. OF course, we shall not know
for certain until he writes"