Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-02-11
CHAPTER XX.

ing about the Otner voyage OF Il i-N
months before The one consolation
OF his present trip was its quicl,ness.
When he arrived at his hotel in New
York, he asked if there was any mes
sage there for him, and the clerk hand
ed him an envelope, which be tore cpen-
1t was a cable dispatch from Went
worth. with the words: ''LoEgworth
at Windsor. Proceed to Ottawa imme-
diately. Get option renewed. Long
worth duping US"
John knitted his brows and won
dered where Windsor was. The clerk.
seeing his perplexity, asked if he could
be of any assistance.
Il have received this cablegram, but
don't quite understand it. Where is
Windsor?"
"Oh, that means the Windsor hotel.
just up the street"
Kenyon registered, and told the clerk
TO assign him room and send his bag
gage up to it when it came. Then he
walked out from the hotel and sought.
the Windsor.
He found the colossal hostelry, and
was Just inquiring of the clerk whether
Mr.. Longworth was staying there
when that gentleman appeared at the:
desk and took some letters and his key,
Kenyon tapped him on the shoulder.
Young Longworth turned round.
with more alacrity than he usually dis
played, and gave long whistle OF sur
prise when he saw whom it was.
"In the name of all the gods he
cried, what are you doing here?"
Then, before Kenyon could reply, he
said: Come up to my room"
They went to the elevator, rose q
few stories, and passed down an APP
parently endless hall, carpeted with
some noiseless stuff that gave no echo
OF the football. Longworth put his key
into the door and opened it. They
entered large and pleasant room.
WELL" he scid, this is a surprise.
What is the reason of your being here?
Anything wrong in London?'
Nothing wrong so far as am aware.
We received no cablegrams from you,
and thought there might be some hitch
in the business; therefore l came"
"Ah, 1 see. L cabled over to your ad-
dress and said I was staying at the
Windsor for few days. | sent cable
gram almost as long as a letter, but it
didr't appear to do any good"
NO; I did not receive it."
''And what did you expect was wrong
over here?"
THAT I did not know. knew you
had time to get to Ottawa and see the
mine in twelve days from London. Not
hearing from you in that time, and
knowing the optioR was running out,
both Wentworth and became anxious,
and so came over"
Exactly. Well, I'm afraid you've
had your trip for nothing"
"What do you mean? Is not the
mine all / said it WASP"
''Oh! the mine is all right; all I
meant was, there was really no neces-
sity of your coming"
"But, you know, the option ends in
very short time"
'Well, the option, like the mine, is all
right. I thing you might quite safely
have left it in my hands"
It must be admitted that John Ken
yon began to feel he had acted with un-
reasonable rashness in taking his long
trip.
''Is Mr.. Melville here with your"
mfr. Melville has returned home. He
had not time to stay longer. All he
wanted to do was to satisfy himself
about the mine. He was satisfied, and
he has gone home. If you were in Lon
don now you would be able to see him."
did you meet Mr.. Won Brent?"
Eyes; he took US to the mine"
''And did you say anything about the
option to him?"
well, we had some conversation
about it. There will be no trouble
about the option. What Won Brent
wants is to sell his mine, that is ALL"
There was a few moments silence,
then Longworth said: when are you
going back?"
Il don't know. / think l ought to
see Won Brent. 1 am not at all easy
about leaving matters as they are. l
think L ought to get a renewal of the
option. 1t is not wise to risk things
as we are doing. Won Brent might at
any time get an offer for his mine, just
as we are forming our company, and,
of course, if the option had not been re-
newed, he would sell to the first man
who put down the money. As you say,
all he wants is to sell the mine"
Longworth was busy opening his let
ters and apparently paying very little
attention to what Kenyon said. At
last, however, he spoke:
''If were you, if you care to take my
advice, l would go straight back to
England. You will do no good here.
L merely say this to save you any fur
ther trouble, time and expense"
Don't you think it would be as well
to get q renewal OF the option?"
ooh! certainly; but, as l told you
before, it was not at all necessary for
you to come over. L may say, further
more, that Won Brent Will not again re-
new the option without a handsome
sum down, to be forfeited if the com
pany is not formed. Have you the
money to pay him?"
NO, I have not"
VERY well, then, there viii not be
the slightest use in your seeing Won
Brent"
Young Mr.. Longworth arched his
eyebrows and gazed at John through
his eyeglass. II will let you have my
third of the money if that will do any
good"
"How much money does Won Brent
want?"
How should I know? To tell you
the truth, Mr.. Kenyon, and truth never
hurts, or oughtn't to, 1 don't at all like
this visit of yours to America. You
and Mr.. Wentworth have been good
enough to be suspicious about me from
the very first. You have not taken any
pains to conceal it, either of you. Your
appearance in America at this partic-
ular juncture is nothing more nor less
than an insult to. me. 1 intend to re-
ceiye it as SUCH"
Il have no intention of insulting you,' -
said Kenyon, "if you are dealing fairly
with me-"
There it is again. That remark is
an insult. 1 wish to have nothing more
to say to you. l give you my advice that
it is better for you, and cheaper, to GO
back to London. You need not act on
it unless you like. L have nothing fur
ther to say TO you, and so this interview
may as well be considered closed"
''And how about the mine?"
i imagine the mine will take care OF
iteelf."