The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-04-08

iice day or two ago, and at that time,
not having given the subject much
thought. / could not give him any EN-.
couragement; but have been ponder
ing over i. since and have almost con.
cluded to help them. What do yo'
thinll about it?'
"Oh. think IL would be an excellent
plan. am sure the property is a good
one. or John Kenyon would have
nothing to do with it. ] shall write
note to them. If you think il best, in
viting them up here to talk TO yol
| about it,"
"Oh. that will not he necessary at all.
| do not want people TO come here to
talk business. My Office is the proper
| place"
still, we met them in friendly wnv
on board the steamer, and | think IL
would be nice If they would come here
some evening and talk over the matter
with you"
81 don't believe in introducing busi-
ness into persons home. This would
be purely business conversation, and
il may as well take place at my Office.
or at Wentworth's. if he has one, as |
suppose he has"
"Oh, certainly: bis address is"
ooh, you know it, do your
Edith blushed as she realized what
she had said; then she remarked: as
there any harm in my knowing the
business address of Mr.. Wentworth
, ''Oh. not at all-not at all. | merely
wondered how you happened to know
; his address when didn't"
"Well, it doesn't matter how | know
: Il. | am glad you are going to join
him, and ] am sure you will be success
! full Will you see them tomorrow?
Z 81 think So | shall call on Went
5 worth and have talk with him about
Z it. OF course we may not he able e
. come to a workable arrangement. !
. not, it really does not so very mucl
matter. But if can make satisfactor,
h terms with them. ! will help them t.
form their company"
When Edith went to her room SIT
h wrote note. It was addressed I
George Wentworth in the city, bu
E. above that address was the name O
| John Kenyon. She said:
d. DEAR MIR KENYON: I felt certain 9
l. the time you spoke, although said nothin
49, | of it, that my cousin was not so much
= fault IN forgetting his conversation as yC
Y thought We had n talk tonight abol
n the mine, and when he calls upon you tc
10. morrow as he intends to do, | want yo
to know that | said nothing whatever
him about what YOU said to me. lie mel
- toned the subject first. j wanted you
,d know this, because you might feel emba
-, rassed when you met him, by thinking
;" had sent him to you. That is not at
$. the case He goes to you of his own a
id cord. and / am sure you VIII md MS assls
40 | ance in forming company very Naluabl
| am glad to think you viii be partner
'h Yours very truly, EDITH LoNGwoRTH.
n she gave this letter TO her maid
nj post, and young Longworth met Il
pu maid in the hall with the letter in III
e. hand. He somehow suspected, after ii
tn foregoing conversation, to whom Il
>c letter was addressed.
where are you going with that"
10 "To the post, sir"
81 am going out; to save you Il
Ell trouble, will take it,"
After passing the corner, he looked
IT, the address on the envelope; then
re swore TO himself a little. If he HI
been a villain in play he would ha
opened the letter; but he did not.
merely dropped it into the first pill
box he came to, and in due time
reached John Kenyon.