The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-02-26

wen, now, GOn I see UHdG II Is Int
business of anyone else but myself
Still, if you want to know, have no OBJ
lection to saying that ! came to Mr.
Won Brent's room at the moment re-
ceived the money"
Really! Then it was sent over by
cable, presume|'
"Your presumption is entirely cor
rect"
my dear Kenyon" said the young
man, seating himself without being
asked. and gazing at John in benevoi-
ent kin1 of way, you really show some
little temper over this affair of ours.
Now here is the whole thing in nut
shell"
"My dear sir, don't wish to hear the
whole thing in a nutshell. know all
about it. All wish to know"
"Ah. precisely, of course you do,
certainly. but nevertheless lei me have
my say Here is the whole thing.
tried lowell, TO cheat you. Thought
could make little1money by doing SO,
and my scheme failed. Now if any
body should be in a bad temper, it is I,
not you. Don't you see that? You are
not acting your part well at all. I'm
astonished at you'll"
"Nr. Longworth, l wish to have moth
ing whatever to say TO you. If you
have anything to ask, l wish you would
ask it as quickly as possible. and then
leave me alone"
SGrTLo oI,;oF fo1,It I Gr1 with x-oIr Ken
yon," said Longworth, throwing one leg
over the other. and clasping his hands
around his knee, "the chief fault have
to find, is your painful lack of sense Of
humor. Now, you remember last night
| offered you the managership of the
mine. thought certainly that by this
time to-day should be the owner of it,
or. at least one of the owners. Now,
you don't appear to appreciate the
funniness of the situation. Here yOu
are, the owner Of the mine. and am out
in the cold-'Ieft.' as they say here in
America. am the man who is
left"
eff that is all Won have to talk about.
said Kenyon gravely. II must ask you
to allow me to go on with my packing.
/ am going to the mine tomorrow"
Certainly, my dear fellow, go at
once, aud never mind me. Can be of
any assistance to yoU? It requires a
special genius, yOu know, to pack Il
portmanteau properly. But what
wanted to say was this-why didn't you
turn around. when you had got the
mine. and offer me the managership of
IL? Then you could have had your
revenge. The more I think of that
episode in Won Brent's office. the more
think you utterly failed to realize the
dramatic possibilities of the situation"
Kenyon was silent.
''Now all this time you are wondering
why came here. Doubtless. you wish
to know what want"
81 have not the slightest interest in
the matter" said KENYON.
THAT is ungracious. but nevertheless
/ will continue. 1t is better. see, to be
honest with you, if person wants to
get anything out of you. Now want TO
get bit of information out of you.
want to know where you got the money
with which you bought the mine?"
Il got it from the bank"
"Ah, yes. but l want to know who
sent it over to YOU"
1T was sent to me by George Went
worth
Quite so. but now want to know
who gave Wentworth the money!"
"You will have a chance of finding
that out when you go TO England by
asking him."
Then you won't tell me-"
Il can't tell you
you mean by that. of course. that
you won't
Il always mean, Mr.. Longworth. ex-
actly what say. ! mean that | can't
tell you. don't know myself"
"Really?"
Yes. really. You seem TO have some
difficulty in believing that anybody can
speak the truth
We'll. il isn't common vice-sreak-
ing the truth. You must forgive little
surprise" lie nursed his knee for a
moment. ard looked meditatively up at
the ceiling. Now would you like TO
know who furnished that money!"
Il have no curiosity in the matter
whatever"
Have you not? Well. you are singu-
lar man. 1t seems to me that a person
into whose lap 100000 drops from the
skies would have some little curiosity
to know from whom the money came. "
Il haven't the slightest"
Nevertheless, ! will tell you who
gave the money to Wentworth. 1t was
my dear friend Melville. | didn't tell
you in New York. of course. that Mel
vile and had little quarrel about this
! matter, and he went home decidedly
huffy. had no idea he would take this