The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-04-24
Copyright. 1905. BY Robert Ban.l

CHAPTER XXI.-CoNTNUED
~Good day, Mr.. Wentworth" said the
financier, cordially.
"Good day." replied George, CURLY.
Il have come to read q cable dispatch
to you. or to let you read It," He
threw the dispatch down before the old
gentleman, who adjusted his spectaclcs
and read II. Then he looked up in
quiringly at Wentworth.
"You don't understand 1t, do your"
said the latter.
II confess do not. The Longworth
in this telegram does not refer to me,
does it?"
mo. 1t does not refer to you, but 1t
refers to one of your house. Your
nephew. William Longworth, is a
scoundrell"
"Ah," said the old man, placing the
dispatch on the desk again and re-
moving his glasses. slave you come
to tell me that?"
"Yes, / have. Did you know il be-
fore?"
mo, / did not" answered the old
gentleman. his color rising, "and i do
not know il now. / know you say 20,
and think very likely you will be glad
20 take back what you have said. l
will at least give you the opportunity"
80 far from taking it back, Mr..
Longworth, / shall prove it. Your
nephew formed a partnership with my
friend Kenyon and myself to float on
the London market n certain Canadian
mine"
"My dear sir" broke in the old gen
tleman, II have no desire TO hear Of
my nephew's private spcculations. /
have nothing to do with them. i have
nothing 10 do with your mine. The
matter is of no interest whatever to me,
and j must decline 10 hear anything
about it. You are, also, IL you will ex-
cuse my saying SO, not in fit state Of
temper to talk TO any gentleman. If
you like to come back here when you
are calmer, / shall be very pleased to
listen 10 what you have to say"
81 shall never be calmer on this sub
ject. have told you that your nephew
is a scoundrel. You are pleased to deny
the accusation"
II do not deny 1t; merely said dill
not know it was the case, and do not
believe IL, that is ALL"
"Very well; the moment / begin to
show you proofs that things are as |
say"
my dear sir" cried the elder man,
with some heat, you are not showing
proof. You are merely making asser-
lions, and assertions about n man who
is absent--who Is not here to defend
himself. II you have anything to say
against William Longworth, come and
say IL when he is here, and he shall an
swer for himself. II is cowardly OF
you. and ungenerous 10 me, 20 make a
number of accusations which am in no
wise able to refute."
"Will you listen to what / have 10
say?"
"No; will not"
"Then, by God, you shalll" and
with that Wentworth strobe TO the door
and turned the key, while the old man
rose from his seat and faced him.
"Do you mean to threaten me, sir, In
my own Officer"
~ mean TO say, Mr.. Longworth, that
I have made n statement which / am
going to prove TO you. / mean that you
shall listen 20 me, and listen 70 me now"
"And. say. IL you have anything to
charge against my nephew, come and
say IL when he is here"
"When he Is here, Mr.. Longworth. ~
will be too late to say IL; at present you
can repair the injury he has done. When
he returns TO England you cannot do so,
haw he IA A.
make the attempt"
The old man stood irresolute for a mo-
ment; then he sat down in his chair
again.
every WELL" he said, with a sigh, "I
am not SO combntive as i once was. Go
on with your story"
''My story Is very short" said Went
worth. 1T simply amounts 10 this;
You know your nephew formed part
nership with us in relation TO the Cana
dian mine?"
II know nothing about IL, tell YOU"
answered Mr.. Longworth.
every well. you know IL now"
81 know you say So"
"Do you doubt my word? ?"
81 will tell you more about that when
hear what you have 20 say. Go on"
"well. your nephew, pretending 70
aid us in forming this company, did
everything 20 retard our progress. He
engaged Offices that took a long time
20 1T up, and which we had, at last, 10
take hand In ourselves Then he left
for week. leaving no address, and re-
fusing TO answer the letters sent 20 his
Office for him. On one pretext or au-
other the forming of the company was
delayed. until, at length, when the OPP
ton by which Mr.. Kenyon held the mine