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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-10
CHAPTER V

John Kenyon, deserted by his only
friend on board, made no complaint,
nor did he endeavor TO make up for his
loss by finding new acquaintance. He
was not man who formed friendships
readily. but fate was kind to him, and
had already set about adjusting the
balance of profit and loss; moreover
fate, who likes to do things in fitting
manner, used the deserter as an in
strument.
Wentworth's conscience seemed to
be troubling him because he left his
old friend so much alone going east,
whereas they had been constantly
together on the trip westward; there
fore he considered it his duty to make
an apology to Kenyon every morning,
before placing himself for the rest of the
day under the - o''ro influence of
Miss Brewster
"There is po,hitg you !
with me about, is there. L5LycnW
asked Wentworth on one of these occa-
sions, looking down at his friend seat
ed in his deck chair.
Nothing whatever"
''Then you don't mind" .
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While the Dutch in the west and the
British in the east made trade and
wealth derived from commerce their
chief object, the object Of the latter in
the west, was to make settlements, to
establish home, to dwell where they
could practice their religion free from
all interference and dictation. Their
distinct policy became, shaped as it was
by the course Of events at home, to
found New England. This gave, as
between the British and the Dutch, a
character of perseverance to the efforts
Of the former, who, being insular and
not at that time so exclusively devoted
to commerce, were less vulnerable than
the latter by sea and not at all by land.
The Puritan settlers were not guided
in their choice of territory by thirst for
gain; they wanted to found nation to
begin again, breaking with the tradi-
tions of the past, in a place where
neither English law and government,
nor the English church, as directed by
Laud, and operating through the star
chamber, could follow them. The
process Of settlement was slow. but it
was sure; and the spectacle of funda-
mental change wrought in the condi-
tions of human life and government
across the Atlantic had a powerful in
fuence on the course of politics, both
in Great Britain and on the continent.
--Blaclwood's Magazine.
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CHAPTER VI.


"Teil me what has happened" re-
peated John Kenyon.
Wentworth looked up at him. EVERY
thing has happened" he answered.
What do you mean, George? Are
you i'll? What is the matter with you?"
II am worse than i'll, John; a great
deal worse than i'll. Iwish were ILL.,"
THAT wouldn't help things, whatever
is wrong. Come, wake up. Tell me
what the troubles"
John, l am fool-an ASA gibber-
ing IDIOT"
Admitting that-what then?"
81 trusted woman--imbecile that |
am; and now-now-I'm what you see
me-"
"Has-has Miss Brewster anything to
do with it?" asked Kenyon, suspi-
ciously.
"She has everything to do with it."
HAS she-rejected you, George?"
"What! that girl? Oh, you're the
idiot now. Do you think l would ask
her?"
81 cannot be blamed for jumping at
conclusions. You must remember that
GIRL as you call her, has had most of
your company during this voyage; and
most of your good words when you were
mnot with her. What is the matter
What has she to do with your trouble?'
Wentworth paced up and down the
narrow limits of the state-room as if
he were Gagged. lie smote his hapd
against his thigh, while Kenyon looked
at him in wonder.
81 don't know how l can tell you,
john" he said. Unjust, of course; but
I don't know how l can"
"Come on deck with me-"
"Never."
"Come out, say, into the fresh air.
It is stuffy here, and, besides, there is
more danger of being overheard in the
stateroom than on deck. Come along,
old fellow" He caught his companion
by the arm, and partly dragged him out
of the room, closing the door behind
him.
Pull yourself together" he said. "A
little fresh air will do you good"
ITO BE Continued
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with large businesses, and company
with a capital of but 100000 am sure
he would not look at"
"You speak of E 50,0O0," said Kenyon,
"as though it were "a trife. To me it
seems an immense fortune"
"You are not wealthy, then?" said the
girl, with apparent interest.
NO." replied the young man; "far
from it,"
II will speak to my father, if you like,
but doubt if it would do much good.
Perhaps William might take it up. You
have not met my cousin yet, 1 think?"
NO. Is he the young man who sits
next to you at the table?"
"Yes. Except when there, he spends
most of his time in the smoking-room,
l believe. He is in fathers office in
the city, and we are both very anx-
ious that he shall succeed in business.
That is why father took him with us to
America. He wants to interest him,
and it seems almost impossible to in
terest William in anything. lie doesn't
like America; l think it's the beer"
II didn't like their beer myself" adj
mitted kenyon.
well, | shall arrange meeting be-
tween you and William, and then you
can talk it over. know father would
be pleased if he became interested in
forming a mining company, or in any
thing, in fact"
After Edith Longworth left him, Ken
yon waited where he was for some time
hoping Wentworth would come along,
so that he might tell him of their possi-
BILE new partner; but the young man did
not appear. AT last Kenyon rose and
began to search for him. He passed
along the deck, but found no trace of
his friend. He looked for moment
into the smoking-room, but Wentworth
was not there. He went downstairs to
the saloon, but his search below was
equally fruitless. Coming up on deck
again he saw Miss Brewster sitting
alone reading paper-covered novel.
Have you seen my friend Went
worth?" he asked the young woman.
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copyright, 1906. by Robert Barr.l

CHAPTER IV.-CoNTINUED.
"Oh, am so glad you like it, I dc
love to have things right"
81 didn't say l liked it."
"No, of course, you couldn't be ex
pected to say that, but am glad you
think it is accurate. / will add a note
to the effect that you think it is good
resume of your report"
For heavens sake, don't drag me
into the matter!" cried Wentworth.
"Well, l won't, if you don't want me
to-"
There was silence for few moments
during which the young woman seemed
to be adding commas and full-stops tC
the manuscript on her knee. Went
worth cleared his throat two or three
times, but his lips were so dry that hi
could hardly speak. At last he said:
"Miss Brewster, how can 1 induce yor
not to send that from Queenstown tt
your paper?"
The young woman looked up at hin
with a pleasant, bright, smile.
Induce me! Why, you couldn't dc
tit couldn't be done. This will bt
one of the greatest triumphs have ever
achieved. Think of Rivers failing in il
and not accomplishing it'll"
"Yes, l have thought of that" ~,
piled the young man, desponden, ,iy
"Now, perhaps you don't know that tn,
full report was mailed from Ottawa tc
our house in London, and the moment
we get to Queenstown will telegraph
my partners to put the report in the
hands of the directors?"
"Oh, know all about that" replied
Miss Brewster; "Rivers told me. He
read the letter that was inclosed with
the documents he took from your
friend. Now, have you made any cal.
culations about this voyage?"
calculations? l don't know what
you mean."
"Well, l mean just this: We will prob
ably reach Queenstown on Saturday
afternoon. This report, making allow
ance for the difference in the time, will
appear in the Argus on Sunday morn.
ing. Your telegram will reach your
house or your firm on Saturday night
when nothing can be done with it. Sun.
day nothing can be done. Monday
morning, before your report will reach
the directors, the substance of what has
appeared in the Argus will be in the
financial papers, cabled over to London
on Sunday night. The first thing your
directors will see of it will be in the
London financial papers on Monday
morning. That's what mean. Mr.. Went
worth, by calculating the voyage
Wentworth said no more. He stag
gered to his feet and made his way as
best he could to the stateroom, cropping
like blind man. There he sat down
with his head in his hands, and there
his friend Kenyon found him.
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She laid the book, open-faced, upon
her lap, and looked quickly up at Ken
yon before answering:
Il saw him not very long ago, but
/ don't know where he is now. Per-
haps you will find him in his state
room; in fact, / think it more than like
ly he is there" With that Miss Brew
ster resumed her reading.
Kenyon descended to the state-room
and opened the door. Wentworth sat
upon the plush-covered sofa, with his
head in his hands. At the opening
of the door he started and looked for
a moment at his friend, apparently not
seeing him. His face was so gray and
ghastly that Kenyon placed his hand
against the wall for support as he
saw it.
"My God! George" he cried. Whats
the matter with you? What has hap
pened? Tell me-"
Wentworth gazed in front of him
with CLASSY eyes for moment, but did
not answer. Then his head dropped
again in his hands, and he groaned
aloud.
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voyages, they naturally became, In
way, boon companions. Thus Edith's
education was very unlike that of the
ordinary English girl; training which
caused her to develop into different
kind of a woman than she would have
been if her mother had lived
The friendship between Edith Long
worth and John Kenyon ripened so rap
idly that on the day Wentworth had his
last disquieting interview with Jennie
Brewster they also were discussing
mining properties, but in somewhat diff
ferent fashion. Kenyon confided to the
girl that his own hopes and fears were
wrapped up in mine.
After completing their work for the
London syndicate, the young men had
transacted little business on their
own account. They visited together
@ mica mine, which was barely pay
ing expenses, and which the owners
were anxious to sell. The mine was
owned by the Austrian Mining com
pany whose agent, Won Brent, had met
Kenyon in Ottawa. Kenyon's educated
eye had told him that the white
mineral they were placing on the dump
at the mouth of the mine was more
valuable than the mica for which they
were mining. Kenyon was scrupulously
honest-a quality somewhat at dis
count in the mining business-and it
seemed to him hardly fair that he
should take advantage of the ignorance
of Won Brent regarding the mineral on
the dump. Wentworth had GONE
trouble in overcoming his friends scru-
pies. He insisted that knowledge al
ways had to be paid for, in law, medi-
cine, or mineralogy, and therefore that
they were perfectly justified in profit
ing by their superior wisdom. So it
came about that the young men took to
England with them three months
option OH the mine, which means that
for three months they were to have the
privilege of buying the property at a
certain figure named in the legal docu-
ment which was called in The mining
language, the option"
"Well, am sure" said Miss Long
worth, when Kenyon had given her all
the details, "if you are confident that
the mine is good one, you could see
no one who would help you more in that
way than my father. He has been look
ing at brewery business in which he
thought of investing, and with which
he has concluded to have nothing to do,
so he will be anxious to find some ething
reliable to take its place. How mucn
would be required for the purchase of
the mine you mention"
81 thought of asking 100000 for it,
said Kenyon, flushing as he thought OF
his temerity in doubling the price of
the mine, and adding 10000 to it.
However, Wentworth and he had esti-
mated the probable value of the mine,
and had concluded thatselling it at that
price, which would give them C 10000
to divide between them, they were sell
ing mine which was really worth very
much more, and that would soon pay
tremendous dividends on the G50,000
He expected the young woman would
seem rather impressed by the amount
He was therefore very much surprised
when she said:
Fifty thousand pounds! Is that all ?
Then l am afraid my father would have
nothing to do with it. He deals only
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-10
POOR HUMAN NATURE.

I'd like to see one true and perfect man,
Who never slipped in life's forbiddins
race;
Whose work has been according to the
plan
30 plainly mapped for fitting every case;
Just one whose gentle footsteps never ran
Astray; I'd like to look in such a face
And homage pay in songs Of jubilee
To human nature. good as It could be.
I've seen good people underneath the sun
Who did as we'll as anybody could
Some cheerful, glad. and always full OF
fun,
And others sad and almost goody-good:
But, man or woman, not q single one
Who always did just as they exactly
should;
Some have one fault and some, of course,
another:
The nearest perfect is my good old mother.
One at the church is always to be found
Ready to speak the praises of the Master;
HIS words with logic fearfully profound,
His object to avert world disaster,
Yet In the business marts he hustles round
And has perhaps on many homes plas.
ter,
His heart pulsating for the joys of heaven
Only, exclusively, one day in seven.
see another equally devout,
But full of vanity almost to scorning;
He has some righteousness, beyond a
doubt,
Nor fears the awful resurrection morn.
ing;
But vanity he cannot live without,
And thinks too much of personal adorn.
ing,
Against which failing very much was said
By one who had not where to lay His head.
Man has been frail and weak and halt and
blind, Z.
And prone to go astray from the begin.
ming,
$50 much so 1t is very hard to find
One who has always struck pace that's
winning.
The very best, according to my mind,
Are subject to degrees of hateful shining;
And when one goes where grace cannot
restore him,
I'll not condemn, but just feel sorry fol-
him.
Nebraska State Journal.
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THROUGH A TRESTLE.
Excursion Train Drops Into Creek {
Midnlgl lglSt-Engineer Killed.

Excursion Train Drops Into Creek at
MidnlglSt-Enginee Killed.
CUMBERLAND, Md, Feb. S.--An ex-
cursion train on the Cumberland &c
Pennsylvania railroad, branch feeder
of the Baltimore & Ohio went through
a trestle at Franklin Mine, Md, at mid
night Saturday night. The track
walker had passed over the trestle
a short time before and it was all right.
The train was running at full speed.
The engine crossed over in safety, but
the combination coach and rear car fell
through the trestle into raging creek.
There were 10 passengers on board.
The train filled with water and the
battling of the passengers for an exit
was terrible. AS far as known all the
passengers escaped. John Howard, the
fireman of the train, jumped from the
engine as it was toppling over and sus-
tanned serious injuries. Engineer Ross
was so badly injured that he died Sun
dav
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-10
A Reminiscence of Cen. New.

On the 10th of August, 1907, Col.
Michel Ncy, duke of Elchingen, having
received orders to charge, turned to
his men and shouted to them in n voice
of thunder: "My lads, have an income
of 100000 francs, and you haven't a
farthing. Keep your eye on your col
onel as he charges, and do as he does"
So saying, he rode off as hard as he
could tear in the direction of the
enemy. The whole regiment followed
him as though electrified.-Le Gaulois.
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True to Life,

Historic painters" said Sir Godfrey
Kneller, with some truth, make the
dead live, but cannot live themselves.
l paint the living and live by them"
Nor did Kneller fail to flatter his pa
irons with all the devices of his art;
and hence his portraits show an in
sincerity that deprives them of much
value. A much better and more faith
full portrait painter was John Riley,
who painted Charles II. SIS this like
me?" asked the king, examining the
portrait with melancholy interest.
"Od's fish. | am an ugly fellow!"-N.
Y. Post.
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Gomez snubs weyler.

HAVANA, Feb. S.-Gen. Weylers at
tempt to arrange for secret confer
ence with Gomez over the question Of
the proposed Cuban reforms proved a
compile tizzle. Gen. Gomez sent word
that he would not confer with Weyler
upon any subject whatever and refused
to meet him under any circumstances.
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A DredgIne ComhIne Forma,,

CHICAGO, Feb 8. = Behind closed
doors at the builders exchange. 1873
owners of dredges on the great likes,
representing capital of 81, 200, ,O0o.
have organized tho Lake Drsdgers' q.
sociation, which Is said to b . gigantic
pool.
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More Fun Now,

Aunt Jane-In my young days, Eve
lyn, girls amused themselves with a
spinning wheel.
Evelyn-But, aunty, dear, you ought
to see my wheel spin!-Detroit Free
Press.
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In 1897 St. Johns was almost de-
stroyed by fire. The estimated value
Of the burned houses and their con.
tents was $5,000.0nn,
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WANTS ID TARoWN our.

A South Carolina Congressman Has . Plan
to Prevent the Counting Of the Electoral
Vote of His State for Bryan.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21

Caddo Mills. Tex. March l9.-Last night
at o'clock terrific wind and rain storm,
lasting about thirty minutes. struck the
erty, blowing down fences. trees and chin
neys. 1t unrcoied the house OF T. j.
Owens, taking one room entirely away.
blowing bed clothes ana beds several hun
hred yards away. and 1t turned the house
@. Joe Gray entirely around and tore down
the porcbes and demolished his orchards
also demolished fine orchard for Mr. J.
r. BASS. twisting and breaking the trees
all down, and considerably damaging all
shruhbery in the yards The glass front
o. Johnson Bros store was blown out
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
HARD FALL OF BIG HAIL.
Much Damage Doee BY the Stones 10
CsiIahaa Couaty.
LEON COUNTY CROPS SUFFERED.
OF the Cnrn-wina Tore Up
Big Trees.

Baird Tex. March ls,--One Of the heavi-
es; haiisto-nss known in this section fer
ra6ny years passed over this place las
evening. .ust before sunset. Broeen frag-
Tneu;s al clouds we're noticed uassins in
the West, and IL & remarkably short time
a dease black cloud. frinsei with red.
rolled forward In novtheasierly direction.
Short and heavy peals OK thunder followed
the rapid and sta;1liag flashes Of light
Ming. that szshed the face OF the cloud.
3usi before the storm burst upon the city.
The roaring 6 few seconds before was
highly alarming. Fortunately. no wind
az consequence accompanied the storm. y
vast number o. lights we're shattered In ths
public buildings, besides many in private
residences.
The bails;onos were very large. a; tn.
Texas and Pacific depot one hailstons
crashed through the roof. making a hole
as large as a mans fist Much damage Is
done 10 fruit and young gardens AS to
the results north o. the city, where the
heaviest part OF the storm passed. the re-
porter has been unable 10 learn anything
definite. though Il is thought cattle suffered
severely.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21

rrara ,s , ,o.,o- t-o,,, ,bo r,stor NJ ,bo
80. ~, 80 pnt.tr,or
~, $50, va u. t,i "a,
I'll. - ~'''
Every disheartened sick person and every
man or woman who has lost faith in the
remedies he or she has tried because none
oi mem mas aohe any bood--eve one VINO
WIN new nope ana denomination Dy the
ie'ter written by Key. william I Bailey,
paslor OF the curtis bay church' the most
influential church IN south Baltimore.
on March 81. 1896. the Baltimore Sun,
under display headlines. published the fol-
lowing news of Rev Mr. Bailey's afflic-
tion:
"Rey. VIM n paiIov meteor of tho cur
fjs Bav Rantist church was nor.i,.,s1 in
the tongue while prea~iin,s suHLay MON
and LOST the newer NJ snaecb ,t,he oor,s1
yation was al once d,s,,is,,ia "A ~.
was called He said Az nj. 10 -,
ferine from sovoro at,a"it ,so,,,
prostrat ion caused bv.bard s,,,<,,, onn e,.',-
work and that he mn, 49, 80, ,,,,5
quiet - "''''
The whole citv ,vos shoo,,oa THO r.ro.-
soon began TO record an hnnroyen,ont
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21

Marshall Tex, March ia cyclone
passed through Waskom. Tex, twenty
miles east OF here. at $50 2. m. last night.
Large oaks and hiekories were torn up
by their roots; houses and fences were de-
siroyed.
The storm came from the Southwest. and
was moving 70 the Northeast. Fortunately
no lives were lost
Last night at 1890 lightning struck the
residence OF Engineer William Waskom Of
tie city water works burning out his teie-
phone and setting his house on fire. The
IRE was eStingIlshcd ana fortunately 10
other damage done.
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ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Hsbess Corpus to Test Right to
Work County Conyicts.
A NEW LEGAL POINT BROUGHT Up.
sad a. Compel Cancellation Of "a
Abstract of Judgment Ars~cd
TO BE Erroneoua.

Galveston, Texas. March c6.--A Calves.
the county commissioners courts TO en-
ploy the labor o: conyicrs under jail sen
fences upon public works. The rafter was
brough. before Judge Gavin o. the criminal
district court today upon the writ OF Ia
beas corpus granted In tbe case OF Tom
last and sentenced o twelve months in jail
and 10 pay fine o. sz5s and costs. On
March l3 Bates vas turned over by the
sheriff 10 the superintendent Of the poor
farm The allegation made by the At,or-
ney is that Bates is Illegally restrained
and made TO DO manual labor upon The
county farm, which labor Is not only
snerous and infamous. hu; very injurious
and dangerous 70 his health ana lie. he
being youth o. about &c yekrs Of age. The
petitioner relies upon the foIowinS
grounds for relief
Because that the provisions Of tie stat
utes authorizing county commissioners 10
require persona convicted Of mlsdeueEno-s
ana whose punishment is AssesSed u i'm
pfisonment IN the county jail. 20 do rnRu-
uAl labor upon the county farm and pubic
roads or Other public works Is uncons;i-
tuIohEl anu Fn!l. ara tbt yeElsisturt Waa
wholly Unauthorized 10 enact such q law.
Because under The Constitution and laws
OF the stnis Of Texas your petitioner can
no, be made 70 work OUT ala fire and costs
u this case OF the county farm untl. after
the expiration OF his isiI senience.
Judge Gavin RENAMED Bates 70 the GUS
ioay Of The superintendent Of the county
iarn and nntca o; appeal Vas gwen The
question AZ issue h is ssia. has never be-.
Settled by ne higher courts and The Ge.
cikion VII be awaited win interest.