The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-05-26

he tenders it. l am very sorry all this
has happened, more sorry than can
tell you. hope you will nor think that
1 am to blame in the matter"
mo, you are not in the slightest to
blame. There is nobody to blame eX-
cept myself. 1 feel that have been
culpably negligent and altogether too
trustful."
81 wish to goodness l knew where
you could get the money, but, of course,
if knew that would have had it my
self long ago."
81 am very much obliged to you,"
said Kenyon, "but the only thing you
can do for me is to see that your clock
is not ahead of time tomorrow. Imay
perhaps be up at the Office before 12
o'clock-that is where / shall find you,
I suppose?"
eyes, l shall be there all the forenoon.
I shall not leave until 12."
Every good; am much obliged to
you, Mr.. Won Brent, for your sympa-
thy. assure you l haven't many
friends, and it-well, I'm obliged to
you, that's all. An Englishman, you
know, is not very profuse in the mat
ter of thanks, but mean it,"
"rm sure you do" said Won Brent,
"and Pm only sorry that my assistance
cannot be something substantial. Well,
good-by, hoping to see you tomorrow"
After he had departed, Kenyon's i'm
patience increased as the hours went
on. He left the hotel and went direct
to the telegraph Office, but nothing had
come for him.
"I'm afraid" said the operator, "that
There won't be anything more tonight.
If it should come late, shall l send it
to your hotel?"
Certainly, no matter at what hour it
comes; wish you would let me have
it as soon as possible. 1t is very i'm
portant."
Leaving the Office, he went up the
street, and, passing the principal hotel
in the place, saw young Longworth, as
dapper and correct in costume as ever.
his single eyeglass the admiration of
all Ottawa, for there was not another
like it in the city, standing under the
portico of the hotel.
"How do you do, Kenyon?" said that
young man.
"My dear sir" said Kenyon, "the last
time you spoke to me you said you de-
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me. cordially reciprocated that
sentiment, and l want to have nothing
to say to you"
'My dear fellow" cried young Mr..
Longworth jauntily, there is no harm
done. OF course, in New York was
a little out of sorts. Everybody is in
New York-beastly hole. don't think
it is worse than Ottawa, but the air is
rurer here. By the way, perhaps you
and / can make little arrangement.
am going to buy that mine tomorrow,
as doubtless you know. Now should
like to see it in the hands of good and
competent man. If a couple of hum
dred pounds year would be any temp
tation to you, think we can afford 10
let you develop the mine"
"Thank YOU" said Kenyon.
Il knew you would be grateful; just
think over the matter, will you, and
don't come to any rash decision. We
can probably give little more than
that, but until we see how the mine is
turning out, it is not likely we shall
spend a great deal CT money on H."
"Of course" said John, ''the proper
answer to your remark would be to
knock you down, but, besides being Il
law-abiding citizen, have no desire to
get into Jail tonight for doing it, be-
cause there is one chance in a thou
sand, Mr.. Longworth, that l may hay"
some business to do with that mine
myself before 10 o'clock tomorrow"
"Ah, it is my turn to be grateful now, -
said Mr.. LoDgworth. "In a rough-and-
tumble fight / am afraid you would
master me easier than you would do in
n contest of diplomacy"
"Do you call it diplomacy? You re-
fer, suppose, to your action in rela-
tion to the mine. call it robbery"
"Oh, do you? Well, that is the kind
of conversation which leads to breaches
Of the peace, and as /, also, am a law
abiding citizen, will not continue the
discussion any further. l bid you 4
very good evening, Mr. Kenyon" Say
ing which the young man turned int
the hotel. John walked to his own
much more modest inn and retired for
the night. He did not sleep well. All
night long phantom telegraph messen'
gers were rapping at the door, and he
started up every now and then to re-
ceive cablegrams which faded away as
he awole. Shortly after breakfast he
went to the telegraph Office, but found
that nothing had arrived for him.
81 am afraid said the operator.
shat nothing will arrive before noon.''
Before noon!" echoed John. "Why?''
"The wires are Gown in some places
in the east, and messages are delayed Il
good deal. Perhaps you noticed the
lack OF eastern news in the morning
papers. Very little news came from
the east last night" Seeing Johns
look Of anxious interest, the operator
continued: "Does the dispatch you
expect pertain to money matters?"
"Yes, it does"
"Do they know you at the bank?".
"No, I don't think they do"
"Then II 1 were you would go up to
the bank to be identified. so that. II It
is a matter Of minutes, no unnecessary