The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-29
THE MLRESS
of the Mine.
~AMsmaa tntervenes.
CHAPTER XIV.
Eopyright. 1895. by Robert Barr.l


office of George Wentworth, that young
gentleman somewhat surprised her.
he sprang from his chair the moment
she entered the room, rushed out of
the door, and, shrieked at the top of
his voice to boy, who answered him;
whereupon Wentworth returned to the
room, apparently in his right mind.
81 beg your pardon, Miss Longworth,'
he said, laughing; ''the fact was, I had
just sent my boy with telegram to
you, and now, you see, l have saved
sixpence."
Then you have heard from Canada ?"
said the young lady.
'sYes, short message, but to the
point He handed her the cablegram,
and she read: Mine purchased; shall
take charge temporarily"
Then the money got there in time, %
she said, handing him back the tele-
graphic message.
'Oh, yes" said George, with the easy
confidence of man who doesn't at all
know what he is talking about. ''We
had plenty of time. [ knew it would get
there all right
Il am glad of that; was afraid, per-
haps, we might have sent it too late.
One can never tell what delays or for
n1alities there may be-"
Evidently there was no trouble.
And now, Miss Longworth, what are
your commands? Am 1 to be your
agent here in Great Britain?"
"Have you written to Mr.. Kenyon"
eyes, / wrote him just after sent
tilG cable message"
'TOf course you didn't"
mo. didn't say word that would
lead HIM TO suspect who was the mis-
tress of the mine. In my zeal even
went so far as to give you name.
You are hereafter to be known in the
correspondence as Mr.. Smith, the own
CT of the mine.''
Miss Longworth laughed.
"And-oh, by the way" cried Went
worth, there is a barrel belonging to
YOU"
"A barrett" she said, and, looking in
the direction to which he pointed, she
saw in q corner of the room a barrel
with its head taken off, eff it belongs
TO me- continued the young woman
who has taken the liberty of opening
it?o
''Oh, I did that as your agent. The
barrel contains the mineral from the
mine which we hope will prove so valu-
able. 1t started from Canada over
three months ago, and only arrived
here the other day. 1t seems that the
idiot who sent it addressed it in some
way by New York, and it was held by
some jack in Office belonging to tho
United States customs. We have had
more diplomatic correspondence and
trouble about that barrel than you sar
imagine, and now it comes day be
hind the fair, when it is really no use
Miss Longworth rose and went to the
barrel. She picked out some of the
beautiful specimens that were in it.
SIS this the mineral?'' she asked.
Wentworth laughed. think of d
person buying a mine at an exorbitant
price and not knowing what it pro.
ducesi Yes, that is the mineral"
This is not mica, of course?"
mo, it is not mica That is the stuff
used for the making of china
at looks as if it would take good
polish. Will it, do you know?"
II do not know. I could easily find
out for you"
81 wish you would, and get piece OF
it polished, which will use as paper
weight
what are your orders for the rest OF
the barrel?"
"What were you thinking of doing
with it?' said the young woman.
swell, / was thinking the best plar
would be to send some of it to each o.
the pottery works in this country, and
get their orders for more of the stuff, il
they want to use it."
81 think it is a very good idea.
understand from the cablegram thai
Mr. Kenyon says he will take charge o.
the mine temporarily"
Eyes, / imagine he left Ottawa a.
once, as soon as he had concluded his
bargain. Of course, we shall not know
for certain until he writes"