The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-05-19
copyright. 1906, by Robert Bar.1

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Miss Longworth left the Office, and,
getting into her cab, was driven to her
fathers place of business.
"Well, my girl" said the old man,
showing his spectacles up on his brow
and gazing at her, "whatis it now, some
new extravagance?"
Eyes, father, some new extrava-
gance." His daughter was evidently
excited, and her breath came quickly.
She closed the door and took chair
opposite her father.
Father" she said, II have been your
business man, as you call me now, for
a long time"
eyes, you have. Are you going to
strike for an increase in salary?"
Father" she said, earnestly, not
needing the jocularity of his tone, "this
is very serious. 1 want you to give me
some money for myself-to speculate
with"
81 will do that very gladly. How
much do you want?" The old man
turned his chair round and pulled out
his check book.
81 want 6 100000" she answered.
Mr.. Longworth wheeled quickly
round on her and looked at her in as
tonishment. Thirty thousand what ?''
Thirty thousand pounds, father, and
] want it now-and l want it in cash"
"My dear girl" he expostulated,
"have you any idea how much C 10000
is? Do you know that 6 10000 is a for
tune?"
"Yes, 1 know that"
"Do you know that there is not one in
twenty of the richest merchants in Lon
don who could, at moments notice.
produce 100000 pounds in ready
rnoney?"
"Yes; l suppose that is true. Have
you not the ready money!"
eyes; have the money. can draw
n check for that amount, and it will be
honored at once; but 1 cannot give you
so much money without knowing what
you are going to do with it."
"And suppose, father, you do not ap-
prove of what l am going to do with it,"
"All the more reason, my dear, that I
should know"
"Then, father, l suppose you mean
that whatever service have rendered
you-whatever comfort l have given
you-what l have been to you all my
life is not worth 6 100000"
"You shouldn't talk like that, daugh-
ter. Everything have is yours, or will
be when die. 1t is for you Iwork. 1t
is for you I accumulate money. You will
have everything / own the moment |
have to lay down my work"
Father cried the young girl, stand
ing up before him, II do not want your
money when you die. l do not want
you to die, as you very well know; but
do want 100000 to-day, and now. l
want it more than l ever wanted any
thing else before in my life, or ever shall
again. Will you give it to me?"
mo, 1 will not; unless you tell me
what you are going to do with it."
"Then, father, you can leave your
money to your nephew when you die. ]
shall never touch penny of it. now
bid you good-by. 1 will go out from
this room and earn my own living"
With that the young woman turned to
go, but her father, with sprightliness
one would not have expected from his
years, sprang to the door and looked
at her with alarm.
Edith, my child, you never talked to
me like this before in your life. What is
wrong with your"
"Nothing, father, except that want
check for 100000, and want it now
"And do you mean to say that you will
leave me if Il do not give it to you?"
"Have you ever broken your word
father?"
"Never, my child, that I know Of
Then remember l am your daughter