The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-05-12

NOOu udyI MI. WeuCWOrLn, SAID the
Anancier, cordially.
Good day." replied George, curtly.
II 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 spectacles
and read 1t. Then he looked up in
quiringly at Wentworth.
"You don't understand it, do youP"
said the latter.
Il confess do not. The Longworth
In this telegram does not refer to ME,
does it?"
mo, it does not refer to you, but it
refers to one of your house. Your
nephew, William Longworth, is
scoundrel!"
"Ah," said the old man, placing the
dispatch on the desk again and re-
moving his glasses. "Have you come
to tell me that?"
"Yes, have. Did you know it be-
fore?"
mo, 1 did not" answered the old
gentleman, his color rising, "and l do
not know it now. l know you say so,
and think very likely you will be glad
to take back what you have said. 1
will at least give you the opportunity"
$50 far from taking it back, Mr..
Longworth, l shall prove it. Your
nephew formed partnership with my
friend Kenyon and myself to float on
the London market certain Canadian
mine"
my dear sir" broke in the old gen.
tleman, II have no desire to hear of
my nephew's private speculations. 1
have nothing to do with them. 1 have
nothing to do with your mine. The
matter is of no interest whatever to me,
and must decline to hear anything
about it. You are, also, if 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 to what you have to say"
II 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 it; merely said l dill
not know it was the case, and 1 do not
believe it, that is ALL"
VERY we'll; the moment 1 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-
tions, and assertions about man who
Is absent-who is not here to defend
himself. If you have anything to say
against William Longworth, come and
say it when he is here, and he shall an
swer for himself. 1t is cowardly of
you, and ungenerous to me, to make q
number Of accusations which am in no
wise able to refute."
"Will you listen to what have TO
say?"
mo; will not"
"Then, by God, you shall!" 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"
II mean to say, Mr.. Longworth, that
I have made statement which am
going to prove to you. / mean that you
shall listen to me, and listen to me now"
"And, say, if you have anything to
charge against my nephew, come and
say it when he is here"
"When he is here, Mr.. Longworth, II
will be too late to say it; at present you
can repair the injury he has done. When
he returns to England you cannot do so,
no matter how much you might wish 10
make the attempt"
The old man stood irresolute for mo.
ment; then he sat down in his chair
again.
Very WE'LL" he said, with sigh, 81
am not so combative as once was. &c
on with your story"
"My story is very Short" said Went
worth. 1T simply amounts to this:
you know your ncpneW Iormeu part
nership with us in relation to the Cana
dian mine?"
Il know nothing about it, tell you,'
answered Mr.. Longworth.
"very well, you know it now"
II know you say So"
"Do you doubt my word?"
II will tell you more about that when
/ hear what you have to say. Go on"
well, your nephew, pretending I.
aid us in forming this company, die
everything to retard our progress. H,
engaged offices that took long time
to fit up, and which we had, at last, Il
take hand in ourselves. Then he lefi
for week, leaving no address, and re
fusing to answer the letters sent to hii
Office for him. On one pretext or au
other the forming of the company wal
delayed, until, at length, when the op
ton by which Mr., Kenyon held the min,
had only month to run, your nephew