Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-02-18

but knew enough of human nature
to believe that, in very short time,
: he would relieve her anxiety. He again
appeared to be trying to fix his atten-
ton on the paper. Then he threw it
down and turned toward her.
''That man Wentworth" he said, Bit
terly, "behaved to-day in u most un-
iustifiab1e manner to me in my office.
1t seems that William and he and Ken
yon embarked in some mine project.
knew nothing of their doings, and was
not even consulted with regard to them.
Now it appears William has gone to
America and done something Went
worth considers wrong. Wentworth
came to me and demanded 100000
the most preposterous thing ever heard
of-said I owed it to clear the good
name of Longworth, as If the good
name were dependent on him, or any
one like him. turned him out of the
Office"
Edith did not answer for few mo-
ments, while her father gave express
sion to his Indignation by various ejac-
ulations that need not be here recorded.
did he say" she spoke at length,
Sin what way William had done
wrong?"
81 do not remember now just what
he said. 1 know l told him to come
again when my nephew was present,
and then make his charges against him,
if he wanted to do SO. Not that / adj
mitted I had anything to do with the
matter at all, but / simply refused to
listen to charges against an absent
man. paid no attention to them"
"That certainly was reasonable re-
piled Edith. What did he say to it?"
"Oh, he abused me, and abused Will
liam, and went on at a dreadful rate,
until was obliged to order him out of
the office"
But what did he say about meeting
William at your Office and making the
charges against hin then?"
'What did he say? don't remember.
Oh, yes, he said it would be too late
then; that they had only few days to
do what business they have to do,'and
that is why he made the demand for
10000. 1t was to repair the harm,
w
done. look on it simply as some black
mailing scheme of his, and ] am aston
ished that man belonging to as good
house as he does should try that game
with me. I shall speak to the elder
partner about it tomorrow, and if he
does not make the young man apologize
in the most abject manner, he will be
the loser by it, can tell him that"
II would think no more about it, IA
ther, if | were you. Do not let it
trouble you in the least"
"Oh, it doesn't trouble me; but young
men nowadays seem to think they can
say anything to their elders"
"I mean," she continued, that L
would not go to his partner for day or
two. Wait and see what happens. 1
have no doubt when he thinks over tue
matter, he will be thoroughly ashamed
of himself"
"Well, hope sol"
"Then give him the chance of being
ashamed of himself, and take no fur
ther steps in the NATTER
Edith, very shortly afterward, went
to her own room, and there, clasping
her hands behind her, she walked up
and down, thinking, with n very
troubled heart, on what she had heard.
Her view of the matter was very differ
ent from that of her father. She felt
certain something wrong had been done
by her cousin. For long time she had
distrusted his supposed friendship for
the two young men, and now sne pic
tured to herself John Kenyon in the
wilds of Canada, helpless and despond-
ent because of the great wrong that had
been done him. 1t was far into the night
when she retired and it was early next
morning when she arose. Her father
was bright and cheerful at breakfast.
and had evidently forgotten all about
the unpleasant incident of the day be-
fore. A good nights sleep had erased
it from his memory. Edith was glad of
this, she did not mention the subject.
After he had gone TO the city the Young.