Arizona republican., 1898-09-02
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 ''I got it from the banh.''
 'Ah, yes, but I want to know who sent it over to you"
 Tt was sent to me by George Went worth"
 Quite so, but now I want to know who gave Wentworth the money?"
 "You will have chance of finding that out when you go to England 3y asking him.
 "Then you won't tell me?''
 'sI can't tell you.'' ''. ' s.s..i
 You mean by that, of course, that you won't"
 II always mean, Mir. Longworth, ex- actly what I say. mean that I cant tell you. Idon't know myself"
 "Really?'
 "Yes, really. You seem to have some difficulty in believing that anybody can speak the truth
 ''Wcll, it isn't common vice-speak- ing the truth. You must forgive little surprise" He nursed his knee for a moment, and looked meditntive1y up at the ceiling. "Now would you like to know who furnished that money?" isss'
 II have no curiosity in the matter whatever"
 Have you not We'll, you are singu- lar man. It seems to me that a person into whose lap e2o,0oo drops from the skies would have some little curiosity to know from whom the money came"
 "I haven't tine slightest
 Nevertheless, I will tell you who gave the money to Wentworth. It was my dear friend Melville. 1 didn't tell you in New York, of course, that Mel vile and I had little quarrel a bout this matter, and he went home decidedly huffy. I had no idea he would take this method of revenge, but see it quite clearly now. He. knew had received the option of the mine. There was a little trouble as to what each of our respective shares was to be, and l thought, as I had secured the option, l had the right to dictate terms. He thought differently. He was going to Von Brent to explain the whole matter, but I pointed out that such course would do no good, the option being legally made out in my name, so that the moment your claim expired, mine began. When this dawned upon him, he took the steamer and went to Eng land. Now I can see his hand in this finish to the affair. It was q pretty sharp trick of Melville's, and I give him credit for it. He is very much shrewder and clercrer man than I thought"
 fr k1ok your inordinate conceit makes you al- ways underestimate your friends, or your enemies, either. for that matter"
 There is something in that, Ken yon; think you are more than half right, but thought. perhaps. I could make it advantageous to you to do me favor in this matter. thought you might have no objection to writing a little document to the effect that the money did not come in time, and con sequently I had secured the mine. Then, if you would sign that, I could take it over to Melville and make terms with him. Of course, if he knows that he has the mine, there will not be much chance of coming to any arrange ment with him.
 "You can make no arrangements with me, MT. Longworth, that involve sac rifice of the truth"
 ''Ah, well, I suspected as much, but I thought it was worth while to try. However, my dear sir. I may make terms with Melville yet, and then l imagine you won't have much to do with the mine.'
 T shall not have anything. to do with it if you and Melville have share in it. And if, as you suspect, Melville has the mine, consider you are in a bad way. My opinion is that when one rascal gets an advantage over an other rascal, the other rascal will be, as you say, left"
 Longworth unused over this for mu- ment and said: .'Yes, I fear you are right-in fact, I am certain of it. Well, that is all wanted to know. I will bid you good-by. Ishan't see you again in Ottawa, as shall sail very shortly for England. Have you any messages you would like given to your friends over there?"
 None, thank you.'
 Well, ta ta," and the young man left John to his packing.
 When that necessary operation was concluded Kenyon sat down and thought over what young Longwortll had told him. His triumph, after all had been short-lived. The choice be- tween the two scoundrcls was so small that he felt he didn't care which of them owned the mine. Meditati ting upon this disagreeable subject, he suddenly remembered a request he had asked Wentworth to make to the new owner of the mine. He wanted no favor from Melville. so he wrote a second letter contradieting the request made i'll the first. and, after posting it, returned tc his hotel and went te bed, probably the most tired man i'll the city of Ot- tawa. -----z-s z'.zs=1
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